Week 3 · 2025

VMI at Bucknell

Sat 09/13/2025 03:30 PMChristy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium

80°3 mph SW · 38% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

VMI

28

1–11

Bucknell

35

5–7

Attendance

2,058

reported

BUCK6 plays, -1 yd · Punt

15:001st & 10own 35Jack Joyce kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
15:001st & 10own 25Tariq Thomas run for a loss of 6 yards to the BUCK 19−6
15:002nd & 16own 19Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Tariq Thomas for no gain to the BUCK 190
15:003rd & 16own 19Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to TJ Cadden0
13:434th & 16own 19Schearer,Matt punt 33 yards to the VMI48, out of bounds at VMI48 PENALTY VMI Running Into The Kicker (Hite,Derek) 5 yards from BUCK19 to BUCK24. NO PLAY.+5
13:324th & 11own 24Matt Schearer punt for 51 yds , Joe Comello returns for 4 yds to the VMI 29+4

VMI4 plays, 1 yd · Punt

13:321st & 10own 29Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Owen Sweeney0
13:322nd & 10own 29Aslin Shipe run for 1 yd to the VMI 30+1
13:323rd & 9own 30Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Morgan McPhaul0
12:294th & 9own 30Ben Shrewsbury punt for 57 yds , TJ Cadden returns for 13 yds to the BUCK 26+13

BUCK4 plays, 8 yd · Punt

12:291st & 10own 26Tariq Thomas run for 8 yds to the BUCK 34+8
12:292nd & 2own 34Tariq Thomas run for a loss of 5 yards to the BUCK 29−5
12:293rd & 7own 29Ralph Rucker IV run for 5 yds to the BUCK 34+5
10:174th & 2own 34Matt Schearer punt for 49 yds0

VMI4 plays, 4 yd · Punt

10:171st & 10own 17Aslin Shipe run for a loss of 1 yard to the VMI 16−1
10:172nd & 11own 16Collin Shannon pass complete to Malik McNeely for 5 yds to the VMI 21+5
10:173rd & 6own 21Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Noah Grevious0
8:544th & 6own 21Ben Shrewsbury punt for 24 yds0

BUCK1 play, 45 yd · Touchdown

8:461st & 10opp 45Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Sam Milligan for 45 yds for a TD (Matt Schearer KICK)+45

VMI16 plays, 69 yd · Touchdown

8:391st & 10own 35Juan Garanton kickoff for 61 yds , Aslin Shipe return for 27 yds to the VMI 31+27
8:391st & 10own 31Leo Boehling run for 6 yds to the VMI 37+6
8:392nd & 4own 37PENALTY VMI False Start (Witt,Britin) 5 yards from VMI37 to VMI32. NO PLAY.−5
8:392nd & 9own 32Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Noah Grevious0
8:393rd & 9own 32Collin Shannon pass complete to Noah Grevious for 18 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+18
8:391st & 10midfieldNana Utsey run for 1 yd to the BUCK 49+1
8:392nd & 9opp 49Collin Shannon pass complete to Leo Boehling for 9 yds to the BUCK 40 for a 1ST down+9
8:391st & 10opp 40Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Malik McNeely0
8:392nd & 10opp 40Collin Shannon pass complete to Malik McNeely for 9 yds to the BUCK 31+9
5:293rd & 1opp 31Timeout VMI, clock 05:290
5:293rd & 1opp 31Collin Shannon pass complete to Leo Boehling for 2 yds to the BUCK 29 for a 1ST down+2
5:291st & 10opp 29PENALTY BUCK Offside (LoGrasso,David) 5 yards from BUCK29 to BUCK24. NO PLAY.+5
5:291st & 5opp 24Leo Boehling run for 6 yds to the BUCK 18 for a 1ST down+6
5:291st & 10opp 18Aslin Shipe run for no gain to the BUCK 180
5:292nd & 10opp 18Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Nathan Lhotsky0
3:163rd & 10opp 18Collin Shannon pass complete to Owen Sweeney for 18 yds for a TD (Ben Shrewsbury KICK)+18

BUCK7 plays, 0 yd · Punt

3:101st & 10own 35Jack Joyce kickoff for 58 yds , TJ Cadden return for 31 yds to the BUCK 38+31
3:101st & 10own 38No Huddle-Shotgun Rucker IV,Ralph rush middle for 0 yards to the BUCK38 (Dean III,Stephen) PENALTY BUCK Holding (Ohnegian,John) 10 yards from BUCK38 to BUCK28. NO PLAY.−10
3:101st & 20own 28No Huddle-Shotgun Rucker IV,Ralph pass complete short right to Gary,Josh caught at BUCK31, for 16 yards to the BUCK44 (Hite,Derek) PENALTY BUCK Pass Interference 14 yards from BUCK28 to BUCK14. NO PLAY.−14
3:101st & 34own 14Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to AJ Bosch for 22 yds to the BUCK 36+22
3:102nd & 12own 36Ralph Rucker IV sacked by Jacob Moore for a loss of 10 yards to the BUCK 26−10
3:103rd & 22own 26Michael Cadden run for 12 yds to the BUCK 38+12
0:274th & 10own 38Matt Schearer punt for 48 yds , Joe Comello returns for 4 yds to the VMI 18+4

VMI7 plays, 34 yd · Punt

0:001st & 10own 18Leo Boehling run for 3 yds to the VMI 21+3
0:00own 18End of 1st Quarter+3
15:002nd & 7own 21Collin Shannon pass complete to Leo Boehling for 29 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+29
15:001st & 10midfieldLeo Boehling run for a loss of 1 yard to the VMI 49−1
15:002nd & 11own 49Aslin Shipe run for 3 yds to the BUCK 48+3
15:003rd & 8opp 48Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Owen Sweeney0
13:014th & 8opp 48Ben Shrewsbury punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BUCK 60

BUCK16 plays, 94 yd · Touchdown

13:011st & 10own 6Tariq Thomas run for 4 yds to the BUCK 10+4
13:012nd & 6own 10Tariq Thomas run for 10 yds to the BUCK 20 for a 1ST down+10
13:011st & 10own 20Ralph Rucker IV sacked by Donovan Burnett for a loss of 4 yards to the BUCK 16−4
13:012nd & 14own 16Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to TJ Cadden for 5 yds to the BUCK 21+5
13:013rd & 9own 21Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Nate Anderson for 15 yds to the BUCK 36 for a 1ST down+15
13:011st & 10own 36Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to Sam Milligan0
13:012nd & 10own 36Michael Cadden run for 2 yds to the BUCK 38+2
13:013rd & 8own 38Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to TJ Cadden for 24 yds to the VMI 38 for a 1ST down+24
13:011st & 10opp 38No Huddle-Shotgun Rucker IV,Ralph rush left for 5 yards gain to the VMI33, out of bounds at VMI33 PENALTY BUCK Holding 10 yards from VMI38 to VMI48. NO PLAY.−10
13:011st & 20opp 48Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Nate Anderson for 5 yds to the VMI 43+5
13:012nd & 15opp 43Ralph Rucker IV sacked by Jacob Moore for a loss of 4 yards to the VMI 47−4
13:013rd & 19opp 47Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to TJ Cadden for 19 yds to the VMI 28 for a 1ST down+19
13:011st & 10opp 28Tariq Thomas run for 2 yds to the VMI 26+2
13:012nd & 8opp 26Tariq Thomas run for 4 yds to the VMI 22+4
13:013rd & 4opp 22Ralph Rucker IV run for 4 yds to the VMI 18 for a 1ST down+4
4:581st & 10opp 18Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Sam Milligan for 18 yds for a TD (Matt Schearer KICK)+18

VMI7 plays, 21 yd · Punt

4:581st & 10own 35Juan Garanton kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
4:581st & 10own 25Collin Shannon pass complete to Morgan McPhaul for 5 yds to the VMI 30+5
4:582nd & 5own 30Collin Shannon pass complete to Noah Grevious for 10 yds to the VMI 40 for a 1ST down+10
4:581st & 10own 40Collin Shannon pass complete to Owen Sweeney for 6 yds to the VMI 46+6
4:582nd & 4own 46Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Owen Sweeney0
4:583rd & 4own 46Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Nathan Lhotsky0
3:094th & 4own 46Ben Shrewsbury punt for 39 yds, fair catch by TJ Cadden at the BUCK 150

BUCK12 plays, 85 yd · Touchdown

3:091st & 10own 15Tariq Thomas run for 4 yds to the BUCK 19+4
3:092nd & 13own 12Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Josh Gary for 10 yds to the BUCK 22+10
3:092nd & 6own 19Tariq Thomas run for 3 yds to the BUCK 22 Bucknell Penalty, Offensive Holding (Josh Gary) to the BUCK 12−7
2:003rd & 3own 22Timeout Bucknell, clock 02:000
2:003rd & 3own 22Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Sam Milligan for 15 yds to the BUCK 37 for a 1ST down+15
2:001st & 10own 37Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to TJ Cadden for 16 yds to the VMI 47 for a 1ST down+16
2:001st & 10opp 47Michael Cadden run for 2 yds to the VMI 45+2
2:002nd & 8opp 45Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Josh Gary for 6 yds to the VMI 39+6
2:003rd & 2opp 39Ralph Rucker IV run for a loss of 1 yard to the VMI 40−1
0:334th & 3opp 40Timeout VMI, clock 00:330
0:334th & 3opp 40Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Sam Milligan for 6 yds to the VMI 34 for a 1ST down+6
0:151st & 10opp 34Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Sam Milligan for 34 yds for a TD (Matt Schearer KICK)+34

VMI3 plays, 7 yd · End of period

0:151st & 10own 35Juan Garanton kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
0:001st & 10own 25Leo Boehling run for 7 yds to the VMI 32+7
0:00own 25End of 2nd Quarter+7

VMI8 plays, 38 yd · Punt

14:561st & 10own 35Juan Garanton kickoff for 63 yds , Aslin Shipe return for 13 yds to the VMI 15+13
14:561st & 10own 15Leo Boehling run for 4 yds to the VMI 19+4
14:562nd & 6own 19Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Nathan Lhotsky0
14:563rd & 6own 19Collin Shannon pass complete to Owen Sweeney for 27 yds to the VMI 46 for a 1ST down+27
14:561st & 10own 46Collin Shannon pass complete to Noah Grevious for 6 yds to the BUCK 48+6
14:562nd & 4opp 48Leo Boehling run for 1 yd to the BUCK 47+1
14:563rd & 3opp 47Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Owen Sweeney0
12:214th & 3opp 47Ben Shrewsbury punt for 32 yds, fair catch by TJ Cadden at the BUCK 150

BUCK4 plays, 39 yd · Turnover

12:211st & 10own 15Tariq Thomas run for a loss of 4 yards to the BUCK 11−4
12:212nd & 14own 11Ralph Rucker IV run for 5 yds to the BUCK 16+5
12:213rd & 9own 16Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Sam Milligan for 37 yds to the VMI 47 for a 1ST down+37
12:211st & 10opp 47Tariq Thomas run for 1 yd to the VMI 46+1

VMI3 plays, 77 yd · Touchdown

10:061st & 10own 23Collin Shannon run for 4 yds to the VMI 27+4
10:062nd & 6own 27Leo Boehling run for no gain to the VMI 270
8:373rd & 6own 27Collin Shannon pass complete to Noah Grevious for 73 yds for a TD (Ben Shrewsbury KICK)+73

BUCK5 plays, 4 yd · Punt

8:311st & 10own 35Jack Joyce kickoff for 60 yds , TJ Cadden return for 20 yds to the BUCK 25+20
8:311st & 10own 25Logan Bush run for 3 yds to the BUCK 28+3
8:312nd & 7own 28Ralph Rucker IV sacked by Carson Gue for a loss of 7 yards to the BUCK 21−7
8:313rd & 14own 21Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Nate Anderson for 8 yds to the BUCK 29+8
6:404th & 6own 29Matt Schearer punt for 50 yds0

VMI6 plays, 42 yd · Missed FG

6:401st & 10own 21Leo Boehling run for 2 yds to the VMI 23+2
6:402nd & 8own 23Collin Shannon pass complete to Noah Grevious for 34 yds to the BUCK 43 for a 1ST down+34
6:401st & 10opp 43Collin Shannon pass complete to Leo Boehling for 2 yds to the BUCK 45+2
6:402nd & 12opp 45Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Owen Sweeney0
6:403rd & 12opp 45Collin Shannon pass complete to Cade Cox for 8 yds to the BUCK 37+8
3:434th & 4opp 37Ben Shrewsbury 54 yd FG MISSED+54

BUCK3 plays, 63 yd · Touchdown

3:431st & 10own 37Ralph Rucker IV run for no gain to the BUCK 370
3:432nd & 10own 37Tariq Thomas run for 4 yds to the BUCK 41+4
2:303rd & 6own 41Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to TJ Cadden for 59 yds for a TD (Matt Schearer KICK)+59

VMI12 plays, 70 yd · Touchdown

2:231st & 10own 35Juan Garanton kickoff for 63 yds , Aslin Shipe return for 28 yds to the VMI 30+28
2:231st & 10own 30No Huddle-Shotgun Shipe,Aslin rush middle for 2 yards gain to the VMI32 (Meissner,Kato; Caneer,Will) PENALTY VMI Holding (Dixon,William) 10 yards from VMI30 to VMI20. NO PLAY.−10
2:231st & 20own 20Collin Shannon pass complete to Owen Sweeney for 1 yd to the VMI 21+1
2:232nd & 19own 21No Huddle-Shotgun Shannon,Collin pass incomplete deep middle to Grevious,Noah thrown to BUCK40 QB hurried by Caneer,Will PENALTY BUCK Pass Interference (Davis,Aaron) 15 yards from VMI21 to VMI36, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+15
2:231st & 10own 36PENALTY VMI False Start (Burnett,Bryce) 5 yards from VMI36 to VMI31. NO PLAY.−5
2:231st & 15own 31Leo Boehling run for 7 yds to the VMI 38+7
2:232nd & 8own 38Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Cade Cox0
2:233rd & 8own 38No Huddle-Shotgun Shannon,Collin pass incomplete deep right to Carrecter,Julio thrown to BUCK20 PENALTY BUCK Pass Interference (Davis,Aaron) 15 yards from VMI38 to BUCK47, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+15
2:231st & 10opp 47Leo Boehling run for 5 yds to the BUCK 42+5
0:002nd & 5opp 42Collin Shannon pass complete to Julio Carrecter for 39 yds to the BUCK 3 for a 1ST down+39
0:00opp 42End of 3rd Quarter+39
14:541st & goalopp 3Nana Utsey run for 3 yds for a TD (Ben Shrewsbury KICK)+3

BUCK5 plays, 1 yd · Punt

14:541st & 10own 35Jack Joyce kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
14:541st & 10own 25Ralph Rucker IV run for 1 yd to the BUCK 26+1
14:542nd & 9own 26Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to Tariq Thomas0
14:543rd & 9own 26Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to TJ Cadden0
13:564th & 9own 26Matt Schearer punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Joe Comello at the VMI 270

VMI8 plays, -2 yd · Punt

13:561st & 10own 27Leo Boehling run for 2 yds to the VMI 29+2
13:562nd & 8own 29Leo Boehling run for 7 yds to the VMI 36+7
13:563rd & 1own 36Leo Boehling run for 2 yds to the VMI 38 for a 1ST down+2
13:561st & 10own 38Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Noah Grevious0
13:562nd & 10own 38Collin Shannon sacked by Jack Goheen for a loss of 7 yards to the VMI 31−7
13:563rd & 17own 31No Huddle-Shotgun Shannon,Collin pass complete short middle to Cox,Cade caught at VMI43, for 15 yards to the VMI46 (Whitmore,Takai) PENALTY VMI Pass Interference (Cox,Cade) 15 yards from VMI31 to VMI16. NO PLAY.−15
13:563rd & 32own 16Leo Boehling run for 9 yds to the VMI 25+9
9:514th & 23own 25Ben Shrewsbury punt for 54 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BUCK 210

BUCK4 plays, 2 yd · Punt

9:511st & 10own 21Michael Cadden run for 2 yds to the BUCK 23+2
9:512nd & 8own 23Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to Charlie Kreinbucher0
9:513rd & 8own 23Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to Nate Anderson0
8:564th & 8own 23Matt Schearer punt for 29 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the VMI 480

VMI8 plays, 67 yd · Touchdown

8:561st & 10opp 37Leo Boehling run for no gain to the BUCK 370
8:562nd & 10opp 37Leo Boehling run for a loss of 2 yards to the BUCK 39−2
8:563rd & 12opp 39Collin Shannon pass complete to Noah Grevious for 22 yds to the BUCK 17 for a 1ST down+22
8:561st & 10opp 17Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Noah Grevious0
8:562nd & 10opp 17Leo Boehling run for 10 yds to the BUCK 7 for a 1ST down+10
8:561st & goalopp 7Leo Boehling run for a loss of 2 yards to the BUCK 9−2
5:262nd & goalopp 9Owen Sweeney 14 Yd pass from Collin Shannon (Ben Shrewsbury Kick)+14
5:261st & 10midfieldJack Joyce kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback Bucknell Penalty, Personal Foul (Owen Garwood)+63

BUCK8 plays, 88 yd · Touchdown

5:261st & 10own 12Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Josh Gary for 9 yds to the BUCK 21+9
5:262nd & 1own 21Ralph Rucker IV run for 19 yds to the BUCK 40 for a 1ST down+19
5:261st & 10own 40Tariq Thomas run for a loss of 2 yards to the BUCK 38−2
5:262nd & 12own 38Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Tariq Thomas for 15 yds to the VMI 47 for a 1ST down+15
5:261st & 10opp 47Ralph Rucker IV run for 7 yds to the VMI 40+7
5:262nd & 3opp 40Tariq Thomas run for 2 yds to the VMI 38+2
5:263rd & 1opp 38Ralph Rucker IV run for 1 yd to the VMI 37 for a 1ST down+1
1:491st & 10opp 37Sam Milligan 37 Yd pass from Ralph Rucker IV (Matt Schearer Kick)+37

VMI7 plays, 8 yd · On downs

1:491st & 10own 35Juan Garanton kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
1:491st & 10own 25Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Malik McNeely0
1:492nd & 10own 25No Huddle-Shotgun Shannon,Collin pass complete short right to Cox,Cade caught at VMI36, for 11 yards to the VMI36, out of bounds at VMI36 PENALTY VMI Holding (Boehling,Leo) 10 yards from VMI25 to VMI15. NO PLAY.−10
1:492nd & 20own 15Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Cade Cox0
1:493rd & 20own 15run for 11 yds to the VMI 4 fumbled, recovered by VMI Collin Shannon+11
1:154th & 31own 4Timeout VMI, clock 01:150
1:034th & 31own 4Collin Shannon pass complete to Owen Sweeney for 29 yds to the VMI 33+29

BUCK7 plays, 9 yd · End of period

1:031st & 10opp 33Logan Bush run for 5 yds to the VMI 28+5
0:582nd & 5opp 28Timeout VMI, clock 00:580
0:582nd & 5opp 28Logan Bush run for 6 yds to the VMI 22 for a 1ST down+6
0:531st & 10opp 22Timeout VMI, clock 00:530
0:531st & 10opp 22Kneel down by Bucknell at VMI23 for loss of 1 yard.−1
0:002nd & 11opp 23Kneel down by Bucknell at VMI24 for loss of 1 yard.−1
0:00opp 23End of 4th Quarter−1

Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.

Previous 7 meetings vs. Team

Bucknell 5–2 vs VMI

  • 2024 · wk 2Bucknell 35 @ VMI 28
  • 2023 · wk 2VMI 13 @ Bucknell 21
  • 2022 · wk 2Bucknell 14 @ VMI 24
  • 2016 · wk 4VMI 23 @ Bucknell 17
  • 2015 · wk 5Bucknell 28 @ VMI 22
  • 2014 · wk 1VMI 38 @ Bucknell 42
  • 2013 · wk 13Bucknell 35 @ VMI 23

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