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• wcu quick facts • GAME #1: WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS (0-0, 0-0 SoCon) vs. MERCER BEARS (0-0, 0-0 SoCon) Location:...... Cullowhee, N.C., 28723 Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 • 6:05 pm ET • Cullowhee, N.C. • E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Field (13,790) ...... Pronounced “KULL - uh - whee” Founded:...... 1889 Enrollment:...... 11,639 GAME COVERAGE: MERCER ...... Catamounts Nickname: TV BROADCAST: Head Coach: Bobby Lamb ...... Purple & Gold Colors: TALENT: Pete Yanity (pxp) & Jared Singleton (anaylst) Stadium:...... E.J. Whitmire Stadium (13,790) Record at MER: 37-31, 7th yr RADIO: Catamount Sports Network Field:...... Bob Waters Field (Desso Challenge Pro 2) Career Record: 104-71, 16th yr Affiliation:...... NCAA Div. I – Championship Subdivision (FCS) TALENT: Gary Ayers, Daniel Hooker, Jeff Bryson & Greg McLamb Conference:...... Southern ONLINE AUDIO: CatamountSports.com WESTERN CAROLINA Chancellor:...... Dr. Kelli R. Brown TWITTER: @Catamounts Head Coach: Athletics Director:...... Randy Eaton (UT-San Antonio, ‘90) SERIES HISTORY: Western Carolina trails, 2-3 (L–3) Record at WCU: 29-51, 8th yr FOOTBALL HISTORY: In Cullowhee:...... Series tied, 1-1 – Last Mtg: MER, 35-33 (2017) Career Record: same First Year of Football:...... 1931 In Macon, Ga.:...... WCU trails, 1-2 – Last Mtg: MER, 59-46 (2018) Seasons of Football:...... 86th All-Time / SoCon Record:...... 343-504-23 (.409) / 113-183-3 (.389) 2019 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE / RESULTS NCAA Postseason Appearances (Div. I):...... 2 (1) Postseason Record (Div. I):...... 3-2 (3-1) DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME/RESULT TV NOTES Best Finish:...... 1983 National Finalist (lost 43-7 to So. Illinois) AUG. 31 MERCER * CULLOWHEE 6:00 PM Nexstar/E+ WCU looks to halt an 8-game slide; combined 1,282 yds & 105 pts Last Appearance:...... 1983 2018 Record:...... 3-8 (Home: 2-3 | Away: 1-5) Sept. 7 at N.C. State Raleigh, N.C. 12:30 pm FSS 7th all-time series meeting between in-state foes; 1st since 2010 2018 SoCon Record (Finish):...... 1-7 (8th) (Home: 1-3 | Away: 0-4) SEPT. 14 NORTH GREENVILLE CULLOWHEE 3:30 PM ESPN+ First-ever meeting; campuses separated by less than 100 miles WCU FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF: Sept. 21 Bye Week Head Coach:...... Mark Speir (Clemson, 1990) Sept. 28 at Chattanooga * Chattanooga, Tenn. 4:00 pm ESPN+ WCU has lost 9 of last 10 in series; won last meeting at UTC in '17 • Head Coaching Record at WCU:...... 29-51, 18-36 SoCon OCT. 5 GARDNER-WEBB CULLOWHEE 3:30 PM ESPN+ Catamounts have won 4-straight in series dating back to 2010 • Overall Record:...... Same Oct. 12 at * Charleston, S.C. 2:00 pm ESPN3 WCU is 4-6 in last 10 meetings; won in Charleston in 2017 ASSISTANT COACHES / S U P P O R T STAFF Oct. 19 at Wofford * Spartanburg, S.C. 1:30 pm Nexstar/E+ WCU has dropped 3-straight; WOF rallied from a 20-7 deficit in '18 John Wiley (East Texas State, 1984)...... Defense Coord. / ILBs OCT. 26 FURMAN * CULLOWHEE 3:30 PM ESPN3 Tyrie Adams tossed 5 TD passes last year; WCU's Homecoming Tyler Carlton (Tulsa, 2009)...... co-Offensive Coord. / WRs John Holt (Appalachian, 2008)...... co-Offensive Coord. / OL Nov. 2 at VMI * Lexington, Va. 1:30 pm ESPN+ WCU looks to extend 16-game series win streak, 7-straight @VMI Mark Rhea (Toledo, 1991)...... AHC / Recruiting Coord. / OLB NOV. 9 ETSU * CULLOWHEE 3:30 PM Nexstar/E+ WCU dropped 3-OT thriller at ETSU in '18; slim series lead, 24-23-1 Keith Henry (Catawba, 1989)...... SpTms Coord. / Nickels NOV. 16 SAMFORD * CULLOWHEE 2:00 PM ESPN+ Catamounts have won last two series meetings in Cullowhee Arketa Banks (Elon, 2003)...... RBs & TEs Nov. 23 at Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. TBA TBA Regular finale; WCU is 0-4 vs. the Tide; 1st mtg since 2014 Phillip Ely (Toledo, 2016)...... QBs Tripp Weaver (East Carolina, 2012)...... Pass Game Coord. / DBs * denotes game /// All times listed are Eastern Reuben Wright (Catawba, 1994)...... DL Deane Cheatham (James Madison, 2015)...... Def. Asst. / CBs A WESTERN CAROLINA WIN WOULD: • WCU has had three, seven-win seasons over its last five Al Degraffenreid (Western Carolina, 2017)...... Asst. WRs years under head coach Mark Speir ... the 7-5 record in Nich Mashburn (Western Carolina, 2013)...... Dir. of Football Ops • Halt the current eight-game slide for the Catamounts 2014 was WCU's first winning mark since 2005 (5-4) and Justin Speros (Clemson, 2017)...... Dir. of Scouting / Quality Control dating back to last season, giving WCU its first win since the most victories by a Catamount team since 2001 (7-4); Evan Barr (Tennessee, 2008)...... Dir. of Athletic Performance Sept. 22, 2018 – a 52-50 win over VMI in Cullowhee; • Last year, the Catamounts were hot out of the gate by Steven Honbarger (Appalachian, 2001)..... Dir. of Sports Medicine • End the three-game winless drought against Mercer, winning their first three games before dropping eight- Mike Taylor...... Athletics Equipment Manager representing WCU's first win over the Bears since a Sandy Neuenschwander...... Football Administrative Assistant straight ... Of the eight-consecutive losses, WCU dropped come-from-behind, 24-21, victory in Cullowhee in 2015; TWO by six points or fewer and held double-digit leads in WESTERN CAROLINA MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION: • Give head coach Mark Speir his 30th career victory at FOUR games – 14 at Mercer (L, 59-46), 15 at #25 ETSU (L Asst. AD/Media Relations (FB Contact):...... Daniel Hooker the helm in Cullowhee making him just the fifth WCU in 3OT, 45-43), 14 vs. The Citadel (L, 38-24), and 13 vs. No. • Email Address:...... [email protected] head coach to win 30-or-more games ... It would put him 14 Wofford (L, 38-23); • Office / Cell Phone:...... (828) 227-2339 / (828) 508-2494 one win shy of matching Steve Hodgin (31, 1990-96) for Director of Media Relations (Secondary FB):...... Steven Grandy • WCU has 14 players making 2019 their senior season – fourth on the WCU career coaching chart. • Email Address:...... [email protected] EIGHT players on offense and SIX on defense; Director of Media Relations:...... Denise Gideon A WESTERN CAROLINA LOSS WOULD: • WCU returned 15 out of a possible 25 starters between its • Email Address:...... [email protected] • Represent the ninth-straight defeat for WCU dating offense, defense, and special teams ... That includes SIX Director of Video Operations:...... Noah Sautter back to last season when the Catamounts dropped eight- starters on offense,SEVEN on defense, and TWO back on • Email Address:...... [email protected] straight games after winning their first three games, special teams in specialist starters ... Combined, WCU has Video Operations Assistant:...... Doug Thompson 36 total returning letter winners from 2018, nearly equaled ...... (828) 227-2116 WCU's best start to a season since 1976; Football Press Box Phone: with 32 newcomers and 22 players that took redshirts; Athletics Mailing & Overnight Address:...... WCU Athletics • A ninth-straight loss would be the longest such losing 92 Catamount Road – Ramsey Center skid since dropping 10-straight back in 2012, the first sea- • A combined 18 Western Carolina football players SHARE a Cullowhee, N.C. 28723 son under coach Mark Speir. LAST name – none of which are related: CAMPBELL...... Chris (LB) Nick (OL) CATAMOUNT QUICK SLANTS: HARRIS...... Alan (LB), Christian (DL), Ty (LB) • Western Carolina’s 2019 roster includes a combined 56 JOHNSON...... Dawson (OL), Kaleb (WR), Roman (DL) players from the state of ... is sec- JONES...... Reggie (DB), Trent (OL), Will (QB) ond with 19, followed by South Carolina (15), Florida (6), MULLEN...... Jaheim (WR), Nate (WR) Tennessee (4), Alabama & Ohio (2) ... One each from Ken- SMITH...... Darrius (LB), Jess (WR), Tyler (OL) tucky, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia; YOUNG...... Connell (RB), Jaylin (WR)

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THIS WEEK IN CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL /// AUGUST 25 – 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday MEETINGS: OFF MEETINGS: MEETINGS: NEXSTAR POSITION MEETING: GAME DAY 3:30 pm – 6:05 pm No Practice 2:45 pm 4:00 pm TELECONFERENCE: 4:00 pm Mercer at Academic 10:30 am PRACTICE: PRACTICE: PRACTICE: Western Carolina meetings with 4:15 – 6:15 pm PRACTICE: 6:15 – 7:00 pm position coaches 5:30 – 7:30 pm MEETINGS: 4:45 pm Walk-Thru 6:05 pm ET 2:45 pm Whitmire Stadium / No Media Waters Field PRACTICE: Availability Speir & select players avail- 4:30 – 5:30 pm able after the game

WCU INTERVIEW POLICY from media parking). Credentials will be issued only to PRESS RELEASES/STATISTICS The Western Carolina Office of Athletics Media Rela- those attending the game in a working capacity. Spouses, The WCU Media Relations Department produces a tions will assist media personnel with interview requests dates, children and other nonworkers will not be permitted weekly football release prior to each game during the of Western Carolina student-athletes, coaches and ad- in the press box. season. Cumulative statistics will be updated as soon as ministrators. To arrange interviews, please contact Daniel possible after each contest. Media members may receive Hooker, the Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations PHOTOGRAPHERS the releases and statistics by accessing the Athletics at least 24 hours in advance. Head Coach Mark Speir will Credentials for sideline photographers will be issued on Department web site at www.CatamountSports.com. be available for interviews following each practice and a first-come, first-serve basis with agencies covering the E-mail service is available upon request. To be placed following games. Other interviews with Coach Speir must participating schools on a regular basis receiving priority. on Western Carolina’s E-mail list, media members are be set-up in advance and it is requested that the nature Free-lance photographers may request credentials on a asked to contact the Office of Athletic Media Relations. of the interview be submitted to WCU Media Relations in game-by-game basis. All free-lance photographers must writing at least 24 hours prior. submit proofs featuring game or sideline action to the CATAMOUNTS ON THE WEB Student-athletes will be available for interviews after Media Relations Office no later than four days following The WCU football home page at CatamountSports.com practices through Wednesday. Unless special permission the game. Each photographer must pick up a photo pass provides the latest information regarding the Catamounts, is granted well in advance, the cut-off time for student- from the press box or media will call prior to the game. including updated statistics, a roster, game notes and athletes during game weeks will be Noon on Thursday. press releases. Also on the department’s main site is NO PHOTOGRAPHERS OR MEDIA PERSONNEL ARE information on all of WCU athletics programs, lodging, WCU FOOTBALL PRACTICE POLICY PERMITTED WITHIN THE TEAM AREA AT ANY TIME. directions to campus and the latest local weather forecast. WCU football practices are open to the public. Media For those unable to attend contests, the Catamount members are asked to refrain from contacting student- MEDIA PARKING Sports Network will broadcast each game over the Internet athletes at their home or dormitory and student-athletes’ Media parking for WCU home football games – BY utilizing Stretch Internet. phone numbers will not be released by the Media Relations PERMIT ONLY – is located in the church parking lot directly All the current data you need on the Catamounts is as Office. Out-of-town media may set up phone interviews to across the street and behind the press box of E.J. Whitmire close as your computer at CatamountSports.com. be conducted in the Department of Athletics. Coach Speir Stadium on Forest Hills Road. The lot is identified and a may be reached weekday mornings, however, it is asked media parking placard must be displayed to gain admit- Southern Conference football games will be streamed that a specific interview time be scheduled through the tance. The lot will be staffed by a member of the WCU for free through ESPN + or ESPN3 and the ESPN app. Media Relations office. Athletics Media Relations staff who will have a checklist of those authorized to park in the media lot. POSTGAME INTERVIEWS The WCU locker room is CLOSED at the end of all games played. However, following a 10-minute “cooling off” pe- A combined eight stations across North Carolina riod, Coach Speir and requested players will be brought to are set to carry football broadcasts of the Cata- the media room on the first floor of the Ramsey Center. The mount Sports Network (CSN) during the 2018 sea- availability of the visiting locker room will be announced son ... CSN has also again partnered with Stretch in the press box after conferring with the visiting SID. The Internet to provide unlimited streaming audio visiting locker room is located in the back portion of the through the athletics web site, CatamountSports. Jordan-Phillips Field House. A space for interviews will be available outside the locker room or up on the Field House com. patio, if available. 2019 BROADCAST CREW (HOME) WORKING CREDENTIALS Play-by-Play:...... Gary Ayers Newsprint and electronic media representatives plan- Catamount Sports Network Color Analyst:...... Greg McLamb ning to cover football games at Western Carolina University ...... Daniel Hooker are asked to request in written form working credentials 2019 Football Affiliates: Host / Producer:...... Jeff Bryson from WCU’s Media Relations Office. Season passes will be 90.5 FM WWCU...... Cullowhee issued to those who cover the Catamounts on a permanent 2019 BROADCAST CREW (ROAD) 105.7 FM / 540 AM WRGC...... Sylva basis. Our limited working space in the press box will be Play-by-Play:...... Gary Ayers assigned by priority to WCU beat writers, beat writers of 104.9 FM / 1050 AM WFSC...... Franklin Color Analyst:...... Daniel Hooker the opponents, metropolitan media filing for deadline and 102.9 FM / 1310 AM WISE...... Asheville Host / Producer:...... Jeff Bryson specialty publications. 970 AM WYSE ...... Canton Sideline Reporter:...... Greg McLamb If time permits, credentials will be mailed. If not, cre-

dentials can be picked up on game day (two hours prior to kickoff) at the media will call on the upper plaza of the Online at CatamountSports.com Ramsey Center at the south end of the stadium (nearest the press box side of Whitmire Stadium, across the street

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STORY LINES IN SATURDAY’S SEASON-OPENING MEETING WITH MERCER THE CATAMOUNTS IN SOUTHERN CONFERENCE OPENERS: • LOOKING TO BOUNCE BACK: Last year, the Catamounts were hot out of the gate by • Since joining the SoCon in 1977 (member in 1976, although did not compete for the cham- winning their first three games – the program’s best start since 1976 ... However, WCU pionship until 1977), Western Carolina is 23-19 overall in conference openers including a dropped eight-straight to end the year ... Of the eight-consecutive losses, WCU lost TWICE record of 15-4 at home in Cullowhee; by six points or fewer and held double-digit leads in FOUR games – 14 at Mercer (L, 59-46), • WCU opens its Southern Conference slate at home on Saturday, the third-straight year 15 at #25 ETSU (L in 3OT, 45-43), 14 vs. The Citadel (L, 38-24), and 13 vs. No. 14 Wofford WCU's league-opener has come at home – and for the fourth time in the past seven years (L, 38-23) ... WCU looks to halt the eight-game slide with the 2019 opener against Mercer; dating back to 2013; • OPENING THE YEAR IN LEAGUE PLAY: Western Carolina kicks off the 2019 season • In the way of memorable home-opening league wins, WCU upset the 10th-ranked Pala- against Southern Conference-foe, the Mercer Bears ... Saturday marks just the third time dins in 1987 and the 2nd-ranked Furman squad in 2005 in its first home SoCon games ... in program history that WCU has opened a season against a Southern Conference op- Two years ago, WCU upset No. 17 Samford in its first SoCon home game ... WCU lost its ponent – and the first-time since 1980 that WCU has opened a year at home against a first-ever home SoCon league game to Chattanooga, 21-10, in 1977. conference foe, defeating VMI in front of over 11,600 fans ... Saturday marks the second- • The Catamounts are 8-15 in SoCon openers played on the road … WCU last won its SoCon time in Mercer’s SoCon history that the Bears open the year against a conference foe – the opener in 2014 with a 35-17 road win at Furman, snapping a string of eight-straight losses first-time on the road ... Mercer hosted 15th-ranked The Citadel to open the 2016 season; in the first SoCon game. • FIRST INGLES SOCON GAME OF THE WEEK: Saturday marks the first game in the South- WCU PICKED FOURTH BY COACHES, FIFTH BY MEDIA: ern Conference’s 13-game “Game of the Week” package on Nexstar as Mercer visits West- • Western Carolina was picked to finishEIGHTH in both the coaches and media polls, the ern Carolina ... WCU is slated to be the conference’s game of the week three times in 2019 lowest preseason prediction for the Catamounts since being pegged ninth back in 2013 including twice at home – vs. Mercer on Aug. 31 and Nov. 9 against ETSU – and a third time ... the top three in both polls were identical with Wofford picked to win the league crown on the road at Wofford on Oct. 19. followed by Furman and ETSU ... the latter half of the poll also mirrored each other with WESTERN CAROLINA VS. MERCER – SERIES HISTORY: Samford in sixth followed by The Citadel, WCU, and VMI ... the only difference came in fourth and fifth between Chattanooga and Mercer swapping the two positions respectively • Western Carolina trails Mercer, 2-3, in the all-time series history ... WCU won the first two games in 2014 and 2015 with the Bears riding a three-game win streak over WCU after last between the coaches and media. year’s win in Macon ... the series meetings have been split in Cullowhee, 1-1; ADAMS COMPLETES THE 2,000 / 1,000 YARD SEASON IN 2018: • The average margin of victory between these two squads over the first four meetings is • WCU QB TYRIE ADAMS finished the 2018 season with 2,417 yards passing and 1,006 just 9.2 points ... Mercer holds a 174-to-162 edge in total points scored in the series as the yards rushing giving WCU a fourth-straight, 1,000-yard rusher – Detrez Newsome (now Bears have averaged 34.8 points and WCU 32.4 points per game in the series. with the LA Chargers) recorded a school-record, three-straight 1,000 yards seasons; WESTERN CAROLINA FOOTBALL IN SEASON OPENERS: • Adams joined an elite class of players to secure 2,000+ yards passing while also rush- • Western Carolina improved to 16-27 in season openers since joining the Southern Con- ing for 1,000+ yards in a single season as just 14 FCS players have accomplished the ference in 1976 after the season-opening home win over Newberry in 2018 ... WCU has feat all-time ... Of the 14 FCS players, FOUR played in the Southern Conference – WCU's only won THREE of its last SEVEN season-openers – all against South Atlantic Conference Adams, UTC’s Jacob Huesman (2015, 2014), and both DeAndre Presley (2010) and Armanti members in Mars Hill (2012, 2015) and Newberry (2018); Edwards (2006) of Appalachian State: • WCU's last win against a NCAA I opponent to start the year came back in 2002 FCS PLAYERS GAINING 2,000 YDS PASSING & 1,000 YDS RUSHING IN A SEASON: against Liberty on the road ... Last D-I season-opening home win came in 1980 vs. VMI; PLAYER, SCHOOL (SEASON) RUSH PASS • WCU won 4-of-5 season openers from 2004 through 2008 (W vs. West Virginia State, - Tyrie Adams, Western Carolina (2018)...... 1,006 yds 2,417 yds 2004; Mars Hill, 2005; Chowan, 2006; L at Alabama, 2007 ; W vs. Shorter, 2008) ... Of the - Noah Johnson, Alcorn (2018)...... 1,180 yds 2,207 yds 16-27 record in season openers since joining the SoCon, WCU is 12-1 when the game is - Eli Jenkins, Jacksonville State (2015)...... 1,161 yds 2,788 yds played at home and just 4-26 when it’s played on the road. - Jacob Huesman, Chattanooga (2015)...... 1,380 yds 2,117 yds - Jake Melville, Colgate (2015)...... 1,171 yds 2,552 yds WCU IN HOME OPENERS AT WHITMIRE STADIUM: - Tre Roberson, Illinois St. (2014)...... 1,029 yds 3,221 yds • Western Carolina improved to a 34-11 record in home openers since moving into E.J. - John Robertson, Villanova (2014)...... 1,078 yds 2,846 yds Whitmire Stadium back in 1974, that following last season’s fifth-straight home-opening - Jacob Huesman, Chattanooga (2014)...... 1,009 yds 2,731 yds victory – a 33-26 “White Out” win over Newberry; - Bryan Bennett, Southeastern La. (2013)...... 1,046 yds 3,165 yds - Gavin McCarney, Colgate (2012)...... 1,406 yds 2,372 yds • WCU has won 16 of its 19 home opening games since 2000 ... WCU claimed victory in - DeAndre Presley, App State (2010)...... 1,039 yds 2,631 yds 11-straight home openers between 1998 and 2008. - , App State (2006)...... 1,153 yds 2,251 yds LAST YEAR’S MEETING – MERCER 59, WESTERN CAROLINA 46 (OCT. 20, 2018): - Barrick Nealy, Texas St. (2005)...... 1,057 yds 2,875 yds • QB TYRIE ADAMS amassed a school-record 545 yards of total offense including 360 - David Dinkins, Morehead St. (1999)...... 1,138 yds 2,011 yds yards through the air and a career-high 185 yards rushing in a tough road loss as Western CATAMOUNTS ANNOUNCE 2019 SEASON CAPTAINS: Carolina fell to Mercer, 59-46, at Five Star Stadium ... Adams accounted for four touch- • Four Western Carolina seniors including redshirt senior TYRIE ADAMS, red- downs – two rushing and a pair of passing scores – as the Catamounts piled up 710 yards shirt senior wide receiver NATE MULLEN, redshirt senior safety JERMICHAEL WHITE, and of total offense, finishing just one yard shy of the school-record (711 in 1969) ... All told, the senior defensive back DEVARIUS CORTNER each earned the team captain’s “C” for 2019 two teams combined for 1,282 yards of offense and 105 total points. as determined by a team vote; • Held scoreless and to just 66 total yards in the first quarter, Mercer made the right moves • Adams, the SoCon’s Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and a first-team preseason in rebounding to finish with over 500 yards of offense over the final three frames ... WCU All-SoCon selection, is poised to break several of WCU’s offensive records entering the jumped out to a 14-0 lead and reclaimed its two-score cushion on a 58-yard pitch-and- 2019 season. He has graced two of the nation’s top offensive player of the year watch lists catch from Adams to RB CONNELL YOUNG ... All told, the two teams combined for 48 this preseason including the STATS FCS for a second-consecutive points in a wild second quarter with Mercer scoring all 28 of its first half points in the season. One of his top weapons returning this fall is Mullen, who hauled in a team-best 55 second stanza with the Catamounts trailing by a point, 28-27, at halftime; passes for 600 yards and two receiving TDs last year; • Including 10-straight points out of the locker room, the Bears were able to outscore the • WCU’s two defensive captains White and Cortner have played in a combined 60 games Catamounts in the second half, 31-to-19, capitalizing on an and forcing a fum- with 136 total tackles. White, who was limited to just three games due to injury a year ago, ble as WCU was looking to punch in a short-yardage score in the game’s closing moments; has 104 career tackles from his safety position while Cortner, who has been a vocal leader • WCU ran a season-high 95 offensive plays at Mercer – the fourth-most by a SoCon team this preseason, has 32 career stops. last season … the 95 plays were WCU’s most since running 96 in the 2014 season-opener QUICK SLANTS – NOTING THE CATAMOUNTS: at USF in Tampa, Fla. – and four off the school-record of 99 run against Marshall in 1991; • Even with Saturday’s season-opening league game, the Catamounts play three of their • Mercer QB Kaelan Riley threw for three and 294 yards for the Bears who first four SoCon games away from the friendly confines of Whitmire Stadium; finished with 572 yards of offense in a balanced attack. Tee Mitchell ran for 157 yards and a and had 61 yards and a score receiving while backfield counterpart Tyray • Western Carolina had one of the nation’s top scoring offenses a season ago, averaging Devezin rumbled for 94 yards on just eight touches and two TDs on the ground. 31.5 points per game, second in the SoCon and 31st in the NCAA FCS ... Back from that

2019 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL PAGE 3 vs. MERCER CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM /// WESTERN CAROLINA VS. MERCER – GAME NOTES high-scoring squad are 38 – 20 receiving and 18 rushing – • WCU returns two All-America selections to the field in of its 41 offensive touchdowns ... Leading the way is its re- 2019 – four-year starter at quarterback TYRIE ADAMS and cord-setting quarterback in redshirt senior TYRIE ADAMS, two-year starter at tight end OWEN COSENKE both col- who is poised to climb atop the program’s all-time career lected national recognition a season ago … Sophomore LB charts for total offense and passing yards in the season- TY HARRIS joined Cosenke by also being named a sopho- opener ... Adams accounted for 26 touchdowns a year ago more All-America selection by HERO Sports; including 16 through the air and a career-best 10 on the • WCU tallied a season-high – and school-record – 35 first ground to finish second on the team in scoring; downs at Mercer, supplanting the previous benchmark of • WCU returns a combined seven starters defensively in- 34 set in the home win over Gardner-Webb in 2016; cluding three of the team’s top six tacklers from a season • PK WILL HORTON returns as Western Carolina’s leading ago ... Linebackers MICHAEL MURPHY and TY HARRIS scorer from a season ago with 87 points including 17 made along with defensive back RONALD KENT JR., who was a field goals and 36-of-37 on PATs. two-time Freshman All-America selection last fall, each fin- • Catamount football was honored by the Football Cham- ished among WCU’s tackle leaders in 2018 with 45-or-more pionship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association (FCS ABOUT WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY: total stops apiece ... KENT collected preseason first-team ADA) as a recipient of the Academic Progress Rate (APR) All-SoCon plaudits in the secondary; WCU was founded in 1889 to bring higher education Award for the Southern Conference ... the Catamounts and career opportunities to the western region of North • WCU quarterback TYRIE ADAMS has earned the South- were among 26 NCAA FCS football programs to be recog- Carolina. A member of the University of North Caro- ern Conference’s Offensive Player of the Month honor in nized during the FCS ADA Luncheon on Monday, June 10 in lina system, WCU now provides an education to nearly each of his first three seasons; conjunction with the 2019 NACDA Convention in Orlando. 12,000 students – an all-time high for the university – from 48 states and 35 countries. The university’s mission is focused on quality education and preparation for responsible citizenship in a changing world. Since its founding, WCU has grown in size to be- 2019 SoCon Offensive Player of the Year Candidate come a major cultural, scientific, and educational force in Candidate for the 2019 Walter Payton Award the region and the state—and we’re still growing. HERO Sports Preseason All-America (2nd team) WCU’s academic programs span more than 120 special- ties — including the nation’s highest-ranked entrepre- neurship and project management programs, a national award-winning teacher education program, a criminal justice program used as a model for North Carolina’s accreditation program, and the nation’s first accredited four-year emergency medical care program. WCU’s distinguished faculty includes national award- winning authors, nationally and internationally recog- nized experts, and winners of Emmy, O. Henry, and Na-

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS tional Endowment for the Arts awards — to name a few. One of 11 NCAA FCS QBs to Pass for 2,000+ and Rush for 1,000+ in the Same Season Second Team All-America (All-Purpose) by STATS FCS • Five years after total student enrollment at Western Third Team All-America (All-Purpose) by HERO Sports Carolina University topped 10,000 for the first time in 2018 All-Southern Conference Second Team (Coaches & Media Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Month (September 2018) the institution’s history, records continued to tumble at Three-time Southern Conference Player of the Week in 2018 WCU with the 2014 fall enrollment of 10,382 ... Enroll- Finished 19th in voting for the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award (National Player of the Year) 2017 All-Southern Conference Second Team (Coaches & Media) ment held nearly steady with 10,340 in 2015-16 and Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Month (September 2017) set another all-time high in 2016-17 at 10,806 with the Three-time Southern Conference Player of the Week in 2017 2017 HERO Sports Sophomore All-America Team school cresting 11,500 in 2017-18 – a number that will 2016 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year fall again in 2019-20; Southern Conference All-Freshman Team Finished 4th in voting for the STATS FCS Award (National Freshman of the Year) First Team Freshman All-America by HERO Sports DID YOU KNOW: SoCon Offensive Player & STATS FCS National Freshman of the Week (Sept. 12, 2016) • Among WCU’s notable former players are current professional athletes in relief pitcher GREG HOLLAND TYRIE ADAMS’ WCU CAREER STAT TRACKER (Washington Nationals) and infielderTYLER WHITE (Los CAREER PASS COMPLETIONS: CAREER PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: Angeles Dodgers) in Major League ... Two for- 1. Troy Mitchell...... 2012-15...... 655 +61 1. TYRIE ADAMS...... 2016–...... 53 – – mer WCU football players made initial NFL rosters this 2. TYRIE ADAMS...... 2016– ...... 594 – – 2. Troy Mithell...... 2012-15...... 50 fall including KEION CROSSEN (7th round draft pick, 3. Jeff Gilbert...... 1981-84...... 463 3. Mike Pusey...... 1977-79...... 43 New England Patriots) and DETREZ NEWSOME, who 4. Brian Gaither...... 2000-03...... 422 4. Don Dalton...... 1966-69...... 39 signed as an undrafted free agent with the Chargers; 5. Mike Pusey...... 1977-79...... 420 5. Jeff Gilbert...... 1981-84...... 33 • Other notable former WCU student-athletes include CAREER PASS ATTEMPTS: CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE: former fullback, BRAD HOOVER; 1. Troy Mitchell...... 2012-15...... 1,051 +104 1. Troy Mitchell...... 2012-15...... 9,397 +8 former professional football player, DAVID PATTEN, 2. TYRIE ADAMS...... 2016–...... 947 – – 2. TYRIE ADAMS...... 2016–...... 9,389 – – who played for four NFL teams, most notably winning 3. Mike Pusey...... 1977-79...... 855 3. Lonnie Galloway...... 1990-93...... 6,932 three Super Bowl rings with the New England Patri- 4. Jeff Gilbert...... 1981-84...... 840 4. Mike Pusey...... 1977-79...... 5,863 ots; former NBA guard KEVIN MARTIN; 5. Jeff Gilbert...... 1981-84...... 5,343 5. Ronnie Mixon...... 1987-89...... 781 Olympic silver medalist from the 2012 men’s 4x400- CAREER PASSING YARDS: CAREER RUSHING YARDS: relay, MANTEO MITCHELL; current head 1. Troy Mitchell...... 2012-15...... 7,354 +75 1. Darrell Lipford...... 1974-77...... 4,089 +1,979 football coach, PAUL JOHNSON; former NFL referee 2. TYRIE ADAMS...... 2016–...... 7,279 – – 7. David Lomax...... 1965-68...... 2,289 +179 and current ESPN officiating analyst, GERALD AUSTIN; 3. Mike Pusey...... 1977-79...... 6,160 8. Darius Fudge...... 2003-06...... 2,274 +164 independent country music singer and recording art- 4. Lonnie Galloway...... 1990-93...... 5,545 9. Carlton Terry...... 1987-90...... 2,213 +103 ist, MATT STILLWELL; actor – and former Catamount 10. Leonard Williams...... 1979-83...... 2,210 +100 football player – SEGERS, actress BOBBI BAKER, and 5. Jeff Gilbert...... 1981-84...... 5,508 11. TYRIE ADAMS...... 2016–...... 2,110 –– former reality TV star, RACHEL REILLY.

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RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Tyrie Adams 11 194 1,215 209 1,006 5.2 10 48 91.5 Tyray Devezin 11 164 945 19 926 5.6 8 45 84.2 Connell Young 9 106 548 19 529 5.0 2 31 58.8 Tee Mitchell 9 126 706 21 685 5.4 6 62 76.1 Donnavan Spencer 11 80 514 9 506 6.3 4 75 46.0 Robert Riddle 4 20 86 34 52 2.6 3 20 13.0 Stephen Houzah 11 2 27 1 26 13.0 1 27 2.4 Will Jones 8 25 128 19 109 4.4 1 26 13.6 PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Tyrie Adams 11 143.94 188-300-6 62.7 2,417 16 64 219.7 Kaelan Riley 8 152.3 77-142-2 54.2 1,234 12 75 154.3 Will Jones 8 125.34 33-59-2 55.9 378 4 29 47.2 Robert Riddle 4 149.8 66-101-3 65.4 851 6 73 212.8 RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Nate Mullen 11 55 600 10.9 2 37 54.5 Marquise Irvin 11 54 814 15.1 5 42 74.0 Daquan Patten 11 39 567 14.5 5 51 51.5 Stephen Houzah 11 30 504 16.8 4 73 45.8 Jordan Mathis 11 38 602 15.8 1 58 54.7 David Durden 11 18 407 22.6 5 75 37.0 Connell Young 9 31 334 10.8 3 58 37.1 Tucker Cannon 11 17 212 12.5 2 36 19.3 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Daquan Patten 14 124 8.9 0 37 Marquise Irvin 9 97 10.8 0 33 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd Ian Berryman 38 1,574 41.4 58 3 14 16 17 0 Matt Shiel 52 2,265 43.6 60 2 21 20 14 1 Caleb Ferguson 6 221 36.8 43 1 2 1 0 0 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Stephen Houzah 12 355 29.6 0 91 Nate Mullen 11 188 17.1 0 28 David Durden 8 221 27.6 1 95 |------PATs ------| |------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Will Horton 0 17-22 36-37 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 87 Cole Fisher 0 12 40-40 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 76 Tyrie Adams 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-3 0 0 60 Tyray Devezin 9 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 Owen Cosenke 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 Tee Mitchell 7 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Tyrie Adams 11 494 1,006 2,417 3,423 311.2 Kaelan Riley 8 165 -65 1,234 1,169 146.1 Connell Young 9 106 529 0 529 58.8 Tyray Devezin 11 164 926 0 926 84.2 Donnavan Spencer 11 80 506 0 506 46.0 Robert Riddle 4 121 52 851 903 225.8 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Tyrie Adams 11 1,006 10 0 0 0 1,016 92.4 Tyray Devezin 11 926 97 0 0 0 1,023 93.0 Connell Young 9 529 334 0 0 0 863 95.9 Marquise Irvin 11 0 814 97 0 0 911 82.8 Nate Mullen 11 48 600 0 188 0 836 76.0 Stephen Houzah 11 26 504 0 355 0 885 80.5 Donnavan Spencer 11 506 142 0 98 0 711 67.8 Tee Mitchell 9 685 126 0 -2 0 809 89.9 2018 WESTERN CAROLINA DEFENSIVE LEADERS: HEAD–TO–HEAD TEAM COMPARISONS: 2018 MERCER DEFENSIVE LEADERS:

Tackles Leaders: GP UA–AA = Total Avg. WCU Offense MER Tackles Leaders: GP UA–AA = Total Avg. Mitchell Chancey...... 11...... 68–67 = 135...... 12.3 347...... Scoring...... 337 Will Coneway...... 11...... 45-49 = 94...... 8.5 Marvin Tillman...... 11...... 59–35 = 94...... 8.5 31.5...... Points Per Game...... 30.6 Malique Fleming...... 10...... 47-30 = 77...... 7.7 Michael Murphy...... 11...... 40–52 = 92...... 8.4 263...... First Downs...... 214 Lemarkus Bailey...... 11...... 39-20 = 59...... 5.4 Ty Harris...... 10...... 46-41 = 87...... 8.7 5,109...... Total Yards Gained...... 4,155 Eric Jackson...... 9...... 24-31 = 55...... 6.1 Jacquez Williams...... 10...... 34-28 = 62...... 6.2 464.5...... Yards Per Game...... 377.7 B.J. Bohler...... 11...... 35-13 = 48...... 4.4 Ronald Kent Jr...... 11...... 31-14 = 45...... 4.1 2,296...... Rushing Yardage...... 1,614 Harrison Poole...... 9...... 36-10 = 46...... 5.1 Reggie Jones...... 11...... 23-9 = 32...... 2.9 208.7...... Rushing Average per Game...... 146.7 Sidney Otiwu...... 8...... 21-20 = 41...... 5.1 Solomon Clark...... 9...... 15–14 = 29...... 3.2 Bradley Earnest...... 9...... 21–13 = 34...... 3.8 2,813...... Passing Yardage...... 2,541 Adam Henderson...... 11...... 14-14 = 28...... 2.5 Luke Ward...... 11...... 21-9 = 30...... 2.7 A.J. Rogers...... 11...... 19-8 = 27...... 2.5 255.7...... Passing Average per Game...... 231.0 Michael Freeman...... 10...... 17-20 = 27...... 2.7 TFL Leaders: Total Yds WCU Team Stats MER TFL Leaders: Total Yds Solomon Clark...... 8.5...... 54 72–632 (57.5)...... Penalties–Yards...... 66–570 (51.8) Lemarkus Bailey...... 8.0...... 30 Jacquez Williams...... 8.5...... 36 62/153, 41%...... 3rd Down Conversion...... 47/131, 36% Dorian Kithcart...... 7.5...... 27 Four players tied...... 5.0...... 11/17, 65%...... 4th Down Conversion...... 8/10, 80% Sacks Leaders: Total Yds Sacks Leaders: Total Yds WCU Defense MER Bradley Earnest...... 3.0...... 19 Solomon Clark...... 5.0...... 49 451...... Points Allowed...... 357 Dorian Kithcart...... 2.5...... 13 Jacquez Williams...... 4.0...... 30 41.0...... Points Allowed Per Game...... 32.5 Leaders: Total – Return Yds Interceptions Leaders: Total – Return Yds 5,411...... Total Yards Allowed...... 5,287 B.J. Bohler...... 2 – 34 Michael Murphy...... 3 – 128 yds 491.9...... Yards Allowed Per Game...... 480.6 Fumbles Forced Leader: Total Fumbles Forced Leader: Total 2,534...... Rushing Yards Allowed...... 2,423 Lemarkus Bailey...... 2 Jarquavius Wortham...... 3 230.4...... Rushing Average Allowed...... 220.3 Malique Fleming...... 2 2,877...... Passing Yards Allowed...... 2,864 Fumbles Recovered Leader: Total Fumbles Recovered Leader:...... Total – Return Yds Michael Murphy / Jacquez Williams...... 2 261.5...... Passing Average Allowed...... 260.4 Sidney Otiwu / Eric Jackson...... 2

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WESTERN CAROLINA – THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WHO TO WATCH FOR – CATAMOUNT OFFENSE RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TD: #12 // TYRIE ADAMS // 6-2 // R-SR. // QB // ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. // DIXIE HOLLINS HS WCU:...... Angelo Brown at Chattanooga – Oct. 13, 2007 (27 yards) • AWARDS: 2016 SoCon Freshman of the Year ... 2017 Second Team All- Opp:...... Alvin Kamara, Tennessee – Sept. 19, 2015 (50 yards) Southern Conference ... 2018 & 2019 Walter Payton Award Watch List RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TD: ... 7-time SoCon Offensive Player of the Week (3X in 2018) & three-time WCU:...... Detrez Newsome at South Carolina – Nov. 19, 2016 (93 yards) SoCon Offensive Player of the Month in September (2016, 2017, & 2018); Opp:...... David Durden, Mercer – Oct. 20, 2018 (95 yards) • 53 career passing TDs (ALL-TIME LEADER) ... Has 7,279 career pass- ing yards (2nd in WCU history) & 9,389 yards of total offense (2nd in WCU RETURNED AN INTERCEPTION FOR A TD: history) ... Led the SoCon in rushing (91.5 yds/gm) and had a SoCon- WCU:...... Michael Murphy vs. VMI – Sept 22, 2018 (46 yards) best six, 100-yard rushing games this fall Opp:...... Ed Britt (25 yds) and Deonte Davis (32 yards) of Presbyterian – Oct. 4, 2014 • Eclipsed his own school-record with 545 yards of total offense includ- ing a career-high 185 rushing yards at Mercer in 2018 – the third-best SCORED ON A FUMBLE RECOVERY: single-game total offense performance in SoCon history. WCU:...... A.J. Newman & Nate Link at Chattanooga – Sept. 30, 2017 Opp:...... Ugonna Akoh of Presbyterian (73 yards) – Oct. 3, 2015 #5 // CONNELL YOUNG // 6-0 // SR. // RB // GREENSBORO, N.C. // DUDLEY HS RECORDED A SAFETY: • Converted to wide receiver two years ago from running back in an ef- WCU:...... TEAM vs. Samford – Oct. 24, 2015 fort to get the talented athlete on the field – but converted back to run- Opp:...... Jerrell Lawson of Chattanooga (sack/safety) – Oct. 13, 2018 ning back prior to the 2018 season; • Rushed for a career-high 105 yards in the road victory over Gardner- BLOCKED A PUNT: Webb in 2018, his first-career 100-yard rushing performance ... Scored WCU:...... Jacquez Williams vs. ETSU – Oct. 14, 2017 rushing & receiving TD ... Ranks 6th in SoCon in rushing (73.6 yds/gm) Opp:...... Sean-Thomas Faulkner & Bradley Carter of The Citadel (2) – Nov. 3, 2018 and is 4th in all-purpose yards (113.1 yds/gm); • Has 55 career receptions ... Has SIX receiving touchdowns including BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT: scores at Gardner-Webb, Furman, and Mercer in 2018; WCU:...... Ezavian Dunn & Tahjai Watt, vs. VMI – Nov. 5, 2016 • Named to the SoCon All-Freshman team as a return specialist in 2016. Opp:...... TM at Gardner-Webb – Sept. 14, 2018 #2 // NATE MULLEN // 5-9 // R-SR. // WR // HARRISBURG, N.C. // HICKORY RIDGE HS HAD A 100-YARD RUSHER: WCU:...... Tyrie Adams (22-for-167) vs. No. 14 Wofford – Nov. 10, 2018 Opp:...... Brandon Rainey (31-for-188) & Clay Harris (27-for-126) of The Citadel – Nov. 3, 2018 • Senior leader in an otherwise youthful but talented wide receiver room; • In his second season after transferring from Charlotte ... In addition to HAD A 100-YARD RECEIVER: wide receiver, also dropped back on kickoff returns ... Returned 11 kicks WCU:...... Jordan Mathis (7-for-115 yards) vs. No. 14 Wofford – Nov. 10, 2018 and fielded numerous fair catches last season; Opp:...... Kelvin McKnight (8-for-138) & Jai’Rus Creamer (8-for-138) of Samford – Oct. 6, 2018 • Led the Catamounts with 55 receptions in 2018 to rank fifth in the TEAMMATES RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS IN THE SAME GAME: Southern Conference ... His 5.0 receptions per game average ranked him sixth in the league, catching at least two passes in all 11 games ... WCU:...... Tyrie Adams (12-for-106) & Connell Young (14-for-105) Finished with 600 recceiving yards with a pair of receiving touchdowns...... at Gardner-Webb – Sept. 14, 2018 Opp:...... Brandon Rainey (31-for-188) & Clay Harris (27-for-126) ...... of The Citadel – Nov. 3, 2018 WHO TO WATCH FOR – CATAMOUNT DEFENSE TEAMMATES HAD 100 RECEIVING YARDS IN THE SAME GAME: WCU:...... Daquan Patten (6 for 159 yds) & Jordan Mathis (5 for 100 yds) #30 // MICHAEL MURPHY // 6-2 // R-JR. // DB // SPARTANBURG, S.C. // SPARTANBURG HS ...... at Furman – Sept. 29, 2018 Opp:...... Kelvin McKnight (8 for 138 yds) and Jai’Rus Creamer (9 for 101 yds) • WCU's leading returning tackler from last season, recording 92 total tack- ...... of Samford – Oct. 6, 2018 les witih 5.0 tackles for loss ... His 8.4 tackles per game average ranked him eighth in the SoCon in 2018 ... Recorded at least six total tackles in TEAMMATES HAD 100 YDS RUSHING AND RECEIVING IN THE SAME GAME: each of WCU's 11 seasonal games, twice posting double-digit tackles; WCU:...... Tyrie Adams (22–185 rushing yds) & ...... & Connell Young (6–102) – at Mercer – Oct. 20, 2018 • Recorded three interceptions in 2018, returning his first career pick 46 Opp:...... Diocemy Saint Juste (202 yds rush) & Dylan Collie (100 yds receiving) yards to set-up a touchdown that proved to be the difference-maker in hte 52-50 home win over VMI ... Also posted INTs in overtime at ETSU and ...... of VMI – Nov. 5, 2016 North Carolina, returning the pick 70 yards in Chapel Hill to set-up a TD. THREW AT LEAST FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES: WCU:...... Tyrie Adams (4) at No. 25 ETSU – Oct. 27, 2018 #13 // RONALD KENT JR. // 5-10 // SO. // DB // HARRISBURG, PA. // HARRISBURG HS Opp:...... Devlin Hodges of Samford (5) – Oct. 6, 2018 PLAYER SCORED AT LEAST FOUR TOUCHDOWNS: Appeared on the for • AWARDS: 2018 FCS Jerry Rice Award Watch List WCU:...... Donnavan Spencer vs. ETSU – Oct. 14, 2017 (4 rushing TDs) the nation’s top freshman & made a strong push for the SoCon Freshman Opp:...... Derrick Craine of Chattanooga – Oct. 31, 2015 (4 rushing TDs) of the Year in 2018 ... Was a preseason first-team All-SoCon selection as a defensive back; PLAYER KICKED AT LEAST FOUR FIELD GOALS: • Ranked sixth on the WCU defense with 45 total tackles including 31 solo WCU:...... Joshua Gibson at VMI – Oct. 21, 2017 (4-for-4 FGs) stops – the fourth-most on the team; Opp:...... Ray Early of Furman – Nov. 16, 2013 (6 FGs) • Kent posted a team-high 12 pass break-ups, the first Catamount to hit TEAM SCORED AT LEAST 50 POINTS: double-digit PBUs since former standout Trey Morgan had 10 back in WCU:...... 52 vs. VMI – Sept. 22, 2018 2016 – (12, 2002), tied for sixth in the single-season record books. Opp:...... 59 by Mercer – Oct. 20, 2018

#37 // TY HARRIS // 6-1 // JR. // LB // DACULA, GA. // DACULA HS TEAM SCORED AT LEAST 30 POINTS IN A HALF: WCU:...... 31 vs. VMI (2nd) – Sept. 22, 2018 • AWARDS: Named to the Sophomore All-America team by HERO Sports; Opp:...... 31 by Mercer (2nd) – Oct. 20, 2018 • Ranked fourth on the WCU squad in tackles in 2018 with 87 total tackles TEAM SCORED AT LEAST 25 POINTS IN A QUARTER: includin 46 solo stops and five tackles for loss with a pair of sacks ... His WCU:...... 28 vs. Davidson (1st) – Sept. 9, 2017 8.7 tackle per game average ranked him fourth in the SoCon ... Tallied Opp:...... 28 by Mercer (2nd) – Oct. 20, 2018 double-digit tackles four times on the season; TEAM WAS SHUTOUT: • Has 105 career tackles with 58 solo stops and 5.5 tackles for loss over WCU:...... by Chattanooga (51-0) – Nov. 1, 2014 the past two seasons ... Recorded a pair of interceptions in 2018. Opp:...... Shorter (35-0) – Aug. 28, 2008 SoCon Opp:...... Wofford (24-0) – Nov. 5, 2005

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Western Carolina looks to halt a trio of slides with the 2019 home-opener against the MISC. STATS / NOTES MERCER* (Nexstar/ESPN+) Mercer Bears. The Catamounts look to end an eight-game winless drought dating back (Purple Out / Fireworks) to last season, while also looking to stop a three-game slide in the head-to-head series Sat., Aug. 31 with against the Bears and a three-game losing skid in Cullowhee. Last year, the teams WESTERN CAROLINA 2018 OPENING DRIVES: Cullowhee, N.C. combined for 105 points and 1,282 total yards of offense including 710 by the Cata- OPP RESULT DETAILS 6:00 pm mounts, finishing just one yard shy of matching the school benchmark. Newberry...... FG...... Will Horton 29-yd FG; 6 plays – 65 yds at G-Webb...... TD...... T. Adams 33 yd pass to Young; 5 plays – 75 yds The Catamounts travel to the state capital to face fellow in-state state school NC State at NC State (FSS) at Carter- in the second game of the year. WCU and NC State have met VMI *...... TD...... Mullen 15-yd run; 9 plays – 62 yds Sat., Sept. 7 six times previously on the football gridiron, most recently in 2010 with every meeting at Furman *...... TD...... T. Adams 18 yd pass to Cosenke; 4 plays – 75 yds Raleigh, N.C. played in Raleigh. The first series meeting between the two came back in November of 12:30 pm at Samford *...... FUM...... C. Young, lost fumble; 1 play – (-1) yds 1986 – a 31-18 victory for the Wolfpack. NC State leads the all-time series, 6-0. Chattanooga *.....FUM...... T. Adams, fumble but regained; 3 plays – 3 yds at Mercer *...... TD...... T. Adams 23 yd pass to Mathis; 6 plays – 62 yds Golden pants with a purple & white tri-stripe return to the Catamount football sidelines N. GREENVILLE * (ESPN+) as a part of the first-ever meeting between Western Carolina and North Greenville on at ETSU *...... PUNT...... Berryman, 27-yd punt; 7 plays – 33 yds (Gold Out) the football gridiron in WCU's "Gold Out" game. The team has not had the secondary The Citadel *...... FG...... Will Horten 24-yd FG; 8 plays – 68 yds Sat., Sept. 22 Cullowhee, N.C. color pants as a part of its uniform regimine for since the 2012 season – and even then, Wofford *...... PUNT...... Berryman, 35-yd punt; 3 plays – 9 yds 3:30 pm the pants were solid gold. WCU did wear a similar throwback pant in 2013 against Fur- at N. Carolina...... PUNT...... Berryman, 36-yd punt; 3 plays – (-9) yds man to commemorate the 1983 Catamount football team.

Following a week-three bye week, the Catamounts travel to Finley Stadium to take at Chattanooga * (ESPN+) WCU 2018 2ND HALF OPENING DRIVES: on the Chattanonoga Mocs. Western Carolina has suffered losses in nine of the last Sat., Sept. 28 OPP RESULT DETAILS 10 series meetings – but derailed the Mocs, 45-7, in the most recent game played in Chattanooga, Tenn. Chattanooga. Last year, UTC's stingy defense held WCU's potent offense in check as the Newberry...... PUNT...... Ferguson, 32-yd punt; 7 plays – 25 yds 4:00 pm Catamounts were held to season lows of 238 yards of total offense and just six points. at G-Webb...... MFG...... W. Horton, 44-yard attempt; 8 plays – 36 yds

VMI *...... TD...... T. Adams 11 yd pass to Mullen; 6 plays – 75 yds Western Carolina looks for its fifth-consecutive victory in the head-to-head series with GARDNER-WEBB (ESPN3) at Furman *...... TD...... T. Adams 43 yd pass to Patten; 3 plays – 56 yds the Runnin' Bulldogs after last year's 28-10 win on a Friday in Boiling Springs in a game (WCU Family Weekend) at Samford *...... PUNT...... Berryman, 40-yd punt; 8 plays – 23 yds Sat., Oct. 5 that was altered by Hurricane Florence. WCU has won three of the five series meet- ings in Cullowhee, claiming a 44-14 victory in a home-opening "White Out" victory at Chattanooga *.....FUM...... D. Spencer, lost on exchange; 7 plays – 74 yds Cullowhee, N.C. 3:30 pm Whitmire Stadium in 2016. This year marks the fourth game in the original four-game at Mercer *...... DOWNS...... Failed 4th down rush; 10 plays – 46 yds home-and-home series. at ETSU *...... TD...... D. Spencer, 29-yd TD rush; 7 plays – 71 yds WCU travels to Charleston, S.C., to face the triple-option attack of The Citadel. Last The Citadel *...... BLK PNT...... Blocked punt; 7 plays – 17 yds at The Citadel* (ESPN3) season, the Bulldogs used a pair of third-quarter blocked punts to turn the tide, erasing Wofford *...... PUNT...... Berryman, 51-yd punt; 3 plays – 0 yds Sat., Oct. 12 a 14-point Catamount halftime lead with the Cadets' defense pitching a second-half at N. Carolina...... FG...... W. Horton, 26-yard; 7 plays – 61 yds Charleston, S.C. shutout to deny WCU consecutive series wins for the first-time since 2009-10. The Cata- 2:00 pm mounts won the last meeting played in the Lowcountry, downing the Bulldogs, 31-19, at Johnson-Hagood Stadium back in 2017.

Having been close to pulling the upset the past three seasons, WCU travels to Wofford at Wofford* (Nexstar/ESPN+) in league play at Gibbs Stadium in mid-October. The Terriers overcame a 20-7 WCU WESTERN CAROLINA 2018 BALL CONTROL STATS: Sat., Oct. 19 first-half lead last season for the 15-point, 38-23, victory in Cullowhee. The Catamount Spartanburg, S.C. offense racked up 414 yards of offense against the tough Terrier defense in the loss, but OPP DRIVES 3&OUT 1ST DWNS TOP 1:30 pm was limited to just three points in the second half with an interception on a would-be Newberry...... 12...... 2...... 26...... 26:52 game-tying drive ending WCU's chances. WCU last won in Spartanburg in 2015. at G-Webb...... 12...... 2...... 23...... 28:52 This year's "Battle for Purple Supremacy" in the Southern Conference sets the backdrop VMI *...... 15...... 3...... 32...... 29:40 FURMAN * (ESPN+) for Western Carolina's Homecoming game. It's the second time in the past three sea- (WCU Homecoming) at Furman *...... 12...... 0...... 29...... 32:14 sons that WCU and Furman meet on WCU's Homecoming Saturday. WCU has dropped Sat., Oct. 20 at Samford *...... 19...... 5...... 19...... 30:12 three-straight games in the head-to-head series with Furman – and has also lost three- Johnson City, Tenn. consecutive games on Homecoming coming on the heels of three-straight Homecom- Chattanooga *...... 11...... 1...... 11...... 22:14 L, 45-43 (3OT) at Mercer *...... 14...... 1...... 35...... 30:55 ing wins from 2013-15. at ETSU *...... 15...... 1...... 28...... 25:30 Last year, Michael Murphy returned an interception 46 yards for a TD and a 15-point The Citadel *...... 14...... 2...... 16...... 25:08 at VMI * (ESPN+) lead. But the Catamounts had to fend off a feverish VMI rally as the Keydets scored Wofford *...... 13...... 3...... 20...... 25:35 Sat., Nov. 2 two TDs in the game's final four minutes and survived a two-point conversion attempt at N. Carolina...... 14...... 1...... 24...... 27:14 Lexington, Va. to score the home victory. The two teams combined for 102 total points including 13 1:30 pm offensive touchdowns – six rushing and seven through the air. Western Carolina looks TOTAL DRIVES: 154 to extend its 16-game series win streak that dates back to 1992. 3 & OUT DRIVES: 21 November 9 marks the first "Blue Ridge Border Battle" rivalry game between the Cata- ETSU * (Nexstar/ESPN+) WCU DEFENSE 2018 BALL CONTROL STATS: mounts and Buccaneers to be played in Cullowhee. WCU has won four of the past seven (Blue Ridge Border Battle) series meetings overall though ETSU has claimed two of the last three including the re- OPP DRIVES 3&OUT 1ST DWNS TOP Sat., Nov. 9 newal of the rivalry at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2016. ETSU survived WCU's upset bid Newberry...... 11...... 2...... 22...... 33:08 Cullowhee, N.C. in Johnson City a year ago, claiming a triple-overtime, 45-43, win on a rainy afternoon 3:30 pm at G-Webb...... 11...... 3...... 18...... 31:08 to claim the traveling trophy in the inaugural "Blue Ridge Border Battle." VMI *...... 15...... 1...... 33...... 30:35 at Furman *...... 13...... 2...... 20...... 27:46 Western Carolina looks to avenge a frustrating loss at Samford last year that saw the SAMFORD * (ESPN+) Catamounts lose three fumbles in the first quarter in a 66-28 defeat. The last four series at Samford *...... 20...... 1...... 37...... 29:48 (Hall of Fame / Senior Day) head-to-head meetings have been split evenly down the middle, 2-2 with both teams Chattanooga *...... 12...... 3...... 19...... 37:46 Saturday, Nov. 16 winning on their respective home fields. In the most recent Cullowhee meeting, Keion Cullowhee, N.C. at Mercer *...... 13...... 1...... 25...... 29:05 Crossen deflected a Devlin Hodges' pass on the game's final play to secure a 38-34 2:00 pm at ETSU *...... 15...... 2...... 30...... 34:30 victory for the Catamounts over the 17th-ranked Bulldogs. The Citadel *...... 14...... 1...... 21...... 34:52 Wofford *...... 12...... 4...... 21...... 34:25 Western Carolina wraps-up the regular season by traveling to Bryant-Denny Stadium at Alabama (TBA) to face perrenial SEC power, Alabama. The trip to Tuscaloosa is WCU's fifth all-time, at N. Carolina...... 15...... 0...... 30...... 32:3=46 Saturday, Nov. 23 each coming since 2004. The Catamounts and Crimson Tide most recently met on the Tuscaloosa, Ala. TOTAL DRIVES: 151 gridiron in 2014, a 48-14 win by Alabama. In that contest, WCU became the first team TBA 3 & OUT DRIVES: 20 that season to score an opening-drive TD against the Tide, grabbing the early 7-0 lead.

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MARK SPEIR AT A GLANCE Hometown: Kannapolis, N.C. Wife: Paige (Holt) of Pickens, S.C. Sons: Zeb and Jackson Alma Mater: Clemson, 1990 Master’s – Western Carolina, 1994 COACHING EXPERIENCE 1986-89: Clemson (Student Assistant) 1991-93: Western Carolina (Running Backs) 1994: Western Carolina (Outside Linebackers) 1995-96: Western Carolina l PERSONAL DATA: Originally from Kannapolis, N.C. ... His wife, Paige; the couple (Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator) has two sons, Zeb and Jackson ... Zeb is enrolled at Appalachian State and is a 1997-99: Presbyterian walk-on quarterback for the Mountaineer football team. (Defensive Line/Strength & Conditioning) l EDUCATION: Graduated from Clemson University with a bachelor’s degree in sec- 2000-01: Elon ondary education in ‘90; earned his Masters degree at WCU in 1994. (Running Backs/Sp.Tms/Recruiting Coord.) 2002: Elon (Defensive/Recruiting Coordinator) l COACHING EXPERIENCE: Speir returned to Cullowhee in 2012 after spending 2003-04: Appalachian State (Running Backs) nine seasons at Appalachian State where he was a part of three-consecutive FCS National Championships 2005-09: Appalachian State (Defensive Line) from 2005-07 ... He served as ASU’s recruiting coordinator from 2004 until 2011, while also coaching the inside linebackers prior to his departure. Speir also coached the Mountaineers’ running backs (2003-04), 2004-11: Appalachian State defensive line (2005-08) and defensive ends (2009-10) ... In 2009, Speir was tabbed as the NCAA Division (Recruiting Coordinator) I FCS Assistant Coach of the Year by the Coaches Association (AFCA) ... Prior to Appala- 2009-10: Appalachian State (Defensive Ends) chian State, Speir also made coaching stops at both at Presbyterian (1997-99) while the Blue Hose were a 2011: Appalachian State (Inside Linebackers) NCAA Division II member institution, and at Elon (2000-02) the year after the program made the transition 2012-pres.: Western Carolina (Head Coach) to a NCAA Division I school. A native of Kannapolis, N.C., Speir broke into coaching while an undergraduate at Clemson University, WCU’S ALL-TIME HEAD COACHING RECORDS working as a student assistant from 1986 through 1989, and helped the Tigers to three Atlantic Coast Conference HEAD COACH YRS SEASONS OVERALL SOCON (ACC) Championships during his four years. Following his graduation, Speir landed on Steve Hodgin’s staff in Cullowhee, first working with the Catamount running backs from 1991-93, then the linebackers in 1994 C.C. Poindexter 4 yrs 1931-34 10-26-2 – before coaching the defensive line and serving as the program’s recruiting coordinator from 1995-96 ... All 4 yrs 1935-38 4-30-3 – told, Speir has held the title of recruiting coordinator at three NCAA FCS institutions (WCU, Elon and ASU). James Whatley 3 yrs 1939-41 6-15-1 – SPEIR, WCU COACHING STAFF – FINALIST FOR 2014 : Marion McDonald 1 yr 1945 1-3-0 – Mark Speir and his coaching staff were among 20 national finalists for the 2014 Eddie Robinson Award given Tom Young 10 yrs 1946-55 39-55-4 – to honor the national Coach of the Year at the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. Dan Robinson 13 yrs 1956-68 51-67-6 – SPEIR TAKES #CATAMOUNTSTRONG TO 2015 BOSTON MARATHON: Bob Waters 20 yrs 1969-88 116-94-6 39-36-2 • Just days after his football team broke their annual spring drills in late April, WCU head football coach Mark Dale Strahm 1 yr 1989 3-7-1 1-4-1 Speir had one last item to check off before entering the summer months with his sights set on the team’s offi- Steve Hodgin 7 yrs 1990-96 31-45-0 22-31 cial report date in early August. Speir and his older brother, Ken, tackled the grueling 2015 Boston Marathon, Bill Bleil 5 yrs 1997-2001 23-32-0 18-22 the world’s oldest annual marathon, which ranks as one of the world’s most prestigious road racing events. Kent Briggs 6 yrs 2002-2007 22-43-0 12-32 • The Speir duo ran the 26.2 mile course – or 431.12 football fields ... Mark and his brother had almost identi- cal split times through the halfway point and both finished the marathon right at four and a half hours. Speir 4 yrs 2008-2011 8-36-0 3-21 wore a WCU Football shirt through the streets of Boston with one addition – the hastag, #ByrnesStrong, in Mark Speir 7 yrs 2012–pres. 29-51-0 18-36 honor and memory of friend, Steve Byrnes, a former NASCAR reporter who had passed away from cancer. TOTALS 85 YRS 343-504-23 113-182-3 MARK SPEIR GRANTED CONTRACT EXTENSION: RECORD BY UNIFORM UNDER MARK SPEIR On the heels of guiding the Catamounts to their first winning regular season since 2005 – and just the sec- ond finish above .500 for hte program since 2001 – the executive committee of Western Carolina University’s MR DATE OPPONENT JERSEY PANT RECORD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the request for a four-year contract extension for Catamount head 11/17/12 at Alabama WHITE GOLD 0-3 (L–3) football coach Mark Speir. WCU scored seven victories in 2014, matching the most for the team since winning 11/16/13 Furman PURPLE GOLD 1–3 (L–1) that same number in the 2001 season ... Speir was originally signed to a four and a half year contract. With 9/2/17 at Hawai’i White * PURPLE 0-1 (L–1) the extension – which begins on July 1, 2016 – Speir is under contract in Cullowhee through June of 2020. 9/9/17 Davidson BLACK BLACK 1-0 (W–1) MARK SPEIR ERA – A RETURN “HOME” TO CULLOWHEE: 10/28/17 FURMAN PURPLE BLACK 0-1 (L–1) The 2012 season-opening Thursday night game against Mars Hill marked the “official” beginning of the 11/17/18 at North Carolina WHITE WHITE 5-8 (L–2) WCU head coaching career for Mark Speir ... Hired on Dec. 22, 2011, Speir was introduced to the Catamount 10/13/18 CHATTANOOGA PURPLE PURPLE 8-8 (L–1) Nation before a standing-room-only audience in the Ramsey Center Hospitality Room ... Speir is the 13th different head coach in Western Carolina’s football history ... It is his second stint in Cullowhee as Speir 10/27/18 at #25 ETSU WHITE PURPLE 6-20 (L–3) got his professional start in collegiate coaching in 1991 on staff with former head coach, Steve Hodgin ... 11/3/18 vs. The Citadel PURPLE WHITE 8-5 (L–1) Speir was on staff at WCU from 1991 until 1996 ... His first son, Zeb, was born in Harris Regional Hospital in 11/10/18 #14 WOFFORD BLACK PURPLE 0-2 (L–2) Sylva and his youngest son, Jackson, is named after the county in which Cullowhee resides.

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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL) NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL)

2 Nate Mullen WR 5-9 185 R-Sr. Harrisburg, N.C. (Charlotte / Hickory Ridge HS) 41 Cinsere Allison DB 6-0 185 R-Fr. Kannapolis, N.C. (A.L. Brown HS)

3 Jamaud Geter DB 5-9 210 Fr. Shelby, N.C. (Crest HS) 42 Jontavious Shotwell DB 5-11 175 R-Fr. Hoschton, Ga. (Mill Creek HS)

3 D.J. Thorpe WR 6-3 195 R-So. Nashville, Tenn. (Cane Ridge HS) 43 Luke Hoggard TE 6-0 220 R-So. Edenton, N.C. (North Carolina / Edenton HS)

4 Kenny Benton WR 5-9 180 Jr. Columbia, S.C. (Blythewood HS) 44 Charles McDonough LS 6-0 220 R-Jr. Kernersville, N.C. (East Forsyth HS)

4 A.J. Rogers DB 6-0 180 So. Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes HS) 45 Caleb Ferguson RB 5-11 195 R-So. Waynesville, N.C. (Tuscola HS)

5 Connell Young RB 6-0 210 Sr. Greensboro, N.C. (Dudley HS) 46 Austin Phillips TE 6-1 235 Sr. Newland, N.C. (Avery County HS)

6 Daquan Patten WR 5-6 185 R-Jr. Columbia, S.C. (Blythewood HS) 47 Joel Poinsette P/K 6-0 175 R-So. Greenville, S.C. (St. Joseph’s Catholic HS)

6 Jabril Muhammad DB 5-11 170 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. (Clearwater Academy International) 48 Jess Smith WR 5-9 175 R-So. Seneca, S.C. (Seneca HS)

7 Graham Brinker RB 5-9 175 Fr. Jacksonville, N.C. (Jacksonville HS) 48 Chester Geffrard LB 6-4 225 Fr. Ocoee, Fla. (Ocoee HS)

7 Charles Gadie DB 5-9 170 R-Fr. Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County HS) 49 Jacob Enns P 6-0 175 R-So. Tampa, Fla. (Samford / Cambridge Christian Academy)

8 Syheam McQueen RB 6-0 205 Fr. Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland County HS) 50 Alex McConnell OL 6-4 275 R-Fr. Boone, N.C. (Watagua HS)

8 Devlin Olawumi Jr. LB 6-0 195 R-Fr. , Ga. (Westlake HS) 51 Matthew Bair OL 6-3 285 R-Jr. Anderson, S.C. (T.L. Hanna HS)

9 John Brannon III DB 6-2 195 Sr. Charlotte, N.C. (South Mecklenburg HS) 52 Grady Thomas OL 6-5 305 Jr. Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg HS)

9 Keshaun Abel WR 6-4 185 R-Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek HS) 56 Jacob Depouli LB 6-0 205 Fr. Southern Pines, N.C. (Pinecrest HS)

10 Malik Richardson QB 6-4 200 Fr. Sumter, S.C. (Lakewood HS) 57 Alan Harris LB 6-2 220 R-So. Atlanta, Ga. (Mt. Vernon Presbyterian HS)

10 Angel Rivera LB 6-2 225 R-Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek HS) 58 Darrius Smith LB 5-11 225 So. Roberson, N.C. (South Creek HS)

11 Jaylin Young WR 6-0 165 Fr. Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS) 59 John Esposito LB 5-10 205 R-Jr. Staten Island, N.Y. (Buffalo State / St. Joseph by the Sea)

11 Larry Williams DB 5-10 180 Fr. Graham, N.C. (Southern Alamance HS) 60 Joaquin Layno DL 5-10 275 Fr. Cherokee, N.C. (Cherokee HS)

12 Tyrie Adams QB 6-2 185 R-Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla. (Dixie M. Hollins HS) 61 Dawson Johnson OL 6-2 265 R-So. Taylorsville, N.C. (Alexander Central HS)

13 D.J. Atkins RB 5-9 160 R-Fr. Hogansville, Ga. (Callaway HS) 62 Michael Harper OL 6-4 285 R-So. Wilkesboro, N.C. (Fork Union Military)

13 Ronald Kent Jr. DB 5-10 165 So. Harrisburg, Pa. (Harrisburg HS) 63 Peyton Tully OL 6-2 285 Fr. Waxhaw, N.C. (Cuthbertson HS)

14 Quintin Thames DB 5-11 175 R-So. Grayson, Ga. (Grayson HS) 65 Isaiah Helms OL 6-3 325 Fr. Lenoir, N.C. (West Caldwell HS)

14 Mahari Stribling WR 6-3 180 R-Fr. Loganville, Ga. (Grayson HS) 67 Jibril Dandy DL 6-2 330 Gr. Wilmington, N.C. (Tuskegee / John T. Hoggard HS)

15 Will Jones QB 6-4 220 R-So. Greensboro, N.C. (Page HS) 68 Torrion Stevenson DL 6-1 305 R-Fr. Branchville, S.C. (Branchville HS)

16 Mason Burchette RB 5-11 200 R-Fr. Thomasville, N.C. (East Davidson HS) 69 Dillon Luther OL 6-3 300 Fr. Asheville, N.C. (Erwin HS)

16 Bubba Williamson QB 6-2 200 R-Fr. Kershaw, S.C. (North Central HS) 70 Trent Jones OL 6-3 290 Fr. Jacksonville, N.C. (Jacksonville HS)

17 Reggie Jones DB 5-11 175 R-So. Sharpsburg, Ga. (East Coweta HS) 72 Blake Whitmore OL 6-2 285 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Millbrook HS)

17 Tucker Woolum WR 5-10 160 R-So. Pineville, Ky. (Pineville HS) 73 Nick Campbell OL 6-1 265 R-So. Braselton, Ga. (Mill Creek HS)

18 Jaylon McMillon DB 6-0 185 Fr. Clemmons, N.C. (West Forsyth HS) 74 Tyler Smith OL 6-8 300 R-Fr. Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland County HS)

18 Slade McTaggart RB 5-10 165 Fr. Murphy, N.C. (Murphy HS) 75 Zach Hayes OL 6-3 325 Fr. Jonesboro, Ga. (Jonesboro HS)

19 Devarius Cortner DB 6-1 190 Sr. Nashville, Tenn. (East Nashville Magnet HS) 76 Jacob Combs OL 6-4 280 Fr. North Wilkesboro, N.C. (North Wilkes HS)

19 Tristan Sens WR 6-1 180 Fr. Holly Springs, N.C. (Holly Springs HS) 77 Terran Brown DL 6-0 285 Fr. Canton, N.C. (Pisgah HS)

20 Donnavan Spencer RB 5-10 190 R-Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Vance HS) 78 Garrett Bowman OL 6-4 270 R-Fr. Arab, Ala. (Arab HS)

20 Anthony Badgett DB 5-9 170 R-Fr. Greensboro, N.C. (Southeast Guilford HS) 79 Bailey Byrum OL 6-7 280 Sr. Sweetwater, Tenn. (Sweetwater HS)

21 Haki Bradley RB 5-10 210 R-Jr. Raleigh, N.C. (Catawba / Heritage HS) 80 Kasimir Absolu WR 5-10 170 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Mandarin HS)

22 JerMichael White DB 6-1 190 R-Sr. Johnson City, Tenn. (Science Hill HS) 81 Kendall Alford WR 5-10 175 Fr. Marietta, Ga. (Walton HS)

24 Justin Matthews WR 6-0 175 Fr. Gibsonville, N.C. (Eastern Guilford HS) 82 Caleb Woodard TE 6-0 250 Sr. Bryson City, N.C. (Swain County HS)

25 Dejon DeCruz LB 6-1 225 Fr. Durham, N.C. (Riverside HS) 83 Brandon Dickerson K/P 5-11 195 Fr. Fort Mill, S.C. (Indian Land HS)

25 Kaleb Johnson WR 5-10 195 R-So. Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro College / Southeast Guilford HS) 83 Kevin Thompson LS 5-10 210 Fr. Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern HS)

26 Brandon Bawn S 6-1 195 Sr. Macon, Ga. (Georgia Military / Rutland HS) 84 Owen Cosenke TE 6-3 235 Jr. Aldie, Va. (Fork Union Military / John Champe HS)

27 Trevor Childers LB 6-1 215 Jr. Lincolnton, N.C. (East Lincoln HS) 85 Luke Britt TE 6-6 220 R-Fr. Calypso, N.C. (North Duplin HS)

28 Jaheim Mullen WR 6-0 190 Fr. Gastonia, N.C. (Hunter Huss HS) 86 Clayton Bardall TE 6-3 225 R-Fr. Cumming, Ga. (North Forsyth HS)

29 Jayden Pauling LB 6-3 225 So. Raleigh, N.C. (Louisburg College / Millbrook HS) 87 Dray Starr WR 5-10 170 R-Fr. McDonough, Ga. (Henry County HS)

30 Michael Murphy DB 6-2 200 R-Jr. Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg HS) 88 Tyler Mitchell WR 5-7 175 R-Sr. Shelby, N.C. (Thomas Jefferson Academy)

31 Jalin Virgo WR 6-0 200 Fr. High Point, N.C. (Southwest Guilford HS) 89 Richard McCollum K 5-9 170 R-Fr. Sanford, N.C. (Southern Lee HS)

32 Chris Campbell DL 6-1 245 R-Fr. Vanceboro, N.C. (West Craven HS) 90 Tre’ Jolly DL 6-2 210 Fr. Shelby, N.C. (Shelby HS)

33 Curtis Roach LB 6-1 200 R-So. Cumming, Ga. (South Forsyth HS) 91 Trevon Poole DL 6-2 270 R-Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Winton Woods HS)

34 Ezekiel Jennette DL 5-11 235 R-So. Durham, N.C. (NC State / Southern Durham HS / Durham Tech) 92 Darrius Bell DL 6-2 230 Fr. Gilbert, S.C. (Gilbert HS)

35 Dorian Davis DB 6-0 190 Fr. Shelby, N.C. (Shelby HS) 93 Roman Johnson DL 6-3 260 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. (Southern Guilford HS)

36 Christian Yarborough LB 6-0 200 Sr. Indian Trail, N.C. (Metrolina Christian Academy) 94 Aidan Alston DL 6-2 250 Fr. Southern Pines, N.C. (Pinecrest HS)

37 Ty Harris LB 6-1 245 Jr. Dacula, Ga. (Dacula HS) 95 Elijah Hall DL 6-0 255 R-So. Kannapolis, N.C. (A.L. Brown HS)

38 Jarquavius Wortham LB 6-1 225 Sr. LaGrange, Ga. ( / Callaway HS) 96 K.J. Milner DL 6-4 260 So. Hinesville, Ga. (Bradwell Institute)

39 Julian Pletz K 5-10 190 R-Fr. Liberty Township, Ohio (Edgewood HS) 97 Adam Henderson DL 6-4 295 So. Greenville, S.C. (Berea HS)

40 Will Horton K 5-10 165 Jr. Acworth, Ga. (North Cobb HS) 98 Christian Harris DL 6-3 260 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Baylor School)

40 Micah Nelson DB 6-3 200 Fr. Murphy, N.C. (Murphy HS) 99 Ricky Palao DL 6-2 270 Jr. Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS)

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CATAMOUNTS OFFENSE CATAMOUNTS DEFENSE CATAMOUNTS SPECIALISTS

QB 12 TYRIE ADAMS 6-2 185 R-SR. DE 38 JT WORTHAM 6-1 225 SR. PK 40 WILL HORTON 5-10 165 JR. 15 Will Jones 6-4 220 R-So. 32 Chris Campbell 6-1 245 R-Fr. 39 Julian Pletz 5-10 180 R-Fr.

RB 5 CONNELL YOUNG 6-0 210 SR. NOSE 97 ADAM HENDERSON 6-4 295 SO. H 33 CURTIS ROACH 6-1 200 R-SO. 17 Tucker Woolum 5-10 160 R-So. 20 Donnavan Spencer 5-10 190 R-Jr. 93 Roman Johnson 6-3 260 Fr. P 83 BRANDON DICKERSON 5-11 195 FR. WR 2 NATE MULLEN 5-9 185 R-SR. DE 96 K.J. MILNER 6-4 260 SO. 47 Joel Poinsette 6-0 175 R-So. 4 Kenny Benton 5-9 180 Jr. 99 Ricky Palao 6-2 270 Jr. LS 44 CHARLES MCDONOUGH 6-0 220 R-JR. WR 3 D.J. THORPE 6-3 195 R-SO. WILL 57 ALAN HARRIS 6-2 220 R-SO. 43 Luke Hoggard 6-0 220 R-So. 11 Jaylin Young 6-0 165 Fr. 29 Jayden Pauling 6-3 225 So. KOR 6 DAQUAN PATTEN 5-6 185 R-JR. WR 6 DAQUAN PATTEN 5-6 185 R-JR. SAM 30 MICHAEL MURPHY 6-2 200 R-JR. 13 D.J. Atkins 5-9 160 R-Fr. 14 Mahari Stribling 6-3 180 R-Fr. 8 Devlin Olawumi 6-0 195 R-Fr. 4 Kenny Benton 5-9 180 Jr. PR 2 NATE MULLEN 5-9 185 R-SR. TE 84 OWEN COSENKE 6-3 235 JR. MIKE 37 TY HARRIS 6-1 245 JR. 6 Daquan Patten 5-6 185 R-Jr. 46 Austin Phillips 6-1 235 SR. 25 Dejon DeCruz 6-1 225 Fr.

LT 52 GRADY THOMAS 6-5 305 JR. BUCK 27 TREVOR CHILDERS 6-1 215 JR. 69 Dillon Luther 6-3 300 Fr. 58 Darrius Smith 5-11 225 So.

LG 51 MATTHEW BAIR 6-3 285 R-JR. CB 13 RONALD KENT JR. 5-10 165 SO. 61 Dawson Johnson 6-2 265 R-So. 17 Reggie Jones 5-11 175 R-Fr.

C 65 ISAIAH HELMS 6-3 325 FR. S 22 JERMICHAEL WHITE 6-1 190 R-SR. WHO’S UP, WHO’S DOWN 73 Nick Campbell 6-1 265 R-So. 19 Devarius Cortner 6-1 190 Sr. COACHES BOOTH IN PRESS BOX: Tyler Carlton...... co- / WR RG 62 MICHAEL HARPER 6-4 285 R-SO. S 19 DEVARIUS CORTNER 6-1 190 SR. Phillip Ely...... 76 Jacob Combs 6-4 280 Fr. 4 A.J. ROGERS 6-0 175 FR. Tripp Weaver...... Defensive Secondary Rueben Wright...... Defensive Line RT 74 TYLER SMITH 6-8 300 R-FR. CB 9 JOHN BRANNON III 6-2 195 SR. 50 Alex McConnell 6-4 275 R-Fr. 14 Quintin Thames 5-11 175 R-So. COACHES ON THE FIELD: Mark Speir...... Head Coach - or - 7 Charles Gadie 5-9 170 R-Fr. John Holt...... co-Offensive Coordinator / OL John Wiley...... Defensive Coordinator / ILBs Arketa Banks...... RB / TE Mark Rhea...... OLBs Deane Cheathem...... Chris Brookshire...... Asst. WR Al Degraffenreid...... Asst. RB

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WCU INDIVIDUAL CAREER PASSING STATS

#15 WILL JONES...... QB #12 TYRIE ADAMS...... QB 2018 Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack - Yds 2018 Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack - Yds Newberry...... 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Newberry...... 26 17 0 69.2 262 0 51 1 - 4 at Gardner-Webb...... 4 3 0 75.0 42 1 18 0 - 0 at Gardner-Webb...... 24 13 0 54.2 108 2 33 1 - 6 at Furman...... 4 2 0 50.0 22 0 20 0 - 0 VMI...... 33 21 2 63.6 229 3 32 1 - 5 at Samford...... 41 22 2 53.7 210 2 26 1 - 6 at Furman...... 36 25 0 69.4 424 5 58 4 - 12 Chattanooga...... 5 3 0 60.0 68 0 29 1 - 9 at Samford...... 3 3 0 100.0 14 0 8 0 - 0 at Mercer...... 4 3 0 75.0 36 1 17 0 - 0 Chattanooga...... 13 6 1 46.1 88 0 37 3 - 15 #14 Wofford...... 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 - 0 at Mercer...... 45 30 1 66.7 360 2 58 1 - 6 SEASON...... 59 33 2 56.9 378 4 29 2 - 15 at #25 ETSU...... 29 20 0 69.0 229 4 29 2 - 14 The Citadel...... 21 12 1 57.1 184 0 48 7 - 37 #14 Wofford...... 36 23 1 63.9 229 0 32 0 - 0 at North Carolina...... 34 18 0 52.9 290 0 64 4 - 30 SEASON...... 300 188 6 62.7 2,417 16 64 24 - 129

2017 Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack - Yds at Hawai’i...... 40 23 1 57.5 270 1 26 4 - 19 Davidson...... 13 10 0 76.9 274 5 67 0 0 at Gardner-Webb...... 23 14 1 60.9 224 3 41 2 - 20 #17 Samford...... 31 19 1 61.3 312 1 59 3 - 10 at Chattanooga...... 15 8 0 53.3 125 1 38 3 - 16 at #5 Wofford...... 26 17 3 65.4 195 2 38 1 - 8 ETSU...... 27 14 0 51.9 83 1 20 3 - 18 at VMI...... 33 20 1 60.6 195 1 29 3 - 25 Furman...... 11 7 0 63.6 36 0 10 1 - 5 at The Citadel...... 21 14 0 66.7 133 3 32 0 0 Mercer...... 47 35 1 74.5 378 3 48 1 - 11 at North Carolina...... 18 8 0 44.4 69 1 29 0 0 SEASON...... 305 189 8 62.0 2,294 22 67 21 - 132

2016 Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack - Yds at East Carolina...... 24 12 1 50.0 167 0 48 0 0 Gardner-Webb...... 43 36 2 83.7 427 5 45 0 0 at ETSU...... 39 26 0 66.7 343 2 45 4 - 11 The Citadel...... 19 10 1 52.6 90 0 24 7 - 57 Wofford...... 48 31 1 64.5 285 2 38 3 - 20 at Mercer...... 39 25 2 64.1 384 2 43 1 - 9 at Samford...... 31 17 1 54.8 122 1 14 4 - 23 Chattanooga...... 23 13 0 56.5 117 1 21 4 - 22 VMI...... 31 21 1 67.7 207 1 53 2 - 21 at Furman...... 27 19 0 70.4 295 1 61 3 - 15 at South Carolina...... 18 7 0 38.9 131 0 57 1 - 6 SEASON...... 342 217 8 63.5 2,568 15 61 29 - 184

2015 Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack - Yds REDSHIRTED

CAREER...... 947 594 22 62.7 7,279 53 67 74 - 445

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WCU INDIVIDUAL CAREER RUSHING STATS

#2 NATE MULLEN...... WR #12 TYRIE ADAMS...... QB #20 DONNAVAN SPENCER.....RB 2018 2018 2018 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg at Gardner-Webb...... 1 8 0 8 0 8 8.0 Newberry...... 17 91 10 81 3 17 4.8 Newberry...... 6 24 2 22 0 15 3.7 VMI...... 1 15 0 15 1 15 15.0 at Gardner-Webb...... 12 112 6 106 0 32 8.8 at Gardner-Webb...... 9 69 0 69 0 46 7.7 at Furman...... 1 6 0 6 0 6 6.0 VMI...... 17 122 5 117 1 21 6.9 VMI...... 10 96 1 95 1 31 9.5 at Samford...... 1 4 0 4 0 4 4.0 at Furman...... 19 66 18 48 0 12 2.5 at Furman...... 5 15 0 15 0 7 3.0 Chattanooga...... 1 3 0 3 0 3 3.0 at Samford...... 3 10 19 -9 0 9 -3.0 at Samford...... 5 62 0 62 0 49 12.4 #14 Wofford...... 1 0 3 -3 0 0 -3.0 Chattanooga...... 8 9 27 -18 0 4 -2.2 Chattanooga...... 4 13 0 13 0 7 3.2 at North Carolina...... 1 15 0 15 0 15 15.0 at Mercer...... 22 195 10 185 2 37 8.4 at Mercer...... 3 12 1 11 0 8 3.7 SEASON...... 7 51 3 48 1 15 5.5 at #25 ETSU...... 27 179 18 161 1 48 6.0 at #25 ETSU...... 11 76 0 76 1 29 6.9 The Citadel...... 21 113 49 64 0 40 3.0 The Citadel...... 13 124 2 122 2 75 9.4 #14 Wofford...... 22 167 0 167 1 32 7.6 #14 Wofford...... 9 12 1 11 0 6 7.6 #4 KENNY BENTON...... WR at North Carolina...... 26 151 47 104 2 25 4.0 at North Carolina...... 5 12 2 10 0 6 2.0 SEASON...... 194 1,215 209 1,006 10 48 5.4 2018 SEASON...... 71 503 8 495 4 75 7.0 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg 2017 2017 VMI...... 1 9 0 9 0 9 9.0 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg SEASON...... 1 9 0 9 0 9 9.0 at Hawai’i...... 23 147 40 107 0 28 4.7 at Hawai’i...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Davidson...... 3 9 10 -1 0 9 -0.3 Davidson...... 8 23 2 21 1 10 2.6 at Gardner-Webb...... 10 57 20 37 0 19 3.7 at Chattanooga...... 10 38 2 36 0 10 3.6 #5 CONNELL YOUNG...... RB #17 Samford...... 20 165 13 152 1 48 7.6 at #5 Wofford...... 1 1 0 1 1 1 1.0 2018 at Chattanooga...... 10 62 18 44 0 19 4.4 ETSU...... 21 139 0 139 4 41 6.6 at #5 Wofford...... 16 88 12 76 1 13 4.8 at VMI...... 14 78 2 76 0 28 5.4 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg ETSU...... 14 102 12 90 0 40 6.4 Newberry...... 18 102 5 97 0 16 5.4 Furman...... 5 28 1 27 0 11 5.4 at VMI...... 23 103 33 70 0 18 3.0 at Gardner-Webb...... 14 108 3 105 1 31 7.5 SEASON...... 60 367 67 300 6 41 5.0 Furman...... 6 22 5 17 0 6 2.8 VMI...... 19 93 4 89 0 31 4.7 at The Citadel...... 7 68 18 50 0 34 7.1 CAREER...... 131 870 75 795 10 75 6.1 at Furman...... 14 52 0 52 0 12 3.7 Mercer...... 15 75 20 55 0 11 3.7 at Samford...... 7 25 1 24 0 9 3.4 at North Carolina...... 8 52 3 49 0 15 6.1 Chattanooga...... 15 73 1 72 0 20 4.8 SEASON...... 155 950 204 746 2 48 4.7 #45 CALEB FERGUSON...... RB at Mercer...... 14 79 3 76 0 30 5.4 2018 #14 Wofford...... 3 10 0 10 1 5 3.3 2016 at North Carolina...... 2 6 2 4 0 6 2.0 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg at Samford...... 2 5 0 5 0 5 2.5 SEASON...... 106 548 19 529 2 31 5.0 at East Carolina...... 11 57 6 51 0 13 4.6 SEASON...... 2 5 0 5 0 5 2.5 Gardner-Webb...... 13 83 0 83 0 12 6.4 2017 at ETSU...... 11 49 12 37 0 21 3.4 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg The Citadel...... 10 19 66 -47 0 12 -4.7 Davidson...... 2 17 0 17 0 12 8.5 Wofford...... 8 24 21 3 0 9 0.4 at Gardner-Webb...... 2 18 0 18 0 13 9.0 at Mercer...... 4 13 9 4 0 8 1.0 #17 Samford...... 5 24 1 23 0 9 4.6 at Samford...... 15 71 23 48 0 13 3.2 Furman...... 1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0 Chattanooga...... 15 55 32 23 0 16 1.5 SEASON...... 10 64 1 63 0 13 6.3 VMI...... 10 38 25 13 0 10 1.3 2016 at Furman...... 13 68 18 50 0 25 3.8 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg at South Carolina...... 13 103 10 93 0 24 7.2 at East Carolina...... 2 1 2 -1 0 1 -0.5 SEASON...... 123 580 222 358 0 25 2.9 Gardner-Webb...... 3 12 0 12 0 8 4.0 CAREER...... 472 2,745 635 2,110 12 48 4.5 at Mercer...... 3 11 0 11 1 8 3.7 at Samford...... 5 23 0 23 0 12 4.6 Chattanooga...... 8 28 2 26 0 9 3.2 #15 WILL JONES...... QB VMI...... 6 14 0 14 1 10 2.3 2018 at Furman...... 8 42 0 42 0 12 5.2 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg at South Carolina...... 9 31 3 28 2 16 3.1 Newberry...... 2 13 0 13 0 11 6.5 SEASON...... 44 162 7 155 4 16 3.5 at Gardner-Webb...... 4 22 0 22 0 14 5.5 CAREER...... 160 774 27 747 6 31 4.7 at Furman...... 3 10 0 10 0 4 3.3 at Samford...... 8 52 6 46 1 26 5.8 Chattanooga...... 6 23 11 12 0 12 2.0 SEASON...... 23 120 18 102 1 26 4.4

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WCU INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECEIVING STATS

#2 NATE MULLEN...... WR #6 DAQUAN PATTEN...... WR #84 OWEN COSENKE...... TE 2018 2018 2018 Game No Yds TD Long Game No Yds TD Long Game No Yds TD Long Newberry...... 4 80 0 37 Newberry...... 4 92 0 51 Newberry...... 1 7 0 7 at Gardner-Webb...... 2 22 0 15 at Gardner-Webb...... 3 9 1 3 at Gardner-Webb...... 2 24 1 15 VMI...... 8 74 1 14 VMI...... 7 81 1 32 VMI...... 3 55 1 23 at Furman...... 8 61 0 18 at Furman...... 6 159 2 50 at Furman...... 2 22 2 13 at Samford...... 5 48 0 21 at Samford...... 2 11 0 7 at Samford...... 3 36 1 21 Chattanooga...... 4 65 0 37 at Mercer...... 5 62 0 36 at Mercer...... 2 8 1 5 at Mercer...... 10 90 1 17 at #25 ETSU...... 3 40 1 29 at #25 ETSU...... 6 66 2 25 at #25 ETSU...... 5 54 0 25 The Citadel...... 3 80 0 48 #14 Wofford...... 2 13 0 8 The Citadel...... 3 34 0 27 #14 Wofford...... 3 19 0 8 at North Carolina...... 2 30 0 25 #14 Wofford...... 4 41 0 23 at North Carolina...... 3 14 0 10 SEASON...... 23 261 8 25 at North Carolina...... 2 31 0 16 SEASON...... 39 577 5 51 SEASON...... 59 600 2 37 2017 Game No Yds TD Long #20 DONNAVAN SPENCER.....RB at Hawai’i...... 3 28 0 14 #3 D.J. THORPE...... WR 2018 #17 Samford...... 2 24 0 21 2018 Game No Yds TD Long at #5 Wofford...... 1 16 0 16 Game No Yds TD Long at Gardner-Webb...... 1 -4 0 0 ETSU...... 1 3 1 3 at Samford...... 2 12 0 10 at #25 ETSU...... 1 18 0 18 at VMI...... 1 5 0 5 at #25 ETSU...... 1 9 0 9 The Citadel...... 1 0 0 0 at North Carolina...... 1 6 0 6 #14 Wofford...... 2 10 0 7 #14 Wofford...... 3 22 0 10 SEASON...... 9 82 1 21 at North Carolina...... 1 24 0 24 at North Carolina...... 3 106 0 64 SEASON...... 6 55 0 24 SEASON...... 9 142 0 64 CAREER...... 32 343 9 25

2017 #4 KENNY BENTON...... WR Game No Yds TD Long 2018 at Hawai’i...... 1 24 0 24 Game No Yds TD Long Davidson...... 2 21 0 11 at Furman...... 1 28 0 28 ETSU...... 2 2 0 5 at Samford...... 5 40 1 17 at VMI...... 1 7 0 7 at Mercer...... 4 43 0 12 SEASON...... 6 54 0 24 at North Carolina...... 1 6 0 6 SEASON...... 11 117 1 28 CAREER...... 15 196 0 64

2017 Game No Yds TD Long #46 AUSTIN PHILLIPS...... TE No Receptions...... 2018 Game No Yds TD Long Newberry...... 1 9 1 9 #5 CONNELL YOUNG...... RB SEASON...... 1 9 1 9 2018 Game No Yds TD Long 2017 Newberry...... 3 12 0 6 Game No Yds TD Long at Gardner-Webb...... 6 66 1 33 at #5 Wofford...... 2 11 0 6 VMI...... 3 19 0 7 Furman...... 2 27 0 21 at Furman...... 4 36 1 20 Mercer...... 1 8 1 8 at Samford...... 1 4 0 4 SEASON...... 5 46 1 21 Chattanooga...... 3 38 0 24 at Mercer...... 6 102 1 58 CAREER...... 6 55 2 21 #14 Wofford...... 1 7 0 7 at North Carolina...... 4 50 0 22 SEASON...... 31 314 3 58

2017 Game No Yds TD Long at Hawai’i...... 4 43 0 14 Davidson...... 1 6 0 6 at Gardner-Webb...... 4 30 1 17 #17 Samford...... 2 28 0 15 at The Citadel...... 3 30 1 12 Mercer...... 8 76 0 38 at North Carolina...... 1 1 1 1 SEASON...... 23 214 3 38

2016 Game No Yds TD Long at Furman...... 1 24 0 24 SEASON...... 1 24 0 24

CAREER...... 55 572 6 58

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TYRIE ADAMS D.J. THORPE Rushes...... 27, at #25 ETSU, 2018 Receptions...... 2, twice: MR – #14 WOFFORD, 2018 – WCU SPECIALISTS – Rushing Yds...... 185, at Mercer, 2018 Receiving Yards...... 43, WOFFORD, 2016 Rushing TDs...... 3, NEWBERRY, 2018 Receiving TDs...... CALEB FERGUSON Pass Attempts...... 47, MERCER, 2017 Long Reception...... 41, at Mercer, 2016 Punts...... 4, NEWBERRY, 2018 Pass Completions...... 36, GARDNER-WEBB, 2016 Long Punt...... 43 yds, NEWBERRY, 2018 Passing Yds...... 427, GARDNER-WEBB, 2016 CONNELL YOUNG TD Passes...... 5, three times: MR - at Furman, 2018 Rushes...... 19, VMI, 2018 WILL HORTON Total Offense...... 545 (360p, 185 r) at Mercer, 2018 Rushing Yards...... 105, at Gardner-Webb, 2018 Field Goal Att...... 4, twice: MR – at UNC, 2018 Rushing Touchdowns...... 2, at South Carolina, 2016 Field Goal Made...... 4, at UNC, 2018 KENNY BENTON Receptions...... 8, MERCER, 2017 Long Field Goal...... 47 yds, CHATTANOOGA, 2018 Receptions...... 5, at Samford, 2018 Receiving Yards...... 102 yds, at Mercer, 2018 PATs Made...... 9, DAVIDSON, 2017 Receiving Yards...... 43, at Mercer, 2018 Receiving TDs...... 1, five times, at Mercer, 2018 Consecutive PATs...... 32 (2x, current) Receiving TDs...... 1, at Samford, 2018 All-Purpose Yds...... 178, at Mercer, 2018 ACTIVE Consecutive PATs...... 32 Punt Returns...... 3, at Chattanooga, 2017 Long Punt Return...... 8, at Chattanooga, 2017 JULIAN PLETZ Kickoff Returns...... 4, at Samford, 2018 Field Goal Att...... 1, at Gardner-Webb, 2018 Kickoff Return Yds...... 84, at Samford, 2018 Field Goal Made...... OWEN COSENKE PATs Made...... 1, twice: MR – at Furman, 2018 Receptions...... 6, at #25 ETSU, 2018 ACTIVE Consecutive PATs...... 2 Receiving Yards...... 66, at #25 ETSU, 2018 Long Reception...... 25 yds, at #25 ETSU, 2018 JOEL POINSETTE Receiving TDs...... 2, twice: MR – at #25 ETSU 2018 Field Goal Att...... 2, at Hawai’i, 2017 Field Goal Made...... WILL JONES PATs Made...... Rushes...... 8, at Samford, 2018 Rushing Yards...... 46, at Samford, 2018 RICHARD MCCOLLUM Rushing TDs...... 1, at Samford, 2018 Kickoffs...... 9, VMI, 2018 Long Rush...... 26 yds, at Samford, 2018 Pass Attempts...... 41, at Samford, 2018 Pass Completions...... 22, at Samford, 2018 Passing Yards...... 210, at Samford, 2018 Passing TDs...... 2, at Samford, 2018 NATE MULLEN Receptions...... 10, at Mercer, 2018 Receiving Yards...... 80, NEWBERRY, 2018 Receiving TDs...... 1, twice: MR – at Mercer, 2018 WCU MISC. SCORING STATISTICS Kick Returns...... 28 yds, VMI, 2018 MOST POINTS SCORED UNDER HEAD COACH MARK SPEIR: MOST POINTS ALLOWED VS. SOCON OPPONENT: 63...... W...... vs. Davidson – Sept. 9, 2017 79...... L...... at Appalachian State – Nov. 10, 2007 DAQUAN PATTEN 56...... W...... vs. Samford – Oct. 24, 2015 70...... L...... at Georgia Southern – Oct. 9, 1999 Receptions...... 6, twice: MR – at Furman, 2018 52...... W...... vs. VMI – Sept. 22, 2018 66...... L...... at Samford – Oct. 6, 2018 Receiving Yards...... 159, at Furman, 2018 49...... W...... vs. ETSU – Oct. 14, 2017 62...... L...... at Samford – Sept. 28, 2013 100-yard Receiving Games...... 1 48...... W...... vs. Furman – Nov. 7, 2015 59...... L...... at Mercer – Oct. 20, 2018 46...... L...... at Mercer – Oct. 20, 2018 56...... L...... at Chattanooga – Oct. 23, 1999 Long Reception...... 51 yds, NEWBERRY, 2018 45...... W...... at Chattanooga – Sept. 30, 2017 52...... L...... at Samford – Oct. 29, 2011 45...... W...... vs. Brevard –Sept. 6, 2014 Receiving TDs...... 2, at Furman, 2018 52...... L...... at #1 Ga. Southern – Sept. 24, 2011 44...... W...... vs. Gardner-Webb – Sept. 10, 2016 Punt Returns...... 3, VMI, 2018 52...... L...... vs. Furman – Nov. 17, 2007 Punt Return Yds...... 37 yds, CHATTANOOGA, 2018 MOST POINTS SCORED VS. SOCON OPPONENT: 52...... L...... at Marshall – Nov. 11, 1989 56...... W...... vs. Samford – Oct. 24, 2015 52...... L...... vs. #6 Marshall – Nov. 12, 1988 52...... W...... vs. VMI – Sept. 22, 2018 51...... L...... at Chattanooga – Oct. 15, 2011 AUSTIN PHILLIPS 53...... W...... vs. Chattanooga – Oct. 22, 1994 51...... L...... Chattanooga – Nov. 1, 2014 Receptions...... 2, twice: MR – FURMAN, 2017 48...... W...... vs. Furman – Nov. 7, 2015 50...... W...... VMI – Sept. 22, 2018 Receiving Yds...... 27, FURMAN, 2017 46...... L...... at Mercer – Oct. 20, 2018 45...... W...... at Chattanooga – Sept. 30, 2017 50...... L...... at Georgia Southern – Sept. 29, 2007 Receiving TDs...... 1, twice: MR: NEWBERRY, 2018 45...... W...... vs. Chattanooga – Oct. 26, 2002 50...... L...... at #1 Georgia Southern – Oct. 6, 2001 Long Reception...... 21, FURMAN, 2017 45...... W...... vs. The Citadel – Sept. 20, 1997 45...... L...... vs. #6 Marshall – Nov. 12, 1988 MOST COMBINED POINTS VS. SOCON OPPONENT: 44...... L...... vs. #11 Wofford – Oct. 25, 2007 114...... L...... at Appalachian State – Nov. 10, 2007 DONNAVAN SPENCER 44...... W...... vs. VMI – Oct. 27, 2001 105...... L...... at Mercer (46-59) – 2018 Rushes...... 21, ETSU, 2017 44...... W...... at Chattanooga – Oct. 17, 1992 102....W...... VMI (52-50) – 2018 Rushing Yards...... 139, ETSU, 2017 44...... W...... at The Citadel – Nov. 5, 1983 97...... L...... vs. Marshall (45-52) – 1989 Rushing TDs...... 4, ETSU, 2017 44...... W...... vs. Appalachian State – Nov. 19, 1977 94...... L...... at Samford (28-66) – Oct. 6, 2018 Receptions...... 3, #14 WOFFORD, 2018 43...... L...... at #25 ETSU (3OT) – Oct. 27, 2018 43...... W...... vs. East Tennessee – Oct. 11, 1986 Receiving Yds...... 24, at Hawai’i, 2017

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BRANDON BAWN RONALD KENT JR. JERMICHAEL WHITE Tackles...... 7, #14 WOFFORD, 2018 Tackles...... 9, at #25 ETSU, 2018 Tackles...... 15, at North Carolina, 2017 Tackle for Loss...... 1.0, CHATTANOOGA, 2018 TFL...... 1.0, FURMAN, 2017 JOHN BRANNON III Pass Breakups...... 4, at Gardner-Webb, 2018 Interceptions...... 2, at Gardner-Webb, 2018 Tackles...... 5, twice: MR – at UNC, 2018 Fumbles Forced...... 1, THE CITADEL, 2018 PBU...... 2, ETSU, 2017 TFL...... 2.0, THE CITADEL, 2018 Fumbles Forced...... 1, FURMAN, 2015 Forced Fumble...... 1, THE CITADEL, 2018 K.J. MILNER Double-Digit Tackles...... 1 Intercpetions...... 2, ETSU, 2017 Tackles...... 5, twice: MR – SAMFORD, 2018 Touchdowns...... 1, ETSU, 2017 Sack...... 1, at #25 ETSU, 2018 JARQUAVIUS WORTHAM Pass Break-Up...... 1,CHATTANOOGA, 2018 Tackles...... 5, twice: MR - at UNC, 2018 TREVOR CHILDERS Tackles for Loss...... 2.0, #14 WOFFORD, 2018 Tackles...... 4, at #25 ETSU, 2018 MICHAEL MURPHY Sack...... 1.0, twice: MR – #14 WOFFORD, 2018 Tackles...... 12, at Samford, 2018 Forced Fumble...... 1, at Samford, 2018 DEVARIUS CORTNER Tackle For Loss...... 2, #14 WOFFORD, 2018 Tackles...... 11, NEWBERRY, 2018 Sacks...... 1, twice: MR – at Gardner-Webb, 2018 Double-Digit Tackle Gms...... 1 Pass Break-ups...... 2, DAVIDSON, 2017 Fumbles Forced....1, twice: MR – #14 WOFFORD, 2018 CHARLES GADIE Fumbles Recovered...... 1, twice: THE CITADEL, 2018 Tackles...... 1, three times: MR – at UNC, 2018 Touchdowns...... 1, twice – MR: THE CITADEL, 2018 Interceptions...... 1, three times: MR at UNC, 2018 ALAN HARRIS Double-Digit Tackle Gms...... 1 Tackles...... 2, WOFFORD, 2018 RICKY PALAO Tackles...... 11, THE CITADEL, 2018 TY HARRIS Tackles for Loss...... 1.5, CHATTANOOGA, 2018 Tackles...... 14, at Samford, 2018 Sacks...... 1.0, CHATTANOOGA, 2018 Tackle for Loss...... 2.5, VMI, 2018 Double-Digit Tackle Gms...... 1 Sacks...... 1.0, twice: MR – VMI, 2018 Interceptions...... 1, twice: MR – at Samford, 2018 TREVON POOLE Double-Digit Tackle Gms...... 3 Tackles...... 1, at Samford, 2018

ADAM HENDERSON CURTIS ROACH Tackles.....5, three times: MR – #14 WOFFORD, 2018 Tackles...... 2, DAVIDSON, 2017 TFLs...... 2.0, NEWBERRY, 2018 Tackles for Loss...... 1.0, DAVIDSON, 2017 Sacks...... 1.0, three times: MR – at #25 ETSU, 2018 Fumble Recovery...... 1, at Chattanooga, 2017 Pass Break-Up...... 1, at Samford, 2018 A.J. ROGERS EZEKIEL JENNETTE Tackles...... 8, CHATTANOOGA, 2018 Tackles...... 2,twice: MR – #14 WOFFORD, 2018 Interceptions...... 1, at Samford, 2018 Tackles for Loss...... 1.0, at Samford, 2018 Fumbles Forced...... 1, at #25 ETSU, 2018

REGGIE JONES QUINTIN THAMES Tackles...... 5, THE CITADEL, 2018 Tackles...... 2, at Chattanooga, 2017 Tackles for Loss...... 1.0, at Samford, 2018

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WCU FOOTBALL – 2018 RESULTS / LEADERS OVERALL RECORD: 3-8 | HOME: 2-3 | AWAY: 1-5 | SOCON: 1-7 DATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL SOCON TIME ATTEND TOP RUSHER TOP PASSER TOP RECEIVER TOP TACKLER

SEPT. 1 NEWBERRY W 33-26 1-0 0-0 3:12 12,111 Young: 18–97 Adams: 17-26-0, 262 Patten: 4–92 Chancey: 12

Sept. 15 at Gardner-Webb W 28-10 2-0 0-0 3:02 2,257 Adams: 12–106 Adams: 13-24-0, 108 Young: 6–66 Chancey: 10

SEPT. 22 VMI * W 52-50 3-0 1-0 3:52 12,729 Adams: 17–117 Adams: 21-33-2, 229 Mullen: 8–74 Elliott / Chancey: 12

Sept. 29 at Furman * 38-44 L 3-1 1-1 3:27 7,201 Young: 14–52 Adams: 25-36-0, 424 Patten: 6–159 Chancey: 10

Oct. 6 at Samford * 28-66 L 3-2 1-2 3:30 3,178 Spencer: 5–62 W. Jones: 22-41-2, 210 Mullen: 5–48 Chancey: 15

OCT. 13 CHATTANOOGA * 6-26 L 3-3 1-3 2:55 7,362 Young: 15–72 Adams: 6-13-1, 88 Mullen: 4–65 T. Harris: 11

Oct. 20 at Mercer * 46-59 L 3-4 1-4 3:51 8,230 Adams: 22–185 Adams: 30-45-1, 360 Mullen: 10–90 Chancey: 11

Oct. 27 at #25 ETSU * 43-45 L 3OT 3-5 1-5 3:32 7,121 Adams: 27–161 Adams: 20-29-0, 229 Cosenke: 6–66 Tillman: 16

NOV. 3 THE CITADEL * 24-38 L 3-6 1-6 3:06 10,499 Spencer: 13–122 Adams: 12-21-1, 184 Mathis: 5–70 Chancey: 19

NOV. 10 #14/15 WOFFORD * 23-38 L 3-7 1-7 3:00 10,168 Adams: 22–167 Adams: 23-36-1, 229 Mathis: 7–115 Chancey / Murphy: 12

Nov. 17 at North Carolina 26-49 L 3-8 1-7 3:08 41,151 Adams: 26–104 Adams: 18-34-0, 290 Spencer: 3–106 Chancey: 14

WESTERN CAROLINA 2018 STARTING LINEUPS

OFFENSE LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR WR TB QB NEWBERRY Thomas Miles Weeks Stehling Dalton Cosenke Mathis Mullen Patten Young Adams at Gardner-Webb Thomas Miles Weeks Stehling Dalton Cosenke Mathis Mullen Patten Young Adams VMI * Thomas Miles Weeks Stehling Dalton Cosenke Mathis Mullen Patten Young Adams at Furman * Harper Miles Weeks Stehling Dalton Cosenke Mathis Mullen Patten Young Adams at Samford * Weeks Miles Spry Stehling Dalton Cosenke Mathis Mullen Patten Young Adams CHATTANOOGA * Thomas Miles Weeks Stehling Dalton Cosenke Mathis Mullen Patten Young Adams at Mercer * Thomas Miles Weeks Stehling Dalton Cosenke Mathis Mullen Patten Young Adams at ETSU * Thomas Miles Weeks Stehling Dalton Spencer ! Mathis Mullen Patten Holloway Adams THE CITADEL * Thomas Miles Weeks Stehling Dalton Cosenke Mathis Mullen Patten Spencer Adams WOFFORD * Thomas Miles Weeks Stehling Dalton Cosenke Mathis Mullen Patten Spencer Adams at North Carolina Thomas Miles Weeks Stehling Dalton Cosenke Mathis Mullen Patten Spencer Adams

NOTES: ! – WCU started two RBs, no TEs at ETSU

DEFENSE DE NT DE WILL SAM MIKE BUCK CB S S CB NEWBERRY Link Clark Henderson J. Williams Murphy K. Allen Chancey R.Jones Tillman Cortner Elliott at Gardner-Webb Link Clark Henderson J. Williams Murphy T. Harris Chancey Kent Tillman J. White Elliott VMI * Link Clark Henderson J. Williams Murphy T. Harris Chancey Kent Tillman J. White Elliott at Furman * Link Clark Milner J. Williams Murphy T. Harris Chancey Kent Tillman J. White R.Jones at Samford * Link Clark Henderson J. Williams Murphy T. Harris Chancey Kent Tillman Rogers R.Jones CHATTANOOGA * Link Clark Henderson J. Williams Murphy T. Harris Chancey Kent Tillman Rogers R.Jones at Mercer * Link Clark Milner J. Williams Murphy T. Harris Chancey Kent Tillman Rogers R.Jones at ETSU * Link Clark Milner Wortham Murphy T. Harris Chancey Kent Tillman Rogers R.Jones THE CITADEL * Link Clark Palao J. Williams Murphy T. Harris Chancey Kent Tillman Rogers R.Jones WOFFORD * Link Clark A. Harris J. Williams Murphy T. Harris Chancey Brannon Tillman Bawn R.Jones at North Carolina Link Henderson Palao J. Williams Murphy T. Harris Chancey Brannon Tillman Bawn R.Jones

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Team Statistics WCU OPP SCORING 347 451 Points Per Game 31.5 41.0 Points Off Turnovers 66 90 FIRST DOWNS 267 276 R u s h in g 121 130 P a s s in g 119 125 P e n a lt y 27 21 RUSHING YARDAGE 2361 2534 Yards gained rushing 2628 2811 Yards lost rushing 267 277 Rushing Attempts 446 487 Average Per Rush 5.3 5.2 Average Per Game 214.6 230.4 TDs Rushing 19 32 PASSING YARDAGE 2838 2877 C o m p - A t t - I n t 225-365-8 224-350-12 Average Per Pass 7.8 8.2 Average Per Catch 12.6 12.8 Average Per Game 258.0 261.5 TDs Passing 22 24 TOTAL OFFENSE 5199 5411 Total Plays 811 837 Average Per Play 6.4 6.5 Average Per Game 472.6 491.9 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 23-390 40-962 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-124 20-257 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-196 8-97 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 17.0 24.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.9 12.9 INT RETURN AVERAGE 16.3 12.1 FUMBLES-LOST 21-13 14-8 PENALTIES-Yards 72-632 71-713 Average Per Game 57.5 64.8 PUNTS-Yards 47-1795 40-1697 Average Per Punt 38.2 42.4 Net punt average 31.0 37.8 KICKOFFS-Yards 66-3930 78-4661 Average Per Kick 59.5 59.8 Net kick average 39.3 42.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 : 3 9 3 2 : 2 1 3RD-DOWN Conversions 62/150 67/149 3rd-Down Pct 41% 45% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 11/17 13/22 4th-Down Pct 65% 59% SACKS BY-Yards 23-176 26-144 MISC YARDS 0 17 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 43 59 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 17-23 13-15 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 1-2 RED-ZONE SCORES (40-50) 80% (42-50) 84% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (27-50) 54% (32-50) 64% PAT-ATTEMPTS (38-39) 97% (52-54) 96% ATTENDANCE 52900 69138 Games/Avg Per Game 5/10580 6/11523 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Western Carolina 65 130 54 85 13 347 Opponents 120 122 106 88 15 451 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Overall Individual Statistics (as of Aug 30, 2019) All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Tyrie Adams 11-11 194 1215 209 1006 5.2 10 48 91.5 Daquan Patten 14 124 8.9 0 37 Donnavan Spencer 11-4 80 540 9 531 6.6 4 75 48.3 Total 14 124 8.9 0 37 Connell Young 9 - 7 106 548 19 529 5.0 2 31 58.8 Opponents 20 257 12.9 1 41 Corey Holloway 7 - 1 28 117 1 116 4.1 1 24 16.6 Will Jones 8 - 0 25 128 19 109 4.4 1 26 13.6 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Nate Mullen 11-11 6 51 3 48 8.0 1 15 4.4 Michael Murphy 3 128 42.7 1 70 Caleb Ferguson 10-0 2 20 0 20 10.0 0 20 2.0 Marvin Tillman 2 15 7.5 0 12 Kenny Benton 10-0 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 0.9 JerMichael White 2 23 11.5 0 18 A.J. Curry 1 - 0 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0 John Brannon III 2 12 6.0 0 12 TEAM 7 - 0 3 0 5 -5 -1.7 0 0 -0.7 Ty Harris 2 18 9.0 0 9 Total 11 446 2628 267 2361 5.3 19 75 214.6 A.J. Rogers 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 11 487 2811 277 2534 5.2 32 62 230.4 Total 12 196 16.3 1 70 Opponents 8 97 12.1 0 66 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Tyrie Adams 11-11 143.94 188-300-6 62.7 2417 16 64 219.7 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Will Jones 8 - 0 128.90 33-59-2 55.9 403 4 29 50.4 Nate Mullen 11 188 17.1 0 28 Jordan Mathis 11-11 185.07 2-3-0 66.7 3 1 9 0.3 Donnavan Spencer 6 98 16.3 0 22 Nate Mullen 11-11 184.00 1-1-0 100. 10 0 10 0.9 Kenny Benton 4 84 21.0 0 27 Ian Berryman 10-0 472.00 1-1-0 100. 5 1 5 0.5 Daquan Patten 2 20 10.0 0 21 TEAM 7 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 23 390 17.0 0 28 Total 11 142.46 225-365-8 61.6 2838 22 64 258.0 Opponents 40 962 24.0 2 97 Opponents 11 148.82 224-350-12 64.0 2877 24 68 261.5 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Michael Murphy 1 48 48.0 1 48 Nate Mullen 11-11 55 600 10.9 2 37 54.5 Total 1 48 48.0 1 48 Daquan Patten 11-11 39 567 14.5 5 51 51.5 Opponents 2 69 34.5 0 41 Jordan Mathis 11-11 38 627 16.5 1 58 57.0 Connell Young 9 - 7 31 334 10.8 3 58 37.1 Owen Cosenke 11-10 23 261 11.3 8 25 23.7 Kenny Benton 10-0 11 117 10.6 1 28 11.7 Donnavan Spencer 11-4 9 142 15.8 0 64 12.9 Tyran Reynolds 11-0 7 90 12.9 1 40 8.2 D.J. Thorpe 9 - 0 6 55 9.2 0 24 6.1 Corey Holloway 7 - 1 3 32 10.7 0 26 4.6 Tyrie Adams 11-11 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.9 Austin Phillips 11-0 1 9 9.0 1 9 0.8 Will Jones 8 - 0 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 -0.8 Total 11 225 2838 12.6 22 64 258.0 Opponents 11 224 2877 12.8 24 68 261.5 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Overall Individual Statistics (as of Aug 30, 2019) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Will Horton - 17-22 36-37 - - - - - 87 Tyrie Adams 11 494 1006 2417 3423 311.2 Tyrie Adams 10 - - - - 0-3 - - 60 Donnavan Spencer 11 80 531 0 531 48.3 Owen Cosenke 8 ------48 Connell Young 9 106 529 0 529 58.8 Daquan Patten 5 ------30 Will Jones 8 84 109 403 512 64.0 Connell Young 5 ------30 Corey Holloway 7 28 116 0 116 16.6 Donnavan Spencer 4 ------24 Nate Mullen 11 7 48 10 58 5.3 Nate Mullen 3 ------18 Caleb Ferguson 10 2 20 0 20 2.0 Michael Murphy 2 ------12 Kenny Benton 10 1 9 0 9 0.9 Kenny Benton 1 ------6 Ian Berryman 10 1 0 5 5 0.5 Will Jones 1 ------6 Jordan Mathis 11 3 0 3 3 0.3 Austin Phillips 1 ------6 A.J. Curry 1 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 Corey Holloway 1 ------6 TEAM 7 4 -5 0 -5 -0.7 Jordan Mathis 1 ------6 Total 11 811 2361 2838 5199 472.6 Tyran Reynolds 1 ------6 Opponents 11 837 2534 2877 5411 491.9 Julian Pletz - 0-1 2-2 - - - - - 2 Solomon Clark ------0 Total 43 17-23 38-39 - - 0-3 - - 347 Opponents 59 13-15 52-54 2-3 - 0-2 - 1 451

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Will Horton 17-22 77.3 0-0 5-6 6-7 6-8 0-1 47 0 Ian Berryman 38 1574 41.4 58 3 14 16 6 0 Julian Pletz 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 Caleb Ferguson 6 221 36.8 43 1 2 1 0 0 TEAM 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 FG Sequence Western Carolina Opponents Total 47 1795 38.2 58 4 16 17 6 3 Newberry (29),(42) (32),(18) Opponents 40 1697 42.4 63 3 19 14 10 1 Gardner-Webb 44,21 (41) VMI (37) (36) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Furman (29) (23) Will Horton 45 2748 61.1 13 1 Samford - (40) Richard McCollum 20 1121 56.0 2 1 Chattanooga (47),(39) (39) Ian Berryman 1 61 61.0 0 0 Mercer 39,(36),(43) (37) Total 66 3930 59.5 15 2 24.0 39.3 25 ETSU (36),27 (28),(27),(30) Opponents 78 4661 59.8 37 2 17.0 42.9 22 The Citadel (24),48 (24) Wofford (43),(36),51,(21) (42) North Carolina (43),(45),(33),(26) 33,47

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Overall Individual Statistics (as of Aug 30, 2019) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Tyrie Adams 11 1006 10 0 0 0 1016 92.4 Connell Young 9 529 334 0 0 0 863 95.9 Nate Mullen 11 48 600 0 188 0 836 76.0 Donnavan Spen 11 531 142 0 98 0 771 70.1 Daquan Patten 11 0 567 124 20 0 711 64.6 Jordan Mathis 11 0 627 0 0 0 627 57.0 Owen Cosenke 11 0 261 0 0 0 261 23.7 Kenny Benton 10 9 117 0 84 0 210 21.0 Corey Holloway 7 116 32 0 0 0 148 21.1 Michael Murphy 11 0 0 0 0 128 128 11.6 Will Jones 8 109 -6 0 0 0 103 12.9 Tyran Reynolds 11 0 90 0 0 0 90 8.2 D.J. Thorpe 9 0 55 0 0 0 55 6.1 JerMichael Whit 4 0 0 0 0 23 23 5.8 Caleb Ferguson 10 20 0 0 0 0 20 2.0 Ty Harris 10 0 0 0 0 18 18 1.8 Marvin Tillman 11 0 0 0 0 15 15 1.4 John Brannon III 10 0 0 0 0 12 12 1.2 Austin Phillips 11 0 9 0 0 0 9 0.8 A.J. Curry 1 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -2.0 TEAM 7 -5 0 0 0 0 -5 -0.7 Total 11 2361 2838 124 390 196 5909 537.2 Opponents 11 2534 2877 257 962 97 6727 611.5 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Aug 30, 2019) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 48 Mitchell Chancey 11-11 68 67 135 4.0-17 2.0-13 . 1 . . . . . 29 Marvin Tillman 11-11 59 35 94 3.5-4 . 2-15 3 . . 1 . . 30 Michael Murphy 11-11 40 52 92 5.0-21 1.5-8 3-128 2 4 2-48 1 . . 37 Ty Harris 10-10 46 41 87 5.0-16 2.0-10 2-18 . 3 . . . . 25 Jacquez Williams 10-10 34 28 62 8.5-36 4.0-30 . . 11 2-0 . 1 . 13 Ronald Kent, Jr. 11-7 31 14 45 5.0-15 . . 12 . . 1 . . 17 Reggie Jones 11-10 23 9 32 1.0-1 . . 3 . . . . . 90 Solomon Clark 9-9 15 14 29 8.5-54 5.0-49 . . 2 . . . . 97 Adam Henderson 11-7 14 14 28 5.0-22 2.0-15 . 1 2 1-0 . . . 4 A.J. Rogers 11-5 19 8 27 . . 1-0 . . . 1 . . 49 Nate Link 11-11 7 17 24 3.0-19 2.5-18 . . 3 . 1 . . 99 Ricky Palao 7-2 8 16 24 2.5-5 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . 24 Shamon Elliott 9-3 17 6 23 2.0-6 . . 5 . . . . . 9 John Brannon III 10-2 14 8 22 2.0-8 . 2-12 2 . 1-0 1 . . 34 Bruce Squires 11-0 10 10 20 ...... 1 . 38 Jarquavius Wortham 9-1 14 5 19 3.5-25 2.0-22 . . 1 . 3 . . 19 Devarius Cortner 11-2 10 6 16 ...... 96 K.J. Milner 8-3 10 5 15 2.0-10 1.0-9 . 1 2 . . . . 22 JerMichael White 4-2 9 6 15 . . 2-23 3 . . . . . 26 Brandon Bawn 11-2 4 6 10 ...... 27 Trevor Childers 10-0 3 6 9 ...... 35 Kalen Allen 6-1 3 5 8 1.0-3 ...... 1 . 57 Alan Harris 10-1 1 5 6 0.5-1 ...... 86 Tyran Reynolds 11-0 4 2 6 ...... 94 Ezekiel Jennette 11-0 . 5 5 ...... 4B Kenny Benton 10-0 4 1 5 . . . . . 1-0 1 . . 88 Brad Swan, Jr. 11-0 1 3 4 ...... 58 Darrius Smith 11-0 1 2 3 ...... 68 Torrion Stevenson 3-0 2 1 3 ...... 46 Austin Phillips 11-0 3 . 3 ...... 7 Charles Gadie 5-0 2 1 3 ...... 12 Tyrie Adams 11-11 2 . 2 ...... 2 Nate Mullen 11-11 2 . 2 ...... 28 Terrance Wilson 6-0 1 1 2 ...... 84 Owen Cosenke 11-10 1 1 2 ...... 63 Zach Weeks 11-11 1 1 2 ...... 1 . . 6 Daquan Patten 11-11 . 1 1 ...... 31 Caleb Ferguson 10-0 1 . 1 ...... 45 Clayton Bardall 2-0 . 1 1 ...... 20 Donnavan Spencer 11-4 . 1 1 ...... 73 Nick Campbell 3-0 1 . 1 ...... 40 Will Horton 11-0 . 1 1 ...... 36 Christian Yarborough 7-0 . 1 1 ...... 44 Charles McDonough 11-0 1 . 1 ...... 5 Connell Young 9-7 1 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 91 Trevon Poole 3-0 1 . 1 ...... 53 Darrius Harris 3-0 1 . 1 ...... Total 11 489 406 895 62-263 23-176 12-196 33 29 8-48 11 3 . Opponents 11 424 404 828 70-255 26-144 8-97 41 37 13-69 14 4 1 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Game Superlatives (as of Aug 30, 2019) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 27 Tyrie Adams at ETSU (Oct 27, 2018) Yards Rushing 185 Tyrie Adams at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) TD Rushes 3 Tyrie Adams vs Newberry (Sep 01, 2018) Long Rush 75 Donnavan Spencer vs The Citadel (Nov 03, 2018) Pass attempts 45 Tyrie Adams at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Pass completions 30 Tyrie Adams at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Yards Passing 424 Tyrie Adams at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) TD Passes 5 Tyrie Adams at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) Long Pass 64 Tyrie Adams at North Carolina (Nov 17, 2018) Receptions 10 Nate Mullen at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Yards Receiving 159 Daquan Patten at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) TD Receptions 2 Daquan Patten at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) 2 Owen Cosenke at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) 2 Owen Cosenke at ETSU (Oct 27, 2018) Long Reception 64 Donnavan Spencer at North Carolina (Nov 17, 2018) Field Goals 4 Will Horton at North Carolina (Nov 17, 2018) Long Field Goal 47 Will Horton vs Chattanooga (Oct 13, 2018) Punts 10 Ian Berryman at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Punting Avg 49.0 Ian Berryman vs The Citadel (Nov 03, 2018) Long Punt 58 Ian Berryman vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Punts inside 20 4 Ian Berryman at ETSU (Oct 27, 2018) Long Punt Return 37 Daquan Patten vs Chattanooga (Oct 13, 2018) Long Kickoff Return 28 Nate Mullen vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Tackles 19 Mitchell Chancey vs The Citadel (Nov 03, 2018) Sacks 4.0 Solomon Clark vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Tackles For Loss 5.5 Solomon Clark vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Interceptions 2 JerMichael White at Gardner-Webb (Sep 14, 2018) 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Game Superlatives (as of Aug 30, 2019) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 49 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Yards Rushing 325 at Gardner-Webb (Sep 14, 2018) Yards Per Rush 7.1 at Gardner-Webb (Sep 14, 2018) TD Rushes 3 vs Newberry (Sep 01, 2018) 3 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Pass attempts 50 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Pass completions 34 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Yards Passing 446 at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) Yards Per Pass 11.1 at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) TD Passes 5 at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) Total Plays 95 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Total Offense 710 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Yards Per Play 7.5 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Points 52 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Sacks By 6 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) First Downs 35 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Penalties 12 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Penalty Yards 119 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Turnovers 5 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Interceptions By 3 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) 3 at ETSU (Oct 27, 2018) Punts 10 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Punting Avg 48.0 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Long Punt 58 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Punts inside 20 4 at ETSU (Oct 27, 2018) Long Punt Return 37 vs Chattanooga (Oct 13, 2018) 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Game Superlatives (as of Aug 30, 2019) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 31 Brandon Rainey, vs The Citadel (Nov 03, 2018) Yards Rushing 188 Brandon Rainey, vs The Citadel (Nov 03, 2018) TD Rushes 3 Quan Myers, vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) 3 Williams, J, at North Carolina (Nov 17, 2018) Long Rush 62 Tee Mitchell, at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Pass attempts 72 Reece Udinski, vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Pass completions 44 Devlin Hodges, at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Yards Passing 562 Devlin Hodges, at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) TD Passes 6 Devlin Hodges, at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Long Pass 68 Devlin Hodges, at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Receptions 10 Markell Castle, vs Newberry (Sep 01, 2018) 10 Kris Thornton, vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Yards Receiving 143 Javeon Lara, vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) TD Receptions 2 Javeon Lara, vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) 2 Joseph Parker, vs Chattanooga (Oct 13, 2018) Long Reception 68 Yassar El-Amin, at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Field Goals 3 JJ Jerman, at ETSU (Oct 27, 2018) Long Field Goal 42 Luke Carter, vs Wofford (Nov 10, 2018) Punts 6 HANKINSON, C., at Gardner-Webb (Sep 14, 2018) Punting Avg 50.2 Matt Campbell, vs The Citadel (Nov 03, 2018) Long Punt 63 Luke Carter, vs Wofford (Nov 10, 2018) Punts inside 20 4 Shea Rodgers, vs Newberry (Sep 01, 2018) Long Punt Return 41 Newsome, D, at North Carolina (Nov 17, 2018) Long Kickoff Return 97 Dejuan Bell, at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) Tackles 20 Joe Blue, vs Newberry (Sep 01, 2018) Sacks 3.0 Adrian Hope, at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Adrian Hope, at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) Interceptions 2 Collin Loftis, vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Game Superlatives (as of Aug 30, 2019) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 71 vs The Citadel (Nov 03, 2018) Yards Rushing 421 vs The Citadel (Nov 03, 2018) Yards Per Rush 8.7 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) TD Rushes 4 at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) 4 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) 4 at ETSU (Oct 27, 2018) 4 vs The Citadel (Nov 03, 2018) 4 vs Wofford (Nov 10, 2018) 4 at North Carolina (Nov 17, 2018) Pass attempts 73 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Pass completions 44 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Yards Passing 562 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Yards Per Pass 12.8 at North Carolina (Nov 17, 2018) TD Passes 6 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Total Plays 109 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Total Offense 736 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Yards Per Play 9.7 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Points 66 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Sacks By 7 vs The Citadel (Nov 03, 2018) First Downs 37 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Penalties 10 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Penalty Yards 112 vs The Citadel (Nov 03, 2018) Turnovers 5 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Interceptions By 2 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) 2 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Punts 6 at Gardner-Webb (Sep 14, 2018) 6 vs Wofford (Nov 10, 2018) Punting Avg 50.2 vs The Citadel (Nov 03, 2018) Long Punt 63 vs Wofford (Nov 10, 2018) Punts inside 20 4 vs Newberry (Sep 01, 2018) Long Punt Return 41 at North Carolina (Nov 17, 2018) 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Red-Zone Results (as of Aug 30, 2019) All games

Western Carolina Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 01, 2018 NEWBERRY W 33-26 5 5 30 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 14, 2018 at Gardner-Webb W 28-10 3 2 14 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 22, 2018 VMI W 52-50 6 6 38 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 29, 2018 at Furman L 38-44 6 4 24 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 Oct 06, 2018 at Samford L 28-66 2 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 13, 2018 CHATTANOOGA L 6-26 4 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 Oct 20, 2018 at Mercer L 46-59 7 5 29 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Oct 27, 2018 at ETSU L 43-45 5 4 22 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 03, 2018 THE CITADEL L 24-38 3 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Nov 10, 2018 WOFFORD L 23-38 4 4 20 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 17, 2018 at North Carolina L 26-49 5 4 16 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 50 40 223 27 14 13 13 3 3 0 4 0 0 40 of 50 (80.0%)

Opponents Inside Western Carolina Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 01, 2018 NEWBERRY W 33-26 2 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 14, 2018 at Gardner-Webb W 28-10 3 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sep 22, 2018 VMI W 52-50 8 6 37 5 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 Sep 29, 2018 at Furman L 38-44 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 06, 2018 at Samford L 28-66 6 5 35 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Oct 13, 2018 CHATTANOOGA L 6-26 2 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 20, 2018 at Mercer L 46-59 4 4 24 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 27, 2018 at ETSU L 43-45 8 8 45 5 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 03, 2018 THE CITADEL L 24-38 4 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Nov 10, 2018 WOFFORD L 23-38 3 3 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 17, 2018 at North Carolina L 26-49 7 4 28 4 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 50 42 254 32 25 7 10 1 5 1 1 0 0 42 of 50 (84.0%) 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina By-Quarter Statistics (as of Aug 30, 2019) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 01, 2018 NEWBERRY W 33-26 5-12 41.7 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 Sep 14, 2018 at Gardner-Webb W 28-10 11-18 61.1 4-5 80.0 2-4 50.0 3-5 60.0 2-4 50.0 Sep 22, 2018 VMI W 52-50 6-12 50.0 3-4 75.0 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 Sep 29, 2018 at Furman L 38-44 7-16 43.8 0-3 0.0 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 4-5 80.0 Oct 06, 2018 at Samford L 28-66 6-13 46.2 1-4 25.0 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 2-3 66.7 Oct 13, 2018 CHATTANOOGA L 6-26 3-13 23.1 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 2-4 50.0 Oct 20, 2018 at Mercer L 46-59 8-16 50.0 2-3 66.7 2-6 33.3 1-3 33.3 3-4 75.0 Oct 27, 2018 at ETSU L 43-45 2-10 20.0 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-3 33.3 0-3 0.0 1-1 100.0 Nov 03, 2018 THE CITADEL L 24-38 3-12 25.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 1-5 20.0 0-3 0.0 Nov 10, 2018 WOFFORD L 23-38 7-15 46.7 3-6 50.0 3-4 75.0 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 Nov 17, 2018 at North Carolina L 26-49 4-13 30.8 0-2 0.0 3-7 42.9 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 Western Carolina 62-150 41.3 15-37 40.5 18-46 39.1 13-34 38.2 15-32 46.9 1-1 100.0 Opponents 67-149 45.0 21-35 60.0 13-38 34.2 15-33 45.5 18-42 42.9 0-1 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 01, 2018 NEWBERRY W 33-26 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 14, 2018 at Gardner-Webb W 28-10 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 22, 2018 VMI W 52-50 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 29, 2018 at Furman L 38-44 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 06, 2018 at Samford L 28-66 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 13, 2018 CHATTANOOGA L 6-26 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Oct 20, 2018 at Mercer L 46-59 3-4 75.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 Oct 27, 2018 at ETSU L 43-45 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Nov 03, 2018 THE CITADEL L 24-38 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 Nov 10, 2018 WOFFORD L 23-38 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Nov 17, 2018 at North Carolina L 26-49 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Western Carolina 11-17 64.7 2-2 100.0 5-7 71.4 1-2 50.0 3-6 50.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 13-22 59.1 3-3 100.0 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 5-12 41.7 1-1 100.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 01, 2018 NEWBERRY W 33-26 26:52 6:17 7:40 5:30 7:25 Sep 14, 2018 at Gardner-Webb W 28-10 28:52 7:37 5:18 7:54 8:03 Sep 22, 2018 VMI W 52-50 29:25 7:32 6:41 9:29 5:43 Sep 29, 2018 at Furman L 38-44 32:14 9:15 8:43 6:05 8:11 Oct 06, 2018 at Samford L 28-66 30:12 9:26 7:48 5:20 7:38 Oct 13, 2018 CHATTANOOGA L 6-26 22:14 7:11 5:13 4:21 5:29 Oct 20, 2018 at Mercer L 46-59 30:55 8:59 9:24 4:37 7:55 Oct 27, 2018 at ETSU L 43-45 25:30 2:00 7:28 9:20 6:42 0:00 Nov 03, 2018 THE CITADEL L 24-38 25:08 3:08 4:57 9:56 7:07 Nov 10, 2018 WOFFORD L 23-38 25:35 9:47 7:08 4:07 4:33 Nov 17, 2018 at North Carolina L 26-49 27:14 5:21 10:16 5:42 5:55 Western Carolina Total 304:11 76:33 80:36 72:21 74:41 0:00 Avg. 27:39 6:57 7:19 6:34 6:47 0:00 Opponents Total 355:49 88:27 84:24 92:39 90:19 0:00 Avg. 32:20 8:02 7:40 8:25 8:12 0:00 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 30, 2019) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Sep 01, 2018 NEWBERRY W 33-26 12111 All games 3-8 2-3 1-5 0-0 Sep 14, 2018 at Gardner-Webb W 28-10 2257 Conference 1-7 1-3 0-4 0-0 * Sep 22, 2018 VMI W 52-50 12759 Non-Conference 2-1 1-0 1-1 0-0 * Sep 29, 2018 at Furman L 38-44 7201 * Oct 06, 2018 at Samford L 28-66 3178 Team Statistics WCU OPP * Oct 13, 2018 CHATTANOOGA L 6-26 7362 FIRST DOWNS 267 276 * Oct 20, 2018 at Mercer L 46-59 8230 R u s h in g 121 130 * Oct 27, 2018 at #25 ETSU L 43-45 7121 P a s s in g 119 125 * Nov 03, 2018 THE CITADEL L 24-38 10499 P e n a lt y 27 21 * Nov 10, 2018 #14 WOFFORD L 23-38 10169 RUSHING YARDAGE 2361 2534 Nov 17, 2018 at North Carolina L 26-49 41151 Rushing Attempts 446 487 Average Per Rush 5.3 5.2 Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Average Per Game 214.6 230.4 Tyrie Adams 11-11 194 1215 209 1006 5.2 10 48 91.5 TDs Rushing 19 32 Donnavan Spencer 11-4 80 540 9 531 6.6 4 75 48.3 PASSING YARDAGE 2838 2877 Connell Young 9 - 7 106 548 19 529 5.0 2 31 58.8 C o m p - A t t - I n t 225-365-8 224-350-12 Corey Holloway 7 - 1 28 117 1 116 4.1 1 24 16.6 Average Per Pass 7.8 8.2 Will Jones 8 - 0 25 128 19 109 4.4 1 26 13.6 Average Per Catch 12.6 12.8 Nate Mullen 11-11 6 51 3 48 8.0 1 15 4.4 Average Per Game 258.0 261.5 Caleb Ferguson 10-0 2 20 0 20 10.0 0 20 2.0 TDs Passing 22 24 Kenny Benton 10-0 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 0.9 TOTAL OFFENSE 5199 5411 Total 11 446 2628 267 2361 5.3 19 75 214.6 Average Per Play 6.4 6.5 Opponents 11 487 2811 277 2534 5.2 32 62 230.4 Average Per Game 472.6 491.9 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 23-390 40-962 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-124 20-257 Tyrie Adams 11-11 143.94 188-300-6 62.7 2417 16 64 219.7 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-196 8-97 Will Jones 8 - 0 128.90 33-59-2 55.9 403 4 29 50.4 FUMBLES-LOST 21-13 14-8 Jordan Mathis 11-11 185.07 2-3-0 66.7 3 1 9 0.3 PENALTIES-Yards 72-632 71-713 Nate Mullen 11-11 184.00 1-1-0 100.0 10 0 10 0.9 PUNTS-AVG 47-38.2 40-42.4 Ian Berryman 10-0 472.00 1-1-0 100.0 5 1 5 0.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 :3 9 3 2 :2 1 TEAM 7 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 62/150 67/149 Total 11 142.46 225-365-8 61.6 2838 22 64 258.0 4TH-DOWN Conversions 11/17 13/22 Opponents 11 148.82 224-350-12 64.0 2877 24 68 261.5 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Michael Murphy 3 128 42.7 1 70 Nate Mullen 11-11 55 600 10.9 2 37 54.5 Ty Harris 2 18 9.0 0 9 Daquan Patten 11-11 39 567 14.5 5 51 51.5 JerMichael White 2 23 11.5 0 18 Jordan Mathis 11-11 38 627 16.5 1 58 57.0 John Brannon III 2 12 6.0 0 12 Connell Young 9 - 7 31 334 10.8 3 58 37.1 Marvin Tillman 2 15 7.5 0 12 Owen Cosenke 11-10 23 261 11.3 8 25 23.7 A.J. Rogers 1 0 0.0 0 0 Kenny Benton 10-0 11 117 10.6 1 28 11.7 Donnavan Spencer 11-4 9 142 15.8 0 64 12.9 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Tyran Reynolds 11-0 7 90 12.9 1 40 8.2 Ian Berryman 38 1574 41.4 58 3 14 16 6 0 D.J. Thorpe 9 - 0 6 55 9.2 0 24 6.1 Caleb Ferguson 6 221 36.8 43 1 2 1 0 0 Corey Holloway 7 - 1 3 32 10.7 0 26 4.6 TEAM 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Tyrie Adams 11-11 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.9 Austin Phillips 11-0 1 9 9.0 1 9 0.8 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Will Jones 8 - 0 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 -0.8 Daquan Patten 14 124 8.9 0 37 Total 11 225 2838 12.6 22 64 258.0 Total 14 124 8.9 0 37 Opponents 11 224 2877 12.8 24 68 261.5 Opponents 20 257 12.9 1 41

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Will Horton 17-22 77.3 0-0 5-6 6-7 6-8 0-1 47 0 Nate Mullen 11 188 17.1 0 28 Julian Pletz 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 Donnavan Spencer 6 98 16.3 0 22 Kenny Benton 4 84 21.0 0 27 PAT Daquan Patten 2 20 10.0 0 21 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total 23 390 17.0 0 28 Will Horton - 17-22 36-37 - - - - - 87 Opponents 40 962 24.0 2 97 Tyrie Adams 10 - - - - 0-3 - - 60 Owen Cosenke 8 ------48 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Daquan Patten 5 ------30 Tyrie Adams 11 1006 10 0 0 0 1016 92.4 Connell Young 5 ------30 Connell Young 9 529 334 0 0 0 863 95.9 Donnavan Spencer 4 ------24 Nate Mullen 11 48 600 0 188 0 836 76.0 Nate Mullen 3 ------18 Donnavan Spenc 11 531 142 0 98 0 771 70.1 Michael Murphy 2 ------12 Daquan Patten 11 0 567 124 20 0 711 64.6 Austin Phillips 1 ------6 Total 11 2361 2838 124 390 196 5909 537.2 Tyran Reynolds 1 ------6 Opponents 11 2534 2877 257 962 97 6727 611.5 Corey Holloway 1 ------6 Will Jones 1 ------6 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Jordan Mathis 1 ------6 Tyrie Adams 11 494 1006 2417 3423 311.2 Kenny Benton 1 ------6 Donnavan Spencer 11 80 531 0 531 48.3 Julian Pletz - 0-1 2-2 - - - - - 2 Connell Young 9 106 529 0 529 58.8 Total 43 17-23 38-39 - - 0-3 - - 347 Will Jones 8 84 109 403 512 64.0 Opponents 59 13-15 52-54 2-3 - 0-2 - 1 451 Corey Holloway 7 28 116 0 116 16.6 Total 11 811 2361 2838 5199 472.6 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Opponents 11 837 2534 2877 5411 491.9 Western Carolina 65 130 54 85 13 347 Opponents 120 122 106 88 15 451

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 48 Mitchell Chancey 11-11 68 67 135 4.0-17 2.0-13 . 1 . . . . . 29 Marvin Tillman 11-11 59 35 94 3.5-4 . 2-15 3 . . 1 . . 30 Michael Murphy 11-11 40 52 92 5.0-21 1.5-8 3-128 2 4 2-48 1 . . 37 Ty Harris 10-10 46 41 87 5.0-16 2.0-10 2-18 . 3 . . . . 25 Jacquez Williams 10-10 34 28 62 8.5-36 4.0-30 . . 11 2-0 . 1 . Total 11 489 406 895 62-263 23-176 12-196 33 29 8-48 11 3 . Opponents 11 424 404 828 70-255 26-144 8-97 41 37 13-69 14 4 1