Chattanooga keeps VMI winless with 34-27 win
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Nick Tiano threw for two touchdowns and Tyrell Price rushed for two scores to lead Chattanooga to a 34-27 victory over VMI on Saturday.
Price's 5-yard run, which capped a 14-play, 72-yard drive, gave the Mocs (6-2, 4-2 Southern) a 27-21 lead in the third quarter. Alex Trotter finished off an 11-play, 80-yard drive with a 19-yard run with just under six minutes left to go up 13.
VMI scored on Reece Udinski's second scoring throw of the game with 1:06 remaining but the Keydets (0-8, 0-7) came up empty on an onside kick.
Tiano finished 21 of 35 for 285 yards passing including a 64-yard bomb to Bryce Nunnelly, the fourth 50-yard-plus score for the duo this season. Nunnelly finished with seven catches for 130 yards.
The Mocs held the Keydets to minus-16 yards rushing. Udinski was 20 of 52 for 313 yards passing. Jakob Herres made seven catches for 118.
The loss was the 25th in a row for VMI, the longest active streak in Division I.
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2024 Southern Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 6-1 | 9-2 |
| Western Carolina | 5-2 | 6-5 |
| Chattanooga | 5-3 | 6-5 |
| East Tennessee State | 4-3 | 6-5 |
| Samford | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| The Citadel | 3-5 | 5-6 |
| Wofford | 3-5 | 5-6 |
| Furman | 2-4 | 3-7 |
| VMI | 1-6 | 1-10 |
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