Western Carolina Catamounts at Cincinnati Bearcats 2026
10
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62
| Status: Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Western Carolina Catamounts
|
3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Cincinnati Bearcats
|
7 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 62 |
- Game Stats
- W Carolina Stats
- Cincinnati Stats
- Highlights
| Western Carolina Catamounts | Game Stats | Cincinnati Bearcats |
|---|---|---|
| 241 | Total Yards | 690 |
| 167 | Passing Yards | 272 |
| 24/37 | Comp - Att | 28/31 |
| 4.50 | Yards Per Pass | 8.80 |
| 74 | Rushing Yards | 418 |
| 20 | Rushing Attempts | 49 |
| 3.70 | Yards Per Rush | 8.50 |
| 13 | First Downs | 32 |
| 2-12 | Third Down Attempts - Conversions | 8-11 |
| 1-2 | Fourth Down Attempts / Conversions | 1-2 |
| 5-45 | Penalties - Yards | 11-105 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles Lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 27:23 | Time of Possession | 32:37 |
Western Carolina Catamounts DEFENSIVE
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | PD | HRRY | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ja'Torian Mack
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Derrick Davis Jr.
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nassor Ashenafi
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Caleb Young Jr.
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joshua Collins
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marco Patierno
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Caleb Turner-Allen
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trystan Anderson
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jermiyah Douglas
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Moore Jr.
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hank Bodine
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marseille Taylor
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Devin Brown
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Na'koma Simpson-Nealy
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jaden Meeks
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brandon Joseph II
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chase Kerns
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dylan Harris
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andre Jackson Jr.
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jayden Joselin
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terrell Poyser
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alant'e Reese
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jordan Martin-Durham
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jakoby Diamond
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Braeden Barger
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Christian Robbins
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ryan McKinnis
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jayden Cornelius
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Braylon Jones
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Beady Waddell V
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Western Carolina Catamounts FUMBLES
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Benjamin
|
1 | 0 | 0 |
Western Carolina Catamounts KICKING
| Player | FG | FG% | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bryan McCollum
|
1/1 | 100.0 | 33 | 1/1 | 4 |
Western Carolina Catamounts KICKRETURNS
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Hollis
|
1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
Jadarius Dobie
|
2 | 25 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 |
Western Carolina Catamounts PASSING
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patrick Harding
|
0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Lex Thomas
|
23/32 | 165 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Isaac Lee
|
1/3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | -- |
Western Carolina Catamounts PUNTING
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Fitzgerald
|
6 | 266 | 44.3 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
Western Carolina Catamounts RECEIVING
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Josh Perry
|
2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 |
Jake Young
|
5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 19 |
Santana Carlos
|
2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 25 |
AJ Colombo
|
2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 |
Kha'leal Sterling
|
1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
Kale Woodburn
|
2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
Derrick Davis Jr.
|
2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
Bode Burns
|
1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Jai Boyd
|
6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 |
Austin Cunningham
|
1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Western Carolina Catamounts RUSHING
| Player | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marlin Cochran
|
3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 21 |
Josh Perry
|
7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 |
Anthony Benjamin
|
1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Joshua Balloon
|
1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Jadarius Dobie
|
1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
Lex Thomas
|
5 | 18 | 3.6 | 1 | 8 |
Derrick Davis Jr.
|
2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bearcats DEFENSIVE
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | PD | HRRY | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacob Finley
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KK Meier
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Damaine Wilson
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CJ Crite
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Hough
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D'Angelo Hutchinson
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Antwan Peek Jr.
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jonathan Thompson
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cam Roetherford
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thomas Johnson
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Jasper Beeler
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chidera Otutu
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jaylon White-McClain
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kenny Worthy
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Filip Maciorowski
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jonathan Rulo
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montay Weedon
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keegan Horn
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Simeon Coleman
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patrick Bauer
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marqavious Saboor
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Zay Johnson
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marquaze Parker
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MJ Cannon
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bearcats INTERCEPTIONS
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
Marqavious Saboor
|
1 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bearcats KICKING
| Player | FG | FG% | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max Lemasters
|
0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
Stephen Rusnak
|
0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8/8 | 8 |
Cincinnati Bearcats KICKRETURNS
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zylan Perry
|
2 | 42 | 21.0 | 24 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bearcats PASSING
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JC French IV
|
21/24 | 245 | 10.2 | 2 | 0 | 67.4 |
Samaj Jones
|
2/2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Liam O'Brien
|
5/5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 14.4 |
Cincinnati Bearcats PUNTING
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max Fletcher
|
1 | 53 | 53.0 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
Cincinnati Bearcats PUNTRETURNS
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cade Wolford
|
3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bearcats RECEIVING
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gavin Grover
|
1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
Lyviel Waters
|
1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
Larenzo Fenner
|
2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
Devyn Zahursky
|
1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
JV Gibson
|
5 | 79 | 15.8 | 1 | 50 |
Gi'Bran Payne
|
2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
Zion Johnson
|
1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
Cade Wolford
|
4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 12 |
Kellen Davis
|
1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Elijah Jones
|
1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Malachi Henry
|
3 | 87 | 29.0 | 0 | 56 |
Isaiah Johnson
|
5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
Giyahni Kontosis
|
1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
Cincinnati Bearcats RUSHING
| Player | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zion Johnson
|
5 | 26 | 5.2 | 1 | 9 |
Gi'Bran Payne
|
12 | 102 | 8.5 | 2 | 40 |
Zylan Perry
|
5 | 76 | 15.2 | 1 | 40 |
Liam O'Brien
|
4 | 23 | 5.8 | 1 | 11 |
JC French IV
|
7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | 14 |
Samaj Jones
|
8 | 52 | 6.5 | 1 | 13 |
Cole Tabb
|
5 | 72 | 14.4 | 1 | 36 |
James Lewis
|
2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
Jayzon Thompson
|
1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Game Highlights
0:21
Gi'Bran Payne scores 17-yard rushing TD
0:25
Lex Thomas finds the end zone for 1-yard TD
0:27
Samaj Jones runs for 4-yard TD
0:20
Cole Tabb powers past defense for 36-yard rushing touchdown
0:48
Zylan Perry powers past defense for 40-yard rushing touchdown
0:12
Zion Johnson runs for 3-yard TD
Scoring Plays
1ST QUARTER
Field Goal
8:57 · 1
Bryan McCollum 33 Yd Field Goal
12 plays, 60 yards, 6:03
WCU
CIN
3
0
Touchdown
3:34 · 1
JV Gibson 5 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick)
13 plays, 75 yards, 5:23
WCU
CIN
3
7
2ND QUARTER
Touchdown
12:35 · 2
Lyviel Waters 2 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick)
12 plays, 75 yards, 4:30
WCU
CIN
3
14
Touchdown
6:23 · 2
Lex Thomas 1 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick)
11 plays, 75 yards, 6:12
WCU
CIN
10
14
Touchdown
3:00 · 2
Cole Tabb 36 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)
7 plays, 81 yards, 3:18
WCU
CIN
10
21
Touchdown
0:38 · 2
Zion Johnson 3 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)
6 plays, 85 yards, 1:06
WCU
CIN
10
28
3RD QUARTER
Touchdown
9:10 · 3
Gi'Bran Payne 40 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)
2 plays, 49 yards, 0:32
WCU
CIN
10
35
Touchdown
5:03 · 3
Gi'Bran Payne 17 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)
3 plays, 73 yards, 0:47
WCU
CIN
10
42
Touchdown
2:02 · 3
Zylan Perry 40 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)
3 plays, 61 yards, 1:30
WCU
CIN
10
49
4TH QUARTER
Touchdown
11:51 · 4
Liam O'Brien 11 Yd Run (Max Lemasters PAT failed)
8 plays, 59 yards, 3:10
WCU
CIN
10
55
Touchdown
0:43 · 4
Samaj Jones 4 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)
12 plays, 57 yards, 5:12
WCU
CIN
10
62