WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL 2020 GAME NOTES FOOTBALL CONTACT: Daniel Hooker /// OFFICE: 828.227.2339 /// CELL: 828.508.2494 /// EMAIL: [email protected]

WESTERN CAROLINA ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS /// – 92 CATAMOUNT ROAD /// @CATAMOUNTS /// CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM WCU QUICK FACTS • • GAME #3: WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS (0-2) AT NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (6-3) Location: ...... Cullowhee, N.C., 28723 Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020 • Noon • Chapel Hill, N.C. • Kenan Memorial Stadium (50,500 / 3,535) ...... Pronounced “KULL - uh - whee” Founded: ...... 1889 GAME COVERAGE: Enrollment: ...... 12,243 WESTERN CAROLINA Nickname: ...... Catamounts TV BROADCAST: Head Coach: Colors: ...... Purple & Gold TALENT: Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, & Lericia Harris Stadium: ...... E.J. Whitmire Stadium (13,790) Record at WCU: 32-62, 9th yr Field: ...... Field (Artifi cial: Ironturf) RADIO: Catamount Sports Network Career Record: same Affi liation: ...... NCAA Div. I – Championship Subdivision (FCS) TALENT: Gary Ayers, Daniel Hooker, Greg McLamb, & Jeff Bryson Conference: ...... Southern ONLINE AUDIO: CatamountSports.com NORTH CAROLINA (RV/RV) Chancellor: ...... Dr. Kelli R. Brown (Toledo, 1982) TWITTER: @Catamounts, @CatamountsFB Head Coach: Mack Brown Athletics Director: ...... Alex Gary (VCU, 2005) SERIES HISTORY: WCU trails, 0-2 (L–2) Record at UNC: 82-55-1, 12th yr FOOTBALL HISTORY: In Chapel Hill,N.C...... WCU trails, 0-2 (L–2); MR: UNC, 49-26 (2018) Career Record: 257-131-1, 32nd yr First Year of Football: ...... 1931 In Cullowhee, N.C.: ...... Never Met Seasons of Football: ...... 87th All-Time / SoCon Record: ...... 346-514-23 (.406) / 115-188-3 (.381) 2020-21 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) Nov. 14 at #22/22 Liberty Lynchburg, Va. L, 58-14 ESPNU / ESPN3 LIB QB Malik Willis – 306 pass, 3 TDs & 97 rush, 2 TDs Last Appearance: ...... 1983 2019 Record: ...... 3-9 (Home: 2-4 | Away: 1-5) Nov. 21 at Eastern Kentucky Richmond, Ky. L, 49-17 ESPN3 Opportunity Bowl; First meeting since 2008, WCU trails 2-3 2019 SoCon Record (Finish): ...... 2-6 (8th) (Home: 1-3 | Away: 1-3) Dec. 11 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. Noon ACC Network Third series meeting, each since 2017 for in-state foes WCU FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF: Feb. 20 at Furman * Greenville, S.C. TBA TBA SoCon Opener; Furman used 15 3rd qtr pts to pull away in 2019 Head Coach: ...... Mark Speir (Clemson, 1990) Feb. 27 at Samford * Birmingham, Ala. TBA TBA Bulldogs have won 3 of last 5; WCU's lone road win in 1969 • Head Coaching Record at WCU: ...... 32-62, 20-42 SoCon • Overall Record: ...... Same MARCH 6 VMI * CULLOWHEE TBA TBA WCU has won 17-straight; 4 of last 5, one possession games ASSISTANT COACHES / S U P P O R T STAFF MARCH 13 THE CITADEL * CULLOWHEE TBA TBA 'Dogs built 25-pt 1st half lead, 2nd half TOs hurt comeback bid John Holt (Appalachian, 2008)...... Off ensive Coord. / OL March 20 at Mercer * Macon, Ga. TBA TBA MER scored 28 pts, 219 yds on 4 plays, 4th-straight series win Andy McCollum (Austin Peay, 1981) ...... Defensive Coord. / LB March 27 at ETSU * Johnson City, Tenn. TBA TBA Blue Ridge Border Battle; Last 2 meetings have gone into OT Keith Henry (Catawba, 1989) ...... SpTms Coord. / CB Arketa Banks (Elon, 2003) ...... Wide Receivers APRIL 3 CHATTANOOGA * CULLOWHEE TBA TBA WCU has lost 10 of last 11 mtgs; last home win was 2008 (27-7) Phillip Ely (Toledo, 2016) ...... APRIL 10 WOFFORD * CULLOWHEE TBA TBA WCU has dropped 4-straight since back-to-back wins (2014-15) Jay Guillermo (Clemson, 2017) ...... Tight Ends * denotes game /// All times listed are Eastern Graham Hobbs (Florida International, 2015) ...... Running Backs Nick Newsome (Austin Peay, 2012) ...... Safeties • Western Carolina plays three nonconference road games Clyde Simmons (Western Carolina, 1996) ...... Defensive Ends A WESTERN CAROLINA WIN WOULD: Reuben Wright (Catawba, 1994) ...... Defensive Tackles this fall – at Liberty (Nov. 14), at NCAA FCS-member Eastern • Represent arguably the biggest victory in Catamount Nich Mashburn (Western Carolina, 2013) ...... Dir. of Football Ops Kentucky (Nov. 21) and at North Carolina (Dec. 5) … Includ- football history as its fi rst-ever win over an NCAA FBS op- Ryan Kolakowski (Central Michigan, 2011) ...... Dir. of Scouting / QC ing the three fall games and the fi rst two SoCon meetings ponent, halting a current 58-game drought (0-58 all-time) Evan Barr (Tennessee, 2008) ...... Dir. of Athletic Performance in 2021, WCU will play fi ve-consecutive games away ... It's also be WCU's fi rst-ever win over an ACC opponent, Steven Honbarger (Appalachian, 2001) .... Dir. of Sports Medicine from home to start 2020-21 … Adding in the 2019 season winless in 31 tries vs. the ACC all-time; Mike Taylor ...... Athletics Equipment Manager fi nale at fi fth-ranked Alabama, WCU will have played six- Sandy Neuenschwander ...... Football Administrative Assistant • Halt Western Carolina's current four-game losing skid straight road games over the past two seasons; that dates back to early November 2019 – the four straight WESTERN CAROLINA MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION: • WCU has scored three, seven-win seasons over its last losses over the past two years are on the heels of back-to- Asst. AD/Media Relations (FB Contact): ...... Daniel Hooker six years under head coach Mark Speir ... the 7-5 record back wins in SoCon play for WCU in 2019; • Email Address: ...... [email protected] in 2014 was WCU's fi rst winning mark since 2005 (5-4) and • Offi ce / Cell Phone: ...... (828) 227-2339 / (828) 508-2494 • Give the Southern Conference its only victory in the 2020 the most victories by a Catamount team since 2001 (7-4); Director of Media Relations (Secondary FB): ...... Steven Grandy fall semester ... Entering Saturday, the four league teams • Email Address: ...... [email protected] • WCU has just NINE total seniors entering 2020-21 – FIVE that played in the fall are 0-10 to date; FOUR Director of Media Relations: ...... Denise Gideon players on off ense, on defense; • Email Address: ...... [email protected] • Give Mark Speir his 33rd career victory at WCU, fourth in • WCU returns 19 out of a possible 25 starters between its Director of Video Operations: ...... Noah Sautter program history ... It would move him six victories shy of off ense, defense, and special teams ... That includes NINE • Email Address: ...... [email protected] third-place Tom Young (39 wins, 1946-55). starters on off ense, SEVEN on defense, and all THREE Video Operations Assistant: ...... Korey Hosch A WESTERN CAROLINA LOSS WOULD: back on special teams in specialist starters ... Combined, Football Press Box Phone: ...... (828) 227-2116 • Relegate the Catamounts to 0-3 to start the 2020-21 sea- WCU has 45 total returning letter winners from 2019 with Athletics Mailing & Overnight Address: ...... WCU Athletics 32 newcomers and 22 players that took redshirts; 92 Catamount Road – Ramsey Center son and give WCU its fi fth-consecutive loss dating back to Cullowhee, N.C. 28723 last season ... It'd also leave WCU 0-3 in the all-time series • A combined 18 Western Carolina football players SHARE a with North Carolina; LAST name – only TWO of which are related (Smith): HARRIS ...... Christian (DT), Ethan (DB), Jacob (CB), Ty (LB) CATAMOUNT QUICK SLANTS: JOHNSON ...... Dawson (OL), Roman (DT) • Western Carolina’s 2020 preseason roster includes a JONES ...... Reggie (WR), Gabe (OL), Will (QB) combined 58 players from the state of North Carolina ... NELSON ...... Micah (SPUR), Tyree (RB) Georgia is second with 18, followed by South Carolina (17), SMITH ...... Darrius (LB), Demorian (RUSH), Tyler (OL) Alabama and Florida (4), Tennessee and Virginia (2), with THOMAS ...... Grady (OL), Skylin (SPUR) one each from New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio; YOUNG ...... Glenn (RB), Jaylin (WR)

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THIS WEEK IN CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL /// NOVEMBER 29 – DECEMBER 5: 29 30 1 2 3 5 5 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Return to Campus COVID-19 Test MEETINGS: ACC Network MEETINGS: TRAVEL DAY: GAME DAY 7 - 10:30 am 5:15 – 6:00 pm Meeting – 10 am 12:15 – 1:00 pm Western Carolina Zoom Meeting: MEETINGS: PRACTICE: PRACTICE: MEETINGS: PRACTICE: 8:15 –9:15 am at North Carolina 9 pm 6:15 – 7:45 pm 6:30 – 7:15 pm 2:30 – 3:15 pm 1:15 – 2:15 pm WALK THRU: Noon ET PRACTICE: 9:30 – 10:30 am Chapel Hill, N.C. 3:30 – 5:45 pm Departure @ Speir & select players 11:00 am available after the game

WCU INTERVIEW POLICY from media parking). Credentials will be issued only to PRESS RELEASES/STATISTICS The Western Carolina Offi ce 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. Credentials for sideline photographers will be issued on Department web site at www.CatamountSports.com. Head Coach Mark Speir will be available for interviews a fi rst-come, fi rst-serve basis with agencies covering the E-mail service is available upon request. To be placed following each practice and following games. Other inter- participating schools on a regular basis receiving priority. on Western Carolina’s E-mail list, media members are views with Coach Speir must be set-up in advance and it Free-lance photographers may request credentials on a asked to contact the Offi ce of Athletic Media Relations. is requested that the nature of the interview be submitted game-by-game basis. All free-lance photographers must to WCU Media Relations in 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 Offi ce 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 in 2020 are CLOSED to the For those unable to attend contests, the Catamount public. Media members are asked to refrain from contact- MEDIA PARKING Sports Network will broadcast each game over the Internet ing student-athletes at their home or residence – and Media parking for WCU home football games – BY utilizing Stretch Internet. student-athletes’ phone numbers will not be released by PERMIT ONLY – is located in the church parking lot directly All the current data you need on the Catamounts is as the Media Relations Offi ce. Out-of-town media may set across the street and behind the press box of E.J. Whitmire close as your computer at CatamountSports.com. up phone interviews to be conducted in the Department Stadium on Forest Hills Road. The lot is identifi ed and a of Athletics. Coach Speir may be reached weekday morn- media parking placard must be displayed to gain admit- Southern Conference football games will be streamed ings, however, it is asked that a specifi c interview time be tance. The lot will be staff ed by a member of the WCU ESPN+ or ESPN3 and the ESPN app. scheduled through the Media Relations offi ce. 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 nine stations across North Carolina are riod, Coach Speir and requested players will be brought to set to carry football broadcasts of the Catamount the media room on the fi rst fl oor of the Ramsey Center. The availability of the visiting locker room will be announced Sports Network (CSN) during the 2020-21 season in the press box after conferring with the visiting SID. The ... CSN has also again partnered with Stretch In- visiting locker room is located in the back portion of the ternet through PrestoSports to provide unlimited Jordan-Phillips Field House. A space for interviews will be streaming audio through the athletics web site, available outside the locker room or up on the Field House CatamountSports.com. patio, if available. 2020 BROADCAST CREW (HOME) WORKING CREDENTIALS Catamount Sports Network Play-by-Play: ...... Gary Ayers Newsprint and electronic media representatives plan- Color Analyst: ...... Greg McLamb ning to cover football games at Western Carolina University 2020 Football Affi liates: Host / Producer: ...... Jeff Bryson are asked to request in written form working credentials from WCU’s Media Relations Offi ce. Season passes will be 90.5 FM WWCU ...... Cullowhee 2020 BROADCAST CREW (ROAD) issued to those who cover the Catamounts on a permanent 95.3 FM WWOO ...... Dillsboro Play-by-Play: ...... Gary Ayers basis. Our limited working space in the press box will be 105.7 FM / 540 AM WRGC ...... Sylva Color Analyst: ...... Daniel Hooker assigned by priority to WCU beat writers, beat writers of 104.9 FM / 1050 AM WFSC ...... Franklin Host / Producer: ...... Jeff Bryson the opponents, metropolitan media fi ling for deadline and Sideline Reporter: ...... Greg McLamb specialty publications. 102.9 FM / 1310 AM WISE ...... Asheville If time permits, credentials will be mailed. If not, cre- 970 AM WYSE ...... Canton 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 MEETING WITH NORTH CAROLINA: <<< QUICK FACT COMPARISON >>> • DECEMBER FOOTBALL: Saturday’s game at North Carolina represents the fi rst time that Western Carolina has played a football game in the month of December since the magical SCHOOLS: WESTERN CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA 1983 season that saw the Catamounts go 2-1 in the month, advancing to the NCAA I-AA LOCATION: Cullowhee, N.C. Chapel Hill, N.C. National Championship game in Charleston, S.C. ... the three games in that playoff run in 1983 – winning at Holy Cross (W, 28-21, 12/3/83), at Furman (W, 14-7, 12/10/83), and in FOUNDED: 1889 1789 the title game against Southern Illinois (L, 43-7, 12/17/83) – represent the ONLY Catamount ENROLLMENT: 12,243 19,117 football games played in the 12th month of the year all-time. NICKNAME: Catamounts Tar Heels • FALL FINALE: Western Carolina plays its fi nal of three nonconference road games in the CONFERENCE: Southern (SoCon) Atlantic Coast (ACC) fall semester on Saturday at North Carolina ... the Southern Conference – and most of the COLORS: Purple & Gold Carolina Blue & White NCAA Football Championship Subdivision – moved the league season and FCS playoff s to HOME FIELD: E.J. Whitmire Stadium Kenan Stadium the spring semester due to COVID-19 ... WCU was one of 17 NCAA FCS teams to play non- CAPACITY: conference games in the fall – WCU was one of FOUR teams from the SoCon to compete in 13,790 50,500 the 2020 fall semester: The Citadel – 4, Mercer – 3, and Chattanooga 1. HEAD COACH: Mark Speir Mack Brown OVERALL RECORD: 32-62 (9th yr) 257-131-1 (32nd yr) WESTERN CAROLINA VS. NORTH CAROLINA – ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY: RECORD AT SCHOOL: Same 82-55-1 (12th yr) • Western Carolina and the fl agship school of the UNC System – the North Carolina Tar Heels – have only met twice prior on the gridiron entering Saturday's match-up with both WEBSITE: CatamountSports.com GoHeels.com meetings coming in consecutive years in 2017 and 2018; • North Carolina has won both of the previous meetings – 65-10 back in 2017 and 49-26 WESTERN CAROLINA VS. NCAA FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION (FBS) FOES: to end the 2018 season; • Dating back to 1977 when WCU went NCAA Div. I-AA – now NCAA Football Championship • WCU and UNC added the game when the Tar Heels one nonconference game in 2020 Subdivision (FCS) – the Catamounts are 0-57 against teams from the NCAA FBS level; against Charlotte was canceled due to COVID-19 ... the two squads were originally sched- • WCU’s closest two games against FBS foes came at Cincinnati in 2005 – a 7-3 defeat – uled to play under the lights at Kenan Stadium on Dec. 11, but COVID-related schedule and a close call at South Florida (USF) in 2014, falling 36-31, after leading 14-3 in the fi rst changes in the ACC prompted the move to Dec. 5. quarter and 17-16 at halftime ... WCU is 0-5 against Top 25 ranked FBS teams; FAMILIAR FACES IN WESTERN CAROLINA–NORTH CAROLINA SERIES: • Western Carolina’s fi rst half lead at USF in 2014 was its fi rst over a FBS team since a 3-0 lead over Maryland back in 1999 that came off of a Josh Jones fi eld goal ... The 17-16 lead • North Carolina wide receivers coach LONNIE GALLOWAY is a 1994 graduate of Western at the break represented the fi rst-time ever that WCU led a FBS team at halftime ... WCU Carolina where he was a four-year letter winner at ... Galloway fi nished his went on to lead 7-0 at No. 1 Alabama in the 2014 season; WCU career as the program's all-time leader in total off ense (6,832 yards, now 3rd) and • WCU has scored its team-best 31 points against FBS foes twice under Speir – at USF in was second in career passing yardage (5,545 yards, now 4th) upon his graduation – earn- 2014 (L, 36-31) and in 2016 at SEC-foe, South Carolina (L, 44-31) in the season fi nale ... WCU ing him induction into the WCU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015 ... Galloway has since been also scored 31 points at Florida State back in 1981; by-passed by former quarterbacks Troy Mitchell (9,397 yards, 2012-15) and Tyrie Adams (11,525 yds, 2015-19); • Over the past nine years under Mark Speir, WCU has faced a SoCon-leading 16 teams from the FBS including 11 from the Power 5 conferences ... WCU has scheduled a combined • UNC off ensive line coach STACY SEARELS and WCU head coach Mark Speir are good SEVEN SEC opponents in Speir’s tenure (Alabama, three times; Auburn; South Carolina; friends stemming from their individual times at Appalachian State – though not on the Tennessee; Texas A&M) ... WCU has also faced three ACC teams four times – a fi fth coming Mountaineer staff together, Searels helped Speir land on Jerry Moore's staff in 2003; in December when the Catamounts travel back to Chapel Hill; • UNC placekicker GRAYSON ATKINS is very familiar with the Southern Conference and • Since 1982, the Southern Conference has 30 wins over teams from the current FBS ... WCU as he was an All-America kicker at league-rival Furman before transferring to UNC ... Thirteen of the wins came against ACC foes – seven against Wake Forest, three against Atkins had a SoCon-record 18-straight successful fi eld goals that included a Furman-record N.C. State, and two vs. Georgia Tech and Furman’s 1999 win at North Carolina ... FIVE of 55-yarder against WCU – but his streak ended that same day in Cullowhee when he mis- the 30 wins came against SEC schools – three vs. South Carolina and one apiece against fi red on a wet fi eld on a 33-yard attempt. Arkansas (vs. The Citadel, 1992) and Georgia Southern over Florida (2013); WESTERN CAROLINA ALL-TIME VS. MEMBERS OF THE ACC: • FCS schools recorded THREE wins over FBS teams in 2019 and SEVEN wins against FBS schools in 2018 ... In 2017, FCS schools notched nine wins against FBS schools after • Western Carolina is 0-31 all-time against current members of the Atlantic Coast Confer- ence ... The 2020 season marks the FOURTH-straight season WCU has visited the Triangle 10 wins including North Dakota State winning at No. 13 Iowa in 2016 ... Since 1978, FCS to face an ACC foe, meeting North Carolina in Chapel Hill back in 2017 and 2018 and facing schools have recorded double-digit win totals against its FBS brethren six times, most NC State in Raleigh in 2019; recently in 2016 (10 that year) ... the FCS set a record in 2013 with 16 wins against FBS schools ... Since 1983, just FIVE FCS teams have upset nationally-ranked FBS opponents. CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL – SERIES HISTORY WITH THE ACC (SERIES HISTORY ON PG 5): Boston College 0-1 ... Clemson 0-5 ... Duke 0-3 ... Florida State 0-3 ... Georgia Tech 0-5 2020 FCS UPSETS OVER FBS OPPONENTS (1): Louisville, 0-1 ... North Carolina, 0-2 ... N.C. State 0-7 ... Virginia Tech, 0-1 ... Wake Forest 0-3 Oct. 23, 2020 – Jacksonville State 19, Florida International 10 THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE – ACC CONNECTION: NOTES FROM WCU'S SEASON-OPENER AT NO. 22 LIBERTY: • Founded in 1921, the Southern Conference – the fi fth oldest in the nation and celebrating • Western Carolina freshman placekicker PAXTON ROBERTSON nailed a 52-yard fi eld its 100th anniversary in 2021 – gave rise to two of the premier conferences in America – goal at the 14:08 mark of the second quarter in the road loss … It was Robertson's fi rst the Southeastern (SEC, founded in 1932) and the Atlantic Coast (ACC, founded in 1952); career fi eld goal attempt, representing a career-long boot … the 52-yard kick tied for the • Nine of the current 14 ACC teams (minus Boston College, Florida State, Miami, Pittsburgh eighth-longest fi eld goal in WCU program history and was the longest successful fi eld goal and Syracuse) played under the SoCon banner ... SIX of those nine ACC schools were kick since 2000 when Josh Jones nailed a 52-yarder in a win over Lenoir-Rhyne (9/9/00) founding members in 1921 – (Clemson, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, North Carolina State, ... Robertson's 52-yard fi eld goal also represents the longest by a FCS kicker to date in Virginia, and Virginia Tech – with Duke joining in 1928 and Wake Forest in 1936; the 2020 season; • Current ACC teams combined to win 15 SoCon Championships from 1933 until 1963 with • WCU's defense forced four takeaways at EKU, recording two and recovering Duke winning 10 ... Clemson and North Carolina each won two apiece ... Virginia Tech won two fumbles … ROMAN JOHNSON forced a fumble on his second career quarterback sack a SoCon title in 1963 before leaving the league two years later in 1965; with RICKY PALAO recovering the football and returning it for a – it was WCU's fi rst fumble recovery for a score since 2017 (A.J. Newman & Nate Link) … RONALD KENT • From 1921 through 1952 when North Carolina left the SoCon, the Tar Heels won the 1946 JR., forced his second career fumble, punching the football loose and AARON GETHERS and 1949 SoCon Football Championships ... the Tar Heels also played in the Sugar Bowl recovering downfi eld … Gethers added a second takeaway with his fi rst career twice while in the SoCon (1947 & 1949) and the Cotton Bowl once in 1950 ... In 31 seasons while TREVOR CHILDERS intercepted a pass that was defl ected by TY HARRIS; in the SoCon, North Carolina compiled a 172-105-22 overall record; • WCU's four defensive takeaways were the most by the Catamounts this season and the • UNC's Sparky Woods was a head coach at two SoCon schools – App State (1984-88) and most since creating fi ve takeaways in the road win at VMI (11/2/19) … WCU forced and re- VMI (2008-14) and UNC head coach Mack Brown coached at App State (1983). covered four Keydet fumbles and had one interception last November;

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• WCU sophomore punter BRANDON DICKERSON matched his career-high with 10 punts at EKU, tying a mark he set in game two of the 2019 season at NC State … Dickerson averaged 40.1 yards per punt and impressively downed seven of his 10 punts inside the Colonels' 20-yard line including one on the fi ve-yard line and two statistically at the one-yard line; • Western Carolina played without head football coach MARK SPEIR who tested positive for COVID-19 in Thursday's weekly testing protocol … Though asymptomatic, Speir entered self-isolation following notifi cation of the positive test; NOTES FROM WCU'S SEASON-OPENER AT NO. 22 LIBERTY: • Western Carolina's third-consecutive loss dating back to last season was also its 58th-straight loss to NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams (0-58) ... It was also WCU's sixth-straight to a nationally-ranked FBS team (0-6 all-time); • Western Carolina went 357 days between games – fi nishing the 2019 season at No. 5 Alabama on Nov. 23, 2019 before playing its latest-ever, season-opener on Saturday, Nov. 14 at No. 22 Liberty; • Junior transfer QB MARK WRIGHT became just the fi fth diff erent quarterback to earn a start under Mark Speir during ABOUT WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY: his nine years in Cullowhee … Wright joins current teammate WILL JONES with other starting QBs in Troy Mitchell, Eddie Sullivan, and Tyrie Adams; WCU was founded in 1889 to bring higher education and career opportunities to the western region of North • WCU's 282 yards of total off ense are the most against an NCAA FBS team since compiling 433 yards of off ense in a 49-26 Carolina. A member of the University of North Caro- loss at North Carolina on Nov. 17, 2018; lina system, WCU now provides an education to over • WCU was whistled for just four penalties at Liberty, its fewest since being charged with one penalty against North 12,000 students – an all-time high for the university Greenville on Sept. 14, 2019. which comes just a couple years after total enrollment at WCU eclipsed 11,000 students for the fi rst time. It CATAMOUNT LEGACIES ON 2020 SQUAD: marks the eighth time out of the past nine years that the WCU has a couple of Catamount legacies – fathers and sons – associated with Catamount football and the 2020 team: number of students enrolled at the university has risen. • CURTIS ROACH: the junior LB – and holder on placekicks – is the son of former WCU Hall of Fame placekicker who was The university’s mission is focused on quality education a four-time All-SoCon and three-time All-America selection, Kirk Roach ... A walk-on, Curtis was awarded a scholarship and preparation for responsible citizenship in a changing during this year's preseason back in early August ... the elder Roach was again listed on the Divisional Player/Coach ballot world. Since its founding, WCU has grown in size to be- for the 2020 Hall of Fame ... Kirk is WCU’s all-time leading scorer with 302 career points (89-90 PATs, come a major cultural, scientifi c, and educational force in 71-of-101 FGs); the region and the state—and we’re still growing. • DAQUAN PATTEN: the redshirt senior WR is the son of former All-SoCon Catamount receiver – and three-time Super WCU’s academic programs span more than 120 special- Bowl champion with the – David who had a 14-year professional career ... Daquan, who received ties — including the nation’s highest-ranked entrepre- a grant-in-aid scholarship during the fi rst offi cial team meeting in fall camp before the 2019 season, has 1,000 career neurship and project management programs, a national receiving yards – his father fi nished with 1,563 career receiving yards at WCU. award-winning teacher education program, a criminal justice program used as a model for North Carolina’s GRADY THOMAS NAMED SEMIFINALIST FOR NFF CAMPBELL TROPHY: accreditation program, and the nation’s fi rst accredited • Western Carolina senior off ensive lineman GRADY THOMAS was among the record 199 national semifi nalists for the four-year emergency medical care program. 2020 William V. Campbell Trophy presented by Mazda and announced by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame (NFF) … The 12 2020 fi nalists were unveiled on Nov. 12; WCU’s distinguished faculty includes national award- winning authors, nationally and internationally recog- • Thomas is one of two players from the Southern Conference to grace the semifi nalist list, joined by wide receiver Bryce nized experts, and winners of Emmy, O. Henry, and Na- Nunnelly of Chattanooga; tional Endowment for the Arts awards — to name a few. • Majoring in psychology, Thomas is a two-time Fall Academic All-Southern Conference selection and a three-time mem- DID YOU KNOW: ber of the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. He has been named to WCU's Dean's List four times ... Thomas is the ninth Cata- mount football player to be a semifi nalist for the Campbell Trophy ... He looks to join former WCU off ensive lineman Jason • Among WCU’s notable former players are current Whaley who is the program's only fi nalist all-time. professional athletes in relief pitcher GREG HOLLAND (Kansas City Royals) in Major League Baseball – and PAUL MENHART, who was the pitching coach for the 2020 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: World Series Champion Washinton Nationals ... Former WCU football players made initial NFL rosters this fall 2 Aaron GETHERS DB GETH-thurs 49 DEMORIAN Smith DE Goes by “Mo Smith” including KEION CROSSEN (7th round draft pick by 4 KASON LINCKE QB KAY-suhn LINK-kuh 51 Matthew BAIR OL like BEAR New England, now with the Houston Texans) and JOHN 5 SYHEAM McQueen RB sy - HEEM 56 Jacob DEPOULI LB duh - PAUL - ee BRANNON, who signed as an undrafted free agent with the Chargers and made the practice squad ... former 6 DAQUAN Patten WR DAY - qwan 58 Giovanni RICCIARDI LB rich - CHAR - dee WCU men's golfer J.T. POSTON claimed his fi rst victory 7 Charles GADIE DB GADD - ee 59 John ESPOSITO LB es - poe - SEE - toe on the PGA Tour at the Wyndham Championship during 8 Devlin OLAWUMI Jr. LB oh - lah - WHOA - me 60 JOAQUIN LAYNO DL wa - KEEN LAY - no the summer of 2019; 10 MALIK Richardson RB muh - LEEK 68 TORRION Stephenson DL TORE - e - on • Other notable former WCU student-athletes include 12 Tristen SENS WR SINS 73 Nathaniel DOZIER OL DOZE - yurr former fullback, BRAD HOOVER; 14 MAHARI Stribling WR muh - HARR - ree 84 Owen COSENKE TE co - SEEN - key former professional football player, DAVID PATTEN, 16 MARCELO Rodriguez QB mar - CELL - oh 89 Richard McCOLLUM K mick - CALL - um who played for four NFL teams, most notably winning three rings with the New England Patriots; 19 RAEKWON Heath WR RAY - quan 91 JAQUARIUS Guinn DL jah - QUARE - e - us former NBA guard KEVIN MARTIN; United States Olym- 21 HAKI Bradley RB HAH - key 94 AIDAN Alston DL AY - den pic silver medalist from the 2012 men’s 4x400-relay, 22 MIKAI Stanley RB muh - KYE 95 LAQUAVION Haynes DL la - QUAY - vee - on MANTEO MITCHELL; current Georgia Tech head foot- 25 DEJON DeCruz LB day - ZJON 99 Ricky PALAO DL puh - LAY - oh ball coach, GEOFF COLLINS; former NFL referee and 27 Trevor CHILDERS LB CHILL - durrs current ESPN offi ciating analyst, GERALD AUSTIN; for- 28 JAHEIM Mullen WR juh - HEEM Mark SPEIR HC like SPEAR mer North Carolina state senator ANDREW C. BROCK; independent country music singer and recording artist 31 JAMAUD GETER RB juh - MAWD JEE - turr Andy MCCOLLUM DC mick - CALL - um – a former WCU baseball player, MATT STILLWELL; ac- 32 JAIDEN Bond WR JAY - dunn ARKETA Banks AC - WR are - KEY - tuh tor – and former Catamount football All-America DE and 41 CINSERE Allison DB like Sincere Phillip ELY AC - QB E - lee a co-star of NBC's "Perfect Harmony," GENO SEGERS, 42 JONTAVIOUS Shotwell DB john - TAY - vee - us Jay GUILLERMO AC - TE gee - AIR - moe actress BOBBI BAKER, and former reality TV star on Big 48 Chester GEFFRARD LB JEFF - frard REUBEN Wright AC - DT ROO - been Brother, RACHEL REILLY.

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NOTING THE 2020-2021 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL TEAM: WWCUCU VVS.S. CCURRENTURRENT MMEMBERSEMBERS OOFF • Entering the amended 2020 fall schedule, Western Carolina has a young football roster that includes just 10 combined seniors in their fi nal season fl anked by 50 true or redshirt freshmen ... the preseason active roster featured 108 players TTHEHE ATLANTICATLANTIC CCOASTOAST CCONFERENCEONFERENCE including 45 returning letter winners – 20 on off ense, 21 on defense, and four specialists ... Among those are 19 returning starters including nine on off ense, seven on defense, and all three of the main specialist positions; BOSTON COLLEGE ...... (0-1) • The Catamounts return FIVE starters back along the off ensive line – two seniors (GRADY THOMAS, MATT BAIR) and Sept. 1, 1984 ...... L ...... 24 .....44 three underclassmen (ISAIAH HELMS, TYLER SMITH – who both started all 12 games last year – and DILLON LUTHER); • Western Carolina’s off ense returns seven of its 14 rushing TDs (50%) and 11 of its 12 receiving (92%) from last CLEMSON ...... (0-5) season ... Senior RB DONNAVAN SPENCER led WCU with four rushing touchdowns in 2019; Sept. 27, 1980 ...... L ...... 10 ...... 17 Sept. 25, 1982 ...... L ...... 10 ...... 21 • WCU also returns 77-percent of its receiving yards from last year including four of its top fi ve receivers from 2019: WR Sept. 3, 1983 ...... L ...... 10 .....44 DAQUAN PATTEN (46-for-433, 2 TDs) ... WR D.J. THORPE (24-for-302, TD – though Thorpe is OUT for the three games Sept. 5, 1987 ...... L ...... 0 .....43 this fall) ... TE OWEN COSENKE (22-for-246, 2 TDs) ... RB DONNAVAN SPENCER (19-for-233, 2 TDs); Sept. 2, 1995 ...... L ...... 9 .....55 • WCU’s defense returns fi ve of its top seven tacklers from a year ago including its top two in TY HARRIS (106 tackles, 4th in SoCon) and TREVOR CHILDERS (99 tackles); DUKE ...... (0-3) • Three of WCU’s returning defenders had 7.5 tackles for loss or more ... the Catamounts return 2019 TFL leader LB Oct. 13, 1990 ...... L ...... 18 .....49 JAYDEN PAULING who had 11.0 TFLs in 2019, t-4th in SoCon ... Junior DB RONALD KENT ranked in the top 10 in the Sept. 5, 1998 ...... L ...... 10 .....24 SoCon with seven pass breakups in 2019. Sept. 5, 2003 ...... L ...... 3 .....29 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL – COACHING STAFF CHANGES: FLORIDA STATE ...... (0-3) Western Carolina has seen a good bit of turnover on its assistant coaching staff over the past couple of seasons including Oct. 31, 1980 ...... L ...... 31 .....56 changes at both the off ensive and defensive coordinator positions: Nov. 16, 1985 ...... L ...... 10 .....50 Sept. 6, 2008 ...... L ...... 0 .....69 OFFENSIVE COORDINATORS UNDER MARK SPEIR: Brad Glenn – 2012-18 | John Holt (co) & Tyler Carlton (co) – 2019 | John Holt – 2020- GEORGIA TECH ...... (0-5) DEFENSIVE COORDINATORS UNDER MARK SPEIR: Oct. 12, 1985 ...... L ...... 17 .....24 Curtis Walker – 2012 | Shawn Quinn – 2013-16 | Dustin Landry – 2017 | John Wiley – 2017–2019 | Nov. 4, 1989 ...... L ...... 7 .....34 Tripp Weaver – 2020 | Andy McCollum – 2020- Sept. 12, 1992 ...... L ...... 19 .....37 Sept. 10, 1994 ...... L ...... 26 .....45 ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT COACH NOTES: Sept. 1, 2011 ...... L ...... 21 .....63 • FIVE of Western Carolina's assistant coaches enter their fi rst season in Cullowhee this fall with two more in just their second year on staff at WCU – but overall, despite the turnover, WCU has a very EXPERIENCED coaching staff ; LOUISVILLE ...... (0-1) • New Catamount defensive coordinator – ANDY MCCOLLUM (LBs) – experienced coach including seven years as a Sept. 8, 2001 ...... L ...... 7 ...... 31 head coach at Middle Tennessee and 10 years experience at ACC-member Georgia Tech under WCU alum Paul Johnson; NORTH CAROLINA ...... (0-2) • Among the fi ve new coaches is NFL veteran and 1996 WCU Hall of Fame inductee, CLYDE SIMMONS (DE) ... Simmons Nov. 18, 2017 ...... L ...... 10 .....65 played 15 seasons in the NFL (Eagles, Cardinals, Jaguars, Bears, Bengals) and also coached in the NFL; Nov. 17, 2018 ...... L ...... 26 .....49 • WCU's remaining new assistant coaches include NICK NEWSOME (S) – a former assistant at Georgia Tech with McCol- lum – on defense with JAY GUILLERMO (TE) and GRAHAM HOBBS (RB) on off ense ... Guillermo was a part of Clemson's NORTH CAROLINA STATE ...... (0-7) national championship team in 2016 while Hobbs has experience at North Carolina Central and East Carolina; Nov. 22, 1986 ...... L ...... 18 ...... 31 Sept. 1, 1988 ...... L ...... 6 .....45 • Special Teams Coordinator and cornerbacks coach KEITH HENRY and quarterbacks coach PHILLIP ELY both enter their Sept. 1, 1990 ...... L ...... 0 .....67 second seasons on staff in Cullowhee under Mark Speir. Sept. 24, 1994 ...... L ...... 13 .....38 FINDING A REPLACEMENT FOR QB TYRIE ADAMS: Aug. 30, 2003 ...... L ...... 20 .....59 • Over the past eight seasons, only FOUR quarterbacks have started in the Catamount backfi eld … All but 12 of the games Sept. 4, 2010 ...... L ...... 7 .....48 during that time frame were started by either Tyrie Adams or Troy Mitchell, who respectively rank 1st and 2nd in both Sept. 7, 2019 ...... L ...... 0 ...... 41 career passing yards, passing touchdowns, and total off ense … the only other two QBs to start are Eddie Sullivan (2012-13) VIRGINIA TECH ...... (0-1) and Will Jones (active); Sept. 7, 2013 ...... L ...... 3 .....45 • Western Carolina’s off ense threw for over 10,000 yards and 70 touchdowns over the past four years, most with dual- threat QB Tyrie Adams at the helm; WAKE FOREST ...... (0-3) • Adams concluded his playing career ranked fourth in Southern Conference history in career passing yards (8,978 yds), Sept. 4, 1982 ...... L ...... 10 ...... 31 fi fth in career total off ense (11,525 yds), tied for fi fth in passing touchdowns (64), and sixth in most touchdowns respon- Sept. 17, 1983 ...... L ...... 0 ...... 21 Sept. 14, 1991 ...... L ...... 24 .....40 sible for (82) ... He fi nished with 24 career games (t-4th in SoCon) with 250-or-more total yards and 16 (4th in SoCon) career games with 300-or-more total yards … In his six career games against NCAA FBS competition, Adams threw for ALL-TIME RECORD VS. THE ACC: ...... 0-31 1,039 yards while rushing for 432 yards. TYRIE ADAMS on WCU CAREER CHARTS: TYRIE ADAMS on WCU SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS: SUPERLATIVES: Rushing Yards ...... 5th ...... 2,547 yards Rushing Yards ...... 11th ...... 1,006 yards (2018) MOST POINTS ALLOWED:...... 69 at Florida State (9/6/08) 100-yard Rushing Games .....7th ...... 8 games MOST POINTS SCORED: ...... 31 at Florida State (10/31/80) Pass Completions ...... 1ST ...... 739 comp. Pass Completions ...... 4th ...... 217 comp. (2016) WCU’S LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: ...... Pass Attempts ...... 1ST ...... 1,172 att...... 69 at Fla. State (L, 69-0, 9/6/08) Passing Touchdowns ...... 1ST ...... 64 TDs Passing Touchdowns ...... 1ST ...... 22 TDs (2017) Passing Yards ...... 1ST ...... 8,978 yards Passing Yards ...... 5th ...... 2,568 yards (2016) CLOSEST POINT DIFFERENCE: ...... 7, twice Total Off ense ...... 1ST ...... 11,525 yards Total Off ense ...... 1ST ...... 3,423 yards (2018) ...... at Clemson (L, 17-10) – 9/27/80 ...... at Georgia Tech (L, 24-17) – 10/12/1985 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL – INSIDE THE NUMBERS FROM 2019: MOST RECENT VS. ACC: ...... L, at NC State (9/7/19) • Starting 2019 at 1-7, WCU got off to its slowest opening to a season since 2016 when the Catamounts also started 1-7 before fi nishing the year 2-9 overall; WCU has NEVER faced the following schools in the ACC in football: • Western Carolina scored on its FIRST off ensive play from scrimmage THREE times in 2019: on a 69-yard Tyrie Adams Miami (Fla.) ... Pittsburgh ... Syracuse ... Virginia pass to Jaylin Young at Woff ord … 78-yard TD pass from Adams to Donnavan Spencer at VMI … and a 25-yard touchdown pass from Adams to Spencer at home against Samford;

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• WCU scored points on EIGHT of its 12 game-opening drives in 2019 (66.7%) including fi ve touchdowns and three fi eld goals … the Catamounts tallied points on just four of their 12 second-half opening drives, all four touchdowns; WCU VS. NCAA FBS TEAMS SINCE 1980 • Western Carolina halted a 10-game winless drought that spanned 2018-2019 with its YEAR OPPONENT STADIUM CAPACITY ATT. RESULT home 20-17 win over North Greenville (Sept. 14, 2019) ... the slide had been the sixth, double-digit consecutive game losing skid for WCU in program history and was the longest 2024 at NC State Carter-Finley 57,583 since dropping 13-straight between the 2012-13 seasons. 2020 at North Carolina Kenan Memorial 63,000 2020 at #22/22 Liberty Williams 25,000 1,000* L, 58-14 RETURNING 2019 WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS FOR WESTERN CAROLINA: 2019 at #5 Alabama Bryant-Denny 101,821 101,821 L, 66-3 • LB JAYDEN PAULING – Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 18) 2019 at NC State Carter-Finley 57,600 55,681 L, 41-0 ... He was also an honorable mention for the STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the 2018 at North Carolina Kenan Memorial 63,000 41,151 L, 49-26 Week; 2017 at North Carolina Kenan Memorial 63,000 43,000 L, 65-10 • LB TY HARRIS Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11) following the 2017 at Hawai’i Aloha 50,000 25,472 L, 41-18 overtime victory over ETSU in the “Blue Ridge Border Battle ... honorable mention for the 2016 at South Carolina Williams-Brice 80,250 76,650 L, 44-31 STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week;” 2016 at East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen 50,000 44,161 L, 52-7 • RB DONNAVAN SPENCER (Off ensive) and PK JULIAN PLETZ (Special Teams) Players 2015 at Texas A&M Kyle Field 102,577 101,583 L, 41-17 of the Week (Nov. 4) ... Spencer was also named SoCon Off ensive Player of the Week by 2015 at Tennessee Neyland 102,455 102,136 L, 55-10 College Sports Madness. 2014 at #1 Alabama Bryant-Denny 101,821 101,325 L, 48-14 2014 at South Florida Raymond James 65,857 31,642 L, 36-31 WCU FOOTBALL – DID YOU KNOW...?: 2013 at Auburn Jordan-Hare 87,451 84,171 L, 62-3 • The 1983 Western Carolina football team was the FIRST Southern Conference team to 2013 at Virginia Tech Lane 65,632 61,335 L, 45-3 play for the NCAA FCS (formerly Div. I-AA) national championship; 2013 at Middle Tenn. Johnny “Red” Floyd 30,788 20,011 L, 45-24 • Since 2005, WCU has faced four diff erent teams a combined six times that have gone 2012 at #4 Alabama Bryant-Denny 101,821 101,126 L, 49-0 on to play for – or to win – either the Football Championship (FCS) National Champion- ship or Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) – or Bowl Championship Series (BCS) national 2012 at Marshall Joan C. Edwards 38,019 25, 317 L, 52-24 championships: 2011 at Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd 55,000 42,132 L, 63-21 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION 2010 at NC State Carter-Finley 57,583 56,417 L, 48-7 2005: Appalachian State – National Champion 2006: Florida – National Champion 2009 at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt 39,773 36,350 L, 45-0 2006: Appalachian State – National Champion 2012: Alabama – National Champion 2008 at Florida State Doak Campbell 82,300 73,024 L, 69-0 2007: Appalachian State – National Champion 2013: Auburn – Runner-Up 2007 at #23 Georgia Sanford 92,138 92,138 L, 45-16 2007 at Alabama Bryant-Denny 90,233 90,233 L, 52-6 2006 at #3 Florida Ben Hill Griff en 90,233 90,233 L, 62-0 2005 at Cincinnati Nipert 35,000 22,637 L, 7-3 2004 at Alabama Bryant-Denny 83,818 77,306 L, 52-0 2003 at NC State Carter-Finley 53,800 53,800 L, 59-20 2003 at Duke Wallace Wade 33,941 18,800 L, 29-3 2002 at Auburn Jordan-Hare 86,063 80,067 L, 56-0 2001 at #26 Louisville Papa John’s 42,000 35,214 L, 31-7 2000 at LSU Tiger 91,600 87,188 L, 58-0 1999 at Maryland Byrd 48,055 36,376 L, 51-10 1998 at Duke Wallace Wade 33,941 22,460 L, 24-10 1995 at Clemson Clemson Memorial 65,000 L, 55-9 1994 at Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd 40,012 L, 45-26 1993 at Kansas Memorial 31,500 L, 46-3 1992 at Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd 41,911 L, 37-19 1991 at Wake Forest Groves 22,352 L, 40-24 1991 at Georgia Sanford 78,512 L, 48-0 1990 at NC State Carter-Finley 42,700 L, 67-0 1989 at Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd 28,821 L, 34-7 1989 at South Carolina Williams-Brice 62,000 L, 24-3 1988 at South Carolina Williams-Brice 68,800 L, 38-0 1988 at NC State Carter-Finley 40,300 L, 31-13 1987 at South Carolina Williams-Brice 66,563 L, 31-6 1987 at Clemson Clemson Memorial 77,000 L, 43-0 1986 at NC State Carter-Finley 39,200 L, 31-18 1986 at South Carolina Williams-Brice 65,731 L, 45-24 1985 at Florida State Doak Campbell 52,773 L, 50-10 1984 at Boston College Alumni 32,000 L, 44-22 1983 at Wake Forest Groves 21,351 L, 21-0 1983 at Clemson Clemson Memorial 71,500 L, 44-10 1982 at Wake Forest Groves 25,476 L, 31-10 1982 at Clemson Memorial 61,000 L, 21-10 1981 at East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen 24,983 L, 42-6 1981 at Florida State Doak Campbell 52,721 L, 56-31 1980 at Clemson Clemson Memorial 59,000 L, 17-10

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WESTERN CAROLINA – THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WHO TO WATCH FOR – CATAMOUNT OFFENSE RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TD: QUARTERBACK DUO – JR. #2 MARK WRIGHT & R-JR. #15 WILL JONES WCU: ...... Angelo Brown at Chattanooga – Oct. 13, 2007 (27 yards) Opp: ...... Montrell Washinton of Samford – Nov. 16, 2019 (59 yards) • Looking to replace the program's all-time leader in total off ense, QB Tyrie Adams, this fall semester has been a for returning RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TD: redshirt junior WILL JONES and transfer junior MARK WRIGHT; WCU: ...... Detrez Newsome at South Carolina – Nov. 19, 2016 (93 yards) Opp: ...... Davion Ross of Eastern Kentuck – Nov. 21, 2020 (94 yards) • Wright earned the starting nod in the opener at Liberty with Jones coming off the bench – both led scoring drives, Jones through the air RETURNED AN INTERCEPTION FOR A TD: and Wright on the ground ... Jones started at EKU with Wright seeing WCU: ...... John Brannon vs. Mercer – Aug. 31, 2019 (23 yards) limited playing time due to a knee issue; Opp: ...... Xavier McKinney of Alabama – Nov. 23, 2019 (81 yards) • The current duo is a part of just FIVE starting quarterbacks under WCU SCORED ON A FUMBLE RECOVERY: head coach Mark Speir during his tenure in Cullowhee; WCU: ...... Ricky Palao at Eastern Kentucky (54 yards) – Nov. 21, 2020 Opp: ...... Ugonna Akoh of Presbyterian (73 yards) – Oct. 3, 2015 #20 // DONNAVAN SPENCER // 5-10 // R-SR. // RB // CHARLOTTE, N.C. // VANCE HS RECORDED A SAFETY: • Quick back, good burst of speed, shifty runner ... Named to the 2018 WCU: ...... TEAM vs. Samford – Oct. 24, 2015 SoCon All-Freshman team ... As a prep, rushed for 400 yards in a single Opp: ...... Jerrell Lawson of Chattanooga (sack/safety) – Oct. 13, 2018 game with four touchdowns at Vance HS; BLOCKED A PUNT: • Has 1,496 career rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns ... Has WCU: ...... Jacquez Williams vs. ETSU – Oct. 14, 2017 recorded four, 100-yard rushing games for the Catamounts during his career while also posting two 100-yard receiving games out of the back- Opp: ...... Sean-Thomas Faulkner & Bradley Carter of The Citadel (2) – Nov. 3, 2018 fi eld including two catches over 60 yards in his career; BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT: • Is a team leader – helped organize a Unity march on WCU's campus WCU: ...... Jayden Pauling, vs. ETSU – Nov. 9, 2019 back in August 2020. Opp: ...... Chauncy Haney, North Greenville – Sept. 14, 2019 #6 // DAQUAN PATTEN // 5-6 // R-SR. // WR // COLUMBIA, S.C. // BLYTHEWOOD HS HAD A 100-YARD RUSHER: WCU: ...... Donnavan Spencer (124 yds) vs. ETSU – Nov. 9, 2019 • A WCU Catamount Legacy – his father, David, recorded 96 career catch- Opp: ...... Alonzo Booth of Eastern Kentucky (178 yds) – Nov. 21, 2020 es for 1,563 yards and 14 touchdowns ... David also won three Super Bowls with New England and spent 12 seasons in the National Football HAD A 100-YARD RECEIVER: League with fi ve diff erent teams; WCU: ...... Daquan Patten (5-for-103) and Donnavan Spencer (2-for-110) at VMI – Nov. 2, 2019 • Led the Catamounts with 46 receptions for 433 yards in 2019 while Opp: ...... Jackson Beerman (102) and Jacquez Jones (100) of EKU – Nov. 21, 2020 amassing 754 all-purpose yards on the season ... His 3.8 receptions per game average ranked him eighth in the Southern Conference ... Eclipsed TEAMMATES RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS IN THE SAME GAME: the 100-yard receiving mark for just the second time in his career in a WCU: ...... Tyrie Adams (12-for-106) & Connell Young (14-for-105) road win at VMI (Nov. 2, 2019); ...... at Gardner-Webb – Sept. 14, 2018 • Daquan has 87 career catches for 1,024 yards and seven touchdowns. Opp: ...... Irvin Mulligan (106), Jacquez Allen (105) and Joe Newman (104) ...... of Woff ord – Oct. 19, 2019 WHO TO WATCH FOR – CATAMOUNT DEFENSE TEAMMATES HAD 100 RECEIVING YARDS IN THE SAME GAME: WCU: ...... Daquan Patten (5-for-103) and Donnavan Spencer (2-for-110) #37 // TY HARRIS // 6-1 // SR. // LB // DACULA, GA. // DACULA HS ...... at VMI – Nov. 2, 2019 Opp: ...... Jackson Beerman (5 for 102 yds) and Jacquez Jones (5 for 10 yds) • AWARDS: Named to the Sophomore All-America team by HERO Sports ...... of Eastern Kentucky – Nov. 21, 2020 ... Collected SoCon Defensive Player of the Week (2019) ... Second team All-Southern Conference by voting media; TEAMMATES HAD 100 YDS RUSHING AND RECEIVING IN THE SAME GAME: • Led the Catamounts in tackles in 2019, fi nishing with a career-best 109 WCU: ...... Donnavan Spencer (28–137 rushing yds) & total hits including 45 solo hits ... Ranked fourth in the Southern Confer- .... Daquan Patten (5-for-103) and Donnavan Spencer (2-for-110)– at Mercer – Oct. 20, 2018 ence with an average of 8.8 tackles per game in 2019; Opp: ...... Alonzo Booth (27 rushes for 178 yds) & Jackson Beerman (5 rec. for 102 yds) and • Has 226 career tackles with 110 solo stops and 14.5 tackles for loss ...... Jacquez Jones (5 rec. for 100 yds) of Eastern Kentucky – Nov. 21, 2020 including three sacks ... Ranks 8TH in the SoCon in tackles per game at 7.5 ... Recorded a pair of interceptions in 2018. THREW AT LEAST FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES: WCU: ...... Tyrie Adams (4) at No. 25 ETSU – Oct. 27, 2018 #96 // KJ MILNER // 6-4 // JR. // DE // HINESVILLE, GA. // BRADWELL INSTITUTE Opp: ...... Robert Riddle of Mercer (4) – Aug. 31, 2019 PLAYER SCORED AT LEAST FOUR TOUCHDOWNS: • Among WCU's leaders along the defensive front, stepped-up in 2019 after WCU: ...... Donnavan Spencer vs. ETSU – Oct. 14, 2017 (4 rushing TDs) the loss of DT Adam Henderson ... An athletic defensive end who is strong Opp: ...... Alonzo Booth of EKU – Nov. 21, 2020 (3 rushing TDs, 1 receiving TD) in the pass rush and handles the end well in defending the rush; • Tallied 41 total tackles, eighth on the defense but top among the linemen PLAYER KICKED AT LEAST FOUR FIELD GOALS: in 2019 ... Recovered a pair of fumbles and was credited with a team-best WCU: ...... Joshua Gibson at VMI – Oct. 21, 2017 (4-for-4 FGs) seven quarterback hurries a season ago; Opp: ...... Ray Early of Furman – Nov. 16, 2013 (6 FGs) • Has 60 career tackles including 8.0 TFLs with two sacks over the past TEAM SCORED AT LEAST 50 POINTS: three years. WCU: ...... 52 vs. VMI – Sept. 22, 2018 Opp: ...... 58 by #22 Liberty – Nov. 14, 2020 #13 // RONALD KENT JR. // 5-10 // JR. // CB // HARRISBURG, PA. // HARRISBURG HS TEAM SCORED AT LEAST 30 POINTS IN A HALF: WCU: ...... 31 vs. VMI (2nd) – Sept. 22, 2018 • AWARDS: Graced the watch list as a semifi nalist for the 2018 Jerry Opp: ...... 30 by #22 Liberty (2nd) – Nov. 21, 2020 Rice Award given to the nation's top freshman in the NCAA FCS ... Fresh- man All-America selection by both Phil Steele and HERO Sports; TEAM SCORED AT LEAST 25 POINTS IN A QUARTER: • Touted as the best cover-corner on the defensive unit ... Has recorded WCU: ...... 28 vs. Davidson (1st) – Sept. 9, 2017 19 career pass break-ups over his fi rst two seasons, just FIVE shy of Opp: ...... 28 by Eastern Kentucky (4th) – Nov. 21, 2020 WCU's career top fi ve ... His 12 PBUs as a freshman in 2018 ranked him TEAM WAS SHUTOUT: tied for sixth in WCU's single-season record books; WCU: ...... by NC State (41-0) – Sept. 7, 2019 • Has 87 total tackles including 58 solo stops and 5.5 tackles for loss. Opp: ...... Shorter (35-0) – Aug. 28, 2008 SoCon Opp: ...... Woff ord (24-0) – Nov. 5, 2005

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2020 WESTERN CAROLINA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS 2020 NORTH CAROLINA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Donnavan Spencer 2 25 138 3 135 5.4 0 25 67.5 Javonte Williams 9 131 914 18 896 6.8 15 37 99.6 Will Jones 2 12 74 33 41 3.4 0 28 20.5 Michael Carter 9 124 887 23 864 7.0 4 62 96.0 Mikai Stanley 2 9 36 0 36 4.0 0 11 18.0 Sam Howell 9 74 280 205 75 1.0 4 20 8.3 PASSING GP Effi c Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G PASSING GP Effi c Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Will Jones 2 101.27 19-38-2 50.0 201 2 40 100.5 Sam Howell 9 178.52 185-275-6 67.3 2,842 24 76 315.8 Mark Wright 2 60.53 13-25-2 52.0 73 0 12 36.5 Jace Ruder 2 167.20 1-1-0 100.0 8 0 8 4.0

RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Owen Cosenke 2 6 60 10.0 0 30 30.0 Dyami Brown 9 49 913 18.6 8 54 101.4 Reggie Jones 2 6 20 3.3 0 8 10.0 Dazz Newsome 9 40 519 12.9 4 75 57.7 Calvin Jones 2 5 28 5.6 0 10 14.0 Khafre Brown 9 12 273 22.8 2 76 30.3 Clayton Bardall 2 2 49 24.5 1 40 24.5 Javonte Williams 9 20 257 12.9 3 41 28.6 Mahari Stribling 2 1 30 30.0 1 30 15.0 Michael Carter 9 22 251 11.5 2 46 28.0 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Daquan Patten 2 10 5.0 0 9 Dazz Newsome 12 111 9.3 0 38 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd Brandon Dickerson 14 565 40.4 52 0 2 8 1 0 Ben Kiernan 28 1,227 43.8 62 0 8 14 8 0 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Reggie Jones 4 78 19.5 0 27 Michael Carter 8 156 19.5 0 28 Dazz Newsome 1 19 19.0 0 19 |------PATs ------| |------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Clayton Bardall 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Mahari Stribling 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Javonte Williams 18 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 100 Mark Wright 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Grayson Atkins 0 8-13 46-46 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 70 Ricky Palao * 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Dyami Brown 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Will Jones 2 50 41 201 242 121.0 Sam Howell 9 349 75 2,842 2,917 324.1 Donnavan Spencer 2 25 135 0 135 67.5 Javonte Williams 9 131 896 0 896 99.6 Mark Wright 2 38 32 73 105 52.5 Michael Carter 9 124 864 0 864 96.0 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Donnavan Spencer 2 135 27 0 0 0 162 81.0 Michael Carter 9 864 252 0 156 0 1,272 141.3 Reggie Jones 2 0 20 0 78 0 98 49.0 Javonte Williams 9 896 257 0 0 0 1,153 128.1 Owen Cosenke 2 0 60 0 0 0 60 30.0 Dyami Brown 9 0 913 0 0 0 913 101.4 Clayton Bardall 2 0 49 0 0 0 49 24.5 Dazz Newsome 9 6 519 111 19 0 655 72.78

2020 WESTERN CAROLINA DEFENSIVE LEADERS: HEAD–TO–HEAD TEAM COMPARISONS: 2020 NORTH CAROLINA DEFENSIVE LEADERS: Tackles Leaders: GP UA–AA = Total Avg. WCU Off ense UNC Tackles Leaders: GP UA–AA = Total Avg. Ty Harris ...... 2 ...... 7–8 = 15 ...... 7.5 31 ...... Scoring ...... 362 Chazz Surratt ...... 9 ...... 40–35 = 75 ...... 8.3 A.J. Rogers ...... 2 ...... 8–7 = 15 ...... 7.5 15.5 ...... Points Per Game ...... 40.2 Jeremiah Gemmel...... 9 ...... 39–23 = 62 ...... 6.9 Willie Hampton ...... 2 ...... 6–5 = 11 ...... 5.5 32 ...... First Downs ...... 237 Cam'Ron Kelly ...... 9 ...... 26–23 = 49 ...... 5.4 Ronald Kent...... 2 ...... 7–3 = 10 ...... 5.0 537 ...... Total Yards Gained ...... 4,805 Don Chapman ...... 8 ...... 35–8 = 43 ...... 5.4 Tomari Fox ...... 9 ...... 21–20 = 41 ...... 4.6 Jacob Harris ...... 2 ...... 1–8 = 9 ...... 4.5 268.5 ...... Yards Per Game ...... 533.9 Tomon Fox...... 9 ...... 15–12 = 27 ...... 3.0 Ricky Palao...... 2 ...... 1–8 = 9 ...... 4.5 263 ...... Rushing Yardage ...... 1,955 Quintin Talley ...... 2 ...... 6–2 = 8 ...... 4.0 Tyrone Hopper ...... 9 ...... 13–12 = 25 ...... 2.8 131.5 ...... Rushing Average per Game ...... 217.2 Roman Johnson ...... 2 ...... 3–4 = 7 ...... 3.5 Patrice Rene ...... 7...... 17–8 = 25 ...... 3.6 Trevor Childers ...... 2 ...... 3–2 = 5 ...... 2.5 274 ...... Passing Yardage ...... 2,850 Trey Morrison ...... 9 ...... 19–5 = 24 ...... 2.7 Curtis Roach ...... 2 ...... 2–3 = 5 ...... 2.5 137.0 ...... Passing Average per Game ...... 316.7 Ja'Qurious Conley ...... 7...... 15–8 = 23 ...... 3.3 Darrius Smith ...... 2 ...... 2–3 = 5 ...... 2.5 WCU Team Stats UNC Raymond Vohasek ...... 8 ...... 11–12 = 23 ...... 2.9 TFL Leaders: Total Yds 8–65 (32.5) ...... Penalties–Yards ...... 72–691 (76.8) TFL Leaders: Total Yds Roman Johnson ...... 2.5 ...... 8 8/28, 29% ...... 3rd Down Conversion ...... 48/105, 45.7% Tomon Fox...... 9.0 ...... 36 Ty Harris ...... 2.0 ...... 7 0/1, 0% ...... 4th Down Conversion ...... 7/13, 53.9% Chazz Surratt ...... 7.5 ...... 53 K.J. Milner ...... 2.0 ...... 5 WCU Defense UNC Sacks Leaders: Total Yds Sacks Leaders: Total Yds 107 ...... Points Allowed ...... 277 Chazz Surratt ...... 6.0 ...... 51 Ty Harris / Roman Johnson ...... 1.0 53.5 ...... Points Allowed Per Game ...... 30.78 Tomon Fox...... 5.5 ...... 33 Interceptions Leaders: Total – Return Yds 1,223 ...... Total Yards Allowed ...... 3,787 Interceptions Leaders: Total – Return Yds Two players tied: Aaron Gethers, Trevor Childers ...... 1 611.5 ...... Yards Allowed Per Game ...... 420.8 Seven players tied ...... 1 Fumbles Forced Leader: Total 471 ...... Rushing Yards Allowed ...... 1,414 Fumbles Forced Leader: Total Three players tied: Hampton, Kent, R. Johnson ...... 1 235.5 ...... Rushing Average Allowed ...... 157.1 Five players tied ...... 1 752 ...... Passing Yards Allowed ...... 2,373 Fumbles Recovered Leader: Total – Return Yds Fumbles Recovered Leader: Total Three players tied: Davis, Gethers, Palao ...... 1 376.0 ...... Passing Average Allowed ...... 263.7 Two players tied ...... 1

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MISC. STATS / NOTES LYNCHBURG, VA – Liberty QB Malik Willis tossed three touchdown passes while also at Liberty (ESPN3) rushing for two as Liberty downed Western Carolina 58-14 at Williams Stadium for its Sat., Nov. 14 10th-straight victory. The Catamounts trailed 14-7 early in the second quarter before Lib- : Lynchburg, Va. WESTERN CAROLINA 2020-21 OPENING DRIVES erty then scored four straight touchdowns in the next 14 minutes. WCU got a touchdown L, 58-14 OPP RESULT DETAILS pass from Will Jones to Clayton Bardall while startin QB Mark Wright rushed for a score. at Liberty .....MFG ...... McCollum, 51-yard attempt; 9 plays, 41 yds RICHMOND, KY – Eastern Kentucky erupted for 28 fourth-quarter points including 21 at EKU .....PUNT ...... Dickerson, 52-yard punt; 6 plays, 18 yds at EKU (ESPN3) points on consecutive possessions in the fi nal frame to pull away from Western Caro- Sat., Nov. 21 at N. Carolina lina, 49-17, to win the inaugural Opportunity Bowl. EKU's Alonzo Booth ran for 178 yards Opportunity Bowl at Furman Richmond, Ky. and three touchdowns and caught another pass for a TD in the win. WCU's off ense L, 49-17 scored once on a 30-yard Will Jones to Mahari Stribling touchdown pass while Ricky at Samford Palao rumbled 58 yards for a scoop-and-score defensive TD. VMI In late September, Western Carolina added a third nonconference road game for the THE CITADEL at North Carolina (ACCN) fall 2020, adding in-state rival North Carolina to the schedule. The December meeting at Mercer Sat., Dec. 5 represents just the third in the all-time series between the two University of North Caro- Chapel Hill, N.C. lina System programs with the two previous meetings coming in consecutive seasons at ETSU Noon in 2017 and 2018 – both in Chapel Hill and won by the home squad. The game date was UTC altered on Nov. 16 because of COVID-related schedule changes in the ACC. WOFFORD Western Carolina opens the spring SoCon season. Last year, Upset-minded WCU went at Furman * WCU 2020-21 2ND HALF OPENING DRIVES: toe-to-toe with No. 14 Furman over the opening two quarters on a rain-soaked Home- Sat., Feb. 20 coming Saturday before the Paladins used a strong second half defensive eff ort and a OPP RESULT DETAILS Greenville, S.C. ball-control off ense to score the road win, 28-7. RB Devin Wynn keyed a strong rushing TBA at Liberty .....MFG ...... McCollum, 49-yard attempt; 6 plays, 38 yds attack with a pair of rushing TDs as the Paladins ground out 296 yards in the win. at EKU .....PUNT ...... Dickerson, 49-yard punt; 3 plays, -7 yds at N. Carolina The Catamounts seek their fi rst road victory in the series since 1969 when they travel to at Samford * Seibert Stadium to end February. Last year, WCU jumped out to a 10-point lead before a at Furman Sat., Feb. 27 Montrell Washington punt return for a TD sparked a Bulldog comeback. QB Liam Welch Birmingham, Ala. at Samford passed for one score and ran for another with 105 rushing yards as Samford outgained TBA VMI the Catamounts in total off ense, 404-to-251. THE CITADEL Western Carolina's longest active series win streak is again on the line as the Cata- at Mercer VMI * mounts host VMI having won 17-straight meetings – though four of the last fi ve games at ETSU Sat., March 6 have been one-score games. Last year, Tyrie Adams threw for 322 yards and three TDs Cullowhee, N.C. while Donnavan Spencer accounted for 247 yards – 137 rushing and 110 receiving – UTC TBA with three scores in the win. Trailing 37-22, VMI rallied with two TD passes from Reece WOFFORD Udinski to close within two, 37-35, with WCU stopping the 2-point conversion.

After playing four nonconference games in the fall semester, The Citadel comes to WESTERN CAROLINA 2020-21 BALL CONTROL STATS: THE CITADEL * Cullowhee in mid-March in league play having won seven of the last nine in the se- OPP DRIVES 3&OUT 1ST DWNS TOP Sat., March 13 ries with WCU. The Catamounts haven't won a series game at home since 2014. Last Cullowhee, N.C. year, the Bulldogs used a timely passing attack with Brandon Rainey throwing three at Liberty ...... 14 ...... 5 ...... 15 ...... 30:44 TBA TD passes to accompany his two rushing scores in the 35-17 victory in Charleston. The at EKU ...... 17 ...... 4 ...... 17 ...... 28:16 Bulldogs scored on their fi rst four possessions in the win. at N. Carolina Mercer claimed its fourth-straight win in the head-to-head series in the 2019 season- at Furman at Mercer * opener in Cullowhee as Robert Riddle threw four touchdown passes and Tyray Devezin at Samford Sat., March 20 ran for two more in the 49-27 victory over WCU. Big plays and missed opportunities Macon, Ga. VMI including a pair of turnovers spoiled a big day for Tyrie Adams who became WCU's all- TBA THE CITADEL time leader in total off ense and passing yardage. at Mercer at ETSU Western Carolina claimed the traveling trophy in the "Blue Ridge Border Battle" for the at ETSU * fi rst time with a 23-20 overtime victory in Cullowhee. It was the second-straight season UTC Sat., March 27 that WCU and ETSU needed extra time to determine the victor. WR Nate Mullen plowed Blue Ridge Border Battle WOFFORD Johnson City, Tenn. in from a yard out in the fi rst OT session after Tyler Keltner pushed the Bucs ahead with a fi eld goal in their opening possession of overtime. Donnavan Spencer tallied 171 all- TOTAL DRIVES: 31 TBA purpose yards including 124 rushing yards in the winning eff ort. 3 & OUT DRIVES: 9 Chattanooga won an off ensive shootout in the Scenic City last year, 60-36; the two WCU DEFENSE 2020-21 BALL CONTROL STATS: CHATTANOOGA * teams combined for 96 points and an eye-popping 1,086 combined yards of off ense. OPP DRIVES 3&OUT 1ST DWNS TOP Sat., April 3 UTC used a 31-point second quarter to lead 37-21 at the half. WCU closed to within a at Liberty ...... 13 ...... 0 ...... 21 ...... 29:16 Cullowhee, N.C. score, 44-36, midway through the third – but miscues and a 16-point fi nal frame led the TBA Mocs to the win. WCU executed a trio of trick plays including a 69-yard fake punt rush at EKU ...... 17 ...... 4 ...... 23 ...... 31:44 for a TD by Caleb Ferguson midway through the second quarter. at N. Carolina Tyrie Adams threw a career-long 69-yard touchdown pass on a toss-back reverse fl ea at Furman WOFFORD * fl icker on the game's fi rst play, connecting with WR Jaylin Young for the early 7-0 lead. at Samford Sat., April 10 However, Adams was lost to a game-ending foot injury on the second off ensive series VMI Cullowhee, N.C. and Woff ord took advantage, stymieing the Catamounts in limiting WCU to just 172 yards THE CITADEL TBA and four fi rst downs – only one after halftime – in handing the Catamounts a 59-7 loss. Three Terriers eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark and combined for fi ve touchdowns. at Mercer at ETSU Western Carolina looks to halt a 37-year drought of advancing to the NCAA postseason UTC NCAA FCS Playoff s – and looks to do so in a year that looks nothing like any season before. The NCAA FCS WOFFORD Sat., April 24 Playoff s in 2020-21 will be reduced back down to 16 teams from the 24. WCU looks to TBA make a return to the NCAA Division I FCS playoff s for the fi rst time since making a run TOTAL DRIVES: 30 to the national title game in 1983. 3 & OUT DRIVES: 4

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MARK SPEIR AT A GLANCE Hometown: Kannapolis, N.C. Wife: (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

 PERSONAL DATA: Originally from Kannapolis, N.C. ... His wife, Paige; the couple (Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator) has two sons, Zeb and Jackson ... Zeb graduated from Appalachian State where 1997-99: Presbyterian he was walk-on quarterback for the Mountaineer football team – now an assistant (Defensive Line/Strength & Conditioning) coach on staff at Louisville. 2000-01: Elon

 EDUCATION: Graduated from Clemson University with a bachelor’s degree in (Running Backs/Sp.Tms/Recruiting Coord.) secondary education in ‘90; earned his Masters degree at WCU in 1994. 2002: Elon (Defensive/Recruiting Coordinator) 2003-04: Appalachian State (Running Backs)  COACHING EXPERIENCE: Speir returned to Cullowhee in 2012 after spending nine seasons at Appala- 2005-09: Appalachian State (Defensive Line) chian State where he was a part of three-consecutive FCS National Championships from 2005-07 ... He served as ASU’s recruiting coordinator from 2004 until 2011, while also coaching the inside linebackers prior 2004-11: Appalachian State to his departure. Speir also coached the Mountaineers’ running backs (2003-04), defensive line (2005-08) (Recruiting Coordinator) and defensive ends (2009-10) ... In 2009, Speir was tabbed as the NCAA Division I FCS Assistant Coach 2009-10: Appalachian State (Defensive Ends) of the Year by the Coaches Association (AFCA) ... Prior to Appalachian State, Speir also 2011: Appalachian State (Inside Linebackers) made coaching stops at both at Presbyterian (1997-99) while the Blue Hose were a NCAA Division II member 2012-pres.: Western Carolina (Head Coach) institution, and at Elon (2000-02) the year after the program made the transition 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, fi rst 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 EDDIE ROBINSON AWARD: Marion McDonald 1 yr 1945 1-3-0 – Mark Speir and his coaching staff were among 20 national fi nalists 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 fi elds ... Mark and his brother had almost identi- cal split times through the halfway point and both fi nished 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 9 yrs 2012–pres. 32-62-0 20-42 honor and memory of friend, Steve Byrnes, a former NASCAR reporter who had passed away from cancer. TOTALS 86 YRS 346-515-23 115-188-3 MARK SPEIR GRANTED CONTRACT EXTENSION: RECORD BY UNIFORM UNDER MARK SPEIR A fi ve-year contract extension for Western Carolina University head football coach Mark Speir was unani- mously approved by the executive committee of WCU’s Board of Trustees. The announcement came as a MR DATE OPPONENT JERSEY PANT RECORD part of the 2019 National Signing Day Reception held in the Ramsey Center celebrating Speir and his staff ’s 9/2/17 at Hawai’i WWhitehite * PURPLE 0-1 (L–1) 2019 incoming class, which was ranked 10th nationally by HERO Sports – tops in the Southern Conference 9/9/17 Davidson BLACK BLACK 1-0 (W–1) Speir was entering the penultimate year of a fi rst contract extension that was announced in February of 2015 11/10/18 #14 WOFFORD BLACK PURPLE 0-2 (L–2) and began in July of 2016. 8/31/19 MERCER PURPLE PURPLE 8-9 (L–2) MARK SPEIR ERA – A RETURN “HOME” TO CULLOWHEE: 9/28/19 at Chattanooga WWHITEHITE GOLD 0-4 (L–4) The 2012 season-opening Thursday night game against Mars Hill marked the “offi cial” beginning of the 10/5/19 vs. Gardner-Webb PURPLE WWHITEHITE 8-6 (L–2) WCU head coaching career for Mark Speir ... Hired on Dec. 22, 2011, Speir was introduced to the Catamount 11/14/20 at #22 Liberty WWHITEHITE PURPLE 6-23 (L–6) Nation before a standing-room-only audience in the Ramsey Center Hospitality Room ... Speir is the 13th 11/23/19 at Alabama WWHITEHITE WWHITEHITE 5-10 (L–4) diff erent head coach in Western Carolina’s football history ... It is his second stint in Cullowhee as Speir 11/21/20 at EKU WWHITEHITE BLACK 1-1 (L–1) got his professional start in collegiate coaching in 1991 on staff with former head coach, Steve Hodgin ... Speir was on staff at WCU from 1991 until 1996 ... His fi rst son, Zeb, was born in Harris Regional Hospital in 11/9/19 ETSU PURPLE BLACK 1-1 (W–1) Sylva and his youngest son, Jackson, is named after the county in which Cullowhee resides. 11/16/19 SAMFORD PURPLE GOLD 2-5 (L–2)

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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 Mark Wright QB 5-11 190 Jr. Douglasville, Ga. (Hutchinson CC / Carrollton HS) 51 Matthew Bair OL 6-3 285 R-Sr. Anderson, S.C. (T.L. Hanna HS)

2 Aaron Gethers CB 5-10 185 R-So. Blythewood, S.C. (Boston College / Bishop McDevitt HS) 52 Grady Thomas OL 6-5 305 Sr. Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg HS)

3 D.J. Thorpe WR 6-3 195 R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (Cane Ridge HS) 53 Jaylen Moore RUSH 6-2 225 Fr. Greenville, N.C. (Hardin Valley Academy (Tenn.))

3 Darrius Smith LB 5-11 225 Jr. Roberson, N.C. (South Creek HS) 55 Kevin Thompson LS 5-10 210 So. Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern HS)

4 Kason Lincke QB 6-1 200 Fr. Mobile, Ala. (Mobile Christian HS) 56 Jacob Depouli LB 6-0 205 R-Fr. Southern Pines, N.C. (Pinecrest HS)

4 A.J. Rogers S 6-0 180 Jr. Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes HS) 58 Giovanni Ricciardi LB 6-0 215 Fr. Clemmons, N.C. (West Forsyth HS)

5 Syheam McQueen RB 6-0 205 R-Fr. Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland County HS) 59 John Esposito RUSH 5-10 205 R-Sr. Staten Island, N.Y. (Buff alo State / St. Joseph by the Sea)

6 Daquan Patten WR 5-6 185 R-Sr. Columbia, S.C. (Blythewood HS) 60 Joaquin Layno DT 5-10 275 R-Fr. Cherokee, N.C. (Cherokee HS)

7 Charles Gadie CB 5-9 170 R-So. Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County HS) 61 Dawson Johnson OL 6-2 265 R-Jr. Taylorsville, N.C. (Alexander Central HS)

8 Devlin Olawumi Jr. S 6-0 195 R-So. Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake HS) 62 Michael Harper OL 6-4 285 R-Jr. Wilkesboro, N.C. (Fork Union Military)

9 Dorian Davis S 6-0 190 R-Fr. Shelby, N.C. (Shelby HS) 63 Sam Buff OL 6-1 280 Fr. Statesville, N.C. (South Iredell HS)

10 Malik Richardson RB 6-4 200 R-Fr. Sumter, S.C. (Lakewood HS) 64 Colby Cross LS 5-11 190 Fr. Mooresville, N.C. (Lake Norman HS)

10 Willie Hampton LB 6-1 210 R-Jr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Garden City CC / American Heritage HS) 65 Isaiah Helms OL 6-3 325 So. Lenoir, N.C. (West Caldwell HS)

11 Jaylin Young WR 6-0 165 So. Miami, Fla. (Miami Central HS) 68 Torrion Stevenson DT 6-1 305 R-So. Branchville, S.C. (Branchville HS)

12 Tristan Sens WR 6-1 180 R-Fr. Holly Springs, N.C. (Holly Springs HS) 69 Dillon Luther OL 6-3 300 So. Asheville, N.C. (Erwin HS)

13 Calvin Jones RB 5-10 170 Fr. Forest City, N.C. (East Rutherford HS) 70 Caleb Carter OL 6-3 275 Fr. Jacksonville, N.C. (Southwest Onslow HS)

13 Ronald Kent Jr. CB 5-10 165 Jr. Harrisburg, Pa. (Harrisburg HS) 72 Blake Whitmore OL 6-2 285 R-Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Millbrook HS)

14 Quintin Thames CB 5-11 175 R-So. Grayson, Ga. (Grayson HS) 73 Nathaniel Dozier DT 6-2 255 Fr. Chesterfi eld, Va. (Matoaca HS)

14 Mahari Stribling WR 6-3 180 R-So. Loganville, Ga. (Grayson HS) 74 Tyler Smith OL 6-8 300 R-So. Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland County HS)

15 Will Jones QB 6-4 220 R-Jr. Greensboro, N.C. (Page HS) 75 Zach Hayes OL 6-3 325 R-Fr. Jonesboro, Ga. (Jonesboro HS)

16 Marcelo Rodriguez QB 6-2 200 R-Jr. Miami, Fla. (Southern Miss / Columbus HS) 76 Jacob Combs OL 6-4 280 So. North Wilkesboro, N.C. (North Wilkes HS)

17 Reggie Jones WR 5-11 175 R-Jr. Sharpsburg, Ga. (East Coweta HS) 77 Chris Morgan OL 6-0 255 Fr. Maiden, N.C. (Maiden HS)

17 Anthony Badgett CB 5-9 170 R-So. Greensboro, N.C. (Southeast Guilford HS) 78 Garrett Bowman OL 6-4 270 R-So. Arab, Ala. (Arab HS)

18 Jaylon McMillon S 6-0 185 R-Fr. Clemmons, N.C. (West Forsyth HS) 80 Keenan Hambrick WR 6-3 195 Fr. Athens, Ala. (Athens HS)

19 Raekwon Heath WR 6-2 185 R-Jr. Columbia, S.C. (Independence CC / Irmo HS) 81 Kendall Alford WR 5-10 175 R-Fr. Marietta, Ga. (Walton HS)

20 Donnavan Spencer RB 5-10 190 R-Sr. Charlotte, N.C. (Vance HS) 82 JaKobe Quillen WR 6-3 190 Fr. Florence, S.C. (Wilson HS)

21 Haki Bradley RB 5-10 210 R-Sr. Raleigh, N.C. (Catawba / Heritage HS) 83 Brandon Dickerson P 5-11 195 So. Fort Mill, S.C. (Indian Land HS)

22 Mikai Stanley RB 6-2 235 Fr. Wilmington, N.C. (New Hanover HS) 84 Owen Cosenke TE 6-3 235 Sr. Aldie, Va. (Fork Union Military / John Champe HS)

24 Quintin Talley S 6-0 175 Fr. Spartanburg, S.C. (Byrnes HS) 85 Luke Britt TE 6-6 220 R-So. Calypso, N.C. (North Duplin HS)

25 Dejon DeCruz LB 6-1 225 So. Durham, N.C. (Riverside HS) 86 Clayton Bardall TE 6-3 225 R-So. Cumming, Ga. (North Forsyth HS)

26 Tyree Nelson RB 5-10 200 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Mays HS) 87 Dylan Abernethy WR 6-0 165 Fr. Maiden, N.C. (Maiden HS)

27 Trevor Childers LB 6-1 215 Sr. Lincolnton, N.C. (East Lincoln HS) 88 Luke Sutton WR 5-8 180 Fr. Concord, N.C. (Cox Mill HS)

28 Jaheim Mullen SPUR 6-0 190 R-Fr. Gastonia, N.C. (Hunter Huss HS) 89 Richard McCollum K 5-9 170 R-So. Sanford, N.C. (Southern Lee HS)

29 Jayden Pauling RUSH 6-3 225 Jr. Raleigh, N.C. (Louisburg College / Millbrook HS) 90 Tre’ Jolly DE 6-2 210 R-Fr. Shelby, N.C. (Shelby HS)

30 Micah Nelson SPUR 6-3 200 R-Fr. Murphy, N.C. (Murphy HS) 91 Jaquarius Guinn DT 6-2 295 Fr. Clover, S.C. (Clover HS)

31 Jamaud Geter RB 5-9 210 R-Fr. Shelby, N.C. (Crest HS) 92 Darrius Bell DE 6-2 230 R-Fr. Gilbert, S.C. (Gilbert HS)

32 Austin Grunden TE 6-2 205 Fr. Kannapolis, N.C. (A.L. Brown HS) 93 Roman Johnson DT 6-3 260 So. Greensboro, N.C. (Southern Guilford HS)

32 Cameron Brown LB 6-2 210 Sr. Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida State University School) 94 Aidan Alston DT 6-2 250 R-Fr. Southern Pines, N.C. (Pinecrest HS)

33 Curtis Roach SPUR 6-1 200 R-Jr. Cumming, Ga. (South Forsyth HS) 95 Laquavion Haynes DE 6-4 230 Fr. Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County HS)

34 Quenten Zanders RB 5-8 175 Jr. Shelby, N.C. (Cleveland CC / Crest HS) 96 K.J. Milner DE 6-4 260 Jr. Hinesville, Ga. (Bradwell Institute)

35 Bryce Satterfi eld RB 5-11 175 Fr. Boone, N.C. (Watagua HS) 97 Adam Henderson DT 6-4 295 R-So. Greenville, S.C. (Berea HS)

36 Skylin Thomas SPUR 5-10 190 So. Lenoir, N.C. (Hibriten HS) 98 Christian Harris DT 6-3 260 R-Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Baylor School)

37 Ty Harris LB 6-1 245 Sr. Dacula, Ga. (Dacula HS) 99 Ricky Palao DT 6-2 270 Sr. Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS)

38 Jacob Harris CB 6-1 195 Jr. Greer, S.C. (Independence CC / Greer HS) Branson Adams WR 5-9 200 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. (Dudley HS)

39 Julian Pletz K 5-10 190 R-So. Liberty Township, Ohio (Edgewood HS) Tyler Anderson LB 6-0 205 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. (Northern Guilford HS)

40 LA Rogers-Anderson S 6-0 200 Jr. Sumter, S.C. (Western Kentucky / Ridgeview HS) Kevon Angry CB 5-11 180 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS)

41 Cinsere Allison S 6-0 185 R-So. Kannapolis, N.C. (A.L. Brown HS) Jaiden Bond WR 5-9 170 Fr. Boone, N.C. (Watagua HS)

42 Jontavious Shotwell S 5-11 175 R-So. Hoschton, Ga. (Mill Creek HS) Matthew Cherry DE 6-3 185 Fr. Rocky Mount, N.C. (Rocky Mount HS)

43 Luke Hoggard TE 6-0 220 R-Jr. Edenton, N.C. (North Carolina / Edenton HS) Trevor Fournet LB 5-11 195 Fr. Cornelius, N.C. (Hough HS)

44 Nigel Manns LB 6-1 220 Fr. Byron, Ga. (Peach County HS) Jamauree Haith RUSH 6-2 230 Fr. Burlington, N.C. (Williams HS)

45 Caleb Ferguson WR 5-11 195 R-Jr. Waynesville, N.C. (Tuscola HS) Ethan Harris DB 5-8 145 Fr. Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes HS)

46 Paxton Robertson K 6-0 200 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic HS) Neil Ilenrrey DB 6-0 205 So. Alpharetta, Ga. (Johns Creek HS)

47 Alex McConnell TE 6-4 275 R-So. Boone, N.C. (Watagua HS) Gabe Jones OL 6-2 265 Fr. Southern Pines, N.C. (Pinecrest HS)

48 Chester Geff rard RUSH 6-4 225 So. Ocoee, Fla. (Ocoee HS) Cade Snotherly QB 6-0 185 Fr. Franklinville, N.C. (Eastern Randolph HS)

49 Demorian Smith RUSH 6-0 220 Fr. Robersonville, N.C. (South Creek HS) Glenn Young RB 5-9 200 Fr. Fayetteville, N.C. (Trinity Christian HS)

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CATAMOUNTS OFFENSE CATAMOUNTS DEFENSE CATAMOUNTS SPECIALISTS

QB 15 WILL JONES 6-4 220 R-JR. DE 96 K.J. MILNER 6-4 260 JR. KO 46 PAXTON ROBERTSON 6-0 200 FR. - OR - 2 MARK WRIGHT 5-11 190 JR. 48 Chester Geff rard 6-4 225 So. 89 Richard McCollum 5-9 170 R-So. 4 Kason Lincke 6-1 200 Fr. NOSE 99 RICKY PALAO 6-2 270 SR. PK 89 RICHARD MCCOLLUM 5-9 170 R-SO. RB 20 DONNAVAN SPENCER 5-10 190 R-SR. 91 Jaquarius Guinn 6-2 295 Fr. - OR - 39 JULIAN PLETZ 5-10 180 R-SO. 45 Caleb Ferguson 5-11 195 R-Jr. - or - 68 Torrion Stevenson 6-1 305 R-So. H 83 BRANDON DICKERSON 5-11 195 SO. WR 6 DAQUAN PATTEN 5-6 185 R-SR. DT 93 ROMAN JOHNSON 6-3 260 SO. 33 Curtis Roach 6-1 200 R-Jr. 80 Keenan Hambrick 6-3 195 Fr. 92 Darrius Bell 6-2 230 R-Fr. P 83 BRANDON DICKERSON 5-11 195 SO. WR 17 REGGIE JONES 5-11 175 R-JR. RUSH 90 TRE JOLLY 6-2 210 R-FR. 45 Caleb Ferguson 5-11 195 R-Jr. 13 Calvin Jones 5-10 170 Fr. 44 Nigel Manns 6-1 220 Fr. LS 64 COLBY CROSS 5-11 190 FR. WR 14 MAHARI STRIBLING 6-3 180 R-FR. MIKE 37 TY HARRIS 6-1 245 SR. 55 Kevin Thompson 5-10 210 So. 82 Jakobe Quillen 6-3 190 Fr. 25 Dejon DeCruz 61 225 So. KOR 17 REGGIE JONES 5-11 175 R-JR. TE 84 OWEN COSENKE 6-3 235 SR. BUCK 10 WILLIE HAMPTON 6-1 210 R-JR. 13 Calvin Jones 5-10 170 Fr. 86 Clayton Bardall 6-3 225 R-So. 27 Trevor Childers 6-1 215 Sr. PR 6 DAQUAN PATTEN 5-6 185 R-SR. LT 76 JACOB COMBS 6-4 280 SO. SPUR 3 DARRIUS SMITH 5-11 225 JR. 13 Calvin Jones 5-10 170 Fr. 52 Grady Thomas 6-5 305 Sr. 33 Curtis Roach 6-1 200 R-So.

LG 69 DILLON LUTHER 6-3 300 SO. CB 13 RONALD KENT JR. 5-10 165 JR. WHO’S UP, WHO’S DOWN 77 Chris Morgan 6-0 255 Fr. 7 Charles Gadie 5-9 170 R-So. COACHES BOOTH IN PRESS BOX: John Holt ...... Off ensive Coordinator / OL C 65 ISAIAH HELMS 6-3 325 SO. S 4 A.J. ROGERS 6-0 175 JR. Andy McCollum ...... Defensive Coordinator / ILBs Graham Hobbs ...... Running Backs 72 Blake Whitmore 6-2 285 R-Fr. 40 LA Rogers-Anderson 6-0 200 Jr. Rueben Wright ...... Defensive Tackles

RG 51 MATTHEW BAIR 6-3 285 R-SR. S 38 JACOB HARRIS 6-1 195 JR. COACHES ON THE FIELD: Mark Speir ...... Head Coach 70 Caleb Carter 6-3 275 Fr. 24 Quintin Talley 6-0 175 Fr. Arketa Banks ...... Wide Receivers - or - 42 Jontavious Shotwell 5-11 175 R-So. Phillip Ely ...... Quarterbacks RT 74 TYLER SMITH 6-8 300 R-SO. Jay Guillermo ...... Tight Ends Keith Henry ...... Special Teams Coordinator / CBs 62 Michael Harper 6-4 285 R-Jr. CB 2 AARON GETHERS 5-10 185 R-SO. Nick Newsome ...... Safeties 9 Dorian Davis 6-0 190 R-Fr. Clyde Simmons ...... Defensive Ends

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CATAMOUNT OFFENSE (SPREAD) 2019 SOCON: RUSH: 7th, 146.5 yds/gm PASS: 5th, 178.5 yds/gm TOTAL: 9th, 325.0 yds/gm SCORING: 9th, 18.1 ppg 3RD DWN: 5th, 40.1% QB 15 WILL JONES 6-4 220 R-JR. Made 1st of 4 career starts @NCSU in 2019 ... CAREER: 114-194-5, 1,047 yds, 7 TD passes; 3 TD rushes, 189 yds ... 3-yr starter @Page HS, 2x NCHSAA 4-A champ - OR - 2 MARK WRIGHT 5-11 190 JR. Dual-threat QB; Start at Liberty ... Transfer from Ellsworth CC (Fr.) / Hutchinson CC (So.) ... LAST YR: 2,461 yds total off (1,831 pass, 630 rush), 27 TDs 4 Kason Lincke 6-1 200 Fr. Dual-threat QB from Mobile, Ala. ... 3-yr letter winner at Pace HS in Fla., before fi nishing at Mobile Christian – 3,120 pass yds & 17 TDs, 1,008 rush yds RB 20 DONNAVAN SPENCER 5-10 190 R-SR. 14 career RUSH TDs, 1,496 rush yds ... 38 career rec., 456 yds, 2 TDs – 2,050 all-purpose yards ... CH: 139 rush yds & 4 TDs (ETSU, 2017) 45 Caleb Ferguson 6-0 210 R-Jr. RB by trade, P & on SpTms (30 punts, 37.7 avg – Long 57 @WOF) / 24 car. rush, 162 yds, TD – (69 yd TD fake punt rush @UTC) ... 4 rec., 44 yds, TD WR 6 DAQUAN PATTEN 5-6 175 R-SR. CAREER: 27 GP, 22 starts ... 87 rec., 1,024 rec. yds ... 7 TDS (5 TD In ‘18) ... Earned scholly in 2019 ... WCU Legacy; father, David – Super Bowl champ. (NE Pats) 80 Keenan Hambrick 6-3 195 Fr. Verbally committed to Kansas as a JR ... Listed as 3-star (247Sports), 2-star (Rivals) ... Three-sport as prep (FB, TRK, BSK) ... 1st 2 career rec. at EKU WR 17 REGGIE JONES 5-11 175 R-JR. Converted from DB in off -season – impressive during fall camp at WR – 3 rec. in debut ... CAREER: 22 GP, 13 GS ... 43 tackles, 4 PBU ... 2-way as a prep 13 Calvin Jones 5-10 170 Fr. 4-yr varsity letter winner, rushed for 2,437 career yards and 30 touchdowns while hauling in 71 passes for 1,428 career receiving yds ... 2-star (Rivals) WR 14 MAHARI STRIBLING 6-3 180 R-FR. CAREER: 16 GP, 3 GS ... 11 rec., 131 yds ... 1st start @NCST, 1st TD @EKU ... 2-star recruit (Rivals & 247Sports) ... Brother, Channing – 5 NFL practice squads 82 Jakobe Quillen 6-3 190 Fr. Listed as one of the top 25 recruits in South Carolina by the Charlotte Observer ... PREP: 104 rec., 1,662 yds, 21 TDs ... 2019 North-South gm TE 84 OWEN COSENKE 6-3 235 SR. CAREER:35 GP, 30 GS ... 60 rec, 649 yds, 11 TDs (8 TD 2018) ... Named 3rd Tm AP All-America in '18, 2nd Tm Phil Steele FR All-America in '17 86 Clayton Bardall 6-3 225 R-So. CAREER: 16 GP, 10 rec, 168 yds, 2 TDs ... 1st rec = 1st career TD vs. NGU (game-winner) ... Career-best 4–74 vs.SAM ... 2018-19 SoCon Acad. Honor Roll LT 76 JACOB COMBS 6-4 280 SO. 11 GP, 3 GS this yr ... Debut in 2019 opener vs. Mercer ... 2x All-Mountain Valley Conference selection on OL & DL 52 Grady Thomas 6-5 305 Sr. CAREER: 33 GP, 24 GS (18 of last 19 gms) ... 3x SoCon Academic Honor Roll, 2x Fall Academic All-SoCon ... Was No. 5 prep wrestler in SC, County Champ LG 69 DILLON LUTHER 6-3 300 SO. 10 GP, 6 GS – 5 straight as FR before missing Alabama game ... 1 start @RT, 5 starts @LG ... WNC native (Asheville) 77 Chris Morgan 6-0 255 Fr. Came to WCU as a tight end, but could see time on the off ensive line ... 3-yr letter winner, 3x ll-Conf.A ... 3 TD catches as a senior C 65 ISAIAH HELMS 6-3 325 SO. CAREER: 14 GP, 14 GS (all 12 as true FR @C) ... Suff ered broken leg early at Alabama ... 4x All-District, 3x All-conf. ... Was an early enrollee at WCU 72 Blake Whitmore 6-2 285 R-Fr. 5 GP as a reserve on OL and SPTM, remained eligible for redshirt ... Preferred walk-on ... All-Cap7 Conference as OL as prep senior RG 51 MATTHEW BAIR 6-3 285 R-SR. CAREER: 28 GP, 13 GS on the OL & SPTM ... Made 10-consecutive starts in 2019 ... All-State as prep Sr, graded out 90% with 78 pancakes 70 Caleb Carter 6-3 275 Fr. Mid-semester enrollee back in Winter 2020 ... 2-yr varsity letter winner along both off ensive (center & guard) and defensive line as a prep RT 74 TYLER SMITH 6-8 300 R-SO. CAREER: 18 GP, 14 GS – all 12 in 2019 ... 4 GP before redshirt in 2018 ... Played both RT & LT this yr ... 2x all-conf as prep, Shrine Bowl 62 Michael Harper 6-4 285 R-Jr. CAREER: 13 GP, 8 GS ... Started six-straight games to start 2019 – only saw action in 2 of fi nal 6 games ... 2x SoCon Academic Honor Roll CATAMOUNT DEFENSE (MULTIPLE) 2019 SOCON: RUSH: 8th, 258.4 yds/gm PASS: 4th, 176.2 yds/gm TOTAL: 6th, 434.7 yds/gm SCORING: 9th, 38.8 ppg 3RD DWN: 7th, 44.3% DE 96 K.J. MILNER 6-4 260 JR. CAREER: 21 GP, 15 GS ... 60 tckls, 8.0 TFL, 2 sacks, PBU, FR, 9 QBH ... 1st-team DEF as prep Sr. ... Selected to Blitz Border Bowl 48 Chester Geff rard 6-4 225 So. 13 GP, mostly on special tms and defensive sub ... 9 tckls (5 solo), 1 TFL, Sack ... 2 tckls@CIT & @WOF ... West All-Star in Central Fla All-Star game NOSE 99 RICKY PALAO 6-2 270 SR. CAREER: 27 GP, 6 GS ... 56 tckls, 7.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 1 PBU ... FR for TD @EKU ... Was on the Alabama 7-A champ tm at Hoover HS, tallied a sack in title gm 68 Torrion Stevenson 6-1 305 R-So. CAREER: 16 GP, 28 tackles – 13 solo stops, 1.0 TFL, FF & FR ... Played in 3 gms as a true freshman ... Good sized DL ... 2-star recruit Rivals & 247Sports DT 93 ROMAN JOHNSON 6-3 260 SO. 12 GP, 7 GS ... 26 tckls, 14 solo, 4.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, FF (@EKU) ... 3x varsity letter winner ... 2x Mid-Piedmont 3-A Conf. Def POTY @ Southern Guilford 92 Darrius Bell 6-2 230 R-Fr. Debut @NCState in 2019 ... 5 GP, 6 tckls - 3 solos, 0.5 TFL ... 3-yr HS varsity, 3x all-region, all-county ... 2-star recruit (Rivals & 247Sports) RUSH 90 TRE JOLLY 6-2 210 R-FR. 6 GP, 4 as true FR, redshirted ... 3-year varisty letter winner ... 188 career tackles as prep, 72 solo stops ... Named to the All-Shelby Star team as SR 44 Nigel Manns 6-1 220 Fr. Debut at Liberty ... 4 tckls, 2 solo ... Two-way player as a prep – LB and RB ... Was a Region 4-AAA HM all-region as a senior ... Also ran track as prep MIKE 37 TY HARRIS 6-1 245 SR. CAREER: 36 GP, 24 GS – 226 tckls, 110 solo, 14.5 TFL, 3 sacks ... 2 INTS in 2018 ... Soph. AA TM by HERO Sprts in 2018 ... Dbl-digit tckls 9x 25 Dejon DeCruz 6-1 225 So. 13 GP, 11 tckls ... Career-best 3 tckls @LIB ... 4-yr varsity letter ... 2x All-Triangle 6 Conf. on defense ... Tri-6 DEF POTY as SR ... Nickname "Day-Day" BUCK 10 WILLIE HAMPTON 6-1 210 R-JR. 2 GP, 11 TCKLS ... Originally signed/attended Nebraska in 2017 ... Transfer from Garden City CC – 129 tckls, 15.5 TFL, 7.5 sacks in 2 ys ... 3-star as prep 27 Trevor Childers 6-1 215 Sr. CAREER: 36 GP, 11 GS ... 118 tckls, 52 solo, 7.5 TFL, INT @EKU ... 7th in SoCon in 2019 (8.2 tackles/gm) ... CH: 16 vs. SAM ... Dbl-digit tckls 6x SPUR 3 DARRIUS SMITH 5-11 225 JR. 25 GP for WCU, 28 tckls, 14 solo, FF, 2 PBU /// PREP: 4-yr varsity letter winner ... 244 tackles as prep, 211 solos and 7 TFL ... INT, two FF as prep 33 Curtis Roach 6-1 200 R-Jr. CAREER: 25 GP ... 25 tckls, 12 solo, 1.0 TFL, FR ... WCU FB Legacy – son of 3x All-American PK, Kirk Roach ... Awarded Scholly 1st TM mtg in 2020 CB 13 RONALD KENT JR. 5-10 165 JR. CAREER: 24 GP, 20 GS ... 87 tackles ... 20 PBU (12 as FR in 2018, 6th in WCU records) ... STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award Semifi nalist, SoCon All-FR in 2018 7 Charles Gadie 5-9 170 R-So. 16 GP, 2 GS; 20 tackles, 11 solo, FF ... 2-time All-Region, fi rst-team as senior ... Listed as 2-star recruit by Rivals & 247Sports S 4 A.J. ROGERS 6-0 175 JR. CAREER: 24 GP, 12 GS ... 94 tackles (52 solo) ... 3 PBU ... 1 FF ... 52 tackles as soph. in 2019 ... INT at Samford in 2018 24 Quintin Talley 6-0 175 Fr. Debut @LIB, did not record stats ... 2 GP, 8 tckls (CH @EKU) ... Two-year varisty at Byrnes HS, 3 INTs ... 2-star recruit (Rivals & 247Sports) S 38 JACOB HARRIS 6-1 195 JR. Debut @LIB, 9 tckls, 0.5 TFL ... Transfer from Independence CC in Kansas ... 2-star (247Sports) as a prep at Greer HS, North-South All-Star and All-Region 40 LA Rogers-Anderson 6-0 200 Jr. Debut @EKU ... 1 tckl ... Transfer from Western Kentucky where he played 2 seasons (2016, 2017) ... Adds experence into the secondary CB 2 AARON GETHERS 5-10 185 R-SO. Transfer from Boston College ... INT & FR @EKU ... 4 GP @BC, one TFL as R-Fr. in 2019 ... Listed as No. 2 CB in Penn, 3-star (247Sports), 2-star (Rivals) 9 Dorian Davis 6-0 190 R-Fr. Originally signed w/ James Madison, transferred to WCU ... Sat out 2019 ... 2 GP, 2 tckls, FR @LIB ... 2-star (Rivals & 247Sports) CATAMOUNT SPECIAL TEAMS 2019 RANK: FGS: 8th, 10-15, 66.7% PUNT: 9th, 30.3 net PUNT RET: 5th, 7.1 yds KO: 9th, 32.2 net KO RET: 8th, 20.1 avg. K0 46 PAXTON ROBERTSON 6-0 200 FR. Big-legged kicker, slated to handle kickoff duties ...52-yd FG @EKU ... 2X All-State in Tennessee where connected of 45-of-47 PATS and fi ve FGs in 2019 PK 89 RICHARD MCCOLLUM 5-9 170 R-SO. 12 GP; 9-of-9 on PATs, 2-for-5 FGs (15 pts) ... 37 career KO, 53.0 yds per kick avg ... 2018-19 SoCon Academic Honor Roll ... Hit a 51-yd FG as prep - OR - 39 JULIAN PLETZ 5-10 180 R-SO. Led WCU in scoring in 2019 – 40 pts ... CAREER PAT: 18-for-18, FGA: 8-of-12 ... Long 44 yds 3-times ... KO: 25, 52.4 avg. ... SoCon All-Freshman ... Left-footed P 83 BRANDON DICKERSON 5-11 195 SO. CAREER: 56 punts; 37.5 avg. ... 15 punts downed I20 (8 this yr) ... MOST: 10, 2x ... Long 59 yds @NCSU ... 2 tckls ... 3x All-Region, 3x SpTm POTY 45 Caleb Ferguson 5-11 195 R-Jr. RB by trade, P & on SpTms (30 punts, 37.7 avg – Long 57 @WOF / 18 car. rush, 142 yds – (69 yd TD fake punt rush @UTC) ... 3x All-WNC LS 64 COLBY CROSS 5-11 190 FR. Preferred walk-on at LS ... Lake Norman HS – earned projected start over last year's starter 55 Kevin Thompson 5-10 210 So. Preferred walk-on at LS ... 1 tackle vs. GAWB ... 3-yr varsity letter winner ... Rubio Long Snap Camp Summer Tour in 2018 ... FB & BASE as a prep

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WCU INDIVIDUAL CAREER PASSING STATS

#2 MARK WRIGHT ...... QB #15 WILL JONES...... QB

2020 Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack - Yds 2020 Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack - Yds at Liberty ...... 17 11 1 64.7 66 0 12 3 - 21 at Liberty ...... 13 7 1 53.8 74 1 30 1 - 8 at EKU ...... 8 2 1 25.0 7 0 4 0 - 0 at EKU ...... 25 12 1 48.0 127 1 40 3 - 25 SEASON ...... 25 13 2 52.0 73 0 12 3 - 21 SEASON ...... 38 19 2 50.0 201 2 40 4 - 33

2019 Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack - Yds at NC State ...... 27 15 0 55.6 98 0 17 3 - 17 #10 MALIK RICHARDSON ...... QB North Greenville ...... 37 27 0 73.0 207 1 23 4 - 35 at Chattanooga...... 8 3 1 37.5 20 0 9 2 - 5 2019 Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack - Yds at Woff ord ...... 16 9 0 56.3 39 0 19 2 - 13 at Woff ord ...... 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Furman ...... 9 8 0 88.9 79 0 28 0 - 0 SEASON ...... 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 at Alabama ...... 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 - 7 SEASON ...... 97 62 1 63.9 443 1 28 12 - 77

2018 Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack - Yds Newberry ...... 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 - 0 at Gardner-Webb ...... 4 3 0 75.0 42 1 18 0 - 0 at Furman ...... 4 2 0 50.0 22 0 20 0 - 0 at Samford ...... 41 22 2 53.7 210 2 26 1 - 6 Chattanooga ...... 5 3 0 60.0 68 0 29 1 - 9 at Mercer ...... 4 3 0 75.0 36 1 17 0 - 0 #14 Woff ord ...... 1 0 0 0.0 20 0 0 0 - 0 SEASON ...... 59 33 2 56.9 378 4 29 2 - 15

CAREER ...... 194 114 5 58.8 1,022 7 40 18 - 125

WESTERN CAROLINA'S OVERTIME WCU MISC. SCORING STATISTICS RECORD SINCE 1977 (DIV. I)

MOST POINTS SCORED BY WCU UNDER MARK SPEIR: MOST POINTS ALLOWED VS. SOCON OPPONENT (ALL-TIME): YEAR RESULT OT OPPONENT (DATE) 63 ...... W ...... vs. Davidson – Sept. 9, 2017 79 ...... L ...... at Appalachian State – Nov. 10, 2007 56 ...... W ...... vs. Samford – Oct. 24, 2015 70 ...... L ...... at Georgia Southern – Oct. 9, 1999 1991 L, 27-24 2OT at Marshall (11/2) 52 ...... W ...... vs. VMI – Sept. 22, 2018 66 ...... L ...... at Samford – Oct. 6, 2018 1998 W, 331-24 2OT ETSU (9/26) 49 ...... W ...... vs. ETSU – Oct. 14, 2017 62 ...... L ...... at Samford – Sept. 28, 2013 48 ...... W ...... vs. Furman – Nov. 7, 2015 60...... L ...... at Chattanooga – Sept. 28, 2019 1999 L, 35-32 OT Samford (11/5) 46 ...... L ...... at Mercer – Oct. 20, 2018 59 ...... L ...... at Woff ord – Oct. 12, 2019 45 ...... W ...... at Chattanooga – Sept. 30, 2017 2004 L, 26-20 OT at Gardner-Webb (9/25) 59 ...... L ...... at Mercer – Oct. 20, 2018 45 ...... W ...... vs. Brevard –Sept. 6, 2014 56 ...... L ...... at Chattanooga – Oct. 23, 1999 44 ...... W ...... vs. Gardner-Webb – Sept. 10, 2016 2006 L, 17-14 OT Chattanooga (11/14) 52 ...... L ...... at Samford – Oct. 29, 2011 MOST POINTS ALLOWED BY WCU UNDER MARK SPEIR: 52 ...... L ...... at #1 Ga. Southern – Sept. 24, 2011 2006 L, 30-27 OT at The Citadel (11/21) 66 ...... L ...... at #5 Alabama – Nov. 23, 2019 52 ...... L ...... vs. Furman – Nov. 17, 2007 2008 L, 38-31 OT Georgia Southern (11/25) 66 ...... L ...... at Samford – Oct. 6, 2018 52 ...... L ...... at Marshall – Nov. 11, 1989 65 ...... L ...... at North Carolina – Nov. 18, 2019 52 ...... L ...... vs. #6 Marshall – Nov. 12, 1988 2013 W, 27-24 OT Elon (10/26) 62 ...... L ...... at Auburn – Oct. 12, 2013 51 ...... L ...... at Chattanooga – Oct. 15, 2011 62 ...... L ...... at Samford – Sept. 28, 2013 2017 L, 35-38 OT at #5 Woff ord (10/7) 51 ...... L ...... Chattanooga – Nov. 1, 2014 60...... L ...... at Chattanooga – Sept. 28, 2019 50...... W ...... VMI – Sept. 22, 2018 2018 L, 45-43 3OT at ETSU (10/27) MOST POINTS SCORED BY WCU VS. SOCON OPPONENT: 50...... L ...... at Georgia Southern – Sept. 29, 2007 56 ...... W ...... vs. Samford – Oct. 24, 2015 2019 W, 23-20 OT ETSU (11/9) 50...... L ...... at #1 Georgia Southern – Oct. 6, 2001 52 ...... W ...... vs. VMI – Sept. 22, 2018 53 ...... W ...... vs. Chattanooga – Oct. 22, 1994 MOST COMBINED POINTS VS. SOCON OPPONENT (ALL-TIME): 11 GAMES – 3-8 OVERALL (3-3 Home, 0-5 Road) 48 ...... W ...... vs. Furman – Nov. 7, 2015 114 ...... L ...... at Appalachian State – Nov. 10, 2007 46 ...... L ...... at Mercer – Oct. 20, 2018 105 ...... L ...... at Mercer (46-59) – 2018 45 ...... W ...... at Chattanooga – Sept. 30, 2017 102 ....W ...... VMI (52-50) – 2018 45 ...... W ...... vs. Chattanooga – Oct. 26, 2002 97 ...... L ...... vs. Marshall (45-52) – 1989 45 ...... W ...... vs. The Citadel – Sept. 20, 1997 96 ...... L ...... at Chattanooga (60-36) – Sept. 28, 2019 45 ...... L ...... vs. #6 Marshall – Nov. 12, 1988 94 ...... L ...... at Samford (28-66) – Oct. 6, 2018

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WCU INDIVIDUAL CAREER RUSHING STATS

#2 MARK WRIGHT ...... QB #17 REGGIE JONES ...... WR #21 HAKI BRADLEY ...... RB 2020 2020 2020 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 Liberty ...... 10 33 21 12 1 8 1.2 at EKU ...... 2 2 2 0 0 2 0.0 at Liberty ...... 3 8 0 8 0 3 2.7 at EKU ...... 3 20 0 20 0 11 6.7 SEASON ...... 2 2 2 0 0 2 0.0 SEASON ...... 3 8 0 8 0 3 2.7 SEASON ...... 13 53 21 32 1 11 2.5 #20 DONNAVAN SPENCER ....RB #22 MIKAI STANLEY ...... RB #5 SYHEAM McQUEEN ...... RB 2020 2020 2020 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 Liberty ...... 12 79 0 79 0 15 6.6 at Liberty ...... 2 6 0 6 0 5 3.0 at EKU ...... 1 4 0 4 0 4 4.0 at EKU ...... 13 59 3 56 0 25 4.3 at EKU ...... 7 30 0 30 0 11 4.3 SEASON ...... 1 4 0 4 0 4 4.0 SEASON ...... 26 138 3 135 0 25 5.2 SEASON ...... 9 36 0 36 0 11 4.0 2019 2019 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Mercer ...... 11 67 0 67 0 16 6.1 at NC State ...... 3 7 0 7 0 4 2.3 #45 CALEB FERGUSON ...... RB at Woff ord ...... 4 6 3 3 0 4 0.8 North Greenville ...... 15 63 2 61 0 39 4.1 2020 Furman ...... 6 19 0 19 0 5 3.2 at Chattanooga...... 6 38 2 36 1 14 6.0 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg at VMI ...... 1 7 0 7 0 7 7.0 Gardner-Webb ...... 19 56 1 55 0 10 2.9 at Liberty ...... 2 3 0 3 0 2 1.5 at The Citadel ...... 7 26 1 25 0 10 3.6 SEASON ...... 22 99 3 96 0 16 4.3 at EKU ...... 1 3 0 3 0 3 3.0 at Woff ord ...... 1 3 0 3 0 3 3.0 SEASON ...... 3 6 0 6 0 3 2.0 CAREER ...... 23 103 3 100 0 16 4.3 Furman ...... 7 26 0 26 0 10 3.7 at VMI ...... 28 142 5 137 2 42 4.9 2019 ETSU ...... 19 124 0 124 1 44 6.5 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg #10 MALIK RICHARDSON ...... RB Samford ...... 12 22 5 17 0 6 1.4 at NC State ...... 2 3 0 3 0 2 1.5 at Alabama ...... 15 39 0 39 0 10 2.6 2020 at Chattanooga...... 4 83 0 83 1 69 20.8 SEASON ...... 132 546 16 530 4 44 4.0 at Woff ord ...... 6 31 1 30 0 9 5.0 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg at VMI ...... 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0 at Liberty ...... 3 5 3 2 0 4 0.7 2018 ETSU ...... 3 8 0 8 0 5 2.7 SEASON ...... 3 5 3 2 0 4 0.7 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Newberry ...... 6 24 2 22 0 15 3.7 Samford ...... 3 15 1 14 0 12 4.7 2019 at Gardner-Webb ...... 9 69 0 69 0 46 7.7 SEASON ...... 19 140 4 136 1 69 7.2 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg VMI ...... 10 96 1 95 1 31 9.5 2018 at Woff ord ...... 3 0 3 -3 0 0 -1.0 at Furman ...... 5 15 0 15 0 7 3.0 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg SEASON ...... 3 0 3 -3 0 0 -1.0 at Samford ...... 5 87 0 87 0 49 12.4 at Samford ...... 2 5 0 5 0 5 2.5 Chattanooga ...... 4 13 0 13 0 7 3.2 CAREER ...... 6 5 6 -1 0 4 -0.2 SEASON ...... 2 5 0 5 0 5 2.5 at Mercer ...... 3 12 1 11 0 8 3.7 at #25 ETSU...... 11 76 0 76 1 29 6.9 CAREER ...... 24 151 4 147 1 69 6.1 The Citadel ...... 13 124 2 122 2 75 9.4 #13 CALVIN JONES ...... RB #14 Woff ord ...... 9 12 1 11 0 6 7.6 2020 at North Carolina ...... 5 12 2 10 0 6 2.0 #88 LUKE SUTTON ...... WR Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg SEASON ...... 80 540 9 531 4 75 6.6 2020 at Liberty ...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2017 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg SEASON ...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg at EKU ...... 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 at Hawai’i ...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 SEASON ...... 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 Davidson ...... 8 23 2 21 1 10 2.6 #15 WILL JONES...... QB at Chattanooga...... 10 38 2 36 0 10 3.6 2020 at #5 Woff ord ...... 1 1 0 1 1 1 1.0 ETSU ...... 21 139 0 139 4 41 6.6 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg at VMI ...... 14 78 2 76 0 28 5.4 at Liberty ...... 5 40 8 32 0 28 6.4 Furman ...... 5 28 1 27 0 11 5.4 at EKU ...... 7 34 25 9 0 18 1.3 SEASON ...... 60 307 7 300 6 41 5.0 SEASON ...... 12 74 33 41 0 28 3.4 CAREER ...... 297 1,531 35 1,496 14 75 5.1 2019 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg at NC State ...... 4 0 17 -17 0 0 -4.2 North Greenville ...... 16 80 37 43 1 15 2.7 at Chattanooga...... 7 16 5 11 1 6 1.6 at Woff ord ...... 7 24 15 9 0 11 1.3 at Alabama ...... 1 0 -7 0 0 0 -7.0 SEASON ...... 35 120 81 39 2 15 1.1 2018 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Newberry ...... 2 13 0 13 0 11 6.5 at Gardner-Webb ...... 4 22 0 22 0 14 5.5 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 CAREER ...... 70 314 132 182 3 28 2.6

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#3 D.J. THORPE ...... WR #11 JAYLIN YOUNG ...... WR 2017 2019 2019 Game No Yds TD Long Game No Yds TD Long Game No Yds TD Long at Hawai’i ...... 1 24 0 24 Mercer ...... 6 130 0 41 at The Citadel ...... 2 26 1 23 Davidson ...... 2 21 0 11 at NC State ...... 1 11 0 11 at Woff ord ...... 1 69 1 69 ETSU ...... 2 2 0 5 North Greenville ...... 2 4 0 7 Furman ...... 1 5 0 5 at VMI ...... 1 7 0 7 at Chattanooga...... 1 3 0 3 at VMI ...... 1 4 0 4 SEASON ...... 6 54 0 24 Gardner-Webb ...... 4 41 0 21 ETSU ...... 3 17 0 11 CAREER ...... 38 456 2 78 at The Citadel ...... 3 23 0 9 Samford ...... 2 28 0 26 Furman ...... 4 39 0 14 at Alabama ...... 1 11 0 11 at VMI ...... 2 24 1 13 SEASON ...... 11 160 2 69 #45 CALEB FERGUSON ...... RB ETSU ...... 1 27 0 27 SEASON ...... 24 302 1 41 2019 #14 MAHARI STRIBLING ...... WR Game No Yds TD Long 2018 Furman ...... 1 3 0 3 Game No Yds TD Long 2020 ETSU ...... 3 41 1 22 at Samford ...... 2 12 0 10 Game No Yds TD Long SEASON ...... 4 44 1 22 at #25 ETSU...... 1 9 0 9 at EKU ...... 1 30 1 30 #14 Woff ord ...... 2 10 0 7 SEASON ...... 1 30 1 30 2018 at North Carolina ...... 1 24 0 24 Game No Yds TD Long SEASON ...... 6 55 0 24 2019 None Game No Yds TD Long SEASON ...... CAREER ...... 30 357 1 41 at NC State ...... 3 28 0 12 North Greenville ...... 1 10 0 10 CAREER ...... 4 44 1 22 at Chattanooga...... 3 16 0 10 #5 SYHEAM McQUEEN ...... RB at Woff ord ...... 1 0 0 0 2020 Furman ...... 2 47 0 28 #80 KEENAN HAMBRICK ...WR Game No Yds TD Long SEASON ...... 10 101 0 28 2020 ...... CAREER ...... 11 131 1 30 Game No Yds TD Long SEASON ...... at EKU ...... 2 14 0 10 SEASON ...... 2 14 0 10 2019 Game No Yds TD Long #13 CALVIN JONES ...... WR Mercer ...... 1 3 0 3 2020 #84 OWEN COSENKE ...... TE Furman ...... 2 5 0 7 Game No Yds TD Long SEASON ...... 3 8 0 7 at Liberty ...... 1 0 0 0 2020 at EKU ...... 4 28 0 10 Game No Yds TD Long SEASON ...... 5 28 0 10 at Liberty ...... 5 56 0 30 #6 DAQUAN PATTEN ...... WR at EKU ...... 1 4 0 4 SEASON ...... 6 60 0 30 2020 Game No Yds TD Long #17 REGGIE JONES ...... WR 2019 at Liberty ...... 2 24 0 14 2020 Game No Yds TD Long SEASON ...... 2 24 0 14 Game No Yds TD Long Mercer ...... 6 63 1 16 North Greenville ...... 1 15 0 15 2019 at Liberty ...... 3 10 0 8 at EKU ...... 3 10 0 6 at Chattanooga...... 3 30 1 17 Game No Yds TD Long SEASON ...... 6 20 0 8 Gardner-Webb ...... 1 8 0 8 Mercer ...... 6 74 1 33 at The Citadel ...... 2 13 0 9 North Greenville ...... 12 82 0 11 at Woff ord ...... 1 19 0 19 at Chattanooga...... 2 5 0 5 #20 DONNAVAN SPENCER...... RB Furman ...... 1 3 0 3 Gardner-Webb ...... 2 2 0 5 at VMI ...... 1 21 0 21 at The Citadel ...... 9 98 0 36 2020 ETSU ...... 1 18 0 18 at Woff ord ...... 2 9 0 6 Game No Yds TD Long Samford ...... 1 10 0 10 Furman ...... 3 35 0 18 at Liberty ...... 3 24 0 12 at Alabama ...... 4 46 0 17 at VMI ...... 5 103 1 42 at EKU ...... 1 3 0 3 SEASON ...... 22 246 2 21 ETSU ...... 2 11 0 9 SEASON ...... 4 27 0 12 Samford ...... 2 7 0 9 2018 at Alabama ...... 1 7 0 7 2019 Game No Yds TD Long SEASON ...... 46 433 2 42 Game No Yds TD Long Newberry ...... 1 7 0 7 at NC State ...... 2 3 0 3 at Gardner-Webb ...... 2 24 1 15 2018 at Chattanooga...... 1 4 0 4 VMI ...... 3 55 1 23 Game No Yds TD Long Gardner-Webb ...... 1 6 0 6 at Furman ...... 2 22 2 13 Newberry ...... 4 92 0 51 at Woff ord ...... 1 2 0 2 at Samford ...... 3 36 1 21 at Gardner-Webb ...... 3 9 1 3 Furman ...... 6 16 0 8 at Mercer ...... 2 8 1 5 VMI ...... 7 81 1 32 at VMI ...... 2 110 1 78 at #25 ETSU...... 6 66 2 25 at Furman ...... 6 159 2 50 ETSU ...... 3 47 0 35 #14 Woff ord ...... 2 13 0 8 at Samford ...... 2 11 0 7 Samford ...... 3 45 1 25 at North Carolina ...... 2 30 0 25 at Mercer ...... 5 62 0 36 SEASON ...... 19 233 2 78 SEASON ...... 23 261 8 25 at #25 ETSU...... 3 40 1 29 The Citadel ...... 3 80 0 48 2018 2017 #14 Woff ord ...... 3 19 0 8 Game No Yds TD Long Game No Yds TD Long at North Carolina ...... 3 14 0 10 at Gardner-Webb ...... 1 -4 0 0 at Hawai’i ...... 3 28 0 14 SEASON ...... 39 567 5 51 at #25 ETSU...... 1 18 0 18 #17 Samford...... 2 24 0 21 The Citadel ...... 1 0 0 0 at #5 Woff ord ...... 1 16 0 16 CAREER ...... 87 1,024 7 51 #14 Woff ord ...... 3 22 0 10 ETSU ...... 1 3 1 3 at North Carolina ...... 3 106 0 64 at VMI ...... 1 5 0 5 SEASON ...... 9 142 0 64 at North Carolina ...... 1 6 0 6 SEASON ...... 9 82 1 21 CAREER ...... 60 649 11 30

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WCU INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECEIVING STATS

#86 CLAYTON BARDALL ...... TE #87 DYLAN ABERNETHY ... WR 2020 2020 Game No Yds TD Long Game No Yds TD Long at Liberty ...... 1 9 1 9 at Liberty ...... 1 10 0 10 at EKU ...... 1 40 0 40 at EKU ...... 1 5 0 5 SEASON ...... 2 49 1 40 SEASON ...... 2 15 0 10 2019 Game No Yds TD Long North Greenville ...... 1 6 1 6 #88 LUKE SUTTON ...... WR Gardner-Webb ...... 1 9 0 9 2020 Furman ...... 1 2 0 2 Game No Yds TD Long Samford ...... 4 74 0 28 at Liberty ...... 2 7 0 6 at Alabama ...... 1 28 0 28 SEASON ...... 2 7 0 6 SEASON ...... 8 119 1 28 CAREER ...... 10 168 2 40

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DYLAN ABERNETHY DAQUAN PATTEN Receptions ...... 1, 2x: MR – at EKU, 2020 Receptions ...... 12, N. GREENVILLE, 2019 – WCU SPECIALISTS – Receiving Yards ...... 10, at Liberty, 2020 Receiving Yards ...... 159, at Furman, 2018 100-yard Receiving Games ...... 2 BRANDON DICKERSON CLAYTON BARDALL Long Reception ...... 51 yds, NEWBERRY, 2018 Punts ...... 10, 2x – MR: at EKU, 2020 Receptions ...... 4, SAMFORD, 2019 Receiving TDs ...... 2, at Furman, 2018 Long Punt ...... 59 yds, at NC State, 2019 Receiving Yards ...... 74, SAMFORD 2019 Punt Returns ...... 3, VMI, 2018 Receiving TDs ...... 2, 2x: MR – at Liberty, 2020 Punt Return Yds ...... 37 yds, CHATTANOOGA, 2018 CALEB FERGUSON Long Reception ...... 40 yds, at EKU, 2020 All-Purpose Yards .....219 yds, N. GREENVILLE, 2019 Punts ...... 6, 3X - MR: at WOF, 2019 HAKI BRADLEY Long Punt ...... 57 yds, at Woff ord, 2019 Long Rush ...... 69 yds, at Chattanooga, 2019 Rushes ...... 3, at Liberty, 2020 MALIK RICHARDSON All-Purpose Yards ...... 158, at Woff ord, 2019 Rushing Yards ...... 8, at Liberty, 2020 Rushes ...... 3, at Liberty, 2020 Rushing Yards ...... 2, at Liberty, 2020 OWEN COSENKE JULIAN PLETZ Receptions ...... 6, 2X: MR – MERCER, 2019 DONNAVAN SPENCER Field Goal Att...... 3, at VMI, 2019 Receiving Yards ...... 66, at #25 ETSU, 2018 Rushes ...... 28, at VMI, 2019 Field Goal Made ...... 3, at VMI, 2019 Long Reception ...... 30 yds, at Liberty, 2020 Rushing Yards ...... 139, ETSU, 2017 Long FG ...... 44 yds, 3x – MR: SAMFORD, 2019 Receiving TDs ...... 2, twice: MR – at #25 ETSU 2018 Rushing TDs ...... 4, ETSU, 2017 PATs Made ...... 4, at VMI, 2019 Receptions ...... 6, FURMAN, 2019 ACTIVE Consecutive PATs ...... 16 CALEB FERGUSON Receiving Yds ...... 110, at VMI, 2019 Rushes ...... 6, at Woff ord, 2019 100-Yard Rushing Games ...... 4 PAXTON ROBERTSON Rushing Yards ...... 83, at Chattanooga, 2019 Kickoff s ...... 3, 2x – MR: at EKU, 2020 Rushing TDs ...... 1, at Chattanooga, 2019 MIKAI STANLEY Rushes ...... 7, at EKU, 2020 Touchbacks ...... 1, at Liberty, 2020 Receptions ...... 3, ETSU, 2019 Long FG Made ...... 52 yds, at EKU, 2020 Receiving Yards ...... 41, ETSU, 2019 Rushing Yards ...... 30, at EKU, 2020 Long Reception ...... 22 yds, ETSU, 2019 MAHARI STRIBLING CURTIS ROACH Receiving TDs ...... 1, ETSU, 2019 Receptions ...... 3, 2X: MR – at UTC, 2019 Two-Point Conversion ...... 1, at Chattanooga, 2019 Kickoff Returns ...... 7 at Woff ord, 2019 Receiving Yards ...... 47, FURMAN, 2019 Fake FG Rush ...... 11 yds, at Chatanooga, 2019 Kickoff Return Yards ...... 128, at Woff ord, 2019 Receiving TDs ...... 1, at EKU, 2020 Longest Kickoff Return ...... 72 yds, SAMFORD, 2019 Long Reception ...... 30 yds, at EKU, 2020 RICHARD MCCOLLUM Kickoff s ...... 9, VMI, 2018 KEENAN HAMBRICK LUKE SUTTON Receptions ...... 2, at EKU, 2020 Field Goals Made ...... 2, NORTH GREENVILLE, 2019 Receptions ...... 2, at Liberty, 2020 Long FG Made ...... 33 yds Receiving Yards ...... 14, at EKU, 2020 Receiving Yards ...... 7, at Liberty, 2020 Longest Reception...... 10 yds, at EKU, 2020 Long FG Attempted ...... 51 yds, at Liberty, 2020 D.J. THORPE PATS Made ...... 2, 2x – MR: at EKU, 2020 CALVIN JONES Receptions ...... 6, MERCER, 2019 ACTIVE Consecutive PATs ...... 9 Rushes ...... 1, at Liberty, 2020 Receiving Yards ...... 130, MERCER, 2019 Rushing Yards ...... Receiving TDs ...... 1, at VMI, 2019 KEVIN THOMPSON Receptions ...... 4, at EKU, 2020 Long Reception ...... 41, twice; MERCER, 2019 Tackles ...... 1, GARDNER-WEBB, 2019 Receiving Yards ...... 28, at EKU, 2020 MARK WRIGHT REGGIE JONES Rushes ...... 10, at Liberty, 2020 Receptions ...... 3, 2x – MR: at EKU, 2020 Rushing Yards ...... 12, at Liberty, 2020 Receiving Yards ...... 10, 2x – MR: at EKU, 2020 Rushing TDs ...... 1, at Liberty, 2020 WILL JONES Long Rush ...... 8 yds, at Liberty, 2020 Rushes ...... 16, N. GREENVILLE, 2019 Pass Attempts ...... 17, at Liberty, 2020 Rushing Yards ...... 46, at Samford, 2018 Pass Completions ...... 11, at Liberty, 2020 Rushing TDs ...... 1, 3X - MR: at UTC, 2019 Passing Yards ...... 66, at Liberty, 2020 Long Rush ...... 28 yds, at Liberty, 2020 Passing TDs ...... Pass Attempts ...... 41, at Samford, 2018 JAYLIN YOUNG Pass Completions ...... 27, N. GREENVILLE, 2019 Receptions ...... 3, ETSU, 2019 Passing Yards ...... 235, at Samford, 2018 Receiving Yards ...... 69 yds, at Woff ord, 2019 Passing TDs ...... 2, at Samford, 2018 Receiving TDs ...... 1, 2X – MR: at WOF, 2019 SYHEAM McQUEEN Rushes ...... 11, MERCER, 2019 Rushing Yards ...... 67, MERCER, 2019 Receptions ...... 2, FURMAN, 2019 Receiving Yards ...... 5, FURMAN, 2019

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CINSERE ALLISON TY HARRIS JAYDEN PAULING Tackles ...... 4, at NC State, 2019 Tackles ...... 17, SAMFORD, 2019 Tackles ...... 8, 2X: MR – SAMFORD, 2019 Tackle for Loss ...... 4.0, ETSU, 2019 TFL: ...... 2.5, at VMI, 2019 ANTHONY BADGETT Sacks ...... 1.0, 3x: MR – at Liberty, 2020 Sacks ...... 2.0, SAMFORD, 2019 Tackles ...... 1, at The Citadel, 2019 Interceptions ...... 1, twice: MR – at Samford, 2018 Fumbles Forced: ...... 3, SAMFORD, 2019 Double-Digit Tackle Gms ...... 9 Fumble Recovery ...... 1, at VMI, 2019 DARRIUS BELL Blocked FG: ...... 1, ETSU, 2019 Tackles ...... 3, at Liberty, 2020 ADAM HENDERSON Tackles for Loss ...... 0.5, at Liberty, 2020 Tackles ...... 7, MERCER 2019 LA ROGERS-ANDERSON TFLs ...... 2.0, NEWBERRY, 2018 Tackles ...... 1, at EKU, 2020 TREVOR CHILDERS Sacks ...... 1.0, 3X: MR – at #25 ETSU, 2018 CURTIS ROACH Tackles ...... 16, SAMFORD, 2019 Pass Break-Up ...... 1, at Samford, 2018 Tackles ...... 4, 3x: MR – SAMFORD, 2019 TFL ...... 2.0, MERCER, 2019 Tackles for Loss ...... 1.0, DAVIDSON, 2017 Sacks ...... 1.0, GARDNER-WEBB, 2019 ROMAN JOHNSON Fumble Recovery ...... 1, at Chattanooga, 2017 Interceptions ...... 1, at EKU, 2020 Tackles ...... 5, at EKU, 2020 Rushing Yds ...... 11, at Chattanooga, 2019 Double-Digit Tackle Gms ...... 6 Tackle For Loss ...... 1.5, 2x – MR: at EKU, 2020 Scoring ...... 2 pts, at Chattanooga, 2019 Sacks ...... 1, 2x – MR: at EKU, 2020 DORIAN DAVIS Fumbles Forced ...... 1, at EKU, 2020 A.J. ROGERS Tackles ...... 2, at Liberty, 2020 Tackles ...... 8, 3x; MR - at EKU, 2020 Fumbles Recovered ...... 1, at Liberty, 2020 REGGIE JONES Interceptions ...... 1, at Samford, 2018 Tackles ...... 5, 2X – MR: at Alabama, 2019 Fumbles Forced ...... 1, at #25 ETSU, 2018 DEJON DECRUZ Tackles for Loss ...... 1.0, at Samford, 2018 Tackles ...... 3, at Liberty, 2020 RONALD KENT JR. JONTAVIOUS SHOTWELL Tackles ...... 1, at Alabama, 2019 WILLIE HAMPTON Tackles ...... 9, at #25 ETSU, 2018 Tackles ...... 6, at EKU, 2020 Tackle for Loss ...... 1.0, CHATTANOOGA, 2018 Pass Breakups ...... 4, at Gardner-Webb, 2018 DARRIUS SMITH Tackles for Loss ...... 0.5, at EKU, 2020 Tackles ...... 5, at Chattanooga, 2019 Pass Breakupu ...... 1, at EKU, 2020 Fumbles Forced ...... 1, THE CITADEL, 2018 Fumble Recovery ...... 1, at VMI, 2019 Fumbles Forced: ...... 1, FURMAN, 2019 Fumbles Forced ...... 1, at Liberty, 2020 Pass Breakups: ...... 2, at EKU, 2020 K.J. MILNER CHARLES GADIE TORRION STEVENSON Tackles ...... 4 2X: MR –, at Alabama, 2019 Tackles ...... 7, ETSU, 2019 Sack ...... 1.0, 2X: MR - N. GREENVILLE, 2019 Tackles ...... 6, SAMFORD, 2019 Tackles for Loss ...... 0.5, at The Citadel, 2019 CHESTER GEFFRARD TFL: ...... 1.0, 5x: MR – at EKU, 2020 Pass Break-Up ...... 1,CHATTANOOGA, 2018 Tackles ...... 3, 3X – MR: at Alabama, 2019 Fumble Recovery ...... 1, at VMI, 2019 QUINTIN TALLEY Tackle for Loss ...... 1, at VMI, 2019 Tackles ...... 8, at EKU, 2020 Sacks ...... 1, at VMI, 2019 JAHEIM MULLEN Tackles ...... 2, 2X: MR – at Alabama, 2019 QUINTIN THAMES AARON GETHERS Tackles ...... 2, 2x – MR: at Liberty, 2020 Tackles ...... 2, at Liberty, 2020 NIGEL MANNS Interceptions ...... 1, at EKU, 2020 Tackles ...... 3, at Liberty, 2020

JAQUARIUS GUINN DEVLIN OLAWUMI Tackles ...... 1, 2x – MR: at EKU, 2020 Tackles ...... 3, MERCER, 2019

JACOB HARRIS RICKY PALAO Tackles ...... 9, at Liberty, 2020 Tackles ...... 11, THE CITADEL, 2018 Tackle for Loss ...... 0.5, at Liberty, 2020 Tackles for Loss ...... 1.5, CHATTANOOGA, 2018 Sacks ...... 1.0, CHATTANOOGA, 2018 Fumble Recovery ...... 1, at EKU, 2020 Touchdowns ...... 1, at EKU, 2020 Double-Digit Tackle Gms ...... 1

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OVERALL RECORD: 0-2 | HOME: 0-0 | AWAY: 0-2 | SOCON: 0-0

DATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL SOCON TIME ATTEND TOP RUSHER TOP PASSER TOP RECEIVER TOP TACKLER

Nov. 14 at #22 Liberty 14-58 L 0-1 0-0 3:16 1,000 Spencer – 12-79 W. Jones – 7-13, 74 yds Cosenke – 5-56 T. Harris – 11

Nov. 21 at Eastern Kentucky 17-49 L 0-1 0-0 3:17 3,009 Spencer – 13-56 W. Jones – 12-25-1, 127 yds C. Jones – 4-28 Rogers/Talley – 8

Dec. 11 at North Carolina

Feb. 20 at Furman *

Feb. 27 at Samford *

March 6 VMI *

March 13 THE CITADEL *

March 20 at Mercer *

March 27 at ETSU *

April 3 CHATTANOOGA *

April 10 WOFFORD *

WESTERN CAROLINA 2020-21 STARTING LINEUPS

OFFENSE LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR WR TB QB at #22 Liberty J. Combs D. Luther I. Helms M. Bair T. Smith O. Cosenke D. Patten R. Jones M. Stribling Spencer M. Wright at EKU J. Combs D. Luther I. Helms M. Bair T. Smith O. Cosenke D. Patten R.Jones M. Stribling Spencer W. Jones at North Carolina at Furman * at Samford * VMI * THE CITADEL * at Mercer * at ETSU * CHATTANOOGA * WOFFORD *

NOTES:

DEFENSE DE NT DT RUSH MIKE BUCK SPUR CB S S CB at #22 Liberty K.J. Milner R. Palao R. Johnson T. Jolly T. Harris W. Hampton Da. Smith R. Kent J. Harris D. Davis A. Gethers at EKU K.J. Milner R. Palao R. Johnson T. Jolly T. Harris W. Hampton Da. Smith R. Kent J. Harris A.J. Rogers A. Gethers at North Carolina at Furman * at Samford * VMI * THE CITADEL * at Mercer * at ETSU * CHATTANOOGA * WOFFORD *

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GAME ONE • NOV. 14, 2020 • LYNCHBURG, VA GAME TWO • NOV. 21, 2020 • OPPORTUNITY BOWL • RICHMOND, KY WESTERN CAROLINA ...... 14 WESTERN CAROLINA ...... 17 NO. 22 LIBERTY ...... 58 EASTERN KENTUCKY ...... 49 WILLIAMS STADIUM (1,000*) ROY KIDD STADIUM (3,009)

LYNCHBURG, VA – Catamount quarterback Will Jones tossed a nine-yard touchdown pass to tight end RICHMOND, KY. – Western Carolina's defense forced four turnovers including a 54-yard scoop-and- Clayton Bardall and QB Mark Wright plunged in from three yards out to account for Western Carolina's score by Ricky Palao on a fumble recovery as the Catamounts rallied from an early defi cit to lead 10-7 scoring as the Catamounts dropped their season-opener at No. 22 Liberty on Saturday afternoon at midway through the second quarter. However, Eastern Kentucky, which was playing its ninth game of Williams Stadium. the season, used big plays and a 28-point fourth quarter to pull away from WCU to win the inaugural Opportunity Bowl, 49-17, over the Catamounts at Roy Kidd Stadium. WCU was playing its fi rst football game in nearly a full calendar year since fi nishing the 2019 season at fi fth-ranked Alabama in late November. EKU running back Alonzo Booth scored four touchdowns including three on the ground and on a 69-yard reception as the Colonels snapped a two-game slide and fi nished their regular season at 3-6. Flames (8-0) quarterback Malik Willis accounted for 403 yards of total off ense including 306 yards Booth fi nished with 247 total yards including 178 on the ground to go along with his 69 yards receiving. on 14-of-19 passing with three touchdowns and 97 rushing yards and two scores in the winning eff ort, Trailing 7-3 after freshman kicker Paxton Robertson nailed a career-long 52-yard fi eld goal, the eclipsing the 1,000 career rushing yard mark in the game. Liberty fi nished with 633 yards of total off ense Catamounts grabbed their only lead of the afternoon on a defensive score. Roman Johnson sacked EKU while its defense created three turnovers including two interceptions and a fumble. quarterback Isaiah Velez, hitting him from behind and jarring the football loose. The ball fortuitously Kevin Shaa caught two passes for a career-high 137 yards and a touchdown. C.J. Daniels added 96 bounced into the arms of Palao who was shepherded to the end zone by a pair of teammates, rumbling yards and two touchdowns on two catches. 54 yards for the score. Liberty won its 10th straight game and remained second behind Notre Dame for the nation’s longest However, the lead was short-lived as EKU's Davion Ross took the ensuing kickoff 94 yards for a touch- active winning streak. down to put the Colonels ahead for good, 14-10. Booth later caught a wheel-route out of the backfi eld and the 6-1, 250-lbs. back thundered 69 yards for a score and a 21-10 halftime . For the Catamounts, Wright, who earned the starting nod, completed 11-of-17 passes for 66 yards Neither team managed to light the scoreboard in the third quarter until wide receiver Jackson Beerman while Jones rushed for 32 yard and fi nished 7-of-13 for 74 yards passing including the TD to Bardall that tossed a 63-yard touchdown to Jacquez Jones early in the fourth. The Colonels added two more Booth closed the defi cit to 14-7 early in the second quarter. Senior Donnavan Spencer rushed 12 times for 79 scoring rushes and a Beerman TD catch with WCU's Mahari Stribling tallying his fi rst receiving score on yards to lead WCU with tight end Owen Cosenke catching fi ve passes for 56 yards. a 30-yard strike to provide the fi nal score on a drive set-up by the fi rst interception by Aaron Gethers. Leading 7-0 after the fi rst quarter of play, the Flames scored early in the second quarter on a 44-yard Redshirt junior quarterback Will Jones saw the most extensive time in the backfi eld after earning pass from Willis to Johnny Huntley to pull ahead by two scores. On his fi rst drive at QB, Jones drove the start, fi nishing the game 12-of-25 for 127 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Mark Wright the off ense 75 yards in seven plays, fi nishing the scoring drive on a jump-pass to Bardall to make it a was 2-of-8 passing for seven yards with an interception. one-score game. Eight diff erent Catamounts caught passes with freshman Calvin Jones tallying four receptions for Liberty responded, though, with four-straight touchdowns to close the fi rst half and start the second, 28 yards and Reggie Jones catching three passes. Tight end Clayton Bardall, who played against his capping the swing with an 83-yard pass from Willis to Kevin Shaa. Wright culminated an 11-play drive brother Jackson – an off ensive lineman for EKU – rumbled for a 40-yard reception and Stribling spun in with a three-yard scoring rush to make it 42-14. Flames placekicker Alex Barbir capped game scoring off a would-be tackler for a touchdown. Redshirt senior Donnavan Spencer rushed for 56 yards to lead with a 54-yard fi eld goal to provide the fi nal tally, 58-14. the Catamounts on the ground while Mikai Stanley ran for 30 yards on seven touches. Senior linebacker Ty Harris paced the Catamount defense with 11 tackles including fi ve solo stops For EKU, Velez fi nished 18-of-32 for 310 yards and two touchdowns while also tossing a pair of and a sack while junior Jacob Harris fi nished with nine total stops. Junior transfer linebacker Willie interceptions. Receivers Jackson Beerman and Jacquez Jones both fi nished with fi ve catches to eclipse Hampton tallied fi ve tackles and forced a fumble that was recovered by redshirt freshman Dorian Davis. the century mark, Beerman with 102 yards and a touchdown and Jones had 100 yards and a TD. Beerman also tossed a 63-yard touchdown pass on a trick play. Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Western Carolina 0 7 7 0 14 Record: (0-1) Western Carolina 0 10 0 7 17 Record: (0-2) No. 22 Liberty 7 21 14 16 58 Record: (8-0) Eastern Kentucky 7 14 0 28 49 Record: (3-6)

Scoring Summary: 1st 6:47 LIB MACK, J. 1 yd run (BARBIR, A. kick), 12-66 – 5:10 WCU 0 – LIB 7 Scoring Summary: 2nd 14:13 LIB HUNTLEY, J. 44 yd pass from WILLIS, Malik (BARBIR, A. kick), 7-91 – 2:37 WCU 0 – LIB 14 1st 7:43 EKU BOOTH, Alonzo 4 yd run (WOZNICK, A. kick), 10-95 – 4:52 WCU 0 – EKU 7 12:09 WCU Clayton Bardall 9 yd pass from Will Jones (R. Collum kick), 7-75 – 2:04 WCU 7 – LIB 14 2nd 14:08 WCU Paxton Robertson 52 yd fi eld goal, 5-27 – 1:30 WCU 3 – EKU 7 9:50 LIB WILLIS, Malik 11 yd run (BARBIR, A. kick), 6-75 – 2:19 WCU 7 – LIB 21 11:40 WCU Ricky Palao 54 yd fumble recovery (R. McCollum kick) WCU 10 – EKU 7 4:13 LIB DANIELS, CJ 40 yd pass from WILLIS, Malik (BARBIR, A. kick), 6-62 – 3:15 WCU 7 – LIB 28 11:26 EKU ROSS, Davion 94 yd kickoff return (WOZNICK, A. kick) WCU 10 – EKU 14 3rd 13:47 LIB WILLIS, Malik 43 yd run (BARBIR, A. kick), 3-49 – 1:04 WCU 7 – LIB 35 7:32 EKU BOOTH, Alonzo 69 yd pass from VELEZ, Isaiah (WOZNICK, A. kick), 6-87 – 2:48 WCU 10 – EKU 21 10:49 LIB SHAA, Kevin 83 yd pass from WILLIS, Malik (BARBIR, A. kick), 1-68 – 0:30 WCU 7 – LIB 42 3:12 WCU Mark Wright 3 yd run (R. McCollum kick), 11-57 – 4:41 WCU 14 – LIB 42 4th 14:40 EKU JONES, Jacquez 63 yd pass from BEERMAN, J. (WOZNICK, A. kick), 3-90 – 0:45 WCU 10 – EKU 28 4th 14:49 LIB DANIELS 56 yd pass from FERGUSON (STRICKER, J. kick failed), 6-83 – 3:15 WCU 14 – LIB 48 13:18 EKU BOOTH, Alonzo 6 yd run (WOZNICK, A. kick), 2-30 – 0:46 WCU 10 – EKU 35 12:49 LIB PICKETT, P. 34 yd run (STRICKER, J. kick), 2-35 – 0:34 WCU 14 – LIB 55 11:23 EKU BEERMAN, J. 66 yd pass from VELEZ, Isaiah (WOZNICK, A. kick), 1-66 – 0:15 WCU 10 – EKU 42 6:09 LIB BARBIR, A. 54 yd fi eld goal, 7-2 – 4:37 WCU 14 – LIB 58 8:03 WCU Mahari Stribling 30 yd pass from Will Jones (R. McCollum kick), 1-25 – 0:09 WCU 17 – EKU 42 WCU LIB 4:23 EKU BOOTH, Alonzo 28 yd run (WOZNICK, A. kick), 6-46 – 3:40 WCU 17 – EKU 49 FIRST DOWNS ...... 15 21 WCU EKU RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 38–142 41–254 FIRST DOWNS ...... 17 23 PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 140 379 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 35–121 37–217 Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 18-30-2 18-24-0 PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 134 373 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 68–282 65–633 Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 14-33-2 19-33-2 Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 1-0 3-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 68–255 70–590 Punt Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 3-15 Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 1-54-1 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 4-60 2-68 Punt Returns-Yards ...... 2-10 1-6 Interception Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 2-24 Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 3-161 8-468 Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 5–172 0–0 Interception Returns-Yards ...... 2-36 2-1 Fumbles-Lost ...... 1-1 3-2 Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 10–401 5–200 Penalties-Yards ...... 4-20 7-77 Fumbles-Lost ...... 0-0 2-2 Possession Time ...... 30:44 29:16 Penalties-Yards ...... 4-45 11-100 Third-Down Conversions ...... 5 of 13 8 of 12 Possession Time ...... 28:16 31:44 Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 0 of 0 0 of 2 Third-Down Conversions ...... 3 of 15 9 of 17 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 2-2 2-3 Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 0 of 1 0 of 0 Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 1–5 4–29 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 0-1 2-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 1–7 3–25 RUSHING: WCU – Donnavan Spencer 12-79; Will Jones 5-32; Mark Wright 10-12; Haki Bradley 3-8; Mikai Stanley 2-6; Caleb Ferguson 2-3; Malik Richardson 3-2; Calvin Jones 1-0. LIB – WILLIS, M. 8-97; MACK, J. 15-68; PICKETT, P. 4-32; RUSHING: WCU – Donnavan Spencer 13-56; Mikai Stanley 7-30; Mark Wright 3-20; Will Jones 7-9; Syheam McQueen 1-4; Caleb HENDERSON, T. 9-31; LOUIS, S. 4-31; BENNETT, J. 1-minus 5. Ferguson 1-3; Reggie Jones 2-0; Luke Sutton 1-minus 1. EKU – BOOTH, Alonzo 27-178; MAGLOIRE, K. 3-32; VELEZ, Isaiah 7-7. PASSING: WCU – Mark Wright 11-17-1-66; Will Jones 7-13-1-74. LIB – WILLIS, M. 14-19-0-306; FERGUSON, C. 4-5-0-73; PASSING: WCU – Will Jones 12-25-1-127; Mark Wright 2-8-1-7. EKU – VELEZ, Isaiah 18-32-2-310; BEERMAN, J. 1-1-0-63. BENNETT, J. 0-0-0-0. RECEIVING: WCU – Calvin Jones 4-28; Reggie Jones 3-10; Keenan Hambrick 2-14; Clayton Bardall 1-40; Mahari Stribling RECEIVING: WCU – Owen Cosenke 5-56; Donnavan Spencer 3-24; Reggie Jones 3-10; Daquan Patten 2-24; Luke Sutton 1-30; Dylan Abernethy 1-5; Owen Cosenke 1-4; Donnavan Spencer 1-3. EKU – BEERMAN, J. 5-102; JONES, Jacquez 5-100; 2-7; Dylan Abernethy 1-10; Clayton Bardall 1-9; Calvin Jones 1-0. LIB – HUNTLEY, J. 4-65; YARBROUGH, CJ 3-37; SHAA, K. DIXON, Keyion 3-52; OWENS, Malik 2-30; WILCOX, Matt Jr 2-9; BOOTH, Alonzo 1-69; BRADDS, Ethan 1-11. 2-137; DANIELS, CJ 2-96; FRITH, N. 2-19; DOUGLAS, D. 2-16; HOBBS, T. 2-5; JACKSON, J. 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS: WCU – Aaron Gethers 1-22; Trevor Childers 1-14. EKU – FITZPATRICK, D. 1-4; LEAPHEART, A. 1-minus 3. INTERCEPTIONS: WCU – None. Liberty-JOHNSON, D. 1-18; POOLE, Carl 1-6. FUMBLES: WCU – None. EKU – VELEZ, Isaiah 1-1; MAGLOIRE, K. 1-1. FUMBLES: WCU – Malik Richardson 1-1. LIB – HOBBS, T. 1-1; HENDERSON, T. 1-1; WILLIS, M. 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): WCU – Roman Johnson 1-0. EKU – RICHARDS, K. 1-0; TAYLOR, Elijah 1-0; McCLUNG, Tahj 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): WCU – Ty Harris 1-0. LIB – JOHNSON, D. 1-0; CLARK, T. 1-0; JAMES, E. 1-0; REESE, Q. 1-0.. TACKLES (UA-A): WCU – Quintin Talley 6-2; A.J. Rogers 6-2; Ricky Palao 1-6; Ronald Kent Jr. 4-2; Willie Hampton 3-3; TACKLES (UA-A): WCU – Ty Harris 5-6; Jacob Harris 1-8; A.J. Rogers 2-5; Willie Hampton 3-2; Ronald Kent Jr. 3-1; Darrius Smith Roman Johnson 2-3; Ty Harris 2-2; Trevor Childers 2-2; K.J. Milner 3-0; Curtis Roach 2-1; Chester Geff rard 1-0; Nigel Manns 2-2; Dejon DeCruz 3-0; Aaron Gethers 2-1; Nigel Manns 1-2; Darrius Bell 0-3; Quintin Thames 2-0; Dorian Davis 1-1; Roman 1-0; Darrius Bell 1-0; Owen Cosenke 1-0; Jaquarius Guinn 1-0; LA Rogers-Anderson 0-1; Darrius Smith 0-1; Aaron Gethers Johnson 1-1; Ricky Palao 0-2; Curtis Roach 0-2; K.J. Milner 1-0; Reggie Jones 1-0; Mahari Stribling 1-0; Torrion Stevenson 1-0; 0-1. EKU – JACKSON, M. 6-1; COMSTOCK, TJ 4-0; EZIRIM, Josiah 2-2; HAIRSTON, Eli 2-2; BOST, Jadyn 1-3; LEAPHEART, Trevor Childers 1-0; Jaquarius Guinn 1-0; Cinsere Allison 0-1; Keenan Hambrick 0-1; Caleb Ferguson 0-1; Dillon Luther 0-1. A. 3-0; CHEELEY, Nic 3-0; LUNDY, Kaleb 2-1; TAYLOR, Elijah 2-1; ROSS, Davion 2-1; McCLUNG, Tahj 1-2; NORRIS, Madison LIB – DUPREE, T. 3-2; TREADWELL, J. 3-2; CLARK, T. 4-0; CHIBUEZE, H. 3-1; BUTLER, A. 3-1; POOLE, Carl 2-2; 1-2; RICHARDS, K. 2-0; ANDERSON, J. 2-0; JACKSON, Ryan 1-1; FITZPATRICK, D. 1-1; BEERMAN, J. 1-0; SINCLAIR, Craig ROBINSON, C. 2-2; SCRUGGS, J. 1-3; STONE, C. 3-0; SINGS V, S. 3-0; REESE, Q. 2-1; PIERRE, A. 0-3; JOHNSON, D. 2-0; 1-0; TEAM 1-0; BURKS II, Shane 1-0; CAREY, Kmare 1-0; BRENTS, Jairus 1-0; SAYLES, Joseph 1-0; JONES, Jacquez 0-1. MEGGINSON, C. 2-0; HASKINS, M. 2-0; JAMES, E. 1-1; GREEN, W. 1-1; TERRELL, M. 1-0; LOVINS, A. 1-0; WASHINGTON, A. 1-0; ALEXANDER, B. 1-0; CHARLES, K. 1-0; DABNEY, E. 1-0; RUSINS, R. 0-1; KIDD-GLASS, T. 0-1; CAPER, M. 0-1; WOLK, M. 0-1; BRUMM, B. 0-1.

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Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend 11/14/20 at Liberty L 14-58 0-1 0-0 3:17 1000 11/21/20 at Eastern Kentucky L 17-49 0-2 0-0 3:17 3009 2020 Western Carolina Catamount Football Western Carolina Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2020) All games

Team Statistics WCU OPP SCORING 31 107 Points Per Game 15.5 53.5 Points Off Turnovers 21 14 FIRST DOWNS 32 45 R u s h i n g 1 4 1 8 P a s s i n g 10 25 P e n a l t y 8 2 RUSHING YARDAGE 263 471 Yards gained rushing 326 502 Yards lost rushing 63 31 Rushing Attempts 73 78 Average Per Rush 3.6 6.0 Average Per Game 131.5 235.5 TDs Rushing 1 7 PASSING YARDAGE 274 752 C o m p - A t t - I n t 32-63-4 37-57-2 Average Per Pass 4.3 13.2 Average Per Catch 8.6 20.3 Average Per Game 137.0 376.0 TDs Passing 2 7 TOTAL OFFENSE 537 1223 Total Plays 136 135 Average Per Play 3.9 9.1 Average Per Game 268.5 611.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 5-78 4-184 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-10 4-21 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-36 4-25 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 15.6 46.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.0 5.2 INT RETURN AVERAGE 18.0 6.2 FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 5-4 PENALTIES-Yards 8-65 18-177 Average Per Game 32.5 88.5 PUNTS-Yards 15-573 5-200 Average Per Punt 38.2 40.0 Net punt average 36.8 38.0 KICKOFFS-Yards 6-356 18-1065 Average Per Kick 59.3 59.2 Net kick average 24.5 40.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 3 0 3 0 : 3 0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 8/28 17/29 3rd-Down Pct 29% 59% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/1 0/2 4th-Down Pct 0% 0% SACKS BY-Yards 2-12 7-54 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4 15 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-3 1-2 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (2-3) 67% (4-5) 80% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (2-3) 67% (4-5) 80% PAT-ATTEMPTS (4-4) 100% (14-15) 93% ATTENDANCE 0 4009 Games/Avg Per Game 0/0 2/2004 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Western Carolina 0 17 7 7 0 31 Opponents 14 35 14 44 0 107 2020 Western Carolina Catamount Football Western Carolina Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2020) All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Donnavan Spencer 2 - 2 25 138 3 135 5.4 0 25 67.5 Daquan Patten 2 10 5.0 0 9 Will Jones 2 - 1 12 74 33 41 3.4 0 28 20.5 Total 2 10 5.0 0 9 Mikai Stanley 2 - 0 9 36 0 36 4.0 0 11 18.0 Opponents 4 21 5.2 0 8 Mark Wright 2 - 1 13 53 21 32 2.5 1 11 16.0 Haki Bradley 2 - 0 3 8 0 8 2.7 0 3 4.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Caleb Ferguson 2 - 0 3 6 0 6 2.0 0 3 3.0 Trevor Childers 1 14 14.0 0 14 Syheam McQueen 1 - 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 4.0 Aaron Gethers 1 22 22.0 0 22 Malik Richardson 1 - 0 3 5 3 2 0.7 0 4 2.0 Total 2 36 18.0 0 22 Calvin Jones 2 - 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Opponents 4 25 6.2 0 18 Reggie Jones 2 - 2 2 2 2 0 0.0 0 2 0.0 Luke Sutton 2 - 0 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.5 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Total 2 73 326 63 263 3.6 1 28 131.5 Reggie Jones 4 78 19.5 0 27 Opponents 2 78 502 31 471 6.0 7 43 235.5 Calvin Jones 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 5 78 15.6 0 27 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Opponents 4 184 46.0 1 94 Will Jones 2 - 1 101.27 19-38-2 50.0 201 2 40 100.5 Mark Wright 2 - 1 60.53 13-25-2 52.0 73 0 12 36.5 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Total 2 85.10 32-63-4 50.8 274 2 40 137.0 Ricky Palao 1 54 54.0 1 54 Opponents 2 209.24 37-57-2 64.9 752 7 83 376.0 Total 1 54 54.0 1 54 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Owen Cosenke 2 - 2 6 60 10.0 0 30 30.0 Reggie Jones 2 - 2 6 20 3.3 0 8 10.0 Calvin Jones 2 - 0 5 28 5.6 0 10 14.0 Donnavan Spencer 2 - 2 4 27 6.8 0 12 13.5 Clayton Bardall 2 - 0 2 49 24.5 1 40 24.5 Daquan Patten 2 - 2 2 24 12.0 0 14 12.0 Dylan Abernethy 2 - 0 2 15 7.5 0 10 7.5 Keenan Hambrick 2 - 0 2 14 7.0 0 10 7.0 Luke Sutton 2 - 0 2 7 3.5 0 6 3.5 Mahari Stribling 2 - 2 1 30 30.0 1 30 15.0 Total 2 32 274 8.6 2 40 137.0 Opponents 2 37 752 20.3 7 83 376.0 2020 Western Carolina Catamount Football Western Carolina Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2020) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Mahari Stribling 1 ------6 Will Jones 2 50 41 201 242 121.0 Clayton Bardall 1 ------6 Donnavan Spencer 2 25 135 0 135 67.5 Ricky Palao 1 ------6 Mark Wright 2 38 32 73 105 52.5 Mark Wright 1 ------6 Mikai Stanley 2 9 36 0 36 18.0 Richard McCollum - 0-2 4-4 - - - - - 4 Haki Bradley 2 3 8 0 8 4.0 Paxton Robertson - 1-1 ------3 Caleb Ferguson 2 3 6 0 6 3.0 Total 4 1-3 4-4 - - - - - 31 Syheam McQueen 1 1 4 0 4 4.0 Opponents 15 1-2 14-15 - - - - - 107 Malik Richardson 1 3 2 0 2 2.0 Luke Sutton 2 1 -1 0 -1 -0.5 Total 2 136 263 274 537 268.5 Opponents 2 135 471 752 1223 611.5

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 Richard McCollum 0-2 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0 0 Brandon Dickerson 14 565 40.4 52 0 2 8 1 0 Paxton Robertson 1-1 100. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 52 0 Caleb Ferguson 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 0 0 0 Total 15 573 38.2 52 0 2 8 1 0 FG Sequence Western Carolina Opponents Opponents 5 200 40.0 58 0 3 0 1 0 Liberty 51,49 45,(54) Eastern Kentucky (52) - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Paxton Robertson 6 356 59.3 1 0 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Total 6 356 59.3 1 0 46.0 24.5 40 Opponents 18 1065 59.2 10 0 15.6 40.9 24 2020 Western Carolina Catamount Football Western Carolina Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2020) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Donnavan Spen 2 135 27 0 0 0 162 81.0 Reggie Jones 2 0 20 0 78 0 98 49.0 Owen Cosenke 2 0 60 0 0 0 60 30.0 Clayton Bardall 2 0 49 0 0 0 49 24.5 Will Jones 2 41 0 0 0 0 41 20.5 Mikai Stanley 2 36 0 0 0 0 36 18.0 Daquan Patten 2 0 24 10 0 0 34 17.0 Mark Wright 2 32 0 0 0 0 32 16.0 Mahari Stribling 2 0 30 0 0 0 30 15.0 Calvin Jones 2 0 28 0 0 0 28 14.0 Aaron Gethers 2 0 0 0 0 22 22 11.0 Dylan Abernethy 2 0 15 0 0 0 15 7.5 Keenan Hambric 2 0 14 0 0 0 14 7.0 Trevor Childers 2 0 0 0 0 14 14 7.0 Haki Bradley 2 8 0 0 0 0 8 4.0 Luke Sutton 2 -1 7 0 0 0 6 3.0 Caleb Ferguson 2 6 0 0 0 0 6 3.0 Syheam McQue 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 4.0 Malik Richardso 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 Total 2 263 274 10 78 36 661 330.5 Opponents 2 471 752 21 184 25 1453 726.5 2020 Western Carolina Catamount Football Western Carolina Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2020) 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 4 A.J. Rogers 2-1 8 7 15 . . . 1 . . . . . 37 Ty Harris 2-2 7 8 15 2.0-7 1.0-5 ...... 10 Willie Hampton 2-2 6 5 11 0.5-1 . . 1 . . 1 . . 13 Ronald Kent Jr. 2-2 7 3 10 . . . 1 . . 1 . . 38 Jacob Harris 2-2 1 8 9 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . . . 99 Ricky Palao 2-2 1 8 9 . . . . 1 1-54 . . . 24 Quintin Talley 2-0 6 2 8 . . . . 1 . . . . 93 Roman Johnson 2-2 3 4 7 2.5-8 1.0-7 . . . . 1 . . 27 Trevor Childers 2-0 3 2 5 1.0-2 . 1-14 . 1 . . . . 33 Curtis Roach 2-1 2 3 5 . . . 1 . . . . . 3 Darrius Smith 2-1 2 3 5 . . . 2 . . . . . 44 Nigel Manns 2-0 2 2 4 ...... 92 Darrius Bell 2-0 1 3 4 0.5-1 ...... 96 K.J. Milner 2-2 4 . 4 2.0-5 . . . 2 . . . . 2 Aaron Gethers 2-2 2 2 4 . . 1-22 . . 1-0 . . . 25 Dejon DeCruz 2-0 3 . 3 ...... 9 Dorian Davis 2-1 1 1 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 14 Quintin Thames 1-0 2 . 2 ...... 91 Jaquarius Guinn 2-0 2 . 2 . . . . 1 . . . . 1S Mahari Stribling 2-2 1 . 1 ...... 17 Reggie Jones 2-2 1 . 1 ...... 84 Owen Cosenke 2-2 1 . 1 ...... 41 Cinsere Allison 2-0 . 1 1 ...... 45 Caleb Ferguson 2-0 . 1 1 ...... 68 Torrion Stevenson 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 80 Keenan Hambrick 2-0 . 1 1 ...... 48 Chester Geffrard 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 69 Dillon Luther 2-2 . 1 1 ...... 40 LA Rogers-Anderson 1-0 . 1 1 ...... TM TEAM 2-0 ...... 1-0 . . . Total 2 68 66 134 9-24 2-12 2-36 7 6 4-54 3 . . Opponents 2 85 42 127 12-65 7-54 4-25 5 13 1-0 1 . . 2020 Western Carolina Catamount Football Western Carolina Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 30, 2020) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 11/14/20 at Liberty 38 142 1 28 18 140 1 30 18-30-2 140 1 30 4 60 0 27 0 0 0 0 282 11/21/20 at Eastern Kentucky 35 121 0 25 14 134 1 40 14-33-2 134 1 40 1 18 0 18 2 10 0 9 255 Western Carolina 73 263 1 28 32 274 2 40 32-63-4 274 2 40 5 78 0 27 2 10 0 9 537 Opponents 78 471 7 43 37 752 7 83 37-57-2 752 7 83 4 184 1 94 4 21 0 8 1223

Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 3.6 • Avg/catch: 8.6 • Pass effic: 85.10 • KR avg: 15.6 • PR avg: 5.0 • All purpose avg/game: 330.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 268.5

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 11/14/2 at Liberty 32 40 72 4.0-10 1.0-5 1 2-0 0-0 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 14 11/21/2 at Eastern Kentucky 36 26 62 5.0-14 1.0-7 2 2-54 2-36 6 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 17 Western Carolina 68 66 134 9.0-24 2.0-12 3 4-54 2-36 6 7 0 4-4 0 0 0 21 31 Opponents 85 42 127 12.0-65 7.0-54 1 1-0 4-25 13 5 0 14-15 0 0 0 14 107

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 11/14/2 at Liberty 5 172 34.4 49 00001 0-200319565.0 1 0 11/21/2 at Eastern Kentucky 10 401 40.1 52 0 0 2 1 7 1-1 52 0 3 161 53.7 0 0 Western Carolina 15 573 38.2 52 00218 1-3520635659.3 1 0 Opponents 5 200 40.0 58 0 0 3 1 0 1-2 54 0 18 1065 59.2 10 0 2020 Western Carolina Catamount Football Western Carolina Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 30, 2020) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 11/14/20 at Liberty 41 254 4 43 18 379 4 83 18-24-0 379 4 83 2 68 0 51 3 15 0 8 633 11/21/20 at Eastern Kentucky 37 217 3 40 19 373 3 69 19-33-2 373 3 69 2 116 1 94 1 6 0 6 590 Opponents 78 471 7 43 37 752 7 83 37-57-2 752 7 83 4 184 1 94 4 21 0 8 1223 Western Carolina 73 263 1 28 32 274 2 40 32-63-4 274 2 40 5 78 0 27 2 10 0 9 537

Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 6.0 • Avg/catch: 20.3 • Pass effic: 209.24 • KR avg: 46.0 • PR avg: 5.2 • All purpose avg/game: 726.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 611.5

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 11/14/2 at Liberty 43 24 67 6.0-34 4.0-29 1 1-0 2-24 4 0 0 7-8 0 0 0 7 58 11/21/2 at Eastern Kentucky 42 18 60 6.0-31 3.0-25 0 0-0 2-1 9 5 0 7-7 0 0 0 7 49 Opponents 85 42 127 12.0-65 7.0-54 1 1-0 4-25 13 5 0 14-15 0 0 0 14 107 Western Carolina 68 66 134 9.0-24 2.0-12 3 4-54 2-36 6 7 0 4-4 0 0 0 21 31

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 11/14/2 at Liberty 0 0 0.0 0 00000 1-25401059759.7 5 0 11/21/2 at Eastern Kentucky 5 200 40.0 58 0 0 3 1 0 0-0 0 0 8 468 58.5 5 0 Opponents 5 200 40.0 58 00310 1-2540181065 59.2 10 0 Western Carolina 15 573 38.2 52 0 0 2 1 8 1-3 52 0 6 356 59.3 1 0 2020 Western Carolina Catamount Football Western Carolina Game Superlatives (as of Nov 30, 2020) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 13 Donnavan Spencer at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Yards Rushing 79 Donnavan Spencer at Liberty (11/14/20) TD Rushes 1 Mark Wright at Liberty (11/14/20) Long Rush 28 Will Jones at Liberty (11/14/20) Pass attempts 25 Will Jones at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Pass completions 12 Will Jones at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Yards Passing 127 Will Jones at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) TD Passes 1 Will Jones at Liberty (11/14/20) 1 Will Jones at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Long Pass 40 Will Jones at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Receptions 5 Owen Cosenke at Liberty (11/14/20) Yards Receiving 56 Owen Cosenke at Liberty (11/14/20) TD Receptions 1 Clayton Bardall at Liberty (11/14/20) 1 Mahari Stribling at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Long Reception 40 Clayton Bardall at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Field Goals 1 Paxton Robertson at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Long Field Goal 52 Paxton Robertson at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Punts 10 Brandon Dickerson at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Punting Avg 41.0 Brandon Dickerson at Liberty (11/14/20) Long Punt 52 Brandon Dickerson at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Punts inside 20 7 Brandon Dickerson at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Long Punt Return 9 Daquan Patten at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Long Kickoff Return 27 Reggie Jones at Liberty (11/14/20) Tackles 11 Ty Harris at Liberty (11/14/20) Sacks 1.0 Ty Harris at Liberty (11/14/20) 1.0 Roman Johnson at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Tackles For Loss 1.5 Roman Johnson at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Interceptions 1 Aaron Gethers at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) 1 Trevor Childers at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) 2020 Western Carolina Catamount Football Western Carolina Game Superlatives (as of Nov 30, 2020) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 38 at Liberty (11/14/20) Yards Rushing 142 at Liberty (11/14/20) Yards Per Rush 3.7 at Liberty (11/14/20) TD Rushes 1 at Liberty (11/14/20) Pass attempts 33 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Pass completions 18 at Liberty (11/14/20) Yards Passing 140 at Liberty (11/14/20) Yards Per Pass 4.7 at Liberty (11/14/20) TD Passes 1 at Liberty (11/14/20) 1 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Total Plays 68 at Liberty (11/14/20) 68 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Total Offense 282 at Liberty (11/14/20) Yards Per Play 4.1 at Liberty (11/14/20) Points 17 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Sacks By 1 at Liberty (11/14/20) 1 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) First Downs 17 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Penalties 4 at Liberty (11/14/20) 4 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Penalty Yards 45 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Turnovers 3 at Liberty (11/14/20) Interceptions By 2 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Punts 10 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Punting Avg 40.1 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Long Punt 52 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Punts inside 20 7 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Long Punt Return 9 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) 2020 Western Carolina Catamount Football Western Carolina Game Superlatives (as of Nov 30, 2020) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 27 BOOTH, Alonzo, at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Yards Rushing 178 BOOTH, Alonzo, at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) TD Rushes 3 BOOTH, Alonzo, at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Long Rush 43 WILLIS, M., at Liberty (11/14/20) Pass attempts 32 VELEZ, Isaiah, at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Pass completions 18 VELEZ, Isaiah, at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Yards Passing 310 VELEZ, Isaiah, at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) TD Passes 3 WILLIS, M., at Liberty (11/14/20) Long Pass 83 WILLIS, M., at Liberty (11/14/20) Receptions 5 JONES, Jacquez, at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) 5 BEERMAN, J., at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Yards Receiving 137 SHAA, K., at Liberty (11/14/20) TD Receptions 2 DANIELS, CJ, at Liberty (11/14/20) Long Reception 83 SHAA, K., at Liberty (11/14/20) Field Goals 1 BARBIR, A., at Liberty (11/14/20) Long Field Goal 54 BARBIR, A., at Liberty (11/14/20) Punts 5 RICHARDS, P., at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Punting Avg 40.0 RICHARDS, P., at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Long Punt 58 RICHARDS, P., at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Long Punt Return 8 DOUGLAS, D., at Liberty (11/14/20) Long Kickoff Return 94 ROSS, Davion, at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Tackles 7 JACKSON, M., at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Sacks 1.0 REESE, Q., at Liberty (11/14/20) 1.0 CLARK, T., at Liberty (11/14/20) 1.0 JOHNSON, D., at Liberty (11/14/20) 1.0 JAMES, E., at Liberty (11/14/20) 1.0 McCLUNG, Tahj, at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) 1.0 RICHARDS, K., at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) 1.0 TAYLOR, Elijah, at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Tackles For Loss 2.0 CLARK, T., at Liberty (11/14/20) Interceptions 1 JOHNSON, D., at Liberty (11/14/20) 1 POOLE, Carl, at Liberty (11/14/20) 1 LEAPHEART, A., at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) 1 FITZPATRICK, D., at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) 2020 Western Carolina Catamount Football Western Carolina Game Superlatives (as of Nov 30, 2020) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 41 at Liberty (11/14/20) Yards Rushing 254 at Liberty (11/14/20) Yards Per Rush 6.2 at Liberty (11/14/20) TD Rushes 4 at Liberty (11/14/20) Pass attempts 33 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Pass completions 19 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Yards Passing 379 at Liberty (11/14/20) Yards Per Pass 15.8 at Liberty (11/14/20) TD Passes 4 at Liberty (11/14/20) Total Plays 70 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Total Offense 633 at Liberty (11/14/20) Yards Per Play 9.7 at Liberty (11/14/20) Points 58 at Liberty (11/14/20) Sacks By 4 at Liberty (11/14/20) First Downs 23 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Penalties 11 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Penalty Yards 100 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Turnovers 4 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Interceptions By 2 at Liberty (11/14/20) 2 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Punts 5 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Punting Avg 40.0 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Long Punt 58 at Eastern Kentucky (11/21/20) Long Punt Return 8 at Liberty (11/14/20) 2020 Western Carolina Catamount Football Western Carolina Red-Zone Results (as of Nov 30, 2020) 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 11/14/20 at Liberty L 14-58 2 2 14 2 1 1 0000000 11/21/20 at Eastern Kentucky L 17-49 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 3 2 14 2 1 1 0010000 2 of 3 (66.7%)

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 11/14/20 at Liberty L 14-58 3 2 14 2 2 0 0000100 11/21/20 at Eastern Kentucky L 17-49 2 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 5 4 28 4 4 0 0000100 4 of 5 (80.0%) 2020 Western Carolina Catamount Football Western Carolina By-Quarter Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2020) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime 11/14/20 at Liberty L 14-58 5-13 38.5 0-3 0.0 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 11/21/20 at Eastern Kentucky L 17-49 3-15 20.0 2-5 40.0 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 1-3 33.3 Western Carolina 8-28 28.6 2-8 25.0 2-8 25.0 2-7 28.6 2-5 40.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 17-29 58.6 1-4 25.0 6-10 60.0 6-9 66.7 4-6 66.7 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime 11/14/20 at Liberty L 14-58 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 11/21/20 at Eastern Kentucky L 17-49 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Western Carolina 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime 11/14/20 at Liberty L 14-58 30:44 7:09 7:55 8:23 7:17 11/21/20 at Eastern Kentucky L 17-49 28:16 8:16 6:15 5:36 8:09 Western Carolina Total 59:00 15:25 14:10 13:59 15:26 0:00 Avg. 29:30 7:42 7:05 6:59 7:43 0:00 Opponents Total 61:00 14:35 15:50 16:01 14:34 0:00 Avg. 30:30 7:17 7:55 8:00 7:17 0:00 2020 Western Carolina Catamount Football Western Carolina Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2020) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral 11/14/20 at Liberty L 14-58 1000 All games 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 11/21/20 at Eastern Kentucky L 17-49 3009 Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Non-Conference 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Donnavan Spencer 2 - 2 25 138 3 135 5.4 0 25 67.5 Team Statistics WCU OPP Will Jones 2 - 1 12 74 33 41 3.4 0 28 20.5 FIRST DOWNS 32 45 Mikai Stanley 2 - 0 9 36 0 36 4.0 0 11 18.0 R u s h i n g 14 18 Mark Wright 2 - 1 13 53 21 32 2.5 1 11 16.0 P a s s i n g 1 0 2 5 Haki Bradley 2 - 0 3 8 0 8 2.7 0 3 4.0 P e n a l t y 8 2 Caleb Ferguson 2 - 0 3 6 0 6 2.0 0 3 3.0 RUSHING YARDAGE 263 471 Syheam McQueen 1 - 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 4.0 Rushing Attempts 73 78 Malik Richardson 1 - 0 3 5 3 2 0.7 0 4 2.0 Average Per Rush 3.6 6.0 Total 2 73 326 63 263 3.6 1 28 131.5 Average Per Game 131.5 235.5 Opponents 2 78 502 31 471 6.0 7 43 235.5 TDs Rushing 1 7 PASSING YARDAGE 274 752 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g C o m p - A t t - I n t 32-63-4 37-57-2 Will Jones 2 - 1 101.27 19-38-2 50.0 201 2 40 100.5 Average Per Pass 4.3 13.2 Mark Wright 2 - 1 60.53 13-25-2 52.0 73 0 12 36.5 Average Per Catch 8.6 20.3 Total 2 85.10 32-63-4 50.8 274 2 40 137.0 Average Per Game 137.0 376.0 Opponents 2 209.24 37-57-2 64.9 752 7 83 376.0 TDs Passing 2 7 TOTAL OFFENSE 537 1223 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Average Per Play 3.9 9.1 Owen Cosenke 2 - 2 6 60 10.0 0 30 30.0 Average Per Game 268.5 611.5 Reggie Jones 2 - 2 6 20 3.3 0 8 10.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 5-78 4-184 Calvin Jones 2 - 0 5 28 5.6 0 10 14.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-10 4-21 Donnavan Spencer 2 - 2 4 27 6.8 0 12 13.5 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-36 4-25 Clayton Bardall 2 - 0 2 49 24.5 1 40 24.5 FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 5-4 Daquan Patten 2 - 2 2 24 12.0 0 14 12.0 PENALTIES-Yards 8-65 18-177 Dylan Abernethy 2 - 0 2 15 7.5 0 10 7.5 PUNTS-AVG 15-38.2 5-40.0 Keenan Hambrick 2 - 0 2 14 7.0 0 10 7.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 3 0 3 0 : 3 0 Luke Sutton 2 - 0 2 7 3.5 0 6 3.5 3RD-DOWN Conversions 8/28 17/29 Mahari Stribling 2 - 2 1 30 30.0 1 30 15.0 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/1 0/2 Total 2 32 274 8.6 2 40 137.0 Opponents 2 37 752 20.3 7 83 376.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Aaron Gethers 1 22 22.0 0 22 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Trevor Childers 1 14 14.0 0 14 Richard McCollum 0-2 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0 0 Paxton Robertson 1-1 100.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 52 0 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Brandon Dickerson 14 565 40.4 52 02810 PAT Caleb Ferguson 1 8 8.0 800000 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Mahari Stribling 1 ------6 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Mark Wright 1 ------6 Daquan Patten 2 10 5.0 0 9 Ricky Palao 1 ------6 Total 2 10 5.0 0 9 Clayton Bardall 1 ------6 Opponents 4 21 5.2 0 8 Richard McCollum - 0-2 4-4 - - - - - 4 Paxton Robertson - 1-1 ------3 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Total 4 1-3 4-4 - - - - - 31 Reggie Jones 4 78 19.5 0 27 Opponents 15 1-2 14-15 - - - - - 107 Calvin Jones 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 5 78 15.6 0 27 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Opponents 4 184 46.0 1 94 Western Carolina 0 17 7 7 0 31 Opponents 14 35 14 44 0 107 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Donnavan Spenc 2 135 27 0 0 0 162 81.0 Reggie Jones 2 0 20 0 78 0 98 49.0 Owen Cosenke 2 0 60 0 0 0 60 30.0 Clayton Bardall 2 0 49 0 0 0 49 24.5 Will Jones 2 41 00004120.5 Total 2 263 274 10 78 36 661 330.5 Opponents 2 471 752 21 184 25 1453 726.5

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Will Jones 2 50 41 201 242 121.0 Donnavan Spencer 2 25 135 0 135 67.5 Mark Wright 2 38 32 73 105 52.5 Mikai Stanley 2 9 36 0 36 18.0 Haki Bradley 238084.0 Total 2 136 263 274 537 268.5 Opponents 2 135 471 752 1223 611.5

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 4 A.J. Rogers 2-1 8 7 15 . . . 1 . . . . . 37 Ty Harris 2-2 7 8 15 2.0-7 1.0-5 ...... 10 Willie Hampton 2-2 6 5 11 0.5-1 . . 1 . . 1 . . 13 Ronald Kent Jr. 2-2 7 3 10 . . . 1 . . 1 . . 99 Ricky Palao 2-2 1 8 9 . . . . 1 1-54 . . . Total 2 68 66 134 9-24 2-12 2-36 7 6 4-54 3 . . Opponents 2 85 42 127 12 65 754 425 5 13 10 1