Season Ends in Military Classic of the South

Saturday, April 17

Lexington, Va.

1:30 p.m.

The Citadel

2-10 , 2-6

VMI

6-1 , 6-1

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
The Citadel	0	10	7	0	17
VMI	14	7	3	7	31

Box Score (.pdf)

Photo by: Cameron Pollack / The Citadel

Season Ends in Military Classic of the South

4/17/2021 7:05:00 PM | Football

Box Score Box Score (.pdf)

LEXINGTON, VA. – The Citadel football team saw its season come to an end Saturday afternoon as the Bulldogs fell, 31-17, to No. 15 VMI in the 76^th edition of the Military Classic of the South.

Game Information
Score: VMI 31, The Citadel 17
Records: VMI (6-1, 6-1), The Citadel (2-10, 2-6)
Location: Foster Stadium (Lexington, Virginia)
Series: The Citadel leads 41-33-2

How it Happened

The Keydets got on the board first as they converted a 17-yard screen pass midway through the first quarter for a 7-0 lead.
They doubled the lead on their next possession after a 10-play drive ended with a three-yard touchdown reception from Jakob Herres.
The Bulldogs got on the board in the second quarter with a 15-play drive that ate up 8:46. The drive ended with Jaylan Adams going over the top for the one-yard touchdown.
VMI answered back on their next possession with a three-yard touchdown run from Seth Morgan.
The Bulldogs closed out the scoring in the first half by ending a 17-play drive with a 32-yard field goal off the right leg of Colby Kintner.
The defense set up the next scoring drive as Marquise Blount forced a fumble that was recovered by Andy Davis.
Two players later, Adams kept the ball around the right side and raced for a 22-yard touchdown.
VMI added a field goal late in the third quarter and put the game away with a 50-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter.

Inside the Box Score

The Citadel offense put together scoring drives of 15 plays and 17 plays.
The offense rushed for 271 yards and two touchdowns on 65 attempts.
Nathan Storch paced the ground attack with 31 carries for 93 yards.
Jaylan Adams added 83 yards on 20 carries. He also scored on runs of one and 22 yards.
Nkem Njoku added 53 yards on seven carries.
Defensively, the Bulldogs held the Keydets to just 76 yards on the ground.
Andy Davis led the defense with 12 tackles and a fumble recovery.
Anthony Britton Jr. added nine tackles and a sack.
He finished the year with 104 tackles, becoming the second Bulldog in as many years to pass the 100 tackle plateau.
Marquise Blount added a sack and forced a fumble.
The Bulldogs converted a turnover into points for the second week in a row. Just like last week, Adams scored a rushing touchdown on the second play following the turnover.
The Citadel did not turn the ball over and won the turnover battle.
The Bulldogs possessed the ball for 33:46 in the game. They held the ball for 22:39 in the second and third quarters.