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VMI drilled at #3 Coastal Carolina, 66-27

Chris Graham

After a hard-fought first half that saw the VMI Keydets trail by just six, the #3 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers outscored VMI 36-3 in the second half, en route to a 66-27 win in Big South football action Saturday night in Conway, S.C.

vmi_logoThe Keydets (1-7, 0-3 Big South) trailed just 30-24 at the break, on the strength of two A.J. Augustine touchdown passes in his first career start, but a Coastal (8-0, 3-0 BSC) interception on VMI’s first series of the second half led to a touchdown, putting the Chanticleers up by 14. VMI then got back within 11 after a Dillon Christopher field goal, but Coastal scored the game’s final 28 points to account for the final margin.

In defeat, Augustine finished 19 for 30 for 237 yards, throwing two touchdowns and two interceptions, while Derrick Ziglar posted a career-high on the ground for the second straight contest, running for 136 yards on 23 carries.

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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