Western Carolina 10, Cincinnati 62 · Box Score

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Final · Week 2 · Sat, Sep 12, 2026

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Western Carolina

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Western Carolina	3	7	0	0	10
CIN	7	21	21	13	62

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Team stats

Western CarolinaFCS		CIN
13	First downs	32
241	Total yards	690
167	Passing yards	272
24-37	Comp-Att	28-31
4.5	Yards per pass	8.8
74	Rushing yards	418
20	Rushes	49
3.7	Yards per rush	8.5
2-12	3rd down	8-11
1-2	4th down	1-2
5-45	Penalties-yards	11-105
1	Turnovers	0
0	Fumbles lost	0
1	Interceptions thrown	0
27:23	Time of possession	32:37
0	Sacks	0
5	Tackles for loss	2
0	QB hurries	5
1	Passes defended	3
0	Defensive TDs	0
51	Kick return yards	42
—	Punt return yards	22
0	Passing TDs	2
1	Rushing TDs	7
4	Kicking points	8

Advanced stats

Western CarolinaFCS		CIN
+0.18	EPA per play	+0.71
50%	Success rate	68%
1.02	Explosiveness	1.28
+0.21	Rushing EPA per play	+0.60
53%	Rushing success rate	63%
+0.11	Passing EPA per play	+0.82
46%	Passing success rate	73%
58%	Standard downs success	71%
27%	Passing downs success	56%
3.07	Line yards per rush	4.56
0.87	Second-level yards	2.26
0.73	Open-field yards	2.89
20%	Stuff rate	11%
50%	Power success	67%
12%	Havoc caused	14%
3	Scoring chances	10
3.33	Points per chance	6.20
Own 22	Avg. starting field position	Own 33
2	Explosive plays	6
0%	Postgame win expectancy	100%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q18:57
FCS
Western CarolinaFG
(08:57) #60 B.McCollum field goal attempt from 33 yards GOOD (H: #63 T.Guerrero, LS: #57 K.Powell), clock 08:57
Drive: 12 plays, 60 yds
3-0
Q13:34
CincinnatiTD
(03:37) Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short right to #11 J.Gibson caught at WCU00, for 5 yards to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:34 #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
Drive: 13 plays, 75 yds
3-7
Q212:35
CincinnatiTD
(12:38) Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short left to #85 L.Waters caught at WCU00, for 2 yards to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:35 #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
Drive: 12 plays, 75 yds
3-14
Q26:23
FCS
Western CarolinaTD
(06:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush middle for 1 yard gain to the CIN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:23 #60 B.McCollum kick attempt good (H: #63 T.Guerrero, LS: #57 K.Powell)
Drive: 11 plays, 75 yds
10-14
Q23:00
CincinnatiTD
(03:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush right for 36 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:00, 1ST DOWN #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
Drive: 7 plays, 81 yds
10-21
Q20:38
CincinnatiTD
(00:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 Z.Johnson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:38 #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
Drive: 6 plays, 85 yds
10-28
Q39:10
CincinnatiTD
(09:18) Shotgun #6 G.Payne rush middle for 40 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:10, 1ST DOWN #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
Drive: 2 plays, 49 yds
10-35
Q35:03
CincinnatiTD
(05:06) Shotgun #6 G.Payne rush right for 17 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:03, 1ST DOWN #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
Drive: 3 plays, 73 yds
10-42
Q32:02
CincinnatiTD
(02:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Perry rush right for 40 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:02, 1ST DOWN #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
Drive: 3 plays, 61 yds
10-49
Q411:51
CincinnatiTD
(11:57) Shotgun #10 L.O'Brien rush left for 11 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:51, 1ST DOWN #93 M.Lemasters kick attempt failed (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
Drive: 8 plays, 59 yds
10-55
Q40:43
CincinnatiTD
(00:42) Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:43 #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
Drive: 12 plays, 57 yds
10-62

Score shown Western Carolina-CIN.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	Int
Lex Thomas	23/32	165	5.2	0
Isaac Lee	1/3	2	0.7	1
Patrick Harding	0/2	0	0.0	0

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Marlin Cochran	3	25	8.3	0	21
Josh Perry	7	24	3.4	0	7
Lex Thomas	5	18	3.6	1	8
Joshua Balloon	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jadarius Dobie	1	3	3.0	0	3
Derrick Davis Jr.	2	0	0.0	0	0
Anthony Benjamin	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	Yds	Avg	Long	Rec
Jake Young	49	9.8	19	5
Jai Boyd	32	5.3	9	6
Santana Carlos	26	13.0	25	2
AJ Colombo	17	8.5	13	2
Kha'Leal Sterling	12	12.0	12	1
Josh Perry	11	5.5	9	2
Derrick Davis Jr.	7	3.5	7	2
Bode Burns	6	6.0	6	1
Kale Woodburn	5	2.5	5	2
Austin Cunningham	2	2.0	2	1

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	TFL	PD
Andre Jackson Jr.	7	3	0.5	0
Alant'e Reese	7	3	0	0
Ken Moore Jr.	6	3	0.5	0
Ja'Torian Mack	6	0	0	0
Nas Ashenafi	5	2	1	0
Na'koma Simpson-Nealy	4	4	0	0
Ryan Mckinnis	4	3	0	0
Jermiyah Douglas	4	3	0	0
Braylon Jones	4	2	0	1
Braeden Barger	4	1	0	0
Caleb Young Jr.	4	1	0	0
Beady Waddell V	4	0	0	0
Jaden Meeks	4	0	0.5	0
Caleb Turner-Allen	3	2	0	0
Devin Brown	3	2	0	0
Joshua Collins	3	1	0.5	0
Jayden Cornelius	3	1	0	0
Trystan Anderson	2	1	0	0
Marseille Taylor	2	1	0	0
Jayden Joselin	2	1	0	0
Marco Patierno	2	0	0.5	0
Jordan Martin-Durham	2	0	0	0
Derrick Davis Jr.	1	1	0	0
Dylan Harris	1	1	0	0
Hank Bodine	1	1	0	0
Jakoby Diamond	1	1	0	0
Terrell Poyser	1	1	1	0
Brandon Joseph II	1	0	0	0
Christian Robbins	1	0	0	0
Chase Kerns	1	0	0.5	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Anthony Benjamin	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Bryan McCollum	1/1	100.0	33	1/1	4

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Mark Fitzgerald	6	266	44.3	0	0	52

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Richard Hollis	1	26	26.0	26	0
Jadarius Dobie	2	25	12.5	16	0