VMI Keydets @ Western Carolina Catamounts
Western Carolina scores 35 second-quarter points, beats VMI 58-28
CULLOWHEE, N.C. -- — Taron Dickens threw for two touchdowns and Western Carolina scored 35 points in the second quarter on its way to beating VMI 58-28 on Saturday.
The Catamounts (6-5, 5-2 Southern Conference) trailed 7-6 when they scored five second-quarter touchdowns, one coming shortly after a fumble recovery on a kickoff and another on Ken Moore Jr.'s 34-yard pick-6.
VMI got within 44-21 after JoJo Crump's 40-yard TD pass to Destin Moore but the Catamounts responded with a pair of scores, including Patrick Boyd Jr.'s 28-yard run to restore a 37-point margin.
Dickens was 30 of 37 for 294 yards passing.
Hunter Rice rushed for 109 yards and two scores for the Keydets (1-10, 1-6). Crump threw for 138 yards. Fellow VMI quarterback Chandler Wilson was intercepted three times.
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Game Information
Cullowhee, NC
2025 Standings
| Southern ConferenceSouthern Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 5-0 | 6-1 |
| Western Carolina | 4-0 | 5-3 |
| Chattanooga | 3-1 | 4-4 |
| Furman | 3-2 | 5-3 |
| East Tennessee State | 2-3 | 4-5 |
| The Citadel | 2-3 | 3-5 |
| Wofford | 1-3 | 2-6 |
| Samford | 1-5 | 1-7 |
| VMI | 0-4 | 1-7 |
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