The 2025 Western Carolina Catamounts football team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Catamounts were led by fifth-year head coach Kerwin Bell and played at the Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
2025 Western Carolina Catamounts football Conference Southern Conference Record 7–5 (6–2 SoCon) Head coach Offensive coordinator Rylan Wells (2nd season) Defensive coordinator Jerry Odom (2nd season) Home stadium Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Seasons
2025 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W L W L No. 7 Mercer $^ 8 – 0 9 – 3 Western Carolina 6 – 2 7 – 5 East Tennessee State 5 – 3 7 – 5 Wofford 5 – 3 6 – 6 Chattanooga 4 – 4 5 – 7 Furman 4 – 4 6 – 6 The Citadel 3 – 5 4 – 8 Samford 1 – 7 1 – 11 VMI 0 – 8 1 – 11 $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant
Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 30 6:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb* No. 18 Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC ESPN+ L 45–5211,889 September 6 2:00 p.m. at Wake Forest * Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC ACCNX L 10–4228,239 September 13 2:30 p.m. Elon * Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC ESPN+ L 31–3710,007 September 20 2:30 p.m. Samford Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC ESPN+ W 50–3510,593 September 27 3:30 p.m. at Campbell * Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC FloFootball W 42–354,060 October 4 1:30 p.m. at Wofford Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC ESPN+ W 23–213,571 October 11 2:30 p.m. Furman Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC ESPN+ W 52–78,375 October 18 2:00 p.m. at The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC ESPN+ W 45−389,151 November 1 4:00 p.m. at Chattanooga Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN ESPN+ W 35–287,711 November 8 2:30 p.m. No. 12 Mercer No. 24 Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC ESPN+ L 47–4914,510 November 15 12:00 p.m. East Tennessee State No. 25 Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC ESPN+ L 35–5210,543 November 22 12:00 p.m. at VMI Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA ESPN+ W 48–63,588 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries
Game One – Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (0–0) at No. 18 Western Carolina Catamounts (0–0) – Game summary
at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC
Date : Saturday August 30, 2025Game time : 6:00 p.m. EDTGame attendance : 11,889Referee : Jeff PageTV announcers (ESPN+) : Justin Biegel (play-by-play) and Jack Delongchamps (analyst)
Game information First quarter GWEB – Quasean Holmes 65-yard run (Charlie Viorel kick), 14:02. Runnin' Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:14. WCU – Patrick Boyd Jr. 28-yard run (Christian Lowery kick), 12:09. Tied 7–7. Drive: 1 play, 28 yards, 0:06. WCU – Camury Reid 3-yard run (Christian Lowery kick), 8:18. Catamounts 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 2:30. WCU – James Tyre 5-yard pass from Bennett Judy (Christian Lowery kick), 4:30. Catamounts 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:06. Second quarter WCU – Trey Walker 25-yard pass from Bennett Judy (Christian Lowery kick), 13:28. Catamounts 28–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:16. WCU – Malik Knight 69-yard pass from Isaac Lee (Christian Lowery kick), 8:24. Catamounts 35–7. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:38. GWEB – Anthony Lowe 18-yard pass from Nate Hampton (Charlie Viorel kick), 5:23. Catamounts 35–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:01. GWEB – Nate Hampton 1-yard run (Charlie Viorel kick), 1:08. Catamounts 35–21. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:16. Third quarter GWEB – Anthony Lowe 36-yard pass from Nate Hampton (Charlie Viorel kick), 12:20. Catamounts 35–28. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:35. WCU – Camury Reid 1-yard run (Christian Lowery kick), 1:26. Catamounts 42–28. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:09. Fourth quarter GWEB – Nate Hampton 16-yard run (Charlie Viorel kick), 13:51. Catamounts 42–35. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:33. GWEB – Nate Hampton 7-yard run (Charlie Viorel kick), 10:16. Tied 42–42. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:39. GWEB – Charlie Viorel 22-yard field goal, 2:36. Runnin' Bulldogs 45–42. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 3:27. GWEB – Nate Hampton 26-yard run (Charlie Viorel kick), 1:48. Runnin' Bulldogs 52–42. Drive: 1 play, 26 yards, 0:08. WCU – Christian Lowery 29-yard field goal, 0:42. Runnin' Buldogs 52–45. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 1:00.
Statistics GWEB WCU First downs 25 21 Total yards 627 454 Rushes–yards 57–335 42–221 Passing yards 292 233 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–33–1 18–36–1 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 35:38 24:22
Team Category Player Statistics Gardner–Webb Passing Nate Hampton 12/30, 263 yards, 2 TD Rushing Nate Hampton 28 carries, 132 yards, 4 TD Receiving Chris Lofton 3 receptions, 102 yards Western Carolina Passing Bennett Judy 15/27, 151 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Patrick Boyd Jr. 15 carries, 142 yards, TD Receiving Malik Knight 1 reception, 69 yards, TD
Western Carolina Catamounts (0–1) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (FBS) (1–0) – Game summary
at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Date : Game time : 2:00 p.m.Game weather : Game attendance : 28,239Referee : Garrett DickersonTV announcers (ACCNX/ESPN+) : Doug Sherman (play-by-play) and Reggie Walker (analyst)
Game information First quarter WAKE – Robby Ashford 41-yard run (Connor Calvert kick), 5:57. Demon Deacons 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 0:57. WAKE – Demond Claiborne 33-yard run (pass failed), 2:59. Demon Deacons 13–0. Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:42. WAKE – Demond Claiborne 27-yard run (pass failed), 2:47. Demon Deacons 19–0. Drive: 1 play, 27 yards, 0:05. WAKE Team Safety, 0:27. Demon Deacons 21–0. Second quarter WCU – Christian Lowery 23-yard field goal, 5:46. Demon Deacons 21–3. Drive: 17 plays, 74 yards, 9:10. Third quarter WAKE – Demond Claiborne 85-yard run (Connor Calvert kick), 12:29. Demon Deacons 28–3. Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:42. WAKE – Sterling Berkhalter 51-yard pass from Robby Ashford (Connor Calvert kick), 7:16. Demon Deacons 35–3. Drive: 2 plays, 93 yards, 0:37. WAKE – Jeremiah Melvin 27-yard pass from Deshawn Purdie (Connor Calvert kick), 1:52. Demon Deacons 42–3. Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 0:41. Fourth quarter WCU – Markel Townsend 1-yard run (Marcus Trout kick), 6:49. Demon Deacons 42–10. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 10:03.
Statistics WCU WAKE First downs 17 21 Plays–yards 76–238 57–542 Rushes–yards 33–34 31–273 Passing yards 204 269 Passing: comp–att–int 26–43–1 16–26–1 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 35:58 24:02
Team Category Player Statistics Western Carolina Passing Bennett Judy 18/32, 155 yards, INT Rushing Isaac Lee 5 carries, 40 yards Receiving Malik Knight 5 receptions, 56 yards Wake Forest Passing Robby Ashford 13/22, 227 yards, TD, INT Rushing Demond Claiborne 10 carries, 193 yards, 3 TD Receiving Chris Barnes 6 receptions, 149 yards
Elon Elon Phoenix (1-1) at Western Carolina Catamounts (0-2) – Game summary
at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC
Date : September 13Game time : 2:30 p.m. EDTGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind : NW at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)Game attendance : 10,007Referee : Jake GrombachTV announcers (ESPN+) : Pete Yanity (play-by-play) and John Brannon III (analyst)
Game information First quarter ELON – Zimere Winston 78-yard pass from Landen Clark (Luke Barnes kick), 14:07. Phoenix 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 0:50. WCU – James Tyre 4-yard pass from Bennett Judy (Marcus Trout kick), 10:48. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 3:19. ELON – Landyn Backey 35-yard pass from Landen Clark (Luke Barnes kick), 0:06. Phoenix 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:21. Second quarter ELON – Landen Clark 10-yard run (Pass failed), 9:13. Phoenix 20–7. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 5:30. WCU – Dominic Dutton 7-yard pass from Isaac Lee (Marcus Trout kick), 3:06. Phoenix 20–14. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:07. ELON – Luke Barnes 48-yard field goal, 0:00. Phoenix 23–14. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 0:41. Third quarter WCU – Dominic Dutton 97-yard kick return (Marcus Trout kick), 14:48. Phoenix 23–21. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00. WCU – James Tyre 62-yard fumble recovery (Christian Lowery kick), 11:07. Catamounts 28–23. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:46. ELON – Luke Barnes 38-yard field goal, 8:22. Catamounts 28–26. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:34. ELON – Luke Barnes 42-yard field goal, 1:34. Phoenix 29–28. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 4:58. Fourth quarter WCU – Marcus Trout 28-yard field goal, 13:05. Catamounts 31–29. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 3:29. ELON – Landen Clark 10-yard run (Landen Clark pass), 4:53. Phoenix 37–31. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 3:59.
Statistics ELON WCU First downs 24 25 Total yards 456 425 Rushing yards 151 179 Passing yards 305 246 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–29–2 36–55–2 Time of possession 30:23 29:27
Team Category Player Statistics Elon Passing Landen Clark 11/28, 305 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Landen Clark 25 carries, 72 yards Receiving Isaiah Fuhrmann 5 receptions, 105 yards Western Carolina Passing Isaac Lee 19/31, 132 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Patrick Boyd Jr. 10 carries, 58 yards Receiving James Tyre 9 receptions, 122 yards, TD
Samford Samford Bulldogs (0-3) at Western Carolina Catamounts (0-3) – Game summary
at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC
Date : September 20Game time : 2:30 PM EDTGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind : SE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)Game attendance : 10,593Referee : Brian HilpischTV announcers (ESPN+) : Pete Yanity (play-by-play) and John Brannon III (analyst)
Game information First quarter SAM – Jake Garner 28-yard field goal, 11:07. Bulldogs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:53. WCU – Camury Reid 14-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout kick), 8:26. Catamounts 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:34. SAM – Jake Garner 29-yard field goal, 3:17. Catamounts 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 5:05. WCU – James Tyre 6-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout kick), 1:06. Catamounts 14–6. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:11. Second quarter SAM – Calvin Jones 28-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon (Jake Garner kick), 13:12. Catamounts 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:54. SAM – Calvin Jones 11-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon (Jake Garner kick), 9:36. Bulldogs 20–14. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:50. WCU – Jordan Thomas 2-yard pass from Taron Dickens, 1:32. Catamounts 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:01. Third quarter WCU – Painter Richards-Baker 20-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout kick), 13:42. Catamounts 28–20. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:11. SAM – Calvin Jones 12-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon (Kick failed), 11:08. Catamounts 28–26. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:34. WCU – Camury Reid 24-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Taron Dickens pass), 8:22. Catamounts 36–26. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:46. WCU – Camury Reid 2-yard run (Marcus Trout kick), 3:08. Catamounts 43–26. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:31. WCU – Camury Reid 62-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout kick), 1:12. Catamounts 50–26. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:37. Fourth quarter SAM – C.J. Evans 32-yard run (Pass failed), 8:50. Catamounts 50–33. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 2:56. SAM – Jake Garner 33-yard field goal, 1:56. Catamounts 50–36. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 1:43.
Statistics SAM WCU First downs 34 31 Total yards 576 733 Rushing yards 120 151 Passing yards 456 582 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 35–53–1 35–46–0 Time of possession 30:13 29:47
Team Category Player Statistics Samford Passing Quincy Crittendon 35/53, 456 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing C.J. Evans 15 carries, 56 yards, TD Receiving Jaden Gibson 9 receptions, 122 yards Western Carolina Passing Taron Dickens 35/46, 582 yards, 6 TD Rushing Markel Townsend 13 carries, 56 yards Receiving Camury Reid 4 receptions, 107 yards, 3 TD
at Campbell Western Carolina Catamounts (1-3) vs. Campbell Fighting Camels (1-3) – Game summary
at Barker–Lane Stadium • Buies Creek, NC
Date : September 27Game time : 3:30 PM EDTGame weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind : SE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)Game attendance : 4,060Referee : Jeff PumphreyTV announcers (FloFootball) : Lendi Suggs (play-by-play) and Jay Sonnhalter (analyst)
Game information First Quarter (10:37) WCU – Camury Reid 1-yard run, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 0:40; Western Carolina 7–0 ) Second Quarter (14:56) WCU – Brayden Blackmon 17-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:47; Western Carolina 14–0 ) (11:46) CAM – Alex Crabb 32-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:58; Western Carolina 14–3 ) (8:36) WCU – Marcus Striggles 32-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:56; Western Carolina 21–3 ) (3:45) WCU – David Hulbert 9-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards, 1:24; Western Carolina 28–3 ) (0:17) CAM – Kamden Sixkiller 12-yard run, Alex Crabb kick (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 3:19; Western Carolina 28–10 ) Third Quarter (11:11) WCU – Patrick Boyd Jr. 10-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 2:07; Western Carolina 35–10 ) (7:08) CAM – Mike Chandler II 10-yard run, Trevor Wilson pass (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:03; Western Carolina 35–18 ) Fourth Quarter (13:12) CAM – Alex Crabb 21-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:15; Western Carolina 35–21 ) (4:58) CAM – Stevie Keener 26-yard pass from Kamden Sixkiller, Alex Crabb kick (Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:04; Western Carolina 35–28 ) (4:19) WCU – Painter Richards-Baker 61-yard pass from James Tyre, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:39; Western Carolina 42–28 ) (2:11) CAM – Kamden Sixkiller 5-yard run, Alex Crabb kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:08; Western Carolina 42–35 )
Statistics WCU CAM First downs 27 24 Total yards 564 437 Rushing yards 76 153 Passing yards 488 284 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–41–0 20–48–1 Time of possession 23:20 36:40
Team Category Player Statistics Western Carolina Passing Taron Dickens 26/40, 427 yards, 4 TD Rushing Camury Reid 11 carries, 43 yards, TD Receiving James Tyre 6 receptions, 101 yards Campbell Passing Kamden Sixkiller 18/45, 205 yards, TD, INT Rushing Kamden Sixkiller 10 carries, 55 yards, 2 TD Receiving Trayjen Llanas-Wilcox 5 receptions, 124 yards
at Wofford Western Carolina Catamounts (2-3) vs. Wofford Terriers (0-4) – Game summary
at Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC
Date : October 4Game time : 1:30 p.m. EDTGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind : NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)Game attendance : 3,571Referee : Bruce AustinTV announcers (ESPN+) : Jim Noble (play-by-play), Thom Henson (analyst) and Van Hipp (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (11:26) WOF – Ihson Jackson-Anderson 49-yard pass from Jayden Whitaker, Blake Shirley pass (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:50; Wofford 8–0 ) (5:29) WCU – James Tyre 2-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 5:52; Wofford 8–7 ) Second Quarter (3:40) WCU – James Tyre 5-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 6:07; Western Carolina 14–8 ) (0:48) WOF – Isaiah Scott 66-yard punt return, Sam Spence kick (Wofford 15–14 Third Quarter (0:45) WCU – James Tyre 4-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:06; Western Carolina 20–15 ) (0:29) WOF – Ivory Aikens 83-yard pass from Jayden Whitaker (Drive: 1 play, 83 yards, 0:12; Wofford 21–20 ) Fourth Quarter (0:23) WCU – Marcus Trout 34-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 51 yards, 4:40; Western Carolina 23–21 )
Statistics WCU WOF First downs 31 8 Total yards 471 241 Rushing yards 93 42 Passing yards 378 209 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 53–56–0 10–18–0 Time of possession 38:46 21:14
Team Category Player Statistics Western Carolina Passing Taron Dickens 53/56, 378 yards, 3 TD Rushing Taron Dickens 19 carries, 44 yards Receiving James Tyre 13 receptions, 102 yards, 3 TD Wofford Passing Jayden Whitaker 10/18, 209 yards, 2 TD Rushing Ihson Jackson-Anderson 10 carries, 29 yards Receiving Ivory Aikens 3 receptions, 97 yards, TD
Furman Furman Paladins (4-1) vs. Western Carolina Catamounts (3-3) – Game summary
at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC
Date : October 11Game time : 2:30 p.m. EDTGame weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind : N at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)Game attendance : 8,375Referee : Michael FarmerTV announcers (ESPN+) : Pete Yanity (play-by-play) and Jay Sonnhalter (analyst)
Game information First Quarter No scoring plays
Second Quarter (14:23) WCU – Marcus Trout 44-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 2:03; Western Carolina 3–0 ) (10:05) WCU – Michael Rossin 50-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:18; Western Carolina 10–0 ) (7:39) WCU – Joshua Perry 9-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:42; Western Carolina 17–0 ) (1:38) WCU – Ken Moore Jr. 64-yard interception, Marcus Trout kick (Western Carolina 24–0 (0:13) FUR – Joshua Burrell 8-yard pass from Trey Hedden, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 1:25; Western Carolina 24–7 ) Third Quarter (13:24) WCU – Malik Knight 41-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:36; Western Carolina 31–7 ) (5:25) WCU – Markel Townsend 12-yard run, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:55; Western Carolina 38–7 ) Fourth Quarter (9:35) WCU – Josiah Thomas 6-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:29; Western Carolina 45–7 ) (6:20) WCU – Isaac Lee 66-yard run, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:28; Western Carolina 52–7 )
Statistics FUR WCU First downs 23 23 Total yards 356 522 Rushing yards 137 302 Passing yards 219 220 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–38–3 17–24–0 Time of possession 30:16 29:44
Team Category Player Statistics Furman Passing Trey Hedden 18/35, 208 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Ben Croasdale 6 carries, 72 yards Receiving Ethan Harris 6 receptions, 95 yards Western Carolina Passing Taron Dickens 17/24, 220 yards, 4 TD Rushing Patrick Boyd Jr. 11 carries, 68 yards Receiving Michael Rossin 2 receptions, 59 yards, TD
at The Citadel Western Carolina Catamounts (4-3) vs. The Citadel Bulldogs (3-3) – Game summary
at Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC
Date : October 18Game time : 2:00 PM EDTGame weather : SunnyGame attendance : 9,151Referee : Bruce AustinTV announcers (ESPN+) : Dave Weinstein (play-by-play), Vad Lee (analyst) and Matison Little (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (11:23) CIT – Braylon Knauth 61-yard pass from Cobey Thompkins, Ben Barnes kick (Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, 0:13; The Citadel 7–0 ) (9:07) WCU – Malik Knight 14-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:10; Tied 7–7 ) (0:53) CIT – Quentin Hayes 5-yard run, Ben Barnes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:27; The Citadel 14–7 ) Second Quarter (10:41) WCU – Josiah Thomas 5-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:03; Tied 14–14 ) (5:17) CIT – Ben Barnes 42-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 2:01; The Citadel 17–14 ) (1:56) WCU – Markel Townsend 7-yard run, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:21; Western Carolina 21–17 ) (0:00) WCU – Marcus Trout 25-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 1:05; Western Carolina 24–17 ) Third Quarter (11:35) WCU – James Tyre 9-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:19; Western Carolina 31–17 ) (5:31) CIT – Beau Herrington 12-yard run, Ben Barnes kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:02; Western Carolina 31–24 ) (2:48) WCU – Malik Knight 37-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:36; Western Carolina 38–24 ) Fourth Quarter (12:21) CIT – Quentin Hayes 8-yard run, Ben Barnes kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:27; Western Carolina 38–31 ) (3:01) WCU – Dominic Dutton 18-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:57; Western Carolina 45–31 ) (1:36) CIT – Cobey Thompkins 20-yard run, Ben Barnes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:25; Western Carolina 45–38 )
Statistics WCU CIT First downs 29 15 Total yards 515 410 Rushing yards 146 278 Passing yards 369 132 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–33–1 5–9–0 Time of possession 29:44 30:16
Team Category Player Statistics Western Carolina Passing Taron Dickens 28/33, 369 yards, 5 TD, INT Rushing Markel Townsend 15 carries, 90 yards, TD Receiving James Tyre 7 receptions, 112 yards, TD The Citadel Passing Cobey Thompkins 3/5, 111 yards, TD Rushing Quentin Hayes 15 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD Receiving Braylon Knauth 2 receptions, 69 yards, TD
at Chattanooga Western Carolina Catamounts (5-3) vs. Chattanooga Mocs (4-4) – Game summary
at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN
Date : November 1Game time : 4:00 PM EDTGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind : E at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)Game attendance : 7,711Referee : Michael FarmerTV announcers (ESPN+) : Chris Goforth (play-by-play), Chris Barnett (analyst) and Mackenzie Johnson (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (12:38) WCU – James Tyre 4-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 2:11; Western Carolina 7–0 ) Second Quarter (8:38) WCU – James Tyre 7-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:39; Western Carolina 14–0 ) (5:25) UTC – Ryan Ingram 1-yard run, Gray Kelley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:08; Western Carolina 14–7 ) (2:49) WCU – James Tyre 13-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:29; Western Carolina 21–7 ) Third Quarter (9:21) UTC – Nathaniel Eberly-Rodriguez 4-yard pass from Camden Orth, Gray Kelley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:39; Western Carolina 21–14 ) (2:18) UTC – Camden Orth 4-yard run, Gray Kelley kick (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:14; Tied 21–21 ) (0:20) WCU – Markel Townsend 2-yard run, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:53; Western Carolina 28–21 ) Fourth Quarter (9:26) WCU – Michael Rossin 10-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 2:56; Western Carolina 35–21 ) (7:40) UTC – Justus Durant 8-yard run, Gray Kelley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:46; Western Carolina 35–28 )
Statistics WCU UTC First downs 22 25 Total yards 356 399 Rushing yards 131 158 Passing yards 225 241 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–29–0 15–27–2 Time of possession 22:40 37:20
Team Category Player Statistics Western Carolina Passing Taron Dickens 18/29, 225 yards, 4 TD Rushing Patrick Boyd Jr. 12 carries, 67 yards Receiving James Tyre 5 receptions, 45 yards, 3 TD Chattanooga Passing Camden Orth 15/27, 241 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Ryan Ingram 15 carries, 60 yards, TD Receiving Markell Quick 3 receptions, 126 yards
No. 12 Mercer No. 12 Mercer Bears (7-1) vs. No. 24 Western Carolina Catamounts (6-3) – Game summary
at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC
Date : November 8Game time : 2:30 PM ESTGame weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind : NW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)Game attendance : 14,510Referee : Jake GrombachTV announcers (ESPN+) : Daniel Hooker (play-by-play) and John Brannon III (analyst)Box Score
Game information First Quarter (11:40) WCU – Michael Rossin 27-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:20; Western Carolina 7–0 ) (3:31) MER – CJ Miller 7-yard run, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:24; Tied 7–7 ) Second Quarter (14:55) WCU – Patrick Boyd Jr. 21-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 1:36; Western Carolina 14–7 ) (13:06) MER – Jordan Swain safety (Western Carolina 14–9 (10:18) MER – Kendall Harris 6-yard pass from Braden Atkinson (Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:42; Mercer 15–14 ) (5:25) WCU – Michael Rossin 25-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:48; Western Carolina 21–15 ) (1:43) MER – Reice Griffith 24-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:42; Western Carolina 21–18 ) Third Quarter (12:09) MER – CJ Miller 5-yard run, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; Mercer 25–21 ) (5:12) MER – Kendall Harris 24-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:31; Mercer 32–21 ) (2:56) WCU – Malik Knight 32-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:16; Mercer 32–27 ) (0:24) MER – CJ Miller 26-yard run, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:32; Mercer 39–27 ) Fourth Quarter (14:28) WCU – Malik Knight 54-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 0:49; Mercer 39–34 ) (13:24) MER – Adjatay Dabbs 81-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 0:58; Mercer 46–34 ) (6:13) WCU – Jai Boyd 10-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:43; Mercer 46–41 ) (3:13) WCU – James Tyre 42-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 1:23; Western Carolina 47–46 ) (1:30) MER – Reice Griffith 37-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:43; Mercer 49–47 )
Statistics MER WCU First downs 23 33 Total yards 568 599 Rushing yards 125 48 Passing yards 443 551 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–39–0 33–49–1 Time of possession 30:32 29:28
Team Category Player Statistics Mercer Passing Braden Atkinson 23/39, 443 yards, 3 TD Rushing CJ Miller 21 carries, 91 yards, 3 TD Receiving Adjatay Dabbs 4 receptions, 147 yards, TD Western Carolina Passing Taron Dickens 33/49, 551 yards, 7 TD, INT Rushing Patrick Boyd Jr. 12 carries, 17 yards Receiving Malik Knight 5 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TD
East Tennessee State East Tennessee State Buccaneers (5-5) vs. No. 25 Western Carolina Catamounts (6-4) – Game summary
at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC
Date : November 15Game time : 12:00 PM ESTGame weather : Clear • Temperature : 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind : NW at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)Game attendance : 10,543Referee : Brice AustinTV announcers (ESPN+) : Pete Yanity (play-by-play), Jay Sonnhalter (analyst) and Dave Friedman (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (10:30) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 21-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 4:30; East Tennessee State 3–0 ) (4:26) ETSU – Jeremiah Harrison 38-yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:48; East Tennessee State 10–0 ) Second Quarter (14:56) WCU – Jordan Durham-Martin 1-yard run, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 4:25; East Tennessee State 10–7 ) (8:36) WCU – Markel Townsend 1-yard run, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:10; Western Carolina 14–10 ) (7:11) WCU – Cam'Ron Dabney 43-yard fumble recovery, Marcus Trout kick (Western Carolina 21–10 (5:22) ETSU – Hakeem Meggett 38-yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:49; Western Carolina 21–17 ) (3:22) WCU – Jaylin Terzado 58-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:54; Western Carolina 28–17 ) (0:23) ETSU – Cole Keller 6-yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 2:59; Western Carolina 28–24 ) Third Quarter (8:45) ETSU – Ephraim Floyd 5-yard pass from Jackson Byrd, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:42; East Tennessee State 31–28 ) (2:08) WCU – Michael Rossin 61-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:29; Western Carolina 35–31 ) (1:04) ETSU – Hakeem Meggett 42-yard pass from Jackson Byrd, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:04; East Tennessee State 38–35 ) Fourth Quarter (14:59) ETSU – Jason Albritton 1-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:06; East Tennessee State 45–35 ) (2:18) ETSU – Jeremiah Harrison 32-yard pass from Jackson Byrd, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 10 plays, 99 yards, 3:33; East Tennessee State 52–35 )
Statistics ETSU WCU First downs 33 25 Total yards 638 529 Rushing yards 244 103 Passing yards 394 426 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–37–0 33–48–0 Time of possession 30:35 29:25
Team Category Player Statistics East Tennessee State Passing Jacolby Criswell 17/29, 271 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jason Albritton 20 carries, 125 yards, TD Receiving Jeremiah Harrison 5 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TD Western Carolina Passing Taron Dickens 33/48, 426 yards, 2 TD Rushing Taron Dickens 11 carries, 48 yards Receiving Michael Rossin 4 receptions, 89 yards, TD
at VMI Western Carolina Catamounts (0-0) vs. VMI Keydets (0-0) – Game summary
at Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA
Statistics WCU VMI First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Western Carolina Passing Rushing Receiving VMI Passing Rushing Receiving
Roster 2025 Western Carolina Catamounts football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 AJ Colombo Sr WR 1 Patrick Boyd Jr. So RB 2 Branson Adams Sr WR 3 Kha'leal Sterling Fr WR 4 Dominic Dutton Sr QB 5 Taron Dickens So WR 6 Marcus Striggles So WR 7 Malik Knight Jr WR 5 Painter Richards-Baker Sr WR 9 Jaylin Terzado Jr WR 10 Michael Rossin Fr QB 11 Isaac Lee Fr QB 12 Jack Benson Jr WR 13 Richard Hollis Fr TE 14 Josiah Thomas Fr WR 15 Jai Boyd So WR 16 James Tyre So QB 17 Bennett Judy So QB 18 Jordan Martin-Durham Fr TE 19 Bode Burns Fr RB 20 Camury Reid Jr RB 21 Jaiden Bond Sr RB 22 Josh Perry Fr RB 24 Anthony Benjamin So WR 25 Noah Best Fr RB 28 Markel Townsend So TE 44 Isaac McLellan Jr TE 48 Cole Craddock Fr OL 50 Jarvis Adams Jr. Fr OL 51 Aaron Sanez Jr OL 52 Manasseh Ripert Jr OL 53 Zach Watson So OL 55 Secrea Algie Fr OL 58 Brett Gray Sr OL 64 Konrad Henderson Fr OL 65 Nicholas Foster Fr OL 66 John Hammond Fr OL 67 Steven Hamby So OL 68 Aidan Cooper Fr OL 69 Cole Cooke Fr OL 70 Dale Greene Fr OL 74 Elijah Collins So OL 75 Renard Smith So OL 77 Ilija Krajnovic Sr OL 78 Evan Carney So OL 79 Vito Moriana-Sigel Jr WR 80 Trey Walker Fr WR 81 Ca'Lique Cunningham Jr WR 82 Matthew Keener Fr WR 83 Austin Cunningham Fr TE 85 David Hulbert So TE 86 Brayden Blackmon Sr WR 87 Eli Griffin Fr WR 88 Jemarious Reaves Fr WR 89 Ellis Chappell Fr RB Marlin Cochran So QB Ian Grissom Fr QB Tate Rodemaker Sr
Defense Pos. # Name Class NB 0 Ken Moore Jr. Jr DE 1 Caleb Fisher Sr DE 2 Micah Nelson Sr S 3 Samaurie Dukes Sr LB 4 Jordan Thompson So LB 5 Hayward McQueen Jr. Sr DB 6 Bo Simpson-Nealy So S 7 Ed Jones IV Sr DT 8 Jahleel Anderson Sr CB 9 Darian Anderson Jr. Jr DE 10 Justin Wallace Jr DE 11 Kenyon Partridge So CB 12 Hasaan Sykes So CB 13 Marseille Taylor Jr DT 14 Vanier Baptiste III Fr DE 15 Gavin Rowell Jr S 16 Jhamari Pierre-Louis Jr LB 17 Armond Anderson Sr LB 18 Ryan McKinnis So CB 19 Cam Smith So S 20 Na'koma Simpson-Nealy Fr CB 21 Cam'Ron Dabney Sr NB 22 Jeno Junius Jr. So S 24 Zayveon Wells So NB 25 Nas Ashenafi Fr NB 26 Devin Brown Fr CB 27 Jayden Cornelius Fr CB 29 Christian Robbins Fr DE 30 Richard Garrett Jr CB 31 Don Robinson III Jr S 32 AJ Mintze Fr S 33 Lee Campbell Jr LB 34 Joshua Collins Fr LB 35 Trey Berry III Fr NB 36 Ja'Morri Downing Jr CB 37 Chris Hobbs Fr CB 38 Canden McGill Fr S 39 Julian Quintero Fr DE 40 Cain Jefferson Fr LB 41 Beady Waddell V Fr LB 42 Hank Bodine Fr LB 43 Braeden Barger Fr DT 45 Sean Morris Sr LB 46 Nolan McClanahan Fr LB 47 Blue Monroe Jr LB 49 Bryce Hart Fr DT 57 Jeremy Johnson Fr DT 59 J'evon Bush Fr DL 90 Jamichael Wilson GS DT 91 Jackson Banks So DT 92 Brandon Joseph II Fr DT 93 Adrian Stone Fr DT 94 Jaden Meeks Fr DT 97 Caleb Bradford Sr DT 98 Jackson Hensley Fr DE 99 Jordan Cardentey Fr DB Trevaughn Martinez So
Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 56 Mabry Bumgarner So K 60 Marcus Trout Fr K 61 Bryan McCollum Fr LS 62 Emmett Rhoades So P 63 Thomas Guerrero Fr P 95 Stephen Brantley Jr K 96 Christian Lowery Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Jerry Odom – Defensive coordinator Rylan Wells – Offensive coordinator/recruiting coordinator Kerry Webb – Special teams coordinator Brian Cochran – Defensive line Kyle Dickey – Tight ends Malik Goodman – Safeties Ethan Harris – Cornerbacks Corey Headley – Quarterbacks/director of player personnel Jeremy King – Offensive line Greg McGruder – Wide receivers Rudi Small – Running backs Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
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