Virginia Military Institute at Wofford
SPARTANBURG (Interstat) — Virginia Military Institute will be the visiting team when the Keydets face Wofford in an NCAA Football Championship Division game on Saturday at Gibbs Stadium. Wofford is the home team. The Keydets are 0-6 this season, while the Terriers are 4-3.
VMI enters after a 54-3 loss to Mercer in its most recent game. Ian Reynolds completed 3 of 10 passes for 33 yards in that contest. Chandler Wilson completed 1 of 1 pass for 8 yards, and Aslin Shipe ran seven times for 37 yards. VMI’s other losses this season are to Samford 45-7, Davidson 27-24, Bucknell 14-3, Virginia Tech 73-3 and Idaho State 38-10. The Keydets have scored 50 points and allowed 251. VMI’s most recent game was its sixth loss of the season.
Reynolds is a player to watch for the Keydets. He passed for 33 yards against Mercer, 61 yards against Samford and 135 yards against Davidson, where he accounted for two touchdowns. He also rushed for 9 yards against Samford. Reynolds has been among VMI’s most productive players this season. VMI has been held to 10 points or fewer in five of six games. The Keydets have not scored more than 24 points in a game this season. VMI has allowed at least 14 points in every game.
Wofford enters after a 16-0 win at Elon in its most recent game. J.T. Fayard passed for 130 yards for the Terriers. Kaeden Gilstrap added 20 passing yards and a touchdown, and Gerald Modest Jr. ran 24 times for 107 yards and had three receptions for 27 yards. Wofford has wins over Furman 32-25, Gardner-Webb 17-13 and Citadel 42-14, and losses to Tennessee Tech 42-38, Chattanooga 41-7 and Kent State 36-15. The Terriers have scored 167 points and allowed 171. Wofford’s most recent game was its first shutout of the season. The Terriers have allowed fewer than 20 points in three games.
Fayard is a player to watch for the Terriers. He passed for 130 yards against Elon, 4 yards against Furman and 14 yards at Chattanooga in recent games. Wofford has won two of its past three games. Wofford has allowed 36 or more points in three games.
After this game, VMI is scheduled to host East Tennessee State, visit Chattanooga and Tennessee Tech, and host Citadel and Furman. Wofford is scheduled to visit Samford and Western Carolina, host East Tennessee State and visit Ole Miss. The game is set for Saturday at Gibbs Stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Wofford 53, Virginia Military Institute 12.