Cornell builds lead then fights off VMI for 28-22 win
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) Jameson Wang threw two touchdowns - both to William Enneking - and Cornell held off VMI's late rally for a 28-22 win on Saturday in the Big Red's season opener.
Cornell built a 21-2 lead at halftime and extended the margin to 26 points when Wang threw a 3-yarder to Enneking with 48 seconds left in the third.
Late in the fourth, however, the Keydets closed to 28-9 on Hunter Rice's 1-yard scoring run with 5:36 left. A little less than two minutes later, Collin Ironside threw a 3-yard pass to Chance Knox to make it 28-16. With five seconds to go, Ironside ran it in from the 6, but Cornell secured the kickoff to end it.
Cornell held the ball for two-thirds of the game in time of possession, yet was outgained by VMI, 356-266. The Big Red finished 10 for 18 on third-down conversions.
Ironside finished 16-for-18 passing for 275 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. Wang
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J. Wang | 150/262 | 1650 | 14 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Carothers
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G. Carothers | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Wang
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J. Wang | 133 | 559 | 8 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Tillman
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E. Tillman | 69 | 276 | 0 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Carothers
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G. Carothers | 82 | 214 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Tucker III
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R. Tucker III | 37 | 193 | 1 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Holmes
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A. Holmes | 25 | 84 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. McCarter
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A. McCarter | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Kiser
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D. Kiser | 7 | -4 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
P. Woodring
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P. Woodring | 0 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Carothers
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G. Carothers | 0 | 11 | 68 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Tillman
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E. Tillman | 0 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Kiser
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D. Kiser | 0 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Tucker III
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R. Tucker III | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Holmes
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A. Holmes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
C. Shannon
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C. Shannon | 18/29 | 182 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
H. Rice
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H. Rice | 64 | 235 | 2 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Schalow
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L. Schalow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Shannon
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C. Shannon | 15 | -53 | 1 | 5 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
V. Johnson
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V. Johnson | 0 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. DaSilva
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J. DaSilva | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H. Rice
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H. Rice | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Thorpe
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I. Thorpe | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |