FCS-CFB Game Preview: Chattanooga Mocs (1-4) vs. Virginia Military Keydets (1-3)

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Time: 1:30 PM ET – ESPN+
Venue: Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium, North Main Street, Lexington, VA 24450
Capacity: 10,000

Weather Forecast (Lexington, VA)

Kickoff: 69–71°F, partly cloudy

Rain Chance: 0%

Wind: S 3–4 mph

Impact: Excellent football conditions; no weather-related disruptions expected

Injury Report

Chattanooga: No reported injuries

VMI: No reported injuries

Key Player Matchups

Quarterbacks:

Chattanooga: Camden Orth – 574 yds, 4 TD, 5 INT; also 211 rush yds, 3 TD

VMI: Collin Shannon – 980 yds, 9 TD, 2 INT (245 YPG)

Running Backs:

Chattanooga: Justus Durant – 230 yds, 2 TD; Ryan Ingram – 214 yds, 2 TD

VMI: Leo Boehling – 165 yds; Noah Grevious – 78 yds, 1 TD

Receivers:

Chattanooga: Markell Quick – 178 yds, 1 TD; Josh Williams – 142 yds, 1 TD

VMI: Owen Sweeney – 367 yds, 6 TD; Malik McNeely – 151 yds, 1 TD

Defensive Leaders:

Chattanooga: Kam Baah-Slay – 19 tackles vs The Citadel; Zion Rutledge – 17 tackles vs The Citadel

VMI: Jacob Moore – 2.0 TFL per game (2nd nationally)

Recent Team Form

Chattanooga (1-4, 0-1 SoCon):

L 28-10 vs The Citadel

L 52-24 @ Tarleton State

W 63-0 vs Stetson

L 45-17 @ Tennessee Tech

L 45-10 @ Memphis

VMI (1-3, 0-0 SoCon):

L 38-14 @ Richmond

L 35-28 @ Bucknell

W 42-7 vs Ferrum

L 52-7 @ Navy

Team Records

Chattanooga Mocs: 1-4 overall, 0-1 SoCon

VMI Keydets: 1-3 overall, 0-0 SoCon

Series History

All-Time: Chattanooga leads 20–9–1

Last Meeting (2024): Chattanooga 31, VMI 10 (Chattanooga, TN)

Trend: Chattanooga has won 3 straight (2022–2024).

VMI’s Last Win: 2021 (37-34 OT in Lexington).

Betting Trends

Chattanooga: 1-4 ATS; 3-2 O/U

VMI: 1-2 ATS; 3-0 O/U

Head-to-Head: Chattanooga 3-0 SU last 3 vs VMI

Situational: VMI has scored on every red-zone trip this season (all TDs)

Historical Betting Results

2024: Chattanooga 31, VMI 10 (UTC -7 covered, Under 44 hit)

2023: Chattanooga 24, VMI 23 (VMI +7 covered, Under 47 hit)

2022: Chattanooga 41, VMI 13 (UTC -10 covered, Over 52 hit)

2021: VMI 37, Chattanooga 34 (OT) (VMI +6 covered, Over 55 hit)

Projected Score: Chattanooga 31, VMI 20

Game Odds

Chattanooga Mocs (1-4)               – 14

Virginia Military Keydets              53

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, October 3, 2025