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UTC football: Five things to know about opponent VMI

UTC photo by Laura O'Dell / The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga offense waits between plays during Saturday's 41-18 win at Western Carolina in Cullowhee, N.C.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team turns its attention this week to a Southern Conference opponent still searching for its first win.

VMI enters Saturday’s game 0-8 overall and 0-4 in league play after a 38-0 home loss to East Tennessee State. Here are five things to know about the Keydets as UTC, fresh off a 41-18 win over Western Carolina, prepares for them.

(READ MORE: UTC rolls past Western Carolina with second-half blitz to end series skid)

1. Points have been hard to come by

VMI has scored 64 points in eight games, an average of eight per game, while allowing 330, or 41.3 per game. The Keydets have reached double figures three times and were shut out for the first time this season Saturday, when ETSU outgained them 482-143.