Liberty 38, VMI 26

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	16	20
Total Yards	425	435
Passing	236	63
Rushing	189	372
Penalties	5-40	7-45
3rd Down Conversions	3-9	7-17
4th Down Conversions	0-0	2-4
Turnovers	1	2
Possession	24:20	35:40

Air/Ground Leaders
Liberty Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Smith 13/18 236 2 0	Virginia Military Institute Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Maypray 1/4 53 0 0 Hickman 1/3 10 0 0
Liberty Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Jennings 24 147 2 36 Smith 4 15 1 10	Virginia Military Institute Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Jones 14 98 2 53 Itoka 6 64 0 22
Liberty Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Crawford 4 61 0 33 Brown 2 61 1 53	Virginia Military Institute Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Collins 1 53 0 53 Rainey-Wiles 1 10 0 10

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				LIB	VMI
	TD	05:16	Mike Brown 53 Yd Pass From Brock Smith (Ben Shipps Kick)	7	0
	FG	02:45	Michael Rainey-Wiles 38 Yd	7	3
	TD	00:14	Corey Rasberry 19 Yd Pass From Brock Smith (Ben Shipps Kick)	14	3
SECOND QUARTER				LIB	VMI
	TD	12:44	Rashad Jennings 32 Yd Run (Ben Shipps Kick)	21	3
	SF	04:56	Rashad Jennings Tackled By Patrick McKinney In End Zone	21	5
	TD	01:11	Timothy Maypray 11 Yd Run (Greg Stevens Kick)	21	12
THIRD QUARTER				LIB	VMI
	TD	07:15	Chaz Jones 2 Yd Run (Greg Stevens Kick)	21	19
	TD	02:31	Brock Smith 1 Yd Run (Ben Shipps Kick)	28	19
FOURTH QUARTER				LIB	VMI
	FG	08:30	Ben Shipps 24 Yd	31	19
	TD	02:10	Chaz Jones 4 Yd Run (Greg Stevens Kick)	31	26
	TD	02:02	Rashad Jennings 36 Yd Run (Ben Shipps Kick)	38	26

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Brock Smith and Rashad Jennings scored two touchdowns apiece to lead Liberty to a 38-26 win against VMI on Saturday.

Smith completed 13 of 18 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns, and Jennings rushed 24 times for 151 yards and two scores for the Flames (8-2, 4-0 Big South Conference).

Chaz Jones rushed for 98 yards and two scores on 14 carries for the Keydets (3-6, 1-3).

Smith's two touchdowns came early, connecting with Mike Brown on a 53-yard score and Corey Rasberry on a 19-yard pass to put Liberty up 14-3 at the end of the first quarter.

Jennings' 32-yard run to open the second extended Liberty's lead, but Tim Maypray's 11-yard run and Jones' 2-yard brought VMI back within two points midway through the third.

Smith and Jones traded touchdown runs that put Liberty ahead 31-26 with 2:10 to play in the fourth, and Jennings' 36-yard run eight seconds later sealed the win.