News from the FCS
September 8th, 2013, 12:20 AM
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VMI 34, GLENVILLE STATE 27 | BOX SCORE (http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/9800/stats/2013-14/football/vmi0907.htm?SPSID=43765&SPID=3895&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=9800) | WATCH HIGHLIGHTS (http://www.vmikeydets.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?&db_oem_id=9800&id=3051533&ATCLID=209254353&ATCLPID=&SPSID=43765&SPID=3895&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=9800)
The VMI Keydets made a goal-line stand in the game’s final seconds to preserve a dramatic 34-27 victory over the Glenville State Pioneers in non-conference NCAA football action Saturday at VMI’s Foster Stadium. The game served as VMI’s home opener, the Keydets’ eighth win in their past nine first games at home and was the first meeting between the programs.
With the Keydets (1-1) leading by seven and just over five minutes remaining, David Eberhardt boomed a punt well over the head of the Glenville State (0-1) returner. The ball backspun at the two-yard line and GSC took over at the six. That proved to be a huge kick by the VMI punter, as the Pioneers promptly marched 90 yards, getting to the VMI three-yard line with 1:30 left to play. Two one-yard rushes put the ball on the Keydet one and led to GSC’s final timeout, but a pair of final rushing attempts, the last of which was stymied by Justin Smith and Ty Garvin as the clock ran out, were turned aside and the Keydets prevailed. FULL STORY (http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209254353&DB_OEM_ID=9800)
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE 42, BREVARD 24 | BOX SCORE (http://www.gobluehose.com/fls/18100/stats/football/2013/pc0907.htm) | WATCH HIGHLIGHTS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4PObe02Gwc&feature=youtu.be)
The Presbyterian College football team opened its home schedule in style on Saturday, running away from the visiting Brevard College Tornados for a 42-24 win at Bailey Memorial Stadium. PC improves to 1-1 on the year and will next head to Furman for a Saturday, Sept. 14 date at noon in Greenville. Brevard opens its campaign at 0-1 and plays College of Faith next Saturday.
Six different Blue Hose scored a touchdown on the afternoon -- one coming from the arm of quarterback Kaleb Griffin -- and PC outscored the visitors 14-3 in the second half. The Blue Hose broke a 21-21 second quarter tie with three unanswered touchdowns to pull away from the Tornados. Each team ran for exactly 202 yards and neither side committed a turnover. The Blue Hose outgained the Tornados, 376 to 324, and picked up 22 first downs to Brevard’s 18. FULL STORY (http://www.gobluehose.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18100&ATCLID=209254347)
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 23, SHORTER 15 | BOX SCORE (http://csusports.com/sports/fball/2013-14/boxscores/20130907_6gz9.xml)
Charleston Southern scored 23 unanswered points in the opening half en route to a 23-15 win over visiting Shorter on Saturday afternoon in the Buccaneers' home opener.
Junior wide receiver Kevin Glears caught touchdown passes of 27 and 13 yards and quarterback Malcolm Dixon ran for 102 yards as the Bucs improved to 2-0 in the Jamey Chadwell era in front of a near-capacity home crowd. The Bucs also moves to 2-0 for the first time since 2006 and the second time in program history, while Shorter falls to 0-1. Charleston Southern built a 16-point lead in the first half and the defense flexed its muscle for much of the second to secure the win. FULL STORY (http://csusports.com/sports/fball/2013-14/releases/201309078ni3r3)
#22/24 COASTAL CAROLINA 35, FURMAN 28 | BOX SCORE (http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/game2.html)
#22/24 Coastal Carolina used a strong passing attack and capitalized on a number of Furman mistakes to take a 35-28 victory in its home opener in front of an announced crowd of 8,636. All-American linebacker Quinn Backus led the defense with 15 total stops, an interception and a pass breakup on Furman's final offensive play of the game.
CCU quarterback Alex Ross threw for 245 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions while going 17-25. He also rushed for three yards and a score. Senior Matt Hazel led the receiving core with 77 yards on six catches and also picked up a touchdown on a 24-yard rush. Senior Lorenzo Taliaferro led CCU's ground game with 56 yards on 13 attempts and a touchdown. As a team the Chanticleers rushed for 130 yards and four touchdowns.
The Paladins outgained the Chants 431-375 but two missed field goals, a fumble and an interception thwarted Furman a number of scoring opportunities. FULL STORY (http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/090813aac.html)
LIBERTY 45, MONMOUTH 15 | BOX SCORE (http://www.liberty.edu/wwwadmin/globals/templates/1912/docs/stats/lufb1302.htm)
Liberty's defense set the tone early with a first quarter safety and followed with three interceptions, while Darrin Peterson had his second-straight 100-yard receiving game to lead the Flames to a 45-15 win over Monmouth, Saturday evening, at Williams Stadium.
The win opened Liberty's 25th season of play at its on-campus facility with a 30-point victory and evened the Flames' record at 1-1 on the year. The loss dropped Liberty's future Big South opponent to 0-2 on the year, as the Flames will start facing Monmouth on a regular basis next year when the Hawks join the league as an associate member. FULL STORY (http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=10869&NewsID=11213&TeamID=9)
MARSHALL 55, GARDNER-WEBB 0 | BOX SCORE (http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mars/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/box_score/stats_20130908aaa.pdf)
Marshall took advantage of four turnovers in the opening half to open a 34-0 lead, and went on to top Gardner-Webb 55-0 Saturday night at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. The Runnin’ Bulldogs (1-1) were shut out for the first time in 56 games, which was the second-longest active streak in the Big South Conference. GWU turned the football over six times in the game, which led directly to 24 Marshall (2-0) points.
Marshall used a long kickoff return to set up its first score, with Steward Butler capping a 55-yard drive with his first touchdown run of the night less than four minutes into the game. Butler shook free on a 46-yard run after a Gardner-Webb fumble for a 14-0 edge and quarterback Rakeem Cato dashed in from eight yards away to cap a 43-yard drive for a 21-0 lead. FULL STORY (http://www.gwusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10300&ATCLID=209254581)
More... (http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/football-recaps-sept-7)
VMI 34, GLENVILLE STATE 27 | BOX SCORE (http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/9800/stats/2013-14/football/vmi0907.htm?SPSID=43765&SPID=3895&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=9800) | WATCH HIGHLIGHTS (http://www.vmikeydets.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?&db_oem_id=9800&id=3051533&ATCLID=209254353&ATCLPID=&SPSID=43765&SPID=3895&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=9800)
The VMI Keydets made a goal-line stand in the game’s final seconds to preserve a dramatic 34-27 victory over the Glenville State Pioneers in non-conference NCAA football action Saturday at VMI’s Foster Stadium. The game served as VMI’s home opener, the Keydets’ eighth win in their past nine first games at home and was the first meeting between the programs.
With the Keydets (1-1) leading by seven and just over five minutes remaining, David Eberhardt boomed a punt well over the head of the Glenville State (0-1) returner. The ball backspun at the two-yard line and GSC took over at the six. That proved to be a huge kick by the VMI punter, as the Pioneers promptly marched 90 yards, getting to the VMI three-yard line with 1:30 left to play. Two one-yard rushes put the ball on the Keydet one and led to GSC’s final timeout, but a pair of final rushing attempts, the last of which was stymied by Justin Smith and Ty Garvin as the clock ran out, were turned aside and the Keydets prevailed. FULL STORY (http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209254353&DB_OEM_ID=9800)
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE 42, BREVARD 24 | BOX SCORE (http://www.gobluehose.com/fls/18100/stats/football/2013/pc0907.htm) | WATCH HIGHLIGHTS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4PObe02Gwc&feature=youtu.be)
The Presbyterian College football team opened its home schedule in style on Saturday, running away from the visiting Brevard College Tornados for a 42-24 win at Bailey Memorial Stadium. PC improves to 1-1 on the year and will next head to Furman for a Saturday, Sept. 14 date at noon in Greenville. Brevard opens its campaign at 0-1 and plays College of Faith next Saturday.
Six different Blue Hose scored a touchdown on the afternoon -- one coming from the arm of quarterback Kaleb Griffin -- and PC outscored the visitors 14-3 in the second half. The Blue Hose broke a 21-21 second quarter tie with three unanswered touchdowns to pull away from the Tornados. Each team ran for exactly 202 yards and neither side committed a turnover. The Blue Hose outgained the Tornados, 376 to 324, and picked up 22 first downs to Brevard’s 18. FULL STORY (http://www.gobluehose.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18100&ATCLID=209254347)
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 23, SHORTER 15 | BOX SCORE (http://csusports.com/sports/fball/2013-14/boxscores/20130907_6gz9.xml)
Charleston Southern scored 23 unanswered points in the opening half en route to a 23-15 win over visiting Shorter on Saturday afternoon in the Buccaneers' home opener.
Junior wide receiver Kevin Glears caught touchdown passes of 27 and 13 yards and quarterback Malcolm Dixon ran for 102 yards as the Bucs improved to 2-0 in the Jamey Chadwell era in front of a near-capacity home crowd. The Bucs also moves to 2-0 for the first time since 2006 and the second time in program history, while Shorter falls to 0-1. Charleston Southern built a 16-point lead in the first half and the defense flexed its muscle for much of the second to secure the win. FULL STORY (http://csusports.com/sports/fball/2013-14/releases/201309078ni3r3)
#22/24 COASTAL CAROLINA 35, FURMAN 28 | BOX SCORE (http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2013-2014/game2.html)
#22/24 Coastal Carolina used a strong passing attack and capitalized on a number of Furman mistakes to take a 35-28 victory in its home opener in front of an announced crowd of 8,636. All-American linebacker Quinn Backus led the defense with 15 total stops, an interception and a pass breakup on Furman's final offensive play of the game.
CCU quarterback Alex Ross threw for 245 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions while going 17-25. He also rushed for three yards and a score. Senior Matt Hazel led the receiving core with 77 yards on six catches and also picked up a touchdown on a 24-yard rush. Senior Lorenzo Taliaferro led CCU's ground game with 56 yards on 13 attempts and a touchdown. As a team the Chanticleers rushed for 130 yards and four touchdowns.
The Paladins outgained the Chants 431-375 but two missed field goals, a fumble and an interception thwarted Furman a number of scoring opportunities. FULL STORY (http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/090813aac.html)
LIBERTY 45, MONMOUTH 15 | BOX SCORE (http://www.liberty.edu/wwwadmin/globals/templates/1912/docs/stats/lufb1302.htm)
Liberty's defense set the tone early with a first quarter safety and followed with three interceptions, while Darrin Peterson had his second-straight 100-yard receiving game to lead the Flames to a 45-15 win over Monmouth, Saturday evening, at Williams Stadium.
The win opened Liberty's 25th season of play at its on-campus facility with a 30-point victory and evened the Flames' record at 1-1 on the year. The loss dropped Liberty's future Big South opponent to 0-2 on the year, as the Flames will start facing Monmouth on a regular basis next year when the Hawks join the league as an associate member. FULL STORY (http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=10869&NewsID=11213&TeamID=9)
MARSHALL 55, GARDNER-WEBB 0 | BOX SCORE (http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mars/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/box_score/stats_20130908aaa.pdf)
Marshall took advantage of four turnovers in the opening half to open a 34-0 lead, and went on to top Gardner-Webb 55-0 Saturday night at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. The Runnin’ Bulldogs (1-1) were shut out for the first time in 56 games, which was the second-longest active streak in the Big South Conference. GWU turned the football over six times in the game, which led directly to 24 Marshall (2-0) points.
Marshall used a long kickoff return to set up its first score, with Steward Butler capping a 55-yard drive with his first touchdown run of the night less than four minutes into the game. Butler shook free on a 46-yard run after a Gardner-Webb fumble for a 14-0 edge and quarterback Rakeem Cato dashed in from eight yards away to cap a 43-yard drive for a 21-0 lead. FULL STORY (http://www.gwusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10300&ATCLID=209254581)
More... (http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/football-recaps-sept-7)