Marshall 24, Virginia Tech 17
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 23, 2023
Where: Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia
Temperature:
°
Head Official:
Ted Pitts
Attendance:
31475
By Field Level Media
Rasheen Ali rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries to lead Marshall to a 24-17 home win over Virginia Tech on Saturday.
Cam Fancher went 16 of 27 passing for 166 yards for the Thundering Herd (3-0).
Kyron Drones rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries, and passed for 160 yards in defeat for Virginia Tech (1-3). Bhayshul Tuten rushed for 88 yards on nine carries to flank Drones for the Hokies.
Virginia Tech took the opening kickoff and scored first, taking a 7-0 lead with 11:59 left in the second quarter on a 31-yard touchdown run by Drones.
The score stayed that way until the second quarter, when Marshall tied the game at 7-7 with 14:50 left until halftime on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Fancher to DeMarcus Harris.
Following a 21-yard field goal by John Love that gave Virginia Tech a 10-7 lead with 11:47 left in the second quarter, Marshall drove the field and took a 14-10 lead with 9:10 remaining until halftime on a 56-yard touchdown run by Ali.
Rece Verhoff then made a 21-yard field goal with 2:55 left in the second quarter to give Marshall a 17-10 lead.
In the third quarter, pinned at its own 2-yard line, Marshall drove 98 yards in seven plays and took a 24-10 lead with 7:22 remaining in the third on a 1-yard touchdown run by Ali.
The big play of the drive was a 61-yard run by Ali to the Virginia Tech 18-yard line.
Virginia Tech drew closer in the fourth quarter, cutting its deficit to 24-17 with 7:14 remaining in the game on a 16-yard touchdown run by Drones.
Virginia Tech drove down to the Marshall 31-yard line in the final minute in its last attempt to tie the game, but the drive ended on downs.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Virginia Tech |
|
Marshall |
|
Bhayshul Tuten
|
Player |
Rasheen Ali
|
|
9 |
Attempts |
27 |
|
88 |
Yards |
174 |
|
9.8 |
Avg Yards |
6.4 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
2 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
| Virginia Tech |
|
Marshall |
|
Benji Gosnell
|
Player |
Caleb Coombs
|
|
4 |
Receptions |
4 |
|
52 |
Yards |
41 |
|
13.0 |
Avg Yards |
10.2 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Virginia Tech
|
344 |
184 |
160 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Marshall
|
380 |
214 |
166 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4.0 |
2 |
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