9/27/2003
Box Score
LEXINGTON, Va. - VMI redshirt freshman quarterback Jonathan Wilson completed 17 of 22 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns to lead VMI to a 42-14 non-conference win over Georgetown on homecoming weekend in Lexington.
The Keydets moved to 3-2 for the first time since 1991. It was also VMI's first homecoming win since 1991. Georgetown, which had dropped its first three games by a combined 11 points, fell to 0-4.
For the second straight week, VMI scored on three staright second half possessions to break the game open. Leading 21-7 at the half, the Keydets moved 72 yarsds in 12 plays on their second possession and extended the lead to 28-7 with 4:04 left in the third quarter when Wilson fired a 13-yard touchdown pass to tight end Donnie Johnston, successively converting a third and 10 play call.
Georgetown answered when quarterback Andrew Crawford (Jr., Superior, Colo./Fairview) connected with wideout Walter Bowser (Sr., St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall) on a fly pattern down the right sideline for a 46-yard score to half the deficit to 28-14 with :57 left in the third quarter.
But the Keydets responded quickly with a three-play, 65-yard drive that was capped by a Colby Hollinsworth three-yard run. Sean Mizzer opened the possession with a 45-yard burst to equal his longest of the season and put him over the century mark in rushing for the fourth straight week.
The Keydets capped the scoring when Wilson connected with Mizzer on a screen pass for a 57-yard catch and run to the endzone with 9:45 remaining.
Mizzer finished with 204 all-purpose yards and sophomore slotback Gary Price, starting in place of senior T.J. Snelling had 125 all-purpose yards including seven catches for 103 yards.
VMI rolled up 514 yards total offense including 321 yards passing, both figures the third-highest marks by a Cal McCombs coached VMI team. The 321 yards passing were also the most in a game since Samford in 2001.
Crawford completed 17 of 28 passes for 268 yards and a touchdown, but was picked off twice.
Hoya standout receiver Luke McArdle (Sr., Boxford, Mass./Masconomet Regional (Phillips Academy)), who entered the game ranked third in I-AA in receiving yards (125.3) with six touchdowns, caught six passes for 108 yards but did not catch a scoring strike.
The Keydets jumped to a 7-0 lead on their first possession when slotback Kirk Monteleone, a converted quarterback, tossed a 42-yard touchdown pass to Greg Carlson with 10:14 remaining in the first. The lead increased to 14-0 later in the period when the Keydets recovered a fumbled caused by a jarring hit on Crawford by end Justin Huggard. The ball squirted back svearl yards before safety Maury Pauling picked up the ball before attempting an unsucessful lateral that was recovered by the Keydets. Four plays later, Mizzer crashed into the endzone from 15 yards out.
Georgetown got on the board when backup quarterback Alondzo Turner (Fr., Capitol Heights, Md./Bladensburg) capped a 16-play, 83-yard drive with a one-yard sneak with 9:17 left in the first half. Turner rushed four times for 11 yards to close out the drive.
VMI pushed its lead to 21-7 with 5:28 left before halftime when slotback Titus Green scored on a 10-yard burst up the middle. Wilson keyed the possession with three rushed for 17 yards.
The Hoyas? next game is at Lafayette on Saturday, October 4th, at 1:00 p.m.
