Williamsburg, Va. – No. 12/13 William & Mary rushed for 384 yards and scored 27 straight points to erase an early 14-0 Furman lead as the Tribe downed the Paladins, 34-24, Saturday evening at Zable Stadium in Williamsburg, Va.
 
After the Paladins took the first quarter lead on Trey Hedden touchdown tosses of 14 yards to Brock Chappell and 84 yards to Colton Hinton, the Tribe (3-1) reeled off 27 consecutive points to build a 27-14 lead when Hollis Mathis hauled in a 15-yard Darius Wilson touchdown pass with 11:47 to go in the third quarter. Grant Robinson scored on a four-yard run on the Paladins' next possession to trim the margin to 27-21 with 7:27 to go in the quarter.
 
Furman had a chance to further cut into the William & Mary lead, but Ian Williams missed his second field goal attempt of the night on the Paladins' next possession from 29 yards out. After the Tribe intercepted Hedden in the red zone on the following Paladin drive, the Furman defense forced a fumble and Williams converted from 33 yards to cut the deficit to 27-24 with 6:18 to play. The Tribe answered and put the game away by marching 75 yards on 11 plays, capped by Bronson Yoder's 12-yard run with 57 seconds remaining.
 
Yoder rushed for 166 yards on 24 carries while Wilson ran for 155 and a touchdown. Wilson also threw for a pair of touchdowns as the Tribe rolled up 482 yards of total offense.
 
Hedden went 13-of-26 through the air for 264 yards and two touchdowns but also threw two picks and fumbled on the final drive. The Paladins posted 348 yards of total offense and converted on three-of-five trips into the red zone. William & Mary was flagged 11 times for 127 yards while Furman committed 10 penalties for 120 yards.
 
Furman (1-3) returns to Paladin Stadium next Saturday to host Samford for Family Weekend. Kickoff for the Paladins Southern Conference opener is scheduled for a 2 p.m. kickoff.