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• wcu quick facts • GAME #8: WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS (3-4, 1-4) at #25 ETSU BUCCANEERS (6-2, 4-1) Location:...... Cullowhee, N.C., 28723 Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 • 3:30 pm • Johnson City, Tenn. • William B. Greene, Jr. Stadium (7,694) ...... Pronounced “KULL - uh - whee” Founded:...... 1889 Enrollment:...... 11,456 GAME COVERAGE: WESTERN CAROLINA Nickname:...... Catamounts TV BROADCAST: Head Coach: ...... Purple & Gold Colors: TALENT: David Jackson, Mark Hutsell, and Kasey Marler Stadium:...... E.J. Whitmire Stadium (13,742) Record at WCU: 29-47, 7th yr Catamount Sports Network Field:...... Field (Desso Challenge Pro 2) RADIO: Career Record: same Affiliation:...... NCAA Div. I – Championship Subdivision (FCS) TALENT: Gary Ayers, Daniel Hooker, Greg McLamb, & Jeff Bryson Conference:...... Southern ONLINE AUDIO: CatamountSports.com ETSU (25 / 25) Chancellor:...... Alison Morrison-Shetler (acting) TWITTER: @Catamounts Head Coach: Randy Sanders Athletics Director:...... Randy Eaton (UT-San Antonio, ‘90) SERIES HISTORY: Western Carolina leads, 24-22-1 (W–1) Record at ETSU: 6-2, 1st yr FOOTBALL HISTORY: In Johnson City...... WCU trails, 11-12-1; Last Mtg: WCU, 39-16 (2003) Career Record: same First Year of Football:...... 1931 In Cullowhee:...... WCU leads, 12-10, Last Mtg: WCU, 49-10 (2017) Seasons of Football:...... 85th All-Time / SoCon Record:...... 343-500-23 (.410) / 113-179-3 (.389) 2018 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 ...... 1983 National Finalist (lost 43-7 to So. Illinois) Best Finish: SEPT. 1 NEWBERRY CULLOWHEE W, 33-26 ESPN+ T. Adams with 3 rushing TDs, 2 in 4th; WCU has won 9-straight Last Appearance:...... 1983 2017 Record:...... 7-5 (Home: 3-2 | Away: 4-3) Sept. 8 BYE WEEK After playing 12-straight weeks of football in 2017 because of Hawai’i, WCU had an early bye week in Week Two in 2018 2017 SoCon Record (Finish):...... 5-3 (4th) (Home: 2-2 | Away: 3-1) Sept. 15 at Gardner-Webb Boiling Springs, N.C. W, 28-10 ESPN+ Young with 2 scores, defense 2nd half shutout; WCU, 4-straight W’s WCU FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF: SEPT. 22 VMI * CULLOWHEE W, 52-50 My40/ESPN+ T. Adams accounts for 4 TDs; 102 combined pts, 1,100 yds of offense Head Coach:...... Mark Speir (Clemson, 1990) Sept. 29 at Furman * Greenville, S.C. L, 44-38 CW62/ESPN+ Road loss despite 577 yds total offense, T. Adams with 5 TD passes • Head Coaching Record at WCU:...... 29-47, 18-33 SoCon • Overall Record:...... Same Oct. 6 at Samford * Birmingham, Ala. L, 66-28 ESPN3 Early turnovers are costly; Samford raced to 35-0 lead at end of 1st qtr ASSISTANT COACHES / S U P P O R T STAFF OCT. 13 CHATTANOOGA * CULLOWHEE L, 26-6 ESPN+ Three turnovers, safety; WCU held to a pair of Will Horton FGs Brad Glenn (Clemson, 1995)...... Offensive Coord. / QBs Oct. 20 at Mercer * Macon, Ga. L, 59-46 ESPN+ Lost despite amassing 710 yards of total offense; Adams with 545 yds John Wiley (East Texas State, 1984)...... Defense Coord. / ILBs Oct. 27 at ETSU * Johnson City, Tenn. 3:30 pm ESPN+ First meeting at ETSU’s new stadium; “Blue Ridge Border Battle” Mark Rhea (Toledo, 1991)...... AHC / Recruiting Coord. / DL John Holt (Appalachian, 2008)...... Run Game Coord. / OL NOV. 3 THE CITADEL * CULLOWHEE 3:30 pm ESPN+ HOMECOMING; WCU defense forced five turnovers in road win in 2017 Tripp Weaver (East Carolina, 2012)...... Pass Game Coord. / DBs NOV. 10 WOFFORD * CULLOWHEE 3:30 pm ESPN3 SENIOR DAY; Overtime road loss to ranked Terriers in 2017 Pat Mills (Appalachian, 2010)...... Special Teams Coord. / TE Nov. 17 at Chapel Hill, N.C. TBA TBA Second-consecutive visit to the flagship school of UNC system Tyler Carlton (Tulsa, 2009)...... WRs Justin Hood (Ashland, 2008)...... OLBs * denotes game /// All times listed are Eastern Reuben Wright (Catawba, 1994)...... RBs Deane Cheatham (James Madison, 2015)...... Def Asst / CBs • Western Carolina enters the 2018 on the heels of A WESTERN CAROLINA WIN WOULD: Al Degraffenreid (Western Carolina, 2017)...... Quality Control (O) a third, seven-win season over the past four years with a Michael Painter (Bowling Green, 2006)...... Dir. of Football Ops • Halt the four-game seasonal slide for the Catamounts, 7-5 mark posted in 2017, just missing out on returning to Tommy Chandler (Auburn, 2009)...... Dir. of Scouting giving WCU its first win since Sept. 22 over VMI while also the NCAA post-season for the first time since 1983 ... WCU Evan Barr (Tennessee, 2008)...... Dir. of Athletic Performance sending ETSU to its first consecutive defeats this year; was picked sixth last preseason; Steven Honbarger (Appalachian, 2001)..... Dir. of Sports Medicine Mike Taylor...... Athletics Equipment Manager • End WCU’s 44-game losing skid to nationally-ranked • WCU has 15 seniors on its 2018 squad – EIGHT players on Sandy Neuenschwander...... Football Administrative Assistant FCS opponents on the road ... It’d be WCU’s first road offense, SIX on defense, and ONE specialist; win over a ranked FCS team since Oct. 27, 1984 – 34 • WCU returned 13 out of a possible 25 starters between its WESTERN CAROLINA MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION: years to the exact date; offense, defense, and special teams units ... That includes Asst. AD/Media Relations (FB Contact):...... Daniel Hooker • Email Address:...... [email protected] • Give head coach Mark Speir his 30th career victory at SEVEN starters on offense, just THREE on defense, and • Office / Cell Phone:...... (828) 227-2339 / (828) 508-2494 the helm in Cullowhee making him just the fifth WCU THREE back on special teams in specialist starters; Director of Media Relations (Secondary FB):...... Steven Grandy head coach to win 30-or-more games ... It would put him • Among WCU’s 44 returning letter winners from the 2017 • Email Address:...... [email protected] one win shy of matching Steve Hodgin (31, 1990-96) for season, NINE earned some sort of postseason honors at Director of Media Relations:...... Denise Gideon fourth on the WCU career coaching chart. the end of the year; • Email Address:...... [email protected] A WESTERN CAROLINA LOSS WOULD: • On offense, WCU shattered its single-season rushing re- Director of Video Operations:...... Noah Sautter cord with 2,772 yards on the ground while scoring a school • Email Address:...... [email protected] • Represent the fifth-straight defeat on the season, the benchmark 389 points, averaging 32.4 points per game ... Athletics Fax:...... (828) 227-7688 longest such losing skid since dropping six-straight back the Catamount defensive returned three defenders who Football Press Box Phone:...... (828) 227-2116 in 2016; Athletics Mailing & Overnight Address:...... WCU Athletics posted 50-or-more tackles a season ago; 92 Catamount Road – Ramsey Center • Relegate WCU to a 3-5, .375 overall record after a 3-0 • A combined 15 Western Carolina football players SHARE a Cullowhee, N.C. 28723 start to the year which had been its best since 1976. LAST name – none of which are related: HARRIS...... Alan (LB), Ty (LB) CATAMOUNT QUICK SLANTS: CAMPBELL...... Chris (LB) Nick (OL) • Western Carolina’s 2018 roster includes a combined 48 CURRY...... A.J. (QB), Joey (QB) players from the state of North Carolina ... Georgia is sec- JOHNSON...... Charles (WR), Dawson (OL) ond with 27, followed by (11), Tennessee (4), JONES...... Reggie (DB), Will (QB) Florida (3), & Ohio (2) ... One each from California, SMITH...... Darrius (LB), Jess (WR), Tyler (OL) Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia; WILSON...... Bryce (DB), Terrance (DB)

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THIS WEEK IN CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL /// OCT. 21 – 27 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday MEETINGS: OFF MEETINGS: MEETINGS: MEETINGS: MEETINGS: GAME DAY 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm No Practice 2:30 pm 4:00 pm 2:30 pm 4:00 – 4:30 pm Western Carolina PRACTICE: Academic PRACTICE: PRACTICE: PRACTICE: PRACTICE: at ETSU meetings with 4:15 – 6:15 pm 3:30 pm ET 6:25 – 7:00 pm position coaches 5:30 – 7:30 pm 4:30 – 5:30 pm 4:45 – 5:30 pm Greene Stadium Full Shells Helmets Helmets Speir & select players No Media available after the game Availability

WCU INTERVIEW POLICY from media parking). Credentials will be issued only to PRESS RELEASES/STATISTICS The Western Carolina Office of Athletics Media Rela- those attending the game in a working capacity. Spouses, The WCU Media Relations Department produces a tions will assist media personnel with interview requests dates, children and other nonworkers will not be permitted weekly football release prior to each game during the of Western Carolina student-athletes, coaches and ad- in the press box. season. Cumulative statistics will be updated as soon as ministrators. To arrange interviews, please contact Daniel possible after each contest. Media members may receive Hooker, the Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations PHOTOGRAPHERS the releases and statistics by accessing the Athletics at least 24 hours in advance. Head Coach Mark Speir will Credentials for sideline photographers will be issued on Department web site at www.CatamountSports.com. be available for interviews following each practice and a first-come, first-serve basis with agencies covering the E-mail service is available upon request. To be placed following games. Other interviews with Coach Speir must participating schools on a regular basis receiving priority. on Western Carolina’s E-mail list, media members are be set-up in advance and it is requested that the nature Free-lance photographers may request credentials on a asked to contact the Office of Athletic Media Relations. of the interview be submitted to WCU Media Relations in game-by-game basis. All free-lance photographers must writing at least 24 hours prior. submit proofs featuring game or sideline action to the CATAMOUNTS ON THE WEB Student-athletes will be available for interviews after Media Relations Office no later than four days following The WCU football home page at CatamountSports.com practices through Wednesday. Unless special permission the game. Each photographer must pick up a photo pass provides the latest information regarding the Catamounts, is granted well in advance, the cut-off time for student- from the press box or media will call prior to the game. including updated statistics, a roster, game notes and athletes during game weeks will be Noon on Thursday. press releases. Also on the department’s main site is NO PHOTOGRAPHERS OR MEDIA PERSONNEL ARE information on all of WCU athletics programs, lodging, WCU FOOTBALL PRACTICE POLICY PERMITTED WITHIN THE TEAM AREA AT ANY TIME. directions to campus and the latest local weather forecast. WCU football practices are open to the public. Media For those unable to attend contests, the Catamount members are asked to refrain from contacting student- MEDIA PARKING Sports Network will broadcast each game over the Internet athletes at their home or dormitory and student-athletes’ Media parking for WCU home football games – BY utilizing Stretch Internet. phone numbers will not be released by the Media Relations PERMIT ONLY – is located in the church parking lot directly All the current data you need on the Catamounts is as Office. Out-of-town media may set up phone interviews to across the street and behind the press box of E.J. Whitmire close as your computer at CatamountSports.com. be conducted in the Department of Athletics. Coach Speir Stadium on Forest Hills Road. The lot is identified and a may be reached weekday mornings, however, it is asked media parking placard must be displayed to gain admit- Southern Conference football games will be streamed that a specific interview time be scheduled through the tance. The lot will be staffed by a member of the WCU for free through ESPN + or ESPN3 and the ESPN app. Media Relations office. Athletics Media Relations staff who will have a checklist of those authorized to park in the media lot. POSTGAME INTERVIEWS The WCU locker room is CLOSED at the end of all games played. However, following a 10-minute “cooling off” pe- A combined eight stations across North Carolina riod, Coach Speir and requested players will be brought to are set to carry football broadcasts of the Cata- the media room on the first floor of the Ramsey Center. The availability of the visiting locker room will be announced mount Sports Network (CSN) during the 2018 sea- in the press box after conferring with the visiting SID. The son ... CSN has also again partnered with Stretch visiting locker room is located in the back portion of the Internet to provide unlimited streaming audio Jordan-Phillips Field House. A space for interviews will be through the athletics web site, CatamountSports. available outside the locker room or up on the Field House com. patio, if available. 2018 BROADCAST CREW (HOME) WORKING CREDENTIALS Play-by-Play:...... Gary Ayers Newsprint and electronic media representatives plan- Catamount Sports Network Color Analyst:...... Greg McLamb ning to cover football games at Western Carolina University 2018 Football Affiliates: Host / Producer:...... Jeff Bryson are asked to request in written form working credentials from WCU’s Media Relations Office. Season passes will be WWCU-FM, Power 90dot5...... Cullowhee 2018 BROADCAST CREW (ROAD) issued to those who cover the Catamounts on a permanent 105.7 FM / 540 AM WRGC...... Sylva Play-by-Play:...... Gary Ayers basis. Our limited working space in the press box will be 104.9 FM / 1050 AM WFSC...... Franklin Color Analyst:...... Daniel Hooker assigned by priority to WCU beat writers, beat writers of 97.3 FM WISE...... Asheville Host / Producer:...... Jeff Bryson the opponents, metropolitan media filing for deadline and Sideline Reporter:...... Greg McLamb specialty publications. 1310 / 970 AM WISE...... Asheville / Canton If time permits, credentials will be mailed. If not, cre- dentials can be picked up on game day (two hours prior to kickoff) at the media will call on the upper plaza of the Online at CatamountSports.com Ramsey Center at the south end of the stadium (nearest the press box side of Whitmire Stadium, across the street 2018 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL PAGE 2 WCU at ETSU CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM /// WESTERN CAROLINA AT ETSU – GAME NOTES

STORY LINES IN SATURDAY’S MEETING WITH ETSU: • LOOKING TO BOUNCE BACK: After opening the season at 3-0 – its best start since 1976 <<< QUICK FACT COMPARISON >>> – Western Carolina looks to bounce back from four-consecutive losses including road SCHOOLS: WESTERN CAROLINA ETSU defeats at Furman, Samford, and Mercer and the home loss to Chattanooga that have relegated the Catamounts to a 3-4 overall, 1-4 in the SoCon ... WCU’s current four-game LOCATION: Cullowhee, N.C. Johnson City, Tenn. losing skid is its longest since dropping six-straight back in the 2016 season, finishing that FOUNDED: 1889 1911 year at 2-9 overall ... the Catamounts also look to end a three-game road losing skid last ENROLLMENT: 11,639 14,957 winning away from home at Gardner-Webb (Sept. 15); NICKNAME: Catamounts Buccaneers • CATAMOUNTS LOOK TO HALT DROUGHT AGAINST FCS NATIONALLY–RANKED FOES: Western Carolina looks to halt a 44-game winless drought in ROAD games against na- CONFERENCE: Southern (SoCon) Southern (SoCon) tionally-ranked FCS opponents when it faces No. 25 ETSU ... WCU’s last road win over COLORS: Purple & Gold Blue & Gold a nationally-ranked FCS team came 34 years ago – to the date – Oct. 27, 1984 at No. 12 HOME FIELD: E.J. Whitmire Stadium Greene Stadium Furman ... WCU is just 3-44-2 all-time away from home against ranked opposition ... Last CAPACITY: 13,742 7,694 year, WCU halted a 27-game consecutive loss skid against nationally-ranked opponents with the 38-24 upset win over No. 17 Samford in Cullowhee – WCU’s first over a ranked HEAD COACH: Mark Speir Randy Sanders opponent since 2006 (more below); OVERALL RECORD: 29-47 (7th yr) 6-2 (1st yr) • WCU, ETSU ANNOUNCE “BLUE RIDGE BORDER BATTLE”: The mountain-rivalry between RECORD AT SCHOOL: Same Same Western Carolina – ETSU has a new name – the “Blue Ridge Border Battle” ... the two WEBSITE: CatamountSports.com ETSUBucs.com teams representing mountain campuses that are just 112 miles apart will play for a trophy that features a two-tiered wooden pedestal adorned on opposite sides by the two-school’s respective logos and the moniker of the football rivalry series ... Atop the trophy is a rock TYRIE ADAMS NAMED SOCON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: that was taken from the Appalachian Trail on the North Carolina–Tennessee border in the • On the strength of breaking his own Western Carolina school record with 545 yards Blue Ridge mountains ... As the series progresses, the trophy will include engraved plates of total offense last Saturday at Mercer, Catamount redshirt junior QB Tyrie Adams was with the date and score of the game to be placed below the logo of the winning team; named the Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week for games played Oct. 20 ... the weekly award is the second this fall for Adams – and the sixth of his WCU career that WESTERN CAROLINA AT ETSU – SERIES HISTORY: included three coming a season ago ... Adams has also garnered SoCon Offensive Player • WCU and ETSU have played a combined 47 times in the head-to-head series with the of the Month in September three times in his career; first meeting being contested in 1932 ... the Catamounts hold a slim, 24-22-1, edge in the all-time series that was dormant from 2003 until 2016 ... From 1990 through 1997, both • Adams threw for 360 yards on 30-of-45 passing with two passes while rush- teams enjoyed four-game series win streaks – first by WCU followed by four-consecutive ing for a career-high 185 yards and a pair of scores in the road loss at Mercer ... Adams’ series wins by the Bucs; 545 yards of total offense are the second-most in Southern Conference this season behind ’ SoCon-record 586 yards set earlier this year against WCU – and are the • The series was rekindled two seasons with a meeting held at the “Last Great Colosseum,” third-most by an individual in league history trailing only Hodges and Chattanooga’s Ced- the World’s Fastest Half Mile, Bristol Motor Speedway ... the game marked ETSU’s official ric Stevens who amassed 570 yards against Appalachian State (Oct. 30, 2004); return to the Southern Conference, its first league game since 2003; • Adams was also an honorable mention for the STATS FCS National Offensive Player of • Saturday marks the first series meeting in Johnson City, Tenn., proper since 2003 ... the the Week. Catamounts trail in series road games, 11-12-1 ... WCU has won the two most recent games played in Johnson City – 39-16 back in 2003 and 20-6 in the 2001 season, both played in WCU OFFENSIVE GAME NOTES: the “mini-dome,” the former home of ETSU football. • Western Carolina has scored 42 seasonal points off of opponent turnovers – 21 of which FAMILIAR FACES IN THE WCU– ETSU SERIES: came at Samford on three, second-quarter ; • Current ETSU head equipment manager Kellen Bewsey is a 2010 Western Carolina grad- • WCU ran a season-high 95 offensive plays last Saturday at Mercer – the fourth-most by a uate and served as the Assistant Equipment Manager from 2011-2016; SoCon team this season (VMI – 109 vs. WCU; VMI – 101 vs. Mercer; 97 – Samford vs. WCU) … the 95 plays were WCU’s most since running 96 in the 2014 season-opener at USF in • Western Carolina Director of Athletics Randy Eaton and Associate AD for External Affairs, Tampa, Fla. – and four off the school-record of 99 run against Marshall back in 1991; Chad Gerrety both spent time on the athletics staff at ETSU ... Eaton, who went to ETSU as the ticket manager, spent time as the interim AD during his tenure. • WCU’s offense tallied a season-high – and school-record – 35 first downs at Mercer, sup- planting the previous benchmark of 34 set in the home win over Gardner-Webb in 2016; WESTERN CAROLINA VS. NATIONALLY-RANKED FCS TEAMS (MORE ON PAGE 11): • WCU and Mercer combined for 105 points last Saturday, the second-most combined • Since 1983, WCU is just 12-79-3 all-time against nationally-ranked, NCAA FCS teams ... points in a SoCon match-up ... It’s the second-time this season that WCU and its confer- the Catamounts snapped their 27-game winless drought vs. nationally-ranked teams with ence opponent have combined for 100+ points – 102 vs. VMI (W, 52-50); the 38-34 home win over then No. 17 Samford, its first over a ranked team since 2006; • WCU sophomore TE OWEN COSENKE is tied for third in the SoCon with six TD recep- • Nine of Western Carolina’s 12 wins have come at home as WCU is just 3-44-2 all-time on tions ... Cosenke saw his four-game receiving TD streak snapped vs. Chattanooga, held the road against nationally-ranked FCS teams ... Two of those three road wins came in 1983 ... WCU is 9-34-0 against ranked teams at home, snapping a 14-game slide last year; without a reception – the only time this season and snapping a six-game catch streak that dated back to the North Carolina game in 2017 ... Cosenke has TD catches in FIVE of • WCU is 0-3-0 all-time against teams ranked No. 25 as ETSU is entering Saturday’s game the team’s SEVEN games this year ... His six TD catches have come on just 13 receptions; ... the Catamounts are 0-2 all-time against ETSU when the Bucs are ranked, falling 28-18 in Johnson City back in 1997 and 31-10 on the road against No. 25 ETSU in 1999. • Western Carolina shook off back-to-back “sluggish” offensive performances at Sam- ford and against Chattanooga, returning to the “video game numbers” form last week LAST YEAR’S MEETING – WESTERN CAROLINA 49, ETSU 10: at Mercer, just missing a school-record with 710 yards of total offense against the Bears • Tailback DONNAVAN SPENCER scored four rushing and a career-high 139 (benchmark is 711 yards vs. Emory & Henry in 1969) ... WCU’s 362 yards of offense at yards on the ground while the defense and special teams units tallied scores of their own Samford halted a string of four-straight games with 400+ yards of offense that included as No. 25/21 Western Carolina stormed past upset-minded East Tennessee State in the back-to-back games of 553 (vs. VMI) and 577 (at Furman) total offensive yards ... WCU was second half, winning 49-10, in Cullowhee ... Spencer scored on rushes of 1, 41, 6, and 19 limited to a season-low 238 yards against Chattanooga including season lows of 82 yards yards in matching a program record for rushing scores in a game; rushing and 156 yards passing on just nine pass completions; • Western Carolina created three takeaways including two JOHN BRANNON III intercep- • WCU’s six points (two WILL HORTON field goals) in the home loss to Chattanooga were tions – one returned for a touchdown with the second return setting-up WCU with a first- the fewest since being limited to the same in the Homecoming loss to Furman in 2017, and-goal situation – with the third turnover coming on a muffed kickoff recovery scoring just a Corey Holloway touchdown but failing on a two-point conversion … the ... WCU also blocked an ETSU punt with TYRAN REYNOLDS scooping-and-scoring from 35 Catamounts’ high-powered offense was held without a touchdown for just the fifth-time yards out as a part of a 42-point second half outburst after leading at halftime, 7-3; under offensive coordinator Brad Glenn – (shutout at Alabama in 2012; 3 points on a FG at • WCU TYRIE ADAMS finished 14-for-27 ... ETSU QB Austin Herink was 11-for- both Virginia Tech and Auburn in 2013; shutout vs. Chattanooga in 2014; 6 points on two 30 for 134 yards and a score, also tossing a pair of interceptions. FGs vs. Chattanooga in 2018); WCU at ETSU PAGE 3 2018 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM /// WESTERN CAROLINA AT ETSU – GAME NOTES

• Including putting points on the board on its opening pos- • P IAN BERRYMAN became the fourth different Cata- session in each of the first FOUR games, the WCU offense mount to toss a touchdown pass this season, doing so has scored on its opening drive in FIVE of the seven games from his holder position on a fake field goal ... Berryman this year ... WCU has on the only two possessions; evaded the Bear rush and threw a five-yard strike to TE Owen Cosenke for the score; • Redshirt freshman QB WILL JONES set career highs in most every offensive category at Samford in place of Tyrie • PK WILL HORTON has matched his career-best with two Adams … Jones finished 22-of-41 for 210 yards with two made field goals in the last two games vs. Chattanooga touchdown passes and a pair of interceptions – each a and Mercer including nailing a career-long 47-yard FG career benchmark … He also rushed a career-high eight against the Mocs ... Horton has a string of 24-consecutive times for 46 yards and scored his first career rushing TD successful PATs – career long is 32-straight. on a career-long, 26-yard scoring romp … Jones was also ADAMS NAMED SEPTEMBER SOCON OFFENSIVE POTM: credited with a reception on a would-be by the • For the third consecutive year, Western Carolina QB TY- offense, catching a throw-back fromJORDAN MATHIS; RIE ADAMS collected the Southern Conference’s Offensive • WCU rushed for 325 yards under windy conditions in the Player of the Month honor for September announced by ABOUT WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY: Friday night road win at Gardner-Webb, a season-high for the league office ... Adams helped lead WCU to its best WCU was founded in 1889 to bring higher education the Catamounts and the most for WCU since amassing 483 start to a season since 1976 with the squad’s 3-0 open- and career opportunities to the western region of North on the ground in last year’s home-opening win over Da- ing to 2018 before garnering SoCon Offensive Player of Carolina. A member of the University of North Carolina vidson … the 325 rushing yards were the fifth-most by a the Week accolades for the final week of the month also system, WCU now provides an education to more than WCU offense under head coach Mark Speir and offensive earning a national top offensive player honorable mention 11,600 students – an all-time high for the university – coordinator Brad Glenn – and just the seventh, 300+ rush- from STATS FCS; ing yard output under the same staff since 2012: from 48 states and 35 countries. • Last fall, Adams became the first Catamount football The university’s mission is focused on quality education WCU 300+ YARD RUSHING GAMES SINCE 2012: player to collect multiple monthly awards from the league and preparation for responsible citizenship in a changing 2017...... 483 yds...... vs. Davidson office in a career, adding his third monthly honor this Sep- world. Since its founding, WCU has grown in size to be- 2014...... 342 yds...... vs. The Citadel tember. It’s just the fourth monthly offensive award for come a major cultural, scientific, and educational force in 2012...... 342 yds...... vs. Mars Hill WCU since its inception in 2003 – three tallied by Adams; 2016...... 329 yds...... vs. Chattanooga the region and the state—and we’re still growing. • Adams accounted for 1,375 yards of total offense and a 2018...... 325 yds...... at Gardner-Webb WCU’s academic programs span more than 120 special- SoCon-leading 14 combined touchdowns during the month 2015...... 316 yds...... vs. Presbyterian ties — including the nation’s highest-ranked entrepre- of September including having already rushed for more 2014...... 301 yds...... vs. VMI neurship and project management programs, a national scores in the opening month of the season than he had in award-winning teacher education program, a criminal WCU DEFENSIVE GAME NOTES: two full seasons prior with four TDs on the ground; justice program used as a model for North Carolina’s • The Catamount defense was held without a sack at Mer- • The St. Petersburg, Fla., native paced WCU with 352 accreditation program, and the nation’s first accredited cer leaving the squad with 19 through seven games on the rushing yards in the month, averaging 88.0 rushing yards four-year emergency medical care program. year … the Catamounts finished last season with 21 total per game ... Completing 64-percent of his passes, Adams sacks in 12 games ... WCU ranks SECOND in the SoCon was 76-of-119 in September for 1,023 yards and 10 passing WCU’s distinguished faculty includes national award- with 19 team sacks behind only ETSU which has 26 through touchdowns, fashioning a 160.45 pass efficiency rating in winning authors, nationally and internationally recog- seven games; the month; nized experts, and winners of Emmy, O. Henry, and Na- tional Endowment for the Arts awards — to name a few. • Western Carolina’s defense boasts FOUR of the top 14 • Adams collected SoCon Offensive Player of the Week tacklers in the Southern Conference – senior MITCHELL honors on Oct. 1 after amassing 472 yards of total offense • Five years after total student enrollment at Western CHANCEY leads the team and the league with 80 total including 424 yards passing – just three yards shy of his Carolina University topped 10,000 for the first time in tackles, averaging 11.4 tackles per game – a mark that career-high – with five TDs in the road loss at Furman ... the institution’s history, records continued to tumble at ranks him FOURTH nationally in the NCAA FCS ... Sopho- The weekly honor is the first for a Catamount this season WCU with the 2014 fall enrollment of 10,382 ... Enroll- more LB TY HARRIS ranks fifth in the SoCon with 8.7 and the fifth of Adams’ WCU career that includes three ment held nearly steady with 10,340 in 2015-16 and tackles per game while redshirt sophomore DB MICHAEL coming a season ago ... It is the fourth time that Adams set another all-time high in 2016-17 at 10,806 with the MURPHY is tied for seventh with a 8.0 tackle per game has garnered a weekly honor from the SoCon office in the school cresting 11,000 in 2017-18 – a number that will average ... Preseason All-America selection DB MARVIN month of September in his three-year career ... Adams fall again in 2018-19; TILLMAN ranks tied for 14th with a 7.3 tackle per game was also named the top offensive player by the staff of average; SouthernPigskin.com and was an honorable mention for DID YOU KNOW: • Chancey is riding a career-best streak of SEVEN- the STATS FCS national player of the week. • Among WCU’s notable former players are current professional athletes in relief pitcher GREG HOLLAND STRAIGHT double-digit tackle games, having reached QB TYRIE ADAMS IN THE WCU RECORD BOOKS: double-figures in every game this season to date; (Washington Nationals) and infielder TYLER WHITE • With a career-high tying five passing touchdowns in the (Houston Astros) in Major League ... Two for- • Senior DL SOLOMON CLARK ranks FOURTH in the SoCon road loss at Furman, TYRIE ADAMS now has 49 career mer WCU football players made initial NFL rosters this in sacks from his nose guard position, entering the week- passing TDs, SECOND in school history – one shy of all- fall including KEION CROSSEN (7th round draft pick, end with five for a 0.71 average – tied for 35th nationally time leader, Troy Mitchell (50, 2012-15); ... Clark ranks 8TH in total tackles for loss (8.5) ... Clark ) and DETREZ NEWSOME, who • Adams tallied 360 yards passing against Mercer mark- matched a WCU single-game school record with four sacks signed as an undrafted free agent with the Chargers; ing the 16th career 200+ yard passing performance of his in the home win over VMI; • Other notable former WCU student-athletes include career ... His career-high 185 yards on the ground against former fullback, BRAD HOOVER; • WCU’s defense limited Gardner-Webb to a season-low Mercer marked his fifth career 100-yard rushing game ... former professional football player, DAVID PATTEN, 246 yards of total offense including just 97 yards rushing Against Mercer it marked just the fourth time in Adams’ who played for four NFL teams, most notably winning … It was the fourth-time over the past two seasons under career that he has thrown for over 200 while rushing for three Super Bowl rings with the New England Patri- defensive coordinator John Wiley that WCU’s defense has over 100 in a single-game (at Hawai’i in 2017 - 270 yds ots; former NBA guard KEVIN MARTIN; United States held an opponent under the 100-yard rushing mark. passing, 107 yds rushing; vs. Samford in 2017 - 312 passing, Olympic silver medalist from the 2012 men’s 4x400- 152 rushing); WCU SPECIAL TEAMS GAME NOTES: relay, MANTEO MITCHELL; current Georgia Tech head • Redshirt senior IAN BERRYMAN matched a career- • Adams moved into SECOND-place in WCU’s record books football coach, PAUL JOHNSON; former NFL referee high with 10 punts in the road loss at Samford, matching for career passing yards, now with 6,347 yards – by- and current ESPN officiating analyst, GERALD AUSTIN; his previous high set at Tennessee back in 2015 … Berry- passing former WCU QB Mike Pusey (6,160 from 1966-69) independent country music singer and recording art- man downed three of the 10 punts inside the Bulldogs’ 20- … Adams advanced into second in program history with ist, MATT STILLWELL; actor – and former Catamount yard line … Of his 27 punts on the season, the preseason 521 career pass completions … Adams’ 827 career pass football player – SEGERS, actress BOBBI BAKER, and All-America selection Berryman has downed 11 inside the attempts rank him FOURTH in school history (MORE SEE former reality TV star, RACHEL REILLY. opposition’s 20-yard line with four, 50+ yards; CHART PAGE FIVE). 2018 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL PAGE 4 WCU at ETSU CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM /// WESTERN CAROLINA AT ETSU – GAME NOTES

CATAMOUNT LEGACIES ON 2018 SQUAD: with a 9.6 tackle per game average ... the Catamount de- CATAMOUNT CAREER • Western Carolina has a trio of legacies associated with fense returns 10 of its 13 interceptions from a season ago; STAT TRACKER the 2018 Catamount football team: • Special teams are highlighted by All-SoCon and All- • CURTIS ROACH: the sophomore LB is the son of former American punter, IAN BERRYMAN ... After setting a school CAREER PASS COMPLETIONS: WCU Hall of Fame and three-time first team single-season record with a 44.9 yard per punt average in 1. Troy Mitchell...... 2012-15...... 655 +134 All-Southern Conference selection, Kirk Roach ... Roach 2016, Berryman again ranked inside the national top five 2. TYRIE ADAMS...... 2016–...... 521 – – was one of 100 players and 32 coaches listed on the Di- with a 44.45 yard per punt average in 2017. 3. Jeff Gilbert...... 1981-84...... 463 visional Player/Coach ballot for the 2019 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL NAMES 2018 TEAM CAPTAINS: 4. Brian Gaither...... 2000-03...... 422 Hall of Fame ... Kirk is WCU’s all-time leading scorer with • Prior to the Sunday practice of the Newberry game week, 5. Mike Pusey...... 1977-79...... 420 302 career points (89-90 PATs, 71-of-101 FGs); 6. Ronnie Mixon...... 1979-82...... 415 WCU head coach Mark Speir unveiled the results of the • DAQUAN PATTEN: the redshirt sophomore WR is the son team vote, announcing WCU’s 2018 team captains ... WCU’s of former All-SoCon Catamount receiver – and three-time CAREER PASS ATTEMPTS: four senior captains include P IAN BERRYMAN, RB COREY Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots ... Da- 1. Troy Mitchell...... 2012-15...... 1,051 +224 HOLLOWAY, DB MARVIN TILLMAN, and OL ZACH WEEKS; vid had a 14-year professional career ... Daquan is coming 2. Mike Pusey...... 1977-79...... 855 +28 • Three of WCU’s team captains received preseason All- off his first career, 100+ yard receivin day – his father had 3. Jeff Gilbert...... 1981-84...... 840 +13 SoCon plaudits in addition to All-America honors in Ber- five, 100+ yard games including a career-best 185 against 4. TYRIE ADAMS...... 2016–...... 827 – – ryman, Tillman, and Weeks. Tillman also appeared on the Elon back in 1995; 5. Ronnie Mixon...... 1987-89...... 781 preseason watch list for the STATS FCS 6. Brian Gaither...... 2000-03...... 764 • AL DEGRAFFENREID: the offensive quality control coach Award given to the nation’s top defender at the FCS level. is the son of the late Al “Mutt” Degraffenreid, following in CAREER PASSING YARDS: his father’s footsteps, coaching the Catamounts ... Started SIX NAMED PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE: 1. Troy Mitchell...... 2012-15...... 7,354 +1,007 as manager for WCU men’s , student assistant • Including three first teams selections between the of- 2. TYRIE ADAMS...... 2016–...... 6,347 – – with football, moved into quality control role. fense, defense, and special teams, Western Carolina put 3. Mike Pusey...... 1977-79...... 6,160 six players on the 2018 preseason All-SoCon teams; NOTING THE 2018 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL TEAM: 4. Lonnie Galloway...... 1990-93...... 5,545 • Redshirt senior OL ZACH WEEKS, senior DB MARVIN • Among Western Carolina’s 44 returning letter winners, 5. Jeff Gilbert...... 1981-84...... 5,508 TILLMAN, and senior P IAN BERRYMAN were each NINE earned some sort of postseason honors at the end of 6. Don Dalton...... 1966-69...... 5,289 tabbed first team by the league’s head coaches ... Return- the 2017 season including All-America selections IAN BER- ing redshirt junior QB TYRIE ADAMS and redshirt senior RYMAN (AP, 2nd team; Phil Steele, 2nd team) and MARVIN CAREER PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: OL NATHAN DALTON and ANDREW MILES each garnered (AFCA, 2nd team) ... TE earned 1. Troy Mithell...... 2012-15...... 50 +1 TILLMAN OWEN COSENKE a second-team nod as selected by the conference’s nine Freshman All-America (2nd team) honors from Phil Steele; 2. TYRIE ADAMS...... 2016–...... 49 – – head coaches; 3. Mike Pusey...... 1977-79...... 43 • 2018 season marks the first time ever that two Cata- 4. Don Dalton...... 1966-69...... 39 mounts appeared on both of the prestigious watch lists Redshirt senior P Ian Berryman 1st team 5. Jeff Gilbert...... 1981-84...... 33 from STATS FCS including the (TYRIE Senior DB Marvin Tillman 1st team ADAMS) and Buck Buchanan Award (MARVIN TILLMAN) Redshirt senior OL Zach Weeks 1st team Watch Lists in the same season; CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE: Redshirt junior QB Tyrie Adams 2nd team 1. Troy Mitchell...... 2012-15...... 9,397 +1,436 • WCU returns three defenders who posted 50-or-more Redshirt senior OL Nathan Dalton 2nd team 2. TYRIE ADAMS...... 2016–...... 7,961 – – tackles a season ago including MARVIN TILLMAN who 3. Lonnie Galloway...... 1990-93...... 6,932 finished second on the squad a season ago with 96 stops Redshirt senior OL Andrew Miles 2nd team 4. Mike Pusey...... 1977-79...... 5,863 while ranking among the Southern Conference leaders 5. Jeff Gilbert...... 1981-84...... 5,343 CAREER TACKLES: 1. Tom Bodine...... 1991-94...... 453 2. Ace Clark...... 2011-14...... 340 3. Daniel Riddle...... 2013-17...... 333 WCU MISC. SCORING STATISTICS 9. Rock Williams...... 2009-12...... 319 +65 MOST POINTS SCORED UNDER HEAD COACH MARK SPEIR: MOST POINTS ALLOWED VS. SOCON OPPONENT: 10. Everett Spellman...... 1984-87...... 314 +60 63...... W...... vs. Davidson – Sept. 9, 2017 79...... L...... at Appalachian State – Nov. 10, 2007 56...... W...... vs. Samford – Oct. 24, 2015 –– MARVIN TILLMAN...... 2015–...... 254 70...... L...... at Georgia Southern – Oct. 9, 1999 52...... W...... vs. VMI – Sept. 22, 2018 66...... L...... at Samford – Oct. 6, 2018 CAREER INTERCEPTIONS: 49...... W...... vs. ETSU – Oct. 14, 2017 62...... L...... at Samford – Sept. 28, 2013 1. David Rathburn...... 1971-74...... 23 +16 48...... W...... vs. Furman – Nov. 7, 2015 59...... L...... at Mercer – Oct. 20, 2018 46...... L...... at Mercer – Oct. 20, 2018 56...... L...... at Chattanooga – Oct. 23, 1999 6. Richard Dukes...... 1980-83...... 14 +7 45...... W...... at Chattanooga – Sept. 30, 2017 52...... L...... at Samford – Oct. 29, 2011 Steve Marshall...... 1979-82...... 14 +7 45...... W...... vs. Brevard –Sept. 6, 2014 52...... L...... at #1 Ga. Southern – Sept. 24, 2011 Willie Carpenter...... 1976-79...... 14 +7 44...... W...... vs. Gardner-Webb – Sept. 10, 2016 9. Ricky Gardin...... 1987-89...... 12 +5 52...... L...... vs. Furman – Nov. 17, 2007 MOST POINTS SCORED VS. SOCON OPPONENT: Toussaint Kennedy...... 1985-88...... 12 +5 52...... L...... at Marshall – Nov. 11, 1989 56...... W...... vs. Samford – Oct. 24, 2015 52...... L...... vs. #6 Marshall – Nov. 12, 1988 – MARVIN TILLMAN...... 2015–...... 7 52...... W...... vs. VMI – Sept. 22, 2018 51...... L...... at Chattanooga – Oct. 15, 2011 – SHAMON ELLIOTT...... 2016–...... 3 53...... W...... vs. Chattanooga – Oct. 22, 1994 51...... L...... Chattanooga – Nov. 1, 2014 – JERMICHAEL WHITE.....2015–...... 2 48...... W...... vs. Furman – Nov. 7, 2015 – TY HARRIS...... 2018–...... 2 46...... L...... at Mercer – Oct. 20, 2018 50...... W...... VMI – Sept. 22, 2018 45...... W...... at Chattanooga – Sept. 30, 2017 50...... L...... at Georgia Southern – Sept. 29, 2007 CAREER PUNTS: 45...... W...... vs. Chattanooga – Oct. 26, 2002 50...... L...... at #1 Georgia Southern – Oct. 6, 2001 1. Blake Cain...... 2008-11...... 262 +67 45...... W...... vs. The Citadel – Sept. 20, 1997 2. Steve Kornegay...... 1982-85...... 244 +49 45...... L...... vs. #6 Marshall – Nov. 12, 1988 MOST COMBINED POINTS VS. SOCON OPPONENT: 3. Chuck Milner...... 1972-75...... 226 +31 44...... L...... vs. #11 Wofford – Oct. 25, 2007 114...... L...... at Appalachian State – Nov. 10, 2007 4. Anthony Bare...... 1986-89...... 206 +11 44...... W...... vs. VMI – Oct. 27, 2001 105...... L...... at Mercer (46-59) – 2018 5. Kenny Pauley...... 1990-93...... 205 +10 44...... W...... at Chattanooga – Oct. 17, 1992 102....W...... VMI (52-50) – 2018 6. Ken Hinsley...... 1995-98...... 199 +4 44...... W...... at The Citadel – Nov. 5, 1983 97...... L...... vs. Marshall (45-52) – 1989 7. IAN BERRYMAN...... 2015–...... 195 –– 44...... W...... vs. Appalachian State – Nov. 19, 1977 94...... L...... at Samford (28-66) – Oct. 6, 2018 8. Stanton Horne...... 2000-03...... 177 43...... W...... vs. East Tennessee – Oct. 11, 1986 9. Tim Mayse...... 2003-06...... 150 10. Clark Sechrest...... 2011-13...... 147

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WCU PICKED FOURTH BY COACHES, FIFTH BY MEDIA: 44.45 yards per kick on 58 total punts – the third-best sin- • Western Carolina was picked to finish FOURTH in the gle-season average in program history, fifth in the NCAA CATAMOUNT SEASON coaches’ preseason poll, while the media dropped the FCS ... Entering his final season, Berryman ranks eighth STAT TRACKER Catamounts one slot into FIFTH in its tabulation; in program history with 168 career punts including 50 of 50-or-more yards over the last three seasons with a 44.33 SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: • Receiving all but two first-place votes in the coaches’ poll yards per punt average, tops in program history; 1. Darrell Lipford...... 1977...... 16 +10 and finishing three-shy of a clean-sweep in the media vot- • TILLMAN is coming off a season where he recorded a 8. Leonard Williams...... 1979...... 11 +5 ing, Samford was chosen as the preseason favorite by both Otis McIntosh...... 1971...... 11 +5 voting groups ... Wofford and Furman swapped the runner- career-high 96 tackles over 10 games, ranking fourth in the SoCon with a 9.6 tackle per game average ... He paced the Otis McIntosh...... 1970...... 11 +5 up spot with the Terriers – the league’s defending cham- 11. Detrez Newsome...... 2016...... 10 +4 league with five interceptions – the most by a Catamount pion and an FCS playoff quarterfinalist – picked second by David Mayfield...... 1986...... 10 +4 the coaches and Furman tagged second in the media poll; defensive back since 2014 – in earning first-team All- SoCon postseason honors and second-team All-America –– TYRIE ADAMS...... 2018...... 6 • The middle third of the two preseason prognostications plaudits from the AFCA; were split between three teams. WCU took fourth in the SINGLE-SEASON RECEPTIONS: • mirrored his first-team postseason All-SoCon coaches’ poll but was fifth in the media vote while Mercer, WEEKS 1. Eric Rasheed...... 1983...... 89 +48 plaudits from 2017 with a first-team nod in the 2018 pre- sixth in the coaches’ poll, was fourth by the media. Chat- 13. David Patten...... 1995...... 59 +18 season honors ... the Bryson City, N.C., native has been a tanooga was the tertiary team involved in the round-robin, 14. Gerald Harp...... 1979...... 57 +16 part the unit that helped pave the way for three-straight tabbed fifth behind WCU by coaches, sixth by the media. 15. Terryon Robinson...... 2014...... 56 +15 1,000-yard rushing seasons by tailback Detrez Newsome • The bottom three of the league’s preseason predictions – a first in program history. –– NATE MULLEN...... 2018...... 41 mirrored each other with The Citadel, ETSU, and VMI ADDITIONAL PRESEASON HONORS: SINGLE-SEASON RECEIVING YARDS: rounding out the polls. Tyrie Adams, R-Jr., QB 1. Eddie Cohen...... 2007...... 1,208 +768 THREE NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA BY STATS FCS: 2018 STATS FCS Walter Payton Award Watch List 9. Lamont Seward...... 2000...... 1,000 +560 • Three WCU football players were honored on the STATS CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Watch List 10. Craig Aiken...... 1992...... 942 +502 FCS 2018 Preseason All-America teams ... Redshirt senior Ian Berryman, Sr., P –– NATE MULLEN...... 2018...... 440 P IAN BERRYMAN and senior DB MARVIN TILLMAN both 2nd team All-America, HERO Sports SINGLE-SEASON TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS: collected second-team accolades while redshirt senior OL College Football America 2018 Yearbook FCS Starting Lineup 1. Karnorris Benson...... 2013...... 12 +6 was a third-team preseason honoree; Marvin Tillman, Sr., DB ZACH WEEKS Eric Rasheed...... 1983...... 12 +6 • BERRYMAN ranked among the FCS national leaders in 2018 STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award Watch List 1st team All-America, HERO Sports 8. Michael Banks...... 2000...... 8 +2 punting for a second-straight season in 2017, averaging Kerry Hayes...... 1992...... 8 +2 10. SEVEN PLAYERS TIED...... 7 +1 MR: Lamont Seward...... 2000 –– OWEN COSENKE...... 2018...... 6 –– DAQUAN PATTEN...... 2018...... 4 2018 TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISONS: (SoCon Rank, 9 teams / FCS Rank, Top 50) SINGLE-SEASON PASS COMPLETIONS: 1. Jeff Gilbert...... 1983...... 267 +152 CATEGORY...... WCU STAT...... SoCon. . . . FCS ETSU STAT ...... SoCon 11. Shawn Snyder...... 1999...... 175 +60 SCORING OFFENSE:...... 231 pts / 33.0 ppg...... 3rd . . . .27th-t 192 pts / 24.0 ppg...... 8th-t 12. Josh Brooks...... 1996...... 174 +59 SCORING DEFENSE: ...... 281 pts / 40.1 ppg...... 8th ...... 184 / 23.0 ppg...... 3rd 13. Jimmy Williams...... 1966...... 165 +50 TOTAL OFFENSE:...... 485.3 yds/gm...... 2nd . . . . .11th 327.6 yds/gm...... 8th –– TYRIE ADAMS...... 2018...... 115 TOTAL DEFENSE:...... 481.7 yds/gm...... 7th ...... 312.8 yds/gm...... 2nd SINGLE-SEASON PASSING YARDS: RUSHING OFFENSE:...... 218.0 yds/gm ...... 3rd . . . . 24th 130.0 yds/gm...... 7th 1. Jeff Gilbert...... 1983...... 2,993 +1,508 RUSHING DEFENSE:...... 184.4 yds/gm...... 6th ...... 115.1 ydsgm...... 2nd 13. Mike Pusey...... 1979...... 2,175 +690 PASSING OFFENSE:...... 267.3 yds/gm ...... 3rd . . . . 28th 197.6 yds/gm ...... 6th 14. Lonnie Galloway...... 1993...... 2,067 +582 PASSING DEFENSE:...... 297.3 yds/gm ...... 8th ...... 197.6 yds/gm ...... 3rd 15. Mike Pusey...... 1978...... 2,046 +561 PASS EFFICIENCY:...... 146.9 effic...... 4th . . . . 23rd 112.7 effic...... 8th –– TYRIE ADAMS...... 2018...... 1,485 PASS DEFENSE EFFICIENCY:. . .150.8 effic...... 5th ...... 104.7 effic...... 1ST SINGLE-SEASON PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: FIRST DOWNS:...... 25.0 avg/gm...... 2nd . . . . 10th 16.2 avg/gm...... 6th 1. TYRIE ADAMS...... 2017...... 22 +10 3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS:. . .46-of-103, 44.7%...... 2nd . . . . 18th 36-of-109, 33.0%...... 8th 10. Troy Mitchell...... 2015...... 14 +2 OPP. 3RD DOWN CONV:. . . . 40-of-92, 42.6%...... 7th ...... 45-of-118, 38.1%...... 3rd Brian Gaither...... 2003...... 14 +2 4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS:. . .7-for-10, 70.0%...... 2nd . . . . 6th-t 5-of-9, 55.6%...... 7th Mike Pusey...... 1979...... 14 +2 OPP. 4TH DOWN CONV.:. . . . 10-for-16, 62.5%...... 7th ...... 6-of-17, 35.3% ...... 1ST Don Dalton...... 1968...... 14 +2 TIME OF POSSESSION:. . . . . 28:40...... 6th ...... 30:01...... 4th 14. Shawn Snyder...... 1999...... 13 +1 Mike Pusey...... 1977...... 13 +1 KICKOFF RETURNS:...... 17.7 yds/ret...... 6th ...... 26.9 yds/ret...... 4th 16. TYRIE ADAMS...... 2018...... 12 –– KICKOFF COVERAGE: . . . . . 37.8 net avg...... 8th ...... 42.2 net avg...... 3rd Troy Mitchell...... 2013...... 12 PUNTING:...... 32.5 net/punt...... 8th ...... 33.4 net/punt...... 7th Adam Hearns...... 2007...... 12 PUNT RETURNS:...... 9.9 yds/ret...... 4th ...... 10.7 yds/ret...... 5th-t Jeff Gilbert...... 1984...... 12 INTERCEPTIONS:...... 7 for 99 yds...... 4th-t ...... 10 for 142 yds...... 1ST SINGLE-SEASON TOTAL OFFENSE: TURNOVER MARGIN:...... -2 (+12 / -14)...... 5th ...... +3 (+18 / -15)...... 2nd 1. Troy Mitchell...... 2014...... 3,096 +1,101 SACKS BY:...... 19 for 141 yds...... 2nd . . . .20th-t 26 for 186 yds ...... 1ST 10. Lonnie Galloway...... 1992...... 2,468 +473 SACKS AGAINST:...... 13 for 63 yds...... 6th ...... 22 for 98 yds...... 8th 11. Jeff Gilbert...... 1984...... 2,385 +390 12. Jimmy Williams...... 1986...... 2,231 +236 FIELD GOALS: ...... 8-for-11 / 72.7%...... 3rd-t ...... 12 for 15 / 80.0% ...... 1ST 13. Willie Perkins...... 1986...... 2,184 +189 PAT KICKING:...... 27-for-28 / 96.4%...... 7th ...... 22-for-22 / 100.0%...... 1ST-T 14. Shawn Snyder...... 1999...... 2,183 +188 PENALTIES:...... 49-for-461 yds / 65.9. . . . 8th ...... 51-for-492 yds / 61.5 . . . . . 7th 15. Troy Mitchell...... 2013...... 2,179 +184 OPP. PENALTIES:...... 44-for-409 yds / 58.4. . . . 4th ...... 39-for-275 yds / 34.4. . . . . 9th 16. Chad Greene...... 1994...... 2,137 +142 17. Ronnie Mixon...... 1982...... 2,051 +56 –– TYRIE ADAMS...... 2018...... 1,995

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CULLOWHEE – Tyrie Adams rushed for a career-high three touchdowns including two MISC. STATS / NOTES NEWBERRY (ESPN+) in the fourth quarter as Western Carolina opened the season with a 33-26 home victory (White Out / Fireworks) over Newberry at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field. Adams amassed 358 yards Sat., Sept. 1 of total offense including 262 yards on 17-of-26 passing, adding 81 yards on the ground. WESTERN CAROLINA 2018 OPENING DRIVES: Cullowhee, N.C. Jordan Mathis tossed his second career touchdown pass to give WCU a 19-7 lead before OPP RESULT DETAILS W, 33-26 the Catamounts rallied late against the upset-minded Wolves. Newberry...... FG...... Will Horton 29-yd FG; 6 plays – 65 yds BOILING SPRINGS – Playing on a Friday evening amidst windy conditions because of at G-Webb...... TD...... T. Adams 33 yd pass to Young; 5 plays – 75 yds at Gardner-Webb Hurricane Florence, Western Carolina took a 21-10 halftime lead before pitching a sec- (ESPN+) VMI *...... TD...... Mullen 15-yd run; 9 plays – 62 yds ond half shutout to win, 28-10. Tyrie Adams threw two TD passes and Connell Young Fri., Sept. 14 at Furman *...... TD...... T. Adams 18 yd pass to Cosenke; 4 plays – 75 yds reached the endzone twice to bookend WCU scores – once through the air and once Boiling Springs, N.C. on the ground. JerMichael White intercepted a pair of passes and Jacquez Williams at Samford *...... FUM...... C. Young, lost fumble; 1 play – (-1) yds W, 28-10 had two of WCU’s five sacks as WCU limited GWU to 73 second half yards on offense. Chattanooga *.....FUM...... T. Adams, fumble but regained; 3 plays – 3 yds at Mercer *...... TD...... T. Adams 23 yd pass to Mathis; 6 plays – 62 yds CULLOWHEE – Tyrie Adams passed for 229 yards and three scores, rushed for 117 more VMI * (ESPN+) and another touchdown as Western Carolina held on for a 52-50 SoCon-opening vic- at ETSU *...... (Family Weekend) tory over VMI, their 16th-straight win over the Keydets. It was a nail-biter as the Keydets The Citadel *...... Sat., Sept. 22 scored two TDs in the final four minutes, wrapped around an , closing to Cullowhee, N.C. Wofford *...... 52-50 when Reece Udinski threw to Jakob Herres on a fourth-and-10 with 22 seconds W, 52-50 at N. Carolina...... left in the game. Udinski’s two-point conversion pass in the back of the end zone failed. GREENVILLE – Tyrie Adams tossed a career-high tying five touchdown passes including WCU 2018 2ND HALF OPENING DRIVES: at Furman * (ESPN+) two apiece to Daquan Patten and Owen Cosenke as Western Carolina amassed 577 Sat., Sept. 22 yards of total offense. However, two costly turnovers in the red-zone hurt the Cata- OPP RESULT DETAILS Greenville, S.C. mounts and Furman scored 10 points off of special teams plays including a 97-yard kick- Newberry...... PUNT...... Ferguson, 32-yd punt; 7 plays – 25 yds L, 44-38 off return for a TD and a blocked punt it converted into a field goal. WCU was limited to a at G-Webb...... MFG...... Horton, 44-yard attempt; 8 plays – 36 yds season-low 131 rushing yards and held out of the end zone on the ground.

VMI *...... TD...... T. Adams 11 yd pass to Mullen; 6 plays – 75 yds BIRMINGHAM – Samford converted three Western Carolina first quarter fumbles into at Furman *...... TD...... T. Adams 43 yd pass to Patten; 3 plays – 56 yds at Samford * (ESPN3) touchdowns in blitzing the Catamounts to the tune of 35-0 after the opening quarter to at Samford *...... PUNT...... Berryman, 40-yd punt; 8 plays – 23 yds Sat., Oct. 6 cruise to the 66-28 victory at . Devlin Hodges threw for 562 yards and Birmingham, Ala. five TD passes to lead the Bulldogs offense. With starting QB Tyrie Adams still ailing Chattanooga *.....FUM...... D. Spencer, lost on exchange; 7 plays – 74 yds L, 66-28 from a chest injury, redshirt freshman QB Will Jones tossed two TD passes and rushed at Mercer *...... DOWNS...... Failed 4th down rush; 10 plays – 46 yds for third in the most extensive action of his career. at ETSU *...... CHATTANOOGA * CULLOWHEE – Chattanooga’s defense and ball-control offense combined to stymie The Citadel *...... (ESPN+) Western Carolina’s potent offensive attack, not allowing the Catamounts to find any Wofford *...... (Hall of Fame Day) offensive rhythm in winning for the fifth-straight time on the road in the head-to-head at N. Carolina...... Sat., Oct. 13 series. Nick Tiano tossed two TD passes to Joseph Parker with Tyrell Price adding a Cullowhee, N.C. 3-yard TD rush. Western Carolina managed just two Will Horton field goals including a L, 26-6 career-long 47-yard boot in the first half. WCU had three turnovers, one in the red zone.

MACON – Tyrie Adams amassed a school-record 545 yards of total offense including at Mercer * (ESPN+) 360 passing yards and two touchdowns adding a career-high 189 yards rushing with WESTERN CAROLINA 2018 BALL CONTROL STATS: Sat., Oct. 13 a pair of scores, but the Bears rallied from two 14-point first half deficits to win their Macon, Ga. third-straight in the series. WCU led 14-0 after an Ian Berryman fake field goal TD pass OPP DRIVES 3&OUT 1ST DWNS TOP L, 59-46 and 21-7 following a 58-yard pass from Adams to Connell Young – but a 95-yard kickoff Newberry...... 12...... 2...... 26...... 26:52 return for a TD by David Durden before half swung the game’s momentum. at G-Webb...... 12...... 2...... 23...... 28:52 Western Carolina and ETSU meet for the first-time in the Buccaneers’ new stadium while VMI *...... 15...... 3...... 32...... 29:40 at ETSU * (ESPN+) also christening a new competitive rivalry series – the “Blue Ridge Border Battle.” After at Furman *...... 12...... 0...... 29...... 32:14 Sat., Oct. 20 ETSU won the rivalry-renewing match-up at the Bristol Motor Speedway two years ago, at Samford *...... 19...... 5...... 19...... 30:12 Johnson City, Tenn. it was Donnavan Spencer helping the Catamounts race past the Bucs, 49-10, in Cullo- Chattanooga *...... 11...... 1...... 11...... 22:14 3:30 pm whee last season, scoring four touchdowns on the ground. WCU broke-open a 7-3 game at Mercer *...... 14...... 1...... 35...... 30:55 in the second half by scoring 42 points – 21 apiece in the third and fourth quarters. at ETSU *...... The Citadel *...... THE CITADEL * (ESPN+) The Citadel and its triple-option attack provide the opposition in the 2018 Homecoming (WCU Homecoming) game in Cullowhee. Last season, WCU’s defense forced five turnovers that played a Wofford *...... Sat., Nov. 3 huge part in the 31-19 road victory. Tyrie Adams threw three TD passes while Detrez at N. Carolina...... Cullowhee, N.C. Newsome rushed for 197 yards including breaking the game’s third tie with an 81-yard TOTAL DRIVES: 95 3:30 pm romp in WCU’s second victory in the past seven overall series meetings. 3 & OUT DRIVES: 14 WOFFORD * (ESPN3) WCU DEFENSE 2018 BALL CONTROL STATS: In a battle of nationally-ranked opponents, Wofford held off a late charge by Western (Senior Day) Carolina, downing the Catamounts in overtime, 35-28, thwarting the upset bid. Don- OPP DRIVES 3&OUT 1ST DWNS TOP Sat., Nov. 4 navan Spencer scored a game-tying TD inside the game’s final three minutes to force Newberry...... 11...... 2...... 22...... 33:08 Cullowhee, N.C. the extra session. The Terriers come to Cullowhee in WCU’s final regular season home at G-Webb...... 11...... 3...... 18...... 31:08 3:30 pm game of 2018 as the Catamounts will honor their seniors prior to the game. VMI *...... 15...... 1...... 33...... 30:35 at Furman *...... 13...... 2...... 20...... 27:46 For a second consecutive season, the Catamounts conclude their regular season sched- at North Carolina (TBA) at Samford *...... 20...... 1...... 37...... 29:48 ule at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C., against North Carolina. The Nov. 17 meeting Saturday, Nov. 17 Chattanooga *...... 12...... 3...... 19...... 37:46 marks just the second meeting on the football gridiron between the two University of Chapel Hill, N.C. North Carolina sister schools. The Tar Heels won last year’s first-ever meeting, 65-10. at Mercer *...... 13...... 1...... 25...... 29:05 TBA UNC scored 35 points in a decisive second quarter, breaking open a 7-7 game. at ETSU *...... The Citadel *...... Wofford *...... A third, seven-win season over the past four years felt hollow for the Catamounts in at N. Carolina...... NCAA FCS 2017 as Western Carolina was unable to halt the 30-plus year drought of advancing to First Round the post-season. Hopes and expectations are high entering the 2018 campaign as WCU TOTAL DRIVES: 95 TBA looks to make a return to the NCAA I FCS playoffs for the first-time since making 3 & OUT DRIVES: 13 a run to the national title game in 1983.

WCU at ETSU PAGE 7 2018 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM /// WESTERN CAROLINA AT ETSU – GAME NOTES

WESTERN CAROLINA – THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WHO TO WATCH FOR – CATAMOUNT OFFENSE RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TD: #12 // TYRIE ADAMS // 6-2 // R-JR. // QB // ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. // DIXIE HOLLINS HS WCU:...... Angelo Brown at Chattanooga – Oct. 13, 2007 (27 yards) Opp:...... Alvin Kamara, Tennessee – Sept. 19, 2015 (50 yards) • AWARDS: 2016 SoCon Freshman of the Year ... 2017 Second Team All-Southern Conference ... 2018 Walter Payton Award Watch List ... RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TD: SIX-time SoCon Offensive Player of the Week twice( in 2018) & three-time WCU:...... Detrez Newsome at South Carolina – Nov. 19, 2016 (93 yards) SoCon Offensive Player of the Month in September (2016, 2017, & 2018); Opp:...... David Durden, Mercer – Oct. 20, 2018 (95 yards) • Has 6,347 career passing yards (2nd in WCU history) & 7,961 yards of total offense (2nd in WCU history) ... 521 career completions (2nd in WCU RETURNED AN INTERCEPTION FOR A TD: history) ... 49 career passing TDs (2nd in WCU history); WCU:...... Michael Murphy vs. VMI – Sept 22, 2018 (46 yards) • Eclipsed his own school-record with 545 yards of total offense includ- Opp:...... Ed Britt (25 yds) and Deonte Davis (32 yards) of Presbyterian – Oct. 4, 2014 ing a career-high 185 rushing yards at Mercer in 2018 – the third-best SCORED ON A FUMBLE RECOVERY: single-game total offense performance in SoCon history. WCU:...... A.J. Newman & Nate Link at Chattanooga – Sept. 30, 2017 Opp:...... Ugonna Akoh of Presbyterian (73 yards) – Oct. 3, 2015 #5 // CONNELL YOUNG // 6-0 // JR. // RB // GREENSBORO, N.C. // DUDLEY HS RECORDED A SAFETY: • Converted to wide receiver a year ago from running back in an effort to get the talented athlete on the field – but converted back to running WCU:...... TEAM vs. Samford – Oct. 24, 2015 back prior to the 2018 season; Opp:...... Jerrell Lawson of Chattanooga (sack/safety) – Oct. 13, 2018 • Rushed for a career-high 105 yards in the road victory over Gardner- BLOCKED A PUNT: Webb, first-career 100-yard rushing performance ... Scored rushing & WCU:...... Jacquez Williams vs. ETSU – Oct. 14, 2017 receiving TD ... Ranks 6th in SoCon in rushing (73.6 yds/gm) and is Opp:...... Avery Armstrong of Furman – Sept. 29, 2018 4th in all-purpose yards (113.1 yds/gm); • Has 50 career receptions ... Has SIX receiving touchdowns including BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT: scores at Gardner-Webb, Furman, and Mercer in 2018; WCU:...... Ezavian Dunn & Tahjai Watt, vs. VMI – Nov. 5, 2016 • Named to the SoCon All-Freshman team as a return specialist in 2016. Opp:...... TM at Gardner-Webb – Sept. 14, 2018

#11 // JORDAN MATHIS // 5-10 // R-SR. // WR // MARIETTA, GA. // MARIETTA HS HAD A 100-YARD RUSHER: WCU:...... Tyrie Adams (22-for-185) at Mercer – Oct. 20, 2018 • Senior leader in an otherwise youthful but talented wide receiver room; Opp:...... Tee Mitchell of Mercer (23-for-157) – Oct. 20, 2018 • Came to Cullowhee as a two-sport athlete, also playing baseball ... HAD A 100-YARD RECEIVER: Has parlayed that diamond experience into a pair of touchdown passes WCU:...... Connell Young (6-for-102 yards) at Mercer – Oct. 20, 2018 from his wide receiver position, tossing his second score in the season- Opp:...... Kelvin McKnight (8-for-138) & Jai’Rus Creamer (8-for-138) of Samford – Oct. 6, 2018 opening victory over Newberry; • Has 68 career receptions for 856 yards, averaging 12.6 yards per re- TEAMMATES RUSHED FOR 100 YARDS IN THE SAME GAME: ception ... Has FOUR receiving scores, two coming in 2017, both in road WCU:...... Tyrie Adams (12-for-106) & Connell Young (14-for-105) games, and one in 2018 at Mercer ... Two 100-yard career receiving ...... at Gardner-Webb – Sept. 14, 2018 games – most recently at Furman in 2018. Opp:...... Antonio Wilcox (21-for-202) & Kealand Dirks (15-for-119) of Furman ...... of Furman – Oct. 28, 2017 WHO TO WATCH FOR – CATAMOUNT DEFENSE TEAMMATES HAD 100 RECEIVING YARDS IN THE SAME GAME: WCU:...... Daquan Patten (6 for 159 yds) & Jordan Mathis (5 for 100 yds) #25 // JACQUEZ WILLIAMS // 6-3 // R-SR. // LB // CATAULA, GA. // GEORGIA MILITARY ...... at Furman – Sept. 29, 2018 Opp:...... Kelvin McKnight (8 for 138 yds) and Jai’Rus Creamer (9 for 101 yds) • Recorded a career-high 11 tackles with six solo stops in the season- ...... of Samford – Oct. 6, 2018 opener against Newberry ... Has FIVE career sacks, four this year – two coming in the win over Newberry, two at Gardner-Webb ... Has 7.5 tackles TEAMMATES HAD 100 YDS RUSHING AND RECEIVING IN THE SAME GAME: for loss nd 4.0 sacks; WCU:...... Tyrie Adams (22–185 rushing yds) & • Has been a vocal leader for the football team during the off-season and ...... & Connell Young (6–102) – at Mercer – Oct. 20, 2018 thru the 2018 preseason; Opp:...... Diocemy Saint Juste (202 yds rush) & Dylan Collie (100 yds receiving) ...... of VMI – Nov. 5, 2016 • Coming off a 21-tackle season, recording 10 solo stops as a transfer junior ... 64 career tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss. THREW AT LEAST FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES: WCU:...... Tyrie Adams (5) at Furman – Sept. 29, 2018 #48 // MITCHELL CHANCEY // 6-0 // SR. // LB // ASHEVILLE, N.C. // ERWIN HS Opp:...... Devlin Hodges of Samford (5) – Oct. 6, 2018 PLAYER SCORED AT LEAST FOUR TOUCHDOWNS: • Has been a special teams player and defensive substitution over his WCU:...... Donnavan Spencer vs. ETSU – Oct. 14, 2017 (4 rushing TDs) first three seasons, working his way into the starting lineup at linebacker Opp:...... Derrick Craine of Chattanooga – Oct. 31, 2015 (4 rushing TDs) for the Catamount defense this season; PLAYER KICKED AT LEAST FOUR FIELD GOALS: • Recorded a career-high 15 tackles (7 solo stops, 8 assists) at Samford ... WCU:...... Joshua Gibson at VMI – Oct. 21, 2017 (4-for-4 FGs) Surpassed his single-season career-best after recording 13 tackles in 2017; Opp:...... Ray Early of Furman – Nov. 16, 2013 (6 FGs) • LEADS the SoCon with a 11.4 tackle per game average ... Is riding a streak of SEVEN-straight double-digit tackle games – has reached dou- TEAM SCORED AT LEAST 50 POINTS: ble-figures in each seasonal game in 2018. WCU:...... 52 vs. VMI – Sept. 22, 2018 Opp:...... 59 by Mercer – Oct. 20, 2018

#29 // MARVIN TILLMAN // 6-1 // SR. // DB // DURHAM, N.C. // SOUTHERN DURHAM HS TEAM SCORED AT LEAST 30 POINTS IN A HALF: WCU:...... 31 vs. VMI (2nd) – Sept. 22, 2018 • AWARDS: Named to the 2015 Southern Conference All-Freshman team Opp:...... 31 by Mercer (2nd) – Oct. 20, 2018 ... 2017 First Team All-Southern Conference & Second Team All-America by the AFCA ... 2018 Buck Buchanan Award Watch List & Preseason TEAM SCORED AT LEAST 25 POINTS IN A QUARTER: All-America from STATS FCS and HERO Sports; WCU:...... 28 vs. Davidson (1st) – Sept. 9, 2017 • Named SoCon Defensive Player of the Month in September, 2017; Opp:...... 28 by Mercer (2nd) – Oct. 20, 2018 • Has 254 career tackles with 140 solo stops and 4.5 tackles for loss over TEAM WAS SHUTOUT: the past four seasons ... Has SEVEN career interceptions, FIVE coming in WCU:...... by Chattanooga (51-0) – Nov. 1, 2014 2017 alone and ONE this year (at Samford). Opp:...... Shorter (35-0) – Aug. 28, 2008 SoCon Opp:...... Wofford (24-0) – Nov. 5, 2005 2018 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL PAGE 8 WCU at ETSU CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM /// WESTERN CAROLINA AT ETSU – GAME NOTES WESTERN CAROLINA at ETSU BUCCANEERS 2018 WESTERN CAROLINA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS 2018 ETSU 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 Connell Young 7 101 532 17 515 5.1 1 31 73.6 Quay Holmes 8 133 581 24 557 4.2 9 18 69.6 Tyrie Adams 7 98 605 95 510 5.2 6 37 72.9 Jacob Saylors 7 50 307 5 302 6.0 2 37 43.1 Donnavan Spencer 7 42 316 4 312 7.4 1 49 44.6 Logan Marchi 6 26 109 29 80 3.1 1 19 13.3 Will Jones 6 25 128 19 109 4.4 1 26 18.2 Austin Herink 7 37 138 86 52 1.4 0 33 7.4

PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Tyrie Adams 7 159.74 115-180-4 63.9 1,485 12 58 212.1 Austin Herink 7 129.6 74-120-3 61.7 924 3 54 132.0 Will Jones 6 131.12 33-58-2 56.9 403 4 29 67.2 Logan Marchi 6 94.8 55-114-6 48.2 657 3 55 109.5 RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Nate Mullen 7 41 440 10.7 2 37 62.9 Keith Coffee 8 23 266 11.6 0 52 33.2 Daquan Patten 7 27 414 15.3 4 51 59.1 Quay Holmes 8 23 181 7.9 1 54 22.6 Connell Young 7 26 277 10.7 3 58 39.6 Kobe Kelley 8 19 309 16.3 2 41 38.6 Jordan Mathis 7 22 383 17.4 1 58 54.7 Anthony Spagnoletti 8 15 197 13.1 0 54 24.6 Quan Harrison 8 11 155 14.1 1 55 19.4 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Daquan Patten 10 99 9.9 0 37 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Domenique Williams 5 22 4.4 0 9 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd Quan Harrison 3 71 23.7 1 69 Ian Berryman 27 1,111 41.1 58 3 9 11 4 1 Caleb Ferguson 5 181 36.2 43 1 2 1 0 0 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd Marion Watson 42 1,643 39.1 53 3 17 12 3 0 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Nate Mullen 8 137 17.1 0 28 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Quay Holmes 8 241 30.1 0 69 |------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points |------PATs ------| Will Horton 0 8-10 25-26 0 0 0-0 0 0 49 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Owen Cosenke 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 36 Quay Holmes 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60 Tyrie Adams 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 36 J.J. Jerman 0 12-15 22-22 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 58 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Tyrie Adams 7 278 510 1,485 1,995 285.0 Austin Herink 7 157 52 924 976 139.4 Connell Young 7 101 515 0 515 73.6 Logan Marchi 6 140 80 657 737 122.8 Will Jones 6 83 109 403 512 85.3 Quay Holmes 8 133 557 0 557 69.6 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Connell Young 7 515 277 0 0 0 792 113.1 Quay Holmes 8 557 181 0 241 0 979 122.4 Nate Mullen 7 36 440 0 137 0 613 87.6 Jacob Saylors 7 302 149 0 93 0 544 77.7 Daquan Patten 7 0 414 99 21 0 534 76.3 Kobe Kelley 8 0 309 0 0 0 309 38.6 Tyrie Adams 7 510 0 0 0 0 510 72.9 Quan Harrison 8 4 155 71 57 0 287 35.9 2018 WESTERN CAROLINA DEFENSIVE LEADERS: HEAD–TO–HEAD TEAM COMPARISONS: 2018 ETSU DEFENSIVE LEADERS: Tackles Leaders: GP–GS UA–AA = Total Avg. WCU Offense ETSU Tackles Leaders: GP UA–AA = Total Avg. Mitchell Chancey...... 7–7...... 44–36 = 80...... 11.4 231...... Scoring...... 192 Dylan Weigel...... 8...... 23–41 = 64...... 8.0 Michael Murphy...... 7–7...... 26–30 = 56...... 8.0 33.0...... Points Per Game...... 24.0 Jared Folks...... 8...... 24–30 = 54...... 6.8 Ty Harris...... 6–6...... 30–22 = 52...... 8.7 179...... First Downs...... 130 Jeremy Lewis...... 8...... 34–18 = 52...... 6.5 Marvin Tillman...... 7–7...... 30–21 = 51...... 7.3 3,487...... Total Yards Gained...... 2,621 Tyree Robinson...... 8...... 29–14 = 43...... 5.4 Jacquez Williams...... 7–7...... 25–18 = 43...... 6.1 498.1...... Yards Per Game...... 327.6 Blake Bockrath...... 7...... 17–20 = 37...... 5.3 Ronald Kent Jr...... 7–5...... 24–10 = 34...... 4.9 1,591...... Rushing Yardage...... 1,040 Tremond Ferrell...... 7...... 11–23 = 34...... 4.9 Solomon Clark...... 7–7...... 13–10 = 23...... 3.3 227.3...... Rushing Average per Game...... 130.0 Zack Yancey...... 8...... 23–10 = 33...... 4.1 Shamon Elliott...... 5–3...... 16–5 = 21...... 4.2 1,896...... Passing Yardage...... 1,581 Nasir Player...... 8...... 16–16 = 32...... 4.0 Adam Henderson...... 7–5...... 9–7 = 16...... 2.3 270.9...... Passing Average per Game...... 197.6 Jason Maduafokwa.....8...... 14–13 27...... 3.4 TFL Leaders: Total Yds WCU Team Stats ETSU TFL Leaders: Total Yds Solomon Clark...... 8.5...... 54 49–461 (65.9)...... Penalties–Yards...... 51–492 (61.5) Dylan Weigel...... 11.5...... 28 Jacquez Williams...... 7.5...... 34 46/100, 46%..... 3rd Down Conversion..... 36/109, 33% Jason Maduafokwa...... 9.5...... 56 Ty Harris...... 4.5...... 14 7/10, 70%...... 4th Down Conversion...... 5/9, 56% Sacks Leaders: Total Yds Sacks Leaders: Total Yds WCU Defense ETSU Jared Folks...... 6.0...... 41 Solomon Clark...... 5.0...... 49 281...... Points Allowed...... 184 Jason Maduafokwa...... 5.5...... 41 Jacquez Williams...... 4.0...... 30 40.1...... Points Allowed Per Game...... 23.0 Interceptions Leaders: Total – Return Yds Interceptions Leaders: Total – Return Yds 3,392...... Total Yards Allowed...... 2,502 Tyree Robinson...... 4 – 66 JerMichael White / Ty Harris...... 2 484.6...... Yards Allowed Per Game...... 312.8 Fumbles Forced Leader: Total Fumbles Forced Leader: Total 1,311...... Rushing Yards Allowed...... 912 Three players tied with...... 2 Four tied with...... 1 187.3...... Rushing Average Allowed...... 115.1 Austin Gatewood, Nasir Player, Zack Yancey 2,081...... Passing Yards Allowed...... 1,581 Fumbles Recovered Leader: Total Fumbles Recovered Leader: Total – Return Yds Five tied with...... 1 297.3...... Passing Average Allowed...... 197.6 Two players tied (Ferrell, Maduafokwa)...... 2 WCU at ETSU PAGE 9 2018 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM /// CATAMOUNT HEAD COACH MARK SPEIR /// 7TH SEASON

MARK SPEIR AT A GLANCE Hometown: Kannapolis, N.C. Wife: Paige (Holt) of Pickens, S.C. Sons: Zeb and Jackson Alma Mater: Clemson, 1990 Master’s – Western Carolina, 1994 COACHING EXPERIENCE 1986-89: Clemson (Student Assistant) 1991-93: Western Carolina (Running Backs) 1994: Western Carolina (Outside Linebackers) 1995-96: Western Carolina l PERSONAL DATA: Originally from Kannapolis, N.C. ... His wife, Paige; the couple (Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator) has two sons, Zeb and Jackson ... Zeb is enrolled at Appalachian State and is a 1997-99: Presbyterian walk-on quarterback for the Mountaineer football team. (Defensive Line/Strength & Conditioning) l EDUCATION: Graduated from Clemson University with a bachelor’s degree in sec- 2000-01: Elon ondary education in ‘90; earned his Masters degree at WCU in 1994. (Running Backs/Sp.Tms/Recruiting Coord.) 2002: Elon (Defensive/Recruiting Coordinator) l COACHING EXPERIENCE: Speir returned to Cullowhee in 2012 after spending 2003-04: Appalachian State (Running Backs) nine seasons at Appalachian State where he was a part of three-consecutive FCS National Championships 2005-09: Appalachian State (Defensive Line) from 2005-07 ... He served as ASU’s recruiting coordinator from 2004 until 2011, while also coaching the inside linebackers prior to his departure. Speir also coached the Mountaineers’ running backs (2003-04), 2004-11: Appalachian State defensive line (2005-08) and defensive ends (2009-10) ... In 2009, Speir was tabbed as the NCAA Division (Recruiting Coordinator) I FCS Assistant Coach of the Year by the Coaches Association (AFCA) ... Prior to Appala- 2009-10: Appalachian State (Defensive Ends) chian State, Speir also made coaching stops at both at Presbyterian (1997-99) while the Blue Hose were a 2011: Appalachian State (Inside Linebackers) NCAA Division II member institution, and at Elon (2000-02) the year after the program made the transition 2012-pres.: Western Carolina (Head Coach) to a NCAA Division I school. A native of Kannapolis, N.C., Speir broke into coaching while an undergraduate at Clemson University, WCU’S ALL-TIME HEAD COACHING RECORDS working as a student assistant from 1986 through 1989, and helped the Tigers to three Atlantic Coast Conference HEAD COACH YRS SEASONS OVERALL SOCON (ACC) Championships during his four years. Following his graduation, Speir landed on Steve Hodgin’s staff in Cullowhee, first working with the Catamount running backs from 1991-93, then the linebackers in 1994 C.C. Poindexter 4 yrs 1931-34 10-26-2 – before coaching the defensive line and serving as the program’s recruiting coordinator from 1995-96 ... All 4 yrs 1935-38 4-30-3 – told, Speir has held the title of recruiting coordinator at three NCAA FCS institutions (WCU, Elon and ASU). James Whatley 3 yrs 1939-41 6-15-1 – SPEIR, WCU COACHING STAFF – FINALIST FOR 2014 : Marion McDonald 1 yr 1945 1-3-0 – Mark Speir and his coaching staff were among 20 national finalists for the 2014 Eddie Robinson Award given Tom Young 10 yrs 1946-55 39-55-4 – to honor the national Coach of the Year at the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. Dan Robinson 13 yrs 1956-68 51-67-6 – SPEIR TAKES #CATAMOUNTSTRONG TO 2015 BOSTON MARATHON: Bob Waters 20 yrs 1969-88 116-94-6 39-36-2 • Just days after his football team broke their annual spring drills in late April, WCU head football coach Mark Dale Strahm 1 yr 1989 3-7-1 1-4-1 Speir had one last item to check off before entering the summer months with his sights set on the team’s offi- Steve Hodgin 7 yrs 1990-96 31-45-0 22-31 cial report date in early August. Speir and his older brother, Ken, tackled the grueling 2015 Boston Marathon, Bill Bleil 5 yrs 1997-2001 23-32-0 18-22 the world’s oldest annual marathon, which ranks as one of the world’s most prestigious road racing events. Kent Briggs 6 yrs 2002-2007 22-43-0 12-32 • The Speir duo ran the 26.2 mile course – or 431.12 football fields ... Mark and his brother had almost identi- cal split times through the halfway point and both finished the marathon right at four and a half hours. Speir 4 yrs 2008-2011 8-36-0 3-21 wore a WCU Football shirt through the streets of Boston with one addition – the hastag, #ByrnesStrong, in Mark Speir 7 yrs 2012–pres. 29-47-0 18-33 honor and memory of friend, Steve Byrnes, a former NASCAR reporter who had passed away from cancer. TOTALS 85 YRS 343-500-23 113-179-3 MARK SPEIR GRANTED CONTRACT EXTENSION: RECORD BY UNIFORM UNDER MARK SPEIR On the heels of guiding the Catamounts to their first winning regular season since 2005 – and just the sec- ond finish above .500 for hte program since 2001 – the executive committee of Western Carolina University’s MR DATE OPPONENT JERSEY PANT RECORD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the request for a four-year contract extension for Catamount head 11/17/12 at Alabama WHITE GOLD 0-3 (L–3) football coach Mark Speir. WCU scored seven victories in 2014, matching the most for the team since winning 11/16/13 Furman PURPLE GOLD 1–3 (L–1) that same number in the 2001 season ... Speir was originally signed to a four and a half year contract. With 9/2/17 at Hawai’i White * PURPLE 0-1 (L–1) the extension – which begins on July 1, 2016 – Speir is under contract in Cullowhee through June of 2020. 9/9/17 Davidson BLACK BLACK 1-0 (W–1) MARK SPEIR ERA – A RETURN “HOME” TO CULLOWHEE: 10/28/17 FURMAN PURPLE BLACK 0-1 (L–1) The 2012 season-opening Thursday night game against Mars Hill marked the “official” beginning of the 11/11/17 MERCER BLACK PURPLE 0-1 (L–1) WCU head coaching career for Mark Speir ... Hired on Dec. 22, 2011, Speir was introduced to the Catamount 9/22/18 VMI PURPLE WHITE 8-4 (W–2) Nation before a standing-room-only audience in the Ramsey Center Hospitality Room ... Speir is the 13th dif- 9/29/18 at Furman WHITE WHITE 5-7 (L–1) ferent head coach in Western Carolina’s football history ... It is his second stint in Cullowhee as Speir got his 10/20/18 at Mercer WHITE PURPLE 6-19 (L–2) professional start in collegiate coaching in 1991 on staff with former head coach, Steve Hodgin ... Speir was 10/13/18 CHATTANOOGA PURPLE PURPLE 8-8 (L–1) on staff at WCU from 1991 until 1996 ... His first son, Zeb, was born in Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva and his youngest son, Jackson, is named after the county in which Cullowhee resides. 2018 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL PAGE 10 WCU at ETSU CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM /// WCU VS. RANKED OPPONENTS – FCS

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DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE Oct. 15, 1983 at #5 Furman...... T 17 17 Oct. 18, 2008 at #6 Wofford...... L 14 42 Nov. 26, 1983 #12 Colgate 1...... W 24 23 Nov. 8, 2008 at #11 Elon...... L 14 33 Dec. 3, 1983 at #3 Holy Cross 1...... W 28 21 Nov. 22, 2008 #2 Appalachian State...... L 10 35 Dec. 10, 1983 at #2 Furman 1...... W 14 7 Nov. 7, 2009 #6 Elon...... L 17 42 Dec. 17, 1983 * vs. #1 Southern Illinois 2...... L 43 7 Nov. 21, 2009 at #6 Appalachian State...... L 14 19 Oct. 27, 1984 at #12 Furman...... W 20 19 Oct. 16, 2010 at #14 Wofford...... L 14 45 Oct. 5, 1985 at #3 Marshall...... T 10 10 Oct. 23, 2010 #1 Appalachian State...... L 14 37 Sept. 19, 1987 #10 Furman...... W 20 14 Sept. 24, 2011 at #1 Georgia Southern...... L 20 52 Oct. 24, 1987 #20 Georgia Southern...... L 16 37 Nov. 5, 2011 #9 Wofford...... L 24 42 Nov. 14, 1987 at #20 Marshall...... L 16 47 Nov. 12, 2011 at #8 Appalachian State...... L 14 46 Nov. 21, 1987 #2 Appalachian State...... L 13 33 Sept. 15, 2012 at #9 Wofford...... L 20 49 Oct. 22, 1988 #15 Eastern Kentucky...... L 14 32 Oct. 6, 2012 #8 Georgia Southern...... L 13 45 Oct. 29, 1988 at #10 Furman...... L 0 31 Oct. 27, 2012 #15 Appalachian State...... L 27 38 Nov. 5, 1988 at #16 Appalachian State...... L 21 42 Oct. 19, 2013 #12 Wofford...... L 17 21 Nov. 12, 1988 #6 Marshall...... L 6 52 Nov. 1, 2014 #12 Chattanooga...... L 0 51 Sept. 2, 1989 at #4 Eastern Kentucky...... L 13 31 Oct. 31, 2015 #4 Chattanooga...... L 13 41 Oct. 7, 1989 vs. #7 The Citadel 3...... T 22 22 Oct. 1, 2016 #9 The Citadel...... L 14 37 Oct. 28, 1989 #3 Furman...... L 3 17 Oct. 22, 2016 at #20 Samford...... L 17 30 Nov. 18, 1989 #7 Appalachian State...... L 7 31 Oct. 29, 2016 #8 Chattanooga...... L 25 38 Oct. 6, 1990 #18 The Citadel...... L 10 21 Sept. 23, 2017 #17 Samford...... W 38 34 Oct. 27, 1990 at #8 Furman...... L 9 42 Oct. 7, 2017 at #5 Wofford...... L(ot) 28 35 Sept. 28, 1991 #3 Furman...... L 14 42 Oct. 27, 2018 at #25 ETSU...... Oct. 12, 1991 at #6 Georgia Southern...... L 6 44 Nov. 2, 1991 at #19 Marshall...... L 24 27 OVERALL RECORD (since 1983):...... 12 – 79 – 3 Nov. 16, 1991 at #18 Appalachian State...... L 12 14 Oct. 24, 1992 #6 The Citadel...... L 31 36 HOME VS. FCS RANKED TEAMS:...... 9 – 34 – 0 Oct. 31, 1992 #2 Marshall...... W 38 30 Last Win: Sept. 23, 2017 – 38-34 over #17 Samford Oct. 2, 1993 #23 Furman...... W 23 20 AWAY VS. FCS RANKED TEAMS:...... 3 – 44– 2 Oct. 9, 1993 at #8 Georgia Southern...... L 18 19 Last Win: Oct. 27, 1984 – 20-19 over #12 Furman Nov. 20, 1993 at #9 Marshall...... L 16 20 Oct. 15, 1994 at #1 Marshall...... L 14 38 NEUTRAL VS. FCS RANKED TEAMS:...... 0 – 1 – 1

Nov. 12, 1994 #12 Appalachian State...... L 7 12 1 2 Oct. 7, 1995 at #13 Georgia Southern...... L 0 42 – NCAA I-AA (FCS) National Playoffs – NCAA I-AA (FCS) National Championship; Charleston, S.C. 3 – Game played at South Carolina’s Williams-Bryce Stadium, Columbia, S.C. due to damage in Oct. 14, 1995 #3 Marshall...... L 3 42 Charleston from Hurrican Hugo Nov. 11, 1995 at #2 Appalachian State...... L 3 28 Oct. 5, 1996 at #15 Furman...... L 30 45 Oct. 19, 1996 at #1 Marshall...... L 21 56 Sept. 27, 1997 at #14 East Tenn. State...... L 18 28 Oct. 4, 1997 #18 Furman...... W 17 16 RECORD AGAINST FCS NATIONAL RANKING: Oct. 11, 1997 at #11 Georgia Southern...... L 7 30 Nov. 15, 1997 at #15 Appalachian State...... L 7 13 No. 1...... 0–9–0 No. 14...... 0–2–0 Oct. 10, 1998 #2 Georgia Southern...... L 21 28 No. 2...... 4–5–0 No. 15...... 0–4–0 Nov. 21, 1998 #2 Appalachian State...... W 23 6 No. 3...... 1–5–1 No. 16...... 0–2–0 Sept. 25, 1999 at #25 East Tenn. State...... L 10 31 No. 4...... 0–3–0 No. 17...... 1–0–0 Oct. 9, 1999 at #1 Georgia Southern...... L 7 70 No. 5...... 0–3–1 No. 18...... 1–3–0 Nov. 13, 1999 at #5 Appalachian State...... L 10 34 No. 6...... 0–9–0 No. 19...... 1–1–0 Sept. 30, 2000 at #6 Furman...... L 14 38 No. 7...... 0–3–1 No. 20...... 0–3–0 Oct. 7, 2000 #1 Georgia Southern...... L 24 42 No. 8...... 0–7–0 No. 21...... 0–2–0 Nov. 11, 2000 #13 Appalachian State...... L 28 35 No. 9...... 0–3–0 No. 22...... 0–0–0 Sept. 29, 2001 #4 Furman...... L 13 31 No. 10...... 1–1–0 No. 23...... 1–0–0 Oct. 6, 2001 at #1 Georgia Southern...... L 14 50 No. 11...... 0–5–0 No. 24...... 0–1–0 Nov. 10, 2001 at #11 Appalachian State...... L 24 34 No. 12...... 2–3–0 No. 25...... 0–3–0 Oct. 5, 2002 at #5 Furman...... L 23 24 No. 13...... 0–2–0 Oct. 12, 2002 #16 Georgia Southern...... L 24 41 Nov. 16, 2002 #8 Appalachian State...... L 14 24 Oct. 4, 2003 #6 Furman...... L 13 19 Oct. 11, 2003 at #11 Georgia Southern...... L 25 31 Oct. 18, 2003 #8 Wofford...... L 6 38 Oct. 2, 2004 at #2 Furman...... L 10 31 Oct. 9, 2004 #3 Georgia Southern...... L 16 38 Oct. 16, 2004 at #6 Wofford...... L 12 15 Sept. 10, 2005 #2 Furman...... W 41 21 Oct. 8, 2005 at #21 Georgia Southern...... L 7 45 Nov. 12, 2005 at #7 Appalachian State...... L 7 35 Sept. 16, 2006 #19 Eastern Kentucky...... W 20 17 Sept. 23, 2006 at #3 Furman...... L 7 42 Sept. 30, 2006 #25 Georgia Southern...... L 14 24 Nov. 11, 2006 #1 Appalachian State...... L 9 31 Oct. 25, 2007 #11 Wofford...... L 44 47 Nov. 10, 2007 at #7 Appalachian State...... L 35 79 Sept. 13, 2008 #25 Liberty...... L 16 19 Sept. 27, 2008 at #24 The Citadel...... L 14 34 Oct. 11, 2008 at #21 Furman...... L 21 28

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

2 Nate Mullen WR 5-9 185 R-Jr. Harrisburg, N.C. (Charlotte / Hickory Ridge HS) 48 Mitchell Chancey LB 6-0 225 Sr. Asheville, N.C. (Erwin HS)

3 D.J. Thorpe WR 6-3 185 R-Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Cane Ridge HS) 49 Nate Link DL 6-2 255 R-Jr. Crowley, La. (ULM / Notre Dame HS)

4 Kenny Benton WR 5-9 180 So. Columbia, S.C. (Blythewood HS) 50 Alex McConnell OL 6-4 265 Fr. Boone, N.C. (Watagua HS)

4 A.J. Rogers DB 6-0 175 Fr. Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes HS) 51 Matthew Bair OL 6-3 285 R-So. Anderson, S.C. (T.L. Hanna HS)

5 Connell Young RB 6-0 205 Jr. Greensboro, N.C. (Dudley HS) 52 Grady Thomas OL 6-5 285 So. Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg HS)

6 Daquan Patten WR 5-6 185 R-So. Columbia, S.C. (Blythewood HS) 55 Andrew Birkmire LB 6-2 220 R-So. Oveido, Fla. (Oveido HS)

7 Corey Holloway RB 5-10 210 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Eagle’s Landing HS) 57 Alan Harris LB 6-2 225 R-Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Mt. Vernon Presbyterian HS)

7 Charles Gadie DB 5-9 170 Fr. Douglasville, Ga. (Douglas County HS) 58 Darrius Smith LB 5-11 210 Fr. Roberson, N.C. (South Creek HS)

8 A.J. Curry QB 6-5 210 Fr. Mt. Airy, Ga. (Habersham Central HS) 59 John Esposito * LB 5-10 200 R-So. Staten Island, N.Y. (Buffalo State / St. Joseph by the Sea)

8 Devlin Olawumi Jr. LB 6-0 195 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake HS) 61 Dawson Johnson OL 6-2 265 R-Fr. Taylorsville, N.C. (Alexander Central HS)

9 John Brannon III DB 6-2 190 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (South Mecklenburg HS) 62 Michael Harper OL 6-4 285 R-Fr. Wilkesboro, N.C. (Fork Union Military)

9 Keshaun Abel WR 6-4 185 R-Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek HS) 63 Zach Weeks OL 6-3 290 R-Sr. Bryson City, N.C. (Swain County HS)

10 Nolan Beasley QB 6-1 195 R-Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (North Mecklenburg HS) 64 Kanaan Brock OL 6-0 295 R-Fr. Rutherfordton, N.C. (R-S Central HS)

10 Angel Rivera LB 6-2 220 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek HS) 65 Kaleb Spry OL 6-3 305 R-Sr. Kannapolis, N.C. (A.L. Brown HS)

11 Jordan Mathis WR 5-10 195 R-Sr. Marietta, Ga. (Marietta HS) 67 Jibril Dandy DL 6-2 325 Gr. Wilmington, N.C. (Tuskegee / John T. Hoggard HS)

12 Tyrie Adams QB 6-2 185 R-Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla. (Dixie M. Hollins HS) 68 Torrion Stevenson OL 6-1 315 Fr. Branchville, S.C. (Branchville HS)

13 D.J. Atkins RB 5-9 160 Fr. Hogansville, Ga. (Callaway HS) 69 Chase Stehling OL 6-4 330 R-Sr. Lincolnton, N.C. (North Lincoln HS)

13 Ronald Kent Jr. DB 5-10 160 Fr. Harrisburg, Pa. (Harrisburg HS) 70 Devon Stephens OL 6-3 285 R-Fr. Sylva, N.C. (Smoky Mountain HS)

14 Quintin Thames DB 5-11 170 So. Grayson, Ga. (Grayson HS) 71 Todd Self OL 6-3 310 R-Fr. Bakersville, N.C. (Mitchell HS)

14 Mahari Stribling WR 6-3 180 Fr. Loganville, Ga. (Grayson HS) 72 Andrew Miles OL 6-4 310 R-Sr. Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch HS)

15 Will Jones QB 6-4 220 R-Fr. Greensboro, N.C. (Page HS) 73 Nick Campbell OL 6-1 265 R-Fr. Braselton, Ga. (Mill Creek HS)

16 Bubba Williamson QB 6-2 185 Fr. Kershaw, S.C. (North Central HS) 74 Tyler Smith OL 6-8 320 Fr. Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland County HS)

17 Reggie Jones DB 5-11 175 R-Fr. Sharpsburg, Ga. (East Coweta HS) 75 Nathan Dalton OL 6-6 340 R-Sr. East Flat Rock, N.C. (East Henderson HS)

17 Tucker Woolum WR 5-10 160 R-Fr. Pineville, Ky. (Pineville HS) 77 Clark Willhoite OL 6-6 320 R-Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Roger Bacon HS)

18 Bryce Wilson DB 5-10 175 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Carver HS) 78 Garrett Bowman OL 6-4 265 Fr. Arab, Ala. (Arab HS)

19 Devarius Cortner DB 6-1 190 Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (East Nashville Magnet HS) 79 Bailey Byrum OL 6-7 330 R-So. Sweetwater, Tenn. (Sweetwater HS)

20 Donnavan Spencer RB 5-10 190 R-So. Charlotte, N.C. (Vance HS) 80 Charles Johnson WR 5-8 175 R-Jr. Wake Forest, N.C. (Heritage HS)

21 Haki Bradley * RB 5-10 210 R-So. Raleigh, N.C. (Catawba / Heritage HS) 81 Connor Moore TE 6-2 200 R-Fr. Sylva, N.C. (Smoky Mountain HS)

22 JerMichael White DB 6-1 185 Sr. Johnson City, Tenn. (Science Hill HS) 82 Caleb Woodard TE 6-0 230 R-So. Bryson City, N.C. (Swain County HS)

24 Shamon Elliott DB 6-0 190 Jr. Fayetteville, N.C. (Terry Sanford HS) 83 Ian Berryman P/K 6-0 200 R-Sr. Marietta, Ga. (Fellowship Christian School)

25 Jacquez Williams LB 6-3 220 Sr. Cataula, Ga. (Georgia Military / Harris County HS) 84 Owen Cosenke TE 6-3 240 So. Aldie, Va. (Fork Union Military / John Champe HS)

26 Brandon Bawn S 6-1 195 Jr. Macon, Ga. (Georgia Military / Rutland HS) 85 Luke Britt TE 6-6 215 Fr. Calypso, N.C. (North Duplin HS)

27 Trevor Childers LB 6-1 215 So. Lincolnton, N.C. (East Lincoln HS) 86 Tyran Reynolds WR 6-1 200 R-Sr. Crystal River, Fla. (Crystal River HS)

28 Terrance Wilson DB 5-9 180 R-Sr. Suwanee, Ga. (Buffalo / Buford HS) 87 Angel Perez-Hunt WR 5-8 165 R-Fr. Mocksville, N.C. (Davie HS)

29 Marvin Tillman DB 6-1 195 Sr. Durham, N.C. (Southern Durham HS) 88 Brad Swan Jr. WR 6-1 190 R-Jr. Dallas, Ga. (North Paulding HS)

30 Michael Murphy DB 6-2 200 R-So. Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg HS) 89 Richard McCollum K 5-9 160 Fr. Sanford, N.C. (Southern Lee HS)

31 Caleb Ferguson RB 5-11 195 R-Fr. Waynesville, N.C. (Tuscola HS) 90 Solomon Clark DL 6-0 270 Sr. Richmond, Calif. (Laney College / Hercules HS)

32 Chris Campbell LB 6-1 235 Fr. Vanceboro, N.C. (West Craven HS) 91 Trevon Poole DL 6-2 270 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Winton Woods HS)

33 Curtis Roach LB 6-1 200 R-So. Cumming, Ga. (South Forsyth HS) 92 Ali Davis DL 6-2 240 Fr. Mint Hill, N.C. (Rocky River HS)

34 Bruce Squires LB 6-0 200 R-Fr. Forest City, N.C. (Chase HS) 94 Ezekiel Jennette DL 5-11 235 R-Fr. Durham, N.C. (NC State / Southern Durham HS)

35 Kalen Allen LB 6-0 250 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek HS) 95 Elijah Hall DL 6-0 255 R-Fr. Kannapolis, N.C. (A.L. Brown HS)

36 Christian Yarborough LB 6-0 200 R-So. Indian Trail, N.C. (Metrolina Christian Academy) 96 K.J. Milner DL 6-4 260 Fr. Hinesville, Ga. (Bradwell Institute)

37 Ty Harris LB 6-1 245 R-Fr. Dacula, Ga. (Dacula HS) 97 Adam Henderson DL 6-4 295 Fr. Greenville, S.C. (Berea HS)

38 Jarquavius Wortham LB 6-1 225 Jr. LaGrange, Ga. (Georgia Military / Callaway HS) 98 Holden Edwards DL 6-2 295 R-So. Mount Ulla, N.C. (South Iredell HS)

39 Julian Pletz K 5-10 180 Fr. Liberty Township, Ohio (Edgewood HS) 99 Ricky Palao DL 6-2 270 So. Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS)

40 Will Horton K 5-10 165 So. Acworth, Ga. (North Cobb HS) Cameron Brown LB 6-2 210 So. Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida State Univ. School)

41 Cinsere Allison DB 6-0 185 Fr. Kannapolis, N.C. (A.L. Brown HS) Dawson Brown WR 5-8 160 Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. (Harrison HS)

42 Jontavious Shotwell DB 5-11 175 Fr. Hoschton, Ga. (Mill Creek HS) Joey Curry QB 6-0 205 Fr. Murphy, N.C. (Murphy HS)

43 Luke Hoggard LB 6-0 225 R-Fr. Edenton, N.C. (North Carolina / Holmes HS) Brandon Hendricks WR 5-10 160 R-Fr. Mocksville, N.C. (Davie HS)

44 Charles McDonough LS 6-0 220 R-So. Kernersville, N.C. (East Forsyth HS) Jess Smith WR 5-9 175 R-Fr. Seneca, S.C. (Seneca HS)

45 Clayton Bardall TE 6-3 225 Fr. Cumming, Ga. (North Forsyth HS) Dray Starr WR 5-10 170 Fr. McDonough, Ga. (Henry County HS)

46 Austin Phillips TE 6-1 235 Jr. Newland, N.C. (Avery County HS) Micah Randall P/K 6-1 160 Fr. Kings Mountain, N.C. (Kings Mountain HS)

47 Joel Poinsette K 6-0 165 So. Greenville, S.C. (St. Josephs Catholic HS)

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OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS

QB 12 TYRIE ADAMS 6-2 185 R-JR. DE 49 NATE LINK 6-2 250 R-JR. PK 40 WILL HORTON 5-10 165 SO. 15 Will Jones 6-4 220 R-Fr. 94 Ezekiel Jennette 5-11 235 R-Fr. 39 Julian Pletz 5-10 180 Fr.

RB 5 CONNELL YOUNG 6-0 205 JR. NOSE 90 SOLOMON CLARK 6-0 270 SR. KO 40 WILL HORTON 5-10 165 SO. 20 Donnavan Spencer 5-10 190 R-So. 97 Adam Henderson 6-4 295 Fr. 39 Julian Pletz 5-10 180 Fr. - or - 7 Corey Holloway 5-10 210 R-Sr. DE 96 K.J. MILNER 6-4 260 FR. H 83 IAN BERRYMAN 6-0 200 R-SR. WR 11 JORDAN MATHIS 5-10 195 SR. 99 Ricky Palao 6-2 270 So. 33 Curtis Roach 6-1 200 R-So. 4 Kenny Benton 5-9 180 So. WILL 25 JACQUEZ WILLIAMS 6-3 220S SR. P 83 IAN BERRYMAN 6-0 200 R-SR. WR 2 NATE MULLEN 5-9 185 R-JR. 57 Alan Harris 6-2 225 R-Fr 21 Caleb Ferguson 5-11 195 R-Fr 80 Charles Johnson 5-8 175 R-Jr. SAM 30 MICHAEL MURPHY 6-2 200 R-SO. LS 44 CHARLES MCDONOUGH 6-0 220 R-SO. WR 6 DAQUAN PATTEN 5-6 175 R-SO. 34 Bruce Squires 6-0 200 R-Fr. 43 Luke Hoggard 6-0 225 R-Fr. 86 Tyran Reynolds 6-1 200 R-Sr. MIKE 37 TY HARRIS 6-1 245 R-FR. KR 4 KENNY BENTON 5-9 180 SO. TE 84 OWEN COSENKE 6-3 240 SO. 35 Kalen Allen 6-0 250 Fr. 20 Donnavan Spencer 5-10 190 R-So. 46 Austin Phillips 6-1 235 JR. 5 Connell Young 6-0 205 Jr. BUCK 48 MITCHELL CHANCEY 6-0 220 SR. LT 52 GRADY THOMAS 6-5 285 SO. 58 Darrius Smith 5-11 210 Fr. PR 6 DAQUAN PATTEN 5-6 175 R-SO. 74 Tyler Smith 6-8 320 Fr. 2 Nate Mullen 5-9 185 R-Jr. CB 13 RONALD KENT JR. 5-10 160 FR. LG 72 ANDREW MILES 6-4 310 R-SR. 7 Charles Gadie 5-9 170 Fr. 51 Matthew Bair 6-3 285 R-So. S 29 MARVIN TILLMAN 6-1 195 SR. WHO’S UP, WHO’S DOWN C 63 ZACH WEEKS 6-3 290 R-SR. 9 John Brannon III 6-2 190 Jr. COACHES BOOTH IN PRESS BOX: 65 Kaleb Spry 6-3 305 R-Sr. Brad Glenn...... Offensive Coordinator S 4 A.J. ROGERS 6-0 175 FR. Rueben Wright...... Running Backs Coach RG 69 CHASE STEHLING 6-4 335 R-SR. 19 Devarius Cortner 6-1 190 Jr. Tripp Weaver...... Defensive Secondary 77 Clark Willhoite 6-6 330 R-Fr. Deane Cheathem...... CB 17 REGGIE JONES 5-11 175 R-FR. RT 75 NATHAN DALTON 6-6 340 R-SR. 24 Shamon Elliott 6-0 190 Jr. COACHES ON THE FIELD: Mark Speir...... Head Coach 62 Michael Harper 6-4 285 R-Fr. John Holt...... Offensive Line Tyler Carlton...... Wide Receivers Pat Mills...... TEs / Special Teams Coord. Al Degraffenreid...... Offensive Quality Control John Wiley...... Defensive Coordinator / ILBs Mark Rhea...... Defensive Line Justin Hood...... Outside Linebackers

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CATAMOUNT OFFENSE QB 12 TYRIE ADAMS 6-2 185 R-JR. 2016 SoCon FR of YR ... Walter Payton Award Watch List ... 7,961 yds total offense (2nd @WCU); 6,347 yds passing (2nd) 15 Will Jones 6-4 220 R-Fr. Threw 1st TD pass @GAWB ... 4 TD passes, TD rush @SAM ... 3-yr starter @Page HS, 2x NCHSAA 4-A champ RB 5 CONNELL YOUNG 6-0 205 JR. Converted back to RB ... 733 rush yds, 5 TDs – 1st 100-yd (105 @GAWB); 50 recs, 515 yds, 6TD ... SoCon ALL-FR (returner) 20 Donnavan Spencer 5-10 190 R-So. 6 rushing TDs in 2017, 7 career ... 1st start vs.ETSU (2017), 139 rushing yds & 4 TDs ... 400 yds in gm as prep - or - 7 Corey Holloway 5-10 210 R-Sr. Returning from injury (chest) ... 888 career rush yds, 13 TDs (9 shy of WCU top 20) ... Three, 100-yd rushing games WR 11 JORDAN MATHIS 5-10 195 R-SR. 35 gms, 68 rec. 856 yds, 4 TDs ... 2, 100-yd gms (@FUR in 2018 ...) Came to WCU as 2-sport (FB, BASE) ... Father, Mark, played in NFL 4 Kenny Benton 5-9 180 So. 15 gms ... 1st carer catch @FUR, adding FF & FR on SpTms ... 1st career TD rec @SAM ... Missed preseason with injury WR 2 NATE MULLEN 5-9 185 R-JR. Transfer from Charlotte, son of a coach (Jeff) ... 24 GP over 2 yrs @UNCC ... Rush, Rec TD vs. VMI ... Tm-best 41 rec, 440 yds, 2TDs 80 Charles Johnson 5-8 175 R-Jr. 1 career GP, no official stats ... SoCon Academic Honor Roll (2015-16) ... 4-time SoCon Academic Honor Roll WR 6 DAQUAN PATTEN 5-6 175 R-SO. 10 career GP, 7 starts ... 1st TD rec @GAWB, 4 TD n ‘18 ... Legacy at WCU; father, David Patten – Super Bowl champ. (NE) 86 Tyran Reynolds 6-1 200 R-Sr. 1 catch, 10 yds in 2015 ... Scoop-and-score on a punt block vs. ETSU in 2017 ... 6 careeer recs, 86 yds (5–76 in 2018) TE 84 OWEN COSENKE 6-3 240 SO. Rec in 7 of last 8 games ... Career: 22 rec, 234 yds, 7 TDs (6 this yr) ... Named 2nd tm Phil Steele FR All-America in 2017 46 Austin Phillips 6-1 235 Jr. Used mostly on SpTm until injuries 2017, good blocker ... 24 gms, 6 catches, 55 yds, 2 career TDs (vs.Mercer, vs. Newberry) LT 52 GRADY THOMAS 6-5 285 SO. 16 GP, 8 starts ... 1st-team All-USA SC FB tm ... Selected to 80th Shrine Bowl ... No. 5 wrestler in SC, County Champion 74 Tyler Smith 6-8 320 Fr. Two-time all-conference ... Shrine Bowl ... Named to 2017 American Family Insurance All-USA NC FB team LG 72 ANDREW MILES 6-4 310 R-SR. Returned from injury in 2015 ... 40 career GP, 19 starts ... 2nd team All-SoCon in 2017; PRE 2nd tm All-SoCon 51 Matthew Bair 6-3 285 R-So. Appeared in 16 gms as reserve on OL & SPTM ... All-State as prep senior after grading out at 90% with 78 pancake blks C 63 ZACH WEEKS 6-3 285 R-SR. 4-yr starter, 40 GP ... PRE All-SoCon, All-America ... 2015 SoCon All-FR TM, redshirt in 2014 ... 3-year starter @Swain HS 73 Nick Campbell 6-1 265 R-Fr. Yet to make collegiate debut ... 3-yr varsity on 3-time region championship tm ... Father, Mike, played at Auburn, CFL RG 69 CHASE STEHLING 6-4 335 R-SR. 29 career GP, 8 GS ... Redshirt in 2014, DNP in 2015 ... OL, DL, & TE as a prep; hoops and track & field; Trk & Fld @WCU 77 Clark Willhoite 6-6 330 R-Fr. Redshirted ... 7 GP, mostly on SPTMs ... All-conference, team MVP along offensive line ... Academic All-Ohio RT 75 NATHAN DALTON 6-6 340 R-SR. 41 GP, 37 starts ... SoCon All-Freshman Tm in ‘15 ... 2nd team PRE All-SoCon in 2016, 2017, 2018 62 Michael Harper 6-4 285 R-Fr. 1st start @FUR ... Played OL & DL as prep ... All-Prep, All-State at Fork Union ... Distinguished Cadet Award at FUMA CATAMOUNT DEFENSE DE 49 NATE LINK 6-2 250 R-JR. Transfer from UL-Monroe ... 70 tckls, 8.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 6 hurries ... Career-high 10 tckls, at CIT /// 9 GP at ULM, 5 tckls 94 Ezekiel Jennette 5-11 235 R-Fr. Transfer ... LB / DL hybrid for rush DE ... good athleticism ... Made WCU debut vs. Newberry (2018), 7 GP @WCU, 3 tckls NOSE 90 SOLOMON CLARK 6-0 250 JR. 32 tckls with 9.5 TFL ... 5.5 TFL, 4.0 sacks vs. VMI ... Transfer from Laney College; 17 gms @ Laney, 37 tckls & 4 blks 97 Adam Henderson 6-4 295 Fr. 5 tckls in debut vs. NEW ... 16 tckls, 3.0 TFLs ... 4-yr varsity letter winner ... 2017 Shrine Bowl, 1st from Berea HS since 1995 DE 96 K.J. MILNER 6-4 260 FR. 6 GP, 13 tckls, 1 TFL ... 1st-team defense as senior ... Selected to “Blitz Border Bowl ... Earned the Captain’s Award 99 Ricky Palao 6-2 270 So. 11 GP ... 13 tckls, 3.5 TFL ... 1st sack vs.UTC ... On Alabama 7-A champ tm at Hoover High, sack in title gm WILL 25 JACQUEZ WILLIAMS 6-3 220 JR. 16 gms ... 56 tckls, 30 solo, 8.5 career TFLs, 5.0 career sacks ... 7.5 TFLs, 4.0 sacks this year 57 Alan Harris 6-2 225 R-Fr. Redshirted in 2017 ... 7 GP, 2 tckls ... 458 career tckls as prep, 200 solo stops & 29 sacks at Mt. Vernon Presbyterian HS SAM 30 MICHAEL MURPHY 6-2 200 R-SO. 19 GP, 78 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 4 PBUs ... 1st career INT, pick-6 vs. VMI ... HS: All-Region II-4A as SR ... All-Area 2nd tm 34 Bruce Squires 6-0 200 R-Fr. DNP in 2017 ... 2017-18 SoCon Academic Honor Roll ... 7 GP, 7 tckls ... 2-time all-conf as prep ... 2-star out of HS by 247Sports MIKE 37 TY HARRIS 6-1 245 SO. Injured for opener vs. Newberry ... 18 GP, 70 career tckls, 42 solo, 5.0 TFL ... 1st career sack @GAWB ... 2 INTS 35 Kalen Allen 6-0 250 Fr. Started vs. NEW, blkd PAT ... 8 tackles, TFL ... 4-year varsity, 3-time all-conference ... Over 480 career tckls ... All-State BUCK 48 MITCHELL CHANCEY 6-0 225 SR. 36 GP, 101 career tackles, 54 solo stops, 4.0 TFLs, Sack ... Dbl-digit tckls, 7-STRT-GMS ... 2014 MAC HS DEF PotY, All-WNC 58 Darrius Smith 5-11 210 Fr. Four-year varsity letter winner ... 244 tackles as prep, 211 solo stops and 7 TFL ... INT, two FF as prep ... 7 GP for WCU, 1 tckl CB 13 RONALD KENT, JR. 5-10 170 FR. Two-way player as prep ... Named All-State ... Listed as No. 9 CB in Pennsylvania ... 34 tackles, 9 PBUs in 1st 7 gms 7 Charles Gadie 5-9 170 Fr. 3 GP, 2 tackles in 2018 ... 2-time All-Region, first-team as senior ... Listed as 2-star recruit by Rivals & 247Sports S 29 MARVIN TILLMAN 6-1 190 SR. 38 gms, 254 tckls – 7 INTs, 5 in 2017, 17 PBUs ... 2015 SoCon All-FR ... Career-high 13 tckls at #5 WOF ... Buck Buchanan Watch List 9 John Brannon III 6-2 190 Jr. 17 GP, 18 tackles, TFL ... 4 PBUs ... 2 INTs vs. ETSU with pick six ... 97 INT Ret Yds ... SoCon DEF POTW (Oct. 16, 2017) S 4 A.J. ROGERS 6-0 175 FR. 7 GP, 3 GS; 16 tckls, 11 solo ... All-state, All-area, All-region as SR ... North-South game, also played in Blue-Grey Bowl in 2015 19 Devarius Cortner 6-1 190 Jr. 22 games played, 31 tackles, 14 solo ... QB & DB as prep ... Two-star athlete by Rivals.com & 247Sports CB 17 REGGIE JONES 5-11 175 R-FR. 7 GP, 15 tackles, 10 solo, 2 PBUs ... All-Region as a prep ... DNP in 2017 ... 2 tackles vs. Newberry in debut 24 Shamon Elliott 6-0 190 Jr. 24 GP ... 77 career tckls, 57 solo ... Career-high 12 tckls vs. VMI ... Career-best TWO INTs vs. DAV – 3 INTs in 2017 ... 12 PBUs CATAMOUNT SPECIAL TEAMS PK 40 WILL HORTON 5-10 165 SO. 1st tm All-State ... 4.5 star at Chris Sailer ... 10-of-14 (71.4) FG @WCU ... 56-for-57 to date – 24-straight PATs active streak 39 Julian Pletz 5-10 180 Fr. Joined the football team for fall camp ... 1st FGA at GAWB, blocked ... 2-for-2 on PATs, 0-for-1 on FGs (@GAWB) P 83 IAN BERRYMAN 6-0 205 R-SR. Long 65-yd punt vs. SAM ... 195 career punts ... 54 kicks of 50+ yds and 77 downed inside opp. 20 ... PRE All-SoCon, All-America 31 Caleb Ferguson 5-11 195 R-Fr. RB by trade, also used in SPTMs as back-up punter (4 punts, 37.2 avg) ... 3-time All-WNC ... Two-way player as prep LS 44 CHARLES MCDONOUGH 6-0 220 R-SO. 2nd-year LS ... Snaps on placekicks, punts ... 19 GP, 2 career tckls ... 4.5 star rating from Rubio Long Snapping Camp

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WCU INDIVIDUAL CAREER PASSING STATS

#11 JORDAN MATHIS...... WR #12 TYRIE ADAMS...... QB 2018 Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack - Yds 2018 Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack - Yds Newberry...... 1 1 0 100.0 9 1 0 0 - 0 Newberry...... 26 17 0 69.2 262 0 51 1 - 4 at Samford...... 1 1 0 100.0 -6 0 0 0 - 0 at Gardner-Webb...... 24 13 0 54.2 108 2 33 1 - 6 Chattanooga...... 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 - 0 VMI...... 33 21 2 63.6 229 3 32 1 - 5 SEASON...... 3 2 0 66.7 3 1 0 0 - 0 at Furman...... 36 25 0 69.4 424 5 58 4 - 12 at Samford...... 3 3 0 100.0 14 0 8 0 - 0 2017 Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack - Yds Chattanooga...... 13 6 1 46.1 88 0 37 3 - 15 at #5 Wofford...... 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 - 0 at Mercer...... 45 30 1 66.7 360 2 58 1 - 6 Furman...... 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 - 0 SEASON...... 180 115 4 63.9 1,485 12 58 11 - 48 SEASON...... 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2017 Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack - Yds 2015 Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack - Yds at Hawai’i...... 40 23 1 57.5 270 1 26 4 - 19 Samford...... 1 1 0 100.0 39 1 39 0 - 0 Davidson...... 13 10 0 76.9 274 5 67 0 0 SEASON...... 1 1 0 100.0 39 1 39 0 - 0 at Gardner-Webb...... 23 14 1 60.9 224 3 41 2 - 20 #17 Samford...... 31 19 1 61.3 312 1 59 3 - 10 CAREER...... 6 3 0 50.0 48 2 39 0 - 0 at Chattanooga...... 15 8 0 53.3 125 1 38 3 - 16 at #5 Wofford...... 26 17 3 65.4 195 2 38 1 - 8 ETSU...... 27 14 0 51.9 83 1 20 3 - 18 #15 WILL JONES...... QB at VMI...... 33 20 1 60.6 195 1 29 3 - 25 Furman...... 11 7 0 63.6 36 0 10 1 - 5 2018 Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack - Yds at The Citadel...... 21 14 0 66.7 133 3 32 0 0 Newberry...... 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Mercer...... 47 35 1 74.5 378 3 48 1 - 11 at Gardner-Webb...... 4 3 0 75.0 42 1 18 0 - 0 at North Carolina...... 18 8 0 44.4 69 1 29 0 0 at Furman...... 4 2 0 50.0 22 0 20 0 - 0 SEASON...... 305 189 8 62.0 2,294 22 67 21 - 132 at Samford...... 41 22 2 53.7 210 2 26 1 - 6 Chattanooga...... 5 3 0 60.0 68 0 29 1 - 9 2016 Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack - Yds at Mercer...... 4 3 0 75.0 36 1 17 0 - 0 at East Carolina...... 24 12 1 50.0 167 0 48 0 0 SEASON...... 58 33 2 56.9 378 4 29 2 - 15 Gardner-Webb...... 43 36 2 83.7 427 5 45 0 0 at ETSU...... 39 26 0 66.7 343 2 45 4 - 11 The Citadel...... 19 10 1 52.6 90 0 24 7 - 57 #83 IAN BERRYMAN...... P Wofford...... 48 31 1 64.5 285 2 38 3 - 20 at Mercer...... 39 25 2 64.1 384 2 43 1 - 9 2018 Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack - Yds at Samford...... 31 17 1 54.8 122 1 14 4 - 23 at Mercer...... 1 1 0 100.0 1 1 5 0 - 0 Chattanooga...... 23 13 0 56.5 117 1 21 4 - 22 SEASON...... 1 1 0 100.0 1 1 5 0 - 0 VMI...... 31 21 1 67.7 207 1 53 2 - 21 at Furman...... 27 19 0 70.4 295 1 61 3 - 15 at South Carolina...... 18 7 0 38.9 131 0 57 1 - 6 SEASON...... 342 217 8 63.5 2,568 15 61 29 - 184

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

CAREER...... 827 521 20 63.0 6,347 49 67 61 - 364

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WCU INDIVIDUAL CAREER RUSHING STATS

2017 #2 NATE MULLEN...... WR 2016 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg 2018 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg at Hawai’i...... 23 147 40 107 0 28 4.7 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg at East Carolina...... 7 25 0 25 0 10 3.6 Davidson...... 3 9 10 -1 0 9 -0.3 at Gardner-Webb...... 1 8 0 8 0 8 8.0 Gardner-Webb...... 6 20 0 20 0 8 3.3 at Gardner-Webb...... 10 57 20 37 0 19 3.7 VMI...... 1 15 0 15 1 15 15.0 at ETSU...... 3 19 0 19 0 10 6.3 #17 Samford...... 20 165 13 152 1 48 7.6 at Furman...... 1 6 0 6 0 6 6.0 Wofford...... 1 1 0 1 0 1 1.0 at Chattanooga...... 10 62 18 44 0 19 4.4 at Samford...... 1 4 0 4 0 4 4.0 at Mercer...... 5 4 5 -1 0 3 -0.2 at #5 Wofford...... 16 88 12 76 1 13 4.8 Chattanooga...... 1 3 0 3 0 3 3.0 at Samford...... 8 41 0 41 0 19 5.1 ETSU...... 14 102 12 90 0 40 6.4 SEASON...... 5 36 0 36 1 15 8.3 Chattanooga...... 3 5 0 5 0 3 1.7 at VMI...... 23 103 33 70 0 18 3.0 VMI...... 5 9 0 9 1 4 1.8 Furman...... 6 22 5 17 0 6 2.8 SEASON...... 38 124 5 119 1 19 3.3 at The Citadel...... 7 68 18 50 0 34 7.1 #4 KENNY BENTON...... WR Mercer...... 15 75 20 55 0 11 3.7 2015 2018 at North Carolina...... 8 52 3 49 0 15 6.1 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg SEASON...... 155 950 204 746 2 48 4.7 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Mars Hill...... 9 58 0 58 1 18 6.4 VMI...... 1 9 0 9 0 9 9.0 at Tennessee...... 8 29 2 27 0 9 3.4 2016 SEASON...... 1 9 0 9 0 9 9.0 Presbyterian...... 15 59 1 58 0 11 3.9 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Mercer...... 4 24 0 24 0 7 6.0 at East Carolina...... 11 57 6 51 0 13 4.6 #5 CONNELL YOUNG...... RB at Wofford...... 5 22 0 22 1 9 4.4 Gardner-Webb...... 13 83 0 83 0 12 6.4 Samford...... 11 50 0 50 2 14 4.5 at ETSU...... 11 49 12 37 0 21 3.4 2018 at #4 Chattanooga...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 The Citadel...... 10 19 66 -47 0 12 -4.7 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg SEASON...... 53 242 3 239 4 18 4.5 Wofford...... 8 24 21 3 0 9 0.4 Newberry...... 18 102 5 97 0 16 5.4 at Mercer...... 4 13 9 4 0 8 1.0 CAREER...... 193 904 23 881 13 58 4.6 at Gardner-Webb...... 14 108 3 105 1 31 7.5 at Samford...... 15 71 23 48 0 13 3.2 VMI...... 19 93 4 89 0 31 4.7 Chattanooga...... 15 55 32 23 0 16 1.5 at Furman...... 14 52 0 52 0 12 3.7 VMI...... 10 38 25 13 0 10 1.3 at Samford...... 7 25 1 24 0 9 3.4 #8 A.J. CURRY...... QB at Furman...... 13 68 18 50 0 25 3.8 Chattanooga...... 15 73 1 72 0 20 4.8 2018 at South Carolina...... 13 103 10 93 0 24 7.2 at Mercer...... 14 79 3 76 0 30 5.4 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg SEASON...... 123 580 222 358 0 25 2.9 SEASON...... 101 532 17 515 1 31 5.1 at Samford...... 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0 SEASON...... 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0 CAREER...... 368 2,126 494 1,632 8 48 4.4 2017 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Davidson...... 2 17 0 17 0 12 8.5 #15 WILL JONES...... QB at Gardner-Webb...... 2 18 0 18 0 13 9.0 #10 NOLAN BEASLEY...... QB 2018 #17 Samford...... 5 24 1 23 0 9 4.6 2017 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Furman...... 1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Newberry...... 2 13 0 13 0 11 6.5 SEASON...... 10 64 1 63 0 13 6.3 Davidson...... 1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0 at Gardner-Webb...... 4 22 0 22 0 14 5.5 SEASON...... 1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0 at Furman...... 3 10 0 10 0 4 3.3 2016 at Samford...... 8 52 6 46 1 26 5.8 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Chattanooga...... 6 23 11 12 0 12 2.0 at East Carolina...... 2 1 2 -1 0 1 -0.5 SEASON...... 23 120 18 102 1 26 4.4 Gardner-Webb...... 3 12 0 12 0 8 4.0 #11 JORDAN MATHIS...... WR at Mercer...... 3 11 0 11 1 8 3.7 2017 at Samford...... 5 23 0 23 0 12 4.6 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg #20 DONNAVAN SPENCER.....RB Chattanooga...... 8 28 2 26 0 9 3.2 at Chattanooga...... 2 26 0 26 0 20 13.0 VMI...... 6 14 0 14 1 10 2.3 at #5 Wofford...... 2 3 4 -1 0 3 -0.5 2018 at Furman...... 8 42 0 42 0 12 5.2 ETSU...... 3 15 3 12 0 11 4.0 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg at South Carolina...... 9 31 3 28 2 16 3.1 Furman...... 1 7 0 7 0 7 7.0 Newberry...... 6 24 2 22 0 15 3.7 SEASON...... 44 162 7 155 4 16 3.5 SEASON...... 8 51 7 44 0 20 5.5 at Gardner-Webb...... 9 69 0 69 0 46 7.7 CAREER...... 155 758 25 733 5 31 4.7 2015 VMI...... 10 96 1 95 1 31 9.5 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg at Furman...... 5 15 0 15 0 7 3.0 at #4 Chattanooga...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 at Samford...... 5 62 0 62 0 49 12.4 #7 COREY HOLLOWAY...... RB SEASON...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Chattanooga...... 4 13 0 13 0 7 3.2 at Mercer...... 3 12 1 11 0 8 3.7 2018 CAREER...... 9 51 7 44 0 20 4.9 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg SEASON...... 42 291 4 287 1 49 6.8 at Gardner-Webb...... 6 15 0 15 0 4 2.5 2017 VMI...... 1 1 0 1 0 1 1.0 #12 TYRIE ADAMS...... QB Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg at Furman...... 1 6 0 6 0 6 6.0 at Hawai’i...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 at Samford...... 7 15 1 14 1 6 2.0 2018 Davidson...... 8 23 2 21 1 10 2.6 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Chattanooga...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 at Chattanooga...... 10 38 2 36 0 10 3.6 Newberry...... 17 91 10 81 3 17 4.8 at Mercer...... 4 31 0 31 0 14 7.8 at #5 Wofford...... 1 1 0 1 1 1 1.0 at Gardner-Webb...... 12 112 6 106 0 32 8.8 SEASON...... 20 68 1 67 1 14 3.4 ETSU...... 21 139 0 139 4 41 6.6 VMI...... 17 122 5 117 1 21 6.9 at VMI...... 14 78 2 76 0 28 5.4 2017 at Furman...... 19 66 18 48 0 12 2.5 Furman...... 5 28 1 27 0 11 5.4 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg at Samford...... 3 10 19 -9 0 9 -3.0 SEASON...... 60 367 67 300 6 41 5.0 at Hawai’i...... 8 76 0 76 1 49 9.5 Chattanooga...... 8 9 27 -18 0 4 -2.2 Davidson...... 16 121 2 119 0 45 7.4 at Mercer...... 22 195 10 185 2 37 8.4 CAREER...... 102 658 71 587 7 49 5.7 at Gardner-Webb...... 5 18 4 14 1 13 2.8 SEASON...... 98 605 95 510 6 37 5.2 #17 Samford...... 6 13 0 13 1 5 2.2 at Chattanooga...... 14 105 0 105 2 58 7.5 #31 CALEB FERGUSON...... RB at #5 Wofford...... 2 9 0 9 0 8 4.5 2018 ETSU...... 1 3 0 3 0 3 3.0 Game No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg at VMI...... 17 57 8 49 1 8 2.9 at Samford...... 2 5 0 5 0 5 2.5 Furman...... 10 42 0 42 1 11 4.2 SEASON...... 2 5 0 5 0 5 2.5 at The Citadel...... 1 12 0 12 0 12 12.0 Mercer...... 2 14 0 14 0 10 7.0 SEASON...... 82 470 14 456 7 58 5.6 2018 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL PAGE 16 WCU at ETSU CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM /// WCU CAREER INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

WCU INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECEIVING STATS

2017 #2 NATE MULLEN...... WR Game No Yds TD Long #46 AUSTIN PHILLIPS...... TE 2018 Davidson...... 2 22 1 19 2018 Game No Yds TD Long #17 Samford...... 2 11 0 13 Game No Yds TD Long Newberry...... 4 80 0 37 SEASON...... 4 33 1 19 Newberry...... 1 9 1 9 at Gardner-Webb...... 2 22 0 15 2016 SEASON...... 1 9 1 9 VMI...... 8 74 1 14 Game No Yds TD Long at Furman...... 8 61 0 18 2017 None...... Game No Yds TD Long at Samford...... 5 48 0 21 SEASON...... Chattanooga...... 4 65 0 37 at #5 Wofford...... 2 11 0 6 at Mercer...... 10 90 1 17 2015 Furman...... 2 27 0 21 Mercer...... 1 8 1 8 SEASON...... 45 440 2 37 Game No Yds TD Long at Tennessee...... 2 5 0 5 SEASON...... 5 46 1 21 Mercer...... 2 6 0 4 CAREER...... 6 55 2 21 #3 D.J. THORPE...... WR at Wofford...... 1 3 0 3 Samford...... 1 0 0 0 2018 at #4 Chattanooga...... 3 6 0 4 Game No Yds TD Long SEASON...... 9 20 0 5 #84 OWEN COSENKE...... TE at Samford...... 2 12 0 10 SEASON...... 2 12 0 10 CAREER...... 15 85 1 26 2018 Game No Yds TD Long Newberry...... 1 7 0 7 at Gardner-Webb...... 2 24 1 15 #4 KENNY BENTON...... WR #11 JORDAN MATHIS...... WR VMI...... 3 55 1 23 2018 2018 at Furman...... 2 22 2 13 Game No Yds TD Long Game No Yds TD Long at Samford...... 3 36 1 21 at Furman...... 1 28 0 28 Newberry...... 3 47 0 18 at Mercer...... 2 8 1 5 at Samford...... 5 40 1 17 at Gardner-Webb...... 2 33 0 18 SEASON...... 13 152 6 23 at Mercer...... 4 43 0 12 at Furman...... 5 100 0 58 2017 SEASON...... 10 111 1 28 at Samford...... 4 30 0 14 Chattanooga...... 2 53 0 29 Game No Yds TD Long 2017 at Mercer...... 6 95 1 29 at Hawai’i...... 3 28 0 14 Game No Yds TD Long SEASON...... 22 358 1 29 #17 Samford...... 2 24 0 21 No Receptions...... at #5 Wofford...... 1 16 0 16 2017 ETSU...... 1 3 1 3 Game No Yds TD Long at VMI...... 1 5 0 5 at Chattanooga...... 5 56 1 26 at North Carolina...... 1 6 0 6 #5 CONNELL YOUNG...... RB at #5 Wofford...... 3 23 1 17 SEASON...... 9 82 1 21 ETSU...... 1 10 0 10 2018 CAREER...... 22 234 7 23 Game No Yds TD Long at VMI...... 6 61 0 19 Newberry...... 3 12 0 6 Furman...... 3 17 0 7 at Gardner-Webb...... 6 66 1 33 at The Citadel...... 3 20 0 12 VMI...... 3 19 0 7 Mercer...... 5 40 0 14 #86 TY REYNOLDS...... WR at Furman...... 4 36 1 20 at North Carolina...... 3 48 0 25 at Samford...... 1 4 0 4 SEASON...... 29 275 2 26 2018 Game No Yds TD Long Chattanooga...... 3 38 0 24 2016 at Mercer...... 6 102 1 58 Newberry...... 2 24 0 17 Game No Yds TD Long at Furman...... 1 40 0 40 SEASON...... 26 257 3 58 Gardner-Webb...... 6 117 0 40 at Samford...... 1 11 0 11 2017 at ETSU...... 6 58 0 17 at Mercer...... 1 1 0 1 Game No Yds TD Long Wofford...... 1 5 0 5 SEASON...... 5 76 0 40 SEASON...... 13 180 0 40 at Hawai’i...... 4 43 0 14 2017 Davidson...... 1 6 0 6 2015 at Gardner-Webb...... 4 30 1 17 Game No Yds TD Long #17 Samford...... 2 28 0 15 Game No Yds TD Long No Receptions...... Presbyterian...... 1 6 0 6 at The Citadel...... 3 30 1 12 at Wofford...... 1 5 0 5 2016 Mercer...... 8 76 0 38 Samford...... 1 9 1 9 Game No Yds TD Long at North Carolina...... 1 1 1 1 at VMI...... 1 -2 0 -2 No Receptions...... SEASON...... 23 214 3 38 SEASON...... 4 18 1 9 2015 2016 CAREER...... 68 831 4 58 Game No Yds TD Long Game No Yds TD Long Mars Hill...... 1 10 0 10 at Furman...... 1 24 0 24 SEASON...... 1 10 0 10 SEASON...... 1 24 0 24 #20 DONNAVAN SPENCER.....RB CAREER...... 6 86 0 40 CAREER...... 50 515 6 58 2018 Game No Yds TD Long #6 DAQUAN PATTEN...... WR at Gardner-Webb...... 1 -4 0 0 #88 BRAD SWAN, JR...... WR SEASON...... 1 -4 0 0 2017 2018 2017 Game No Yds TD Long Game No Yds TD Long at The Citadel...... 2 12 0 8 Newberry...... 4 92 0 51 Game No Yds TD Long at Hawai’i...... 1 24 0 24 SEASON...... 2 12 0 8 at Gardner-Webb...... 3 9 1 3 Davidson...... 2 21 0 11 VMI...... 7 81 1 32 ETSU...... 2 2 0 5 at Furman...... 6 159 2 50 2016 at VMI...... 1 7 0 7 at Samford...... 2 11 0 7 Game No Yds TD Long SEASON...... 6 54 0 24 at Mercer...... 5 62 0 36 Wofford...... 4 43 0 20 SEASON...... 27 424 4 51 at Mercer...... 1 40 0 40 CAREER...... 7 51 0 24 at Samford...... 2 7 0 4 SEASON...... 7 90 0 40 #7 COREY HOLLOWAY...... RB CAREER...... 9 102 0 40 2018 Game No Yds TD Long at Samford...... 2 32 0 26 SEASON...... 2 32 0 26 WCU at ETSU PAGE 17 2018 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM /// CATAMOUNT CAREER, SINGLE-GAME HIGHS – OFFENSE & SPECIAL TEAMS

TYRIE ADAMS AUSTIN PHILLIPS Rushes...... 23, twice: MR - at VMI, 2017 Receptions...... 2, twice: MR – FURMAN, 2017 Rushing Yds...... 185, at Mercer, 2018 Receiving Yds...... 27, FURMAN, 2017 Rushing TDs...... 3, NEWBERRY, 2018 Receiving TDs...... 1, twice: MR: NEWBERRY, 2018 Pass Attempts...... 47, MERCER, 2017 Long Reception...... 21, FURMAN, 2017 Pass Completions...... 36, GARDNER-WEBB, 2016 Passing Yds...... 427, GARDNER-WEBB, 2016 TY REYNOLDS TD Passes...... 5, three times: MR - at Furman, 2018 Receptions...... 2, NEWBERRY, 2018 Total Offense...... 545 (360p, 185 r) at Mercer, 2018 Receiving Yards...... 40, at Furman, 2018 Long Reception...... 40, at Furman, 2018 KENNY BENTON Receptions...... 5, at Samford, 2018 DONNAVAN SPENCER Receiving Yards...... 43, at Mercer, 2018 Rushes...... 21, ETSU, 2017 Receiving TDs...... 1, at Samford, 2018 Rushing Yards...... 139, ETSU, 2017 Punt Returns...... 3, at Chattanooga, 2017 Rushing TDs...... 4, ETSU, 2017 Long Punt Return...... 8, at Chattanooga, 2017 Receptions...... 2, twice: MR - ETSU, 2017 Kickoff Returns...... 4, at Samford, 2018 Receiving Yds...... 24, at Hawai’i, 2017 Kickoff Return Yds...... 84, at SAMFORD< @) BRAD SWAN, JR. OWEN COSENKE Receptions...... 4, WOFFORD, 2016 Receptions...... 3, three times: MR – at Samford, 2018 Receiving Yards...... 43, WOFFORD, 2016 Receiving Yards...... 55, VMI, 2018 Receiving TDs...... Long Reception...... 23 yds, VMI, 2018 Long Reception...... 41, at Mercer, 2016 Receiving TDs...... 2, at Furman, 2018 D.J. THORPE COREY HOLLOWAY Receptions...... 2, at Samford, 2018 Rushes...... 17, at VMI, 2017 Receiving Yards...... 43, WOFFORD, 2016 – WCU SPECIALISTS – Rushing Yards...... 119, DAVDISON, 2017 Receiving TDs...... Rushing Touchdowns...... 2, SAMFORD, 2015 Long Reception...... 41, at Mercer, 2016 IAN BERRYMAN 100+ Yard Rushing Games...... 2 Punts...... 10, twice: MR – at Samford, 2018 Receptions...... 3, at #4 Chattanooga, 2015 CONNELL YOUNG Long Punt...... 65 yds, SAMFORD, 2015 Rushes...... 19, VMI, 2018 Field Goal Att...... 3, at Hawai’i, 2017 WILL JONES Rushing Yards...... 105, at Gardner-Webb, 2018 Field Goal Made...... 1, at Hawai’i, 2017 Rushes...... 8, at Samford, 2018 Rushing Touchdowns...... 2, at South Carolina, 2016 Long FGM...... 30 yds, at Hawai’i, 2017 Rushing Yards...... 46, at Samford, 2018 Receptions...... 8, MERCER, 2017 PATs Made...... 1, at Hawai’i, 2017 Rushing TDs...... 1, at Samford, 2018 Receiving Yards...... 102 yds, at Mercer, 2018 Long Rush...... 26 yds, at Samford, 2018 Receiving TDs...... 1, five times, at Mercer, 2018 CALEB FERGUSON Pass Attempts...... 41, at Samford, 2018 All-Purpose Yds...... 178, at Mercer, 2018 Punts...... 4, NEWBERRY, 2018 Pass Completions...... 22, at Samford, 2018 Long Punt...... 43 yds, NEWBERRY, 2018 Passing Yards...... 210, at Samford, 2018 Passing TDs...... 2, at Samford, 2018 WILL HORTON JORDAN MATHIS Field Goal Att...... 2-for-2, twice: MR – UTC, 2018 Rushes...... 3, ETSU, 2017 Field Goal Made.. 2, three times: MR – @MER, 2018 Rushing Yards...... 12, ETSU, 2017 Long Field Goal...... 47 yds, CHATTANOOGA, 2018 Receptions...... 6, four times: MR – at Mercer, 2018 PATs Made...... 9, DAVIDSON, 2017 Receiving Yards...... 117, GARDNER-WEBB, 2016 Consecutive PATs...... 32 (2017-18) 100-yard Receiving Games...... 2 ACTIVE Consecutive PATs...... 24 Receiving TDs...... 1, three times: MR - at MER, 2018 Punt Returns...... 1, three times: MR - G-WEBB, 2016 JULIAN PLETZ Field Goal Att...... 1, at Gardner-Webb, 2018 NATE MULLEN Field Goal Made...... Receptions...... 10, at Mercer, 2018 PATs Made...... 1, twice: MR – at Furman, 2018 Receiving Yards...... 80, NEWBERRY, 2018 ACTIVE Consecutive PATs...... 2 Receiving TDs...... 1, twice: MR – at Mercer, 2018 Kick Returns...... 28 yds, VMI, 2018 JOEL POINSETTE Field Goal Att...... 2, at Hawai’i, 2017 DAQUAN PATTEN Field Goal Made...... Receptions...... 6, twice: MR – at Furman, 2018 PATs Made...... Receiving Yards...... 159, at Furman, 2018 100-yard Receiving Games...... 1 RICHARD MCCOLLUM Long Reception...... 51 yds, NEWBERRY, 2018 Kickoffs...... 9, VMI, 2018 Receiving TDs...... 2, at Furman, 2018 Punt Returns...... 3, VMI, 2018 Punt Return Yds...... 37 yds, CHATTANOOGA, 2018

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KALEN ALLEN REGGIE JONES JERMICHAEL WHITE Tackles...... 5, NEWBERRY, 2018 Tackles...... 3, at Samford, 2018 Tackles...... 12, twice - MR: at Gardner-Webb, 2017 TFL...... 1, NEWBERRY, 2018 Tackles for Loss...... 1.0, at Samford, 2018 TFL...... 1.0, FURMAN, 2017 Blocked Kicks...... 1, NEWBERRY, 2018 Interceptions...... 2, at Gardner-Webb, 2018 RONALD KENT JR. PBU...... 2, ETSU, 2017 BRANDON BAWN Tackles...... 7, CHATTANOOGA, 2018 Fumbles Forced...... 1, FURMAN, 2015 Tackles...... 2, NEWBERRY, 2018 Tackle for Loss...... 1.0, CHATTANOOGA, 2018 Double-Digit Tackles...... 1 Pass Breakups...... 4, at Gardner-Webb, 2018 JOHN BRANNON III JACQUEZ WILLIAMS Tackles...... 3, twice: MR – at Mercer, 2018 NATE LINK Tackles...... 11, NEWBERRY, 2018 TFL...... 1, at VMI, 2017 Tackles...... 10, at The Citadel, 2017 TFLs...... 3.0, twice: MR – at Gardner-Webb, 2018 Intercpetions...... 2, ETSU, 2017 Tackles for Loss...... 2.5, FURMAN, 2017 Sacks...... 2.0, twice: MR – at Gardner-Webb, 2018 Touchdowns...... 1, ETSU, 2017 Sacks...... 1.0, three times: MR – at GAWB, 2018 Fumbles Forced...... 1, at Chattanooga, 2017 Fumbles Forced...... 1, twice: MR – at Samford, 2018 Blocked Punt...... 1, ETSU, 2017 MITCHELL CHANCEY Fumbles Recovered....1, twice: MR – FURMAN, 2017 Blocked FG / PAT...... 1, at Furman, 2018 Tackles...... 15, at Samford, 2018 Double-Digit Tackle Gms...... 1 Double-Digit Tackle Gms...... 1 TFL...... 1.0, three times: MR - NEWBERRY, 2018 Sacks...... 1.0, NEWBERRY, 2018 K.J. MILNER BRYCE WILSON Double-Digit Tackle Gms...... 7 Tackles...... 6, VMI, 2018 Tackles...... 1, five times: MR - DAVISON, 2017 Pass Break-Up...... 1,CHATTANOOGA, 2018 TREVOR CHILDERS TERRANCE WILSON Tackles...... 2, at Mercer, 2018 MICHAEL MURPHY Tackles...... 7, at East Carolina, 2016 Tackles...... 12, at Samford, 2018 SOLOMON CLARK Tackle For Loss...... 1, twice: MR – at G-Webb, 2018 JARQUAVIUS WORTHAM Tackles...... 7, VMI 2018 Sacks...... 1, twice: MR – at Gardner-Webb, 2018 Tackles...... 3, at Samford, 2018 Tackles for Loss...... 5.5, VMI, 2018 Pass Break-ups...... 2, DAVIDSON, 2017 Tackles for Loss...... 1.5, at Samford, 2018 Sacks...... 4.0, VMI, 2018 Fumbles Forced...... 1, at VMI, 2017 Sack...... 1.0, at Samford, 2018 Fumbles Recovered...... 1, at VMI, 2017 Forced Fumble...... 1, at Samford, 2018 Interceptions...... 1, VMI, 2018 DEVARIUS CORTNER Double-Digit Tackle Gms...... 1 Tackles...... 11, NEWBERRY, 2018 Double-Digit Tackle Gms...... 1 RICKY PALAO Tackles...... 4, twice: MR – at Mercer, 2018 HOLDEN EDWARDS Tackles for Loss...... 1.5, CHATTANOOGA, 2018 Tackles...... 4, ETSU, 2017 Sacks...... 1.0, CHATTANOOGA, 2018 TFL...... 1.0, at Gardner-Webb, 2017 TREVON POOLE SHAMON ELLIOTT Tackles...... 1, at Samford, 2018 Tackles...... 12, VMI, 2018 Tackle for Loss...... 1, twice: MR – VMI, 2018 CURTIS ROACH PBU...... 3, NEWBERRY, 2018 Tackles...... 2, DAVIDSON, 2017 Interceptions...... 2, DAVIDSON, 2017 Tackles for Loss...... 1.0, DAVIDSON, 2017 Double-Digit Tackle Games...... 2 Fumble Recovery...... 1, at Chattanooga, 2017

CHARLES GADIE A.J. ROGERS Tackles...... 1, NEWBERRY, 2018 Tackles...... 8, CHATTANOOGA, 2018 Interceptions...... 1, at Samford, 2018 ALAN HARRIS Tackles...... 1, NEWBERRY, 2018 BRUCE SQUIRES Tackles...... 4, at Samford, 2018 TY HARRIS Tackles...... 14, at Samford, 2018 QUINTIN THAMES Tackle for Loss...... 2.5, VMI, 2018 Tackles...... 2, at Chattanooga, 2017 Sacks...... 1.0, twice: MR – VMI, 2018 Interceptions...... 1, twice: MR – at Samford, 2018 MARVIN TILLMAN Double-Digit Tackle Gms...... 2 Tackles...... 14, #17 SAMFORD, 2017 Interceptions...... 2, at The Citadel, 2017 ADAM HENDERSON Pass Break-Ups...... 2, GARDNER-WEBB, 2016 Tackles...... 5, twice: MR – at Gardner-Webb, 2018 Fumble Forced...... 1, at #5 Wofford, 2017 TFLs...... 2.0, NEWBERRY, 2018 Fumble Recovery... 1, twice: MR - 1, at #5 WOF, 2017 Sacks...... 1.0, twice: MR – at Gardner-Webb, 2018 Double-Digit Tackle Gms...... 7 Pass Break-Up...... 1, at Samford, 2018

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WCU FOOTBALL – 2018 RESULTS / LEADERS OVERALL RECORD: 3-4 | HOME: 2-1 | AWAY: 1-3 | SOCON: 1-4 DATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL SOCON TIME ATTEND TOP RUSHER TOP PASSER TOP RECEIVER TOP TACKLER

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct. 27 at #25 ETSU *

NOV. 3 THE CITADEL *

NOV. 10 WOFFORD *

Nov. 17 at North Carolina

WESTERN CAROLINA 2018 STARTING LINEUPS

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

NOTES:

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

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GAME ONE • SEPT. 1, 2018 • CULLOWHEE, N.C. GAME TWO • SEPT. 14, 2018 • BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. NEWBERRY...... 26 WESTERN CAROLINA...... 28 WESTERN CAROLINA...... 33 GARDNER-WEBB...... 10 E.J. WHITMIRE STADIUM / BOB WATERS FIELD (12,111) ERNEST W. SPANGLER STADIUM (2,257)

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Tyrie Adams rushed for a career-high three touchdowns including a pair of fourth BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Tyrie Adams accounted for 214 yards of total offense, tossing two touchdown quarter scores as Western Carolina rallied past upset-minded Newberry, 33-26, in the season-opener for passes including one to Connell Young who tallied a pair of scores as Western Carolina improved to 2-0 both squads. Adams amassed 358 yards of total offense including 277 yards on 19-of-30 passing and was for the first-time since 2006 with a 28-10 road victory over Gardner-Webb Friday night in nonconference sacked just once. He rushed 17 times for a combined 81 yards with the trio of touchdowns with scores of action at Spangler Stadium. two, one, and three yards, respectively, matching his career total of the first two seasons in one evening. Young accounted for 171 all-purpose yards including a career-best 105 yards on the ground, bookend- Redshirt senior WR Jordan Mathis tossed WCU’s lone touchdown pass – the second of his WCU career ing the Catamount scoring with touchdowns – a 33-yard receiving score and a 31-yard scoring romp on a nine-yard strike to tight end Austin Phillips for his second career receiving TD. Sophomore kicker Will in the fourth quarter. Adams also eclipsed the century mark with 106 on the ground as the Catamounts Horton added a pair of field goals including boots of 29 and a career-long of 42 yards for the Catamounts. chewed up 325 rushing yards under windy conditions caused by the outer edges of Hurricane Florence. Junior tailback Connell Young finished with 81 rushing yards on 18 touches, while redshirt sophomore wide receiver Daquan Patten led the Catamount receivers with four receptions, posting a career-best 92 Entering the game with a 75.7 career completion percentage against Gardner-Webb, Adams finished receiving yards. Junior transfer Nate Mullen also caught four passes for 80 yards. Friday’s breezy rescheduled affair 13-for-24 (54%) for 108 yards, but delivered two passing strikes in- Driving the opening kickoff 77 yards in seven plays, Newberry (0-1) grabbed the early lead, 7-0, which cluding one to Young and a three-yard strike to Daquan Patten just before halftime. Patten’s first career stood until the first play of the second quarter. After Horton split the uprights from 29 yards out to put receiving TD made it 21-10 at the break. the Catamounts on the board midway through the opening frame, Adams capped a 12-play, 90-yard Redshirt freshman QB Will Jones also saw action, rushing for 22 yards and completing 3-of-4 passes for march with a two-yard plunge to push the Catamounts in front, 10-7. 42 yards in orchestrating a second quarter scoring drive, finding TE Owen Cosenke on a 15-yard TD strike. Horton’s career-long 3-pointer and Mathis’ end-around halfback pass to Phillips put WCU comfortably ahead, 19-7, and concluded a run of 19-straight points scored by the Catamounts. However, Newberry Senior DB JerMichael White intercepted a pair of passes while classmate Jacquez Williams sacked responded with 10-consecutive points including a Kevin Weber 32-yard field goal and a 44-yard strike Gardner-Webb QB Jordan Smith twice as the WCU defense got to the redshirt freshman signal-caller five from QB Greg Ruff to Keinan Lewis that provided the halftime score, a two-point margin at 19-17. times in the win, spearheading the defensive effort that blanked the Runnin’ Bulldogs (1-2) in the second Controlling the football for nine and a half minutes of the third quarter, Newberry reclaimed the lead half. The Catamounts smothered the GWU offense after the break, limiting the home squad to 73 yards of on an 18-yard Weber field goal to represent the only points scored in the third stanza. But the Wolves had total offense after the break and to just 97 rushing yards on the night thanks to 31 yards in sack losses. seized momentum and cashed it in early-on in the fourth quarter. Even losing its starting QB, Ruff, for a Senior Mitchell Chancey was credited with a team-high 10 tackles as the Catamounts finished the couple possessions would not slow the Wolves as redshirt freshman Dre Harris found leading-receiver night with 11 tackles for 49 yards in losses as a unit. Making his season debut, sophomore linebacker Ty Markell Castle for a 30-yard pitch-and-catch and seven-point lead. The PAT was blocked by freshman LB Harris had a career-best eight tackles including a sack while Michael Murphy finished with seven stops Kalen Allen, a key point as the lead remained at one possession – a touchdown and PAT. including five solo and a sack. Castle led all receivers with a career-high 10 catches for 118 yards and a score – his 18th career TD. For Gardner-Webb, RB Jayln Cagel rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown while Smith threw for On the ensuing possession, Adams moved the team into scoring position using a big pass play to 149 yards on 13-of-30 passes with the two picks. Tre’ Jackson nailed a 41 yard field goal to complete Mathis and Connell Young breaking-off a double-digit run. He then called his own number, plunging his GWU’s scoring. way to the end zone to tie the game at 26. WCU (1-0) capped its comeback with a second, methodical 11-play, that covered 86 yards with Adams finding a crease behind his veteran offensive line for the go-ahead score. Newberry had one last-gasp effort, spurred by the return of starting QB Ruff, who kick started the two-minute drill with a 33-yard run. But the Catamount defense stiffened and three-plays later took over on downs to effectively end the game.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Newberry 7 10 3 6 26 Record: (0-1) Western Carolina 7 14 0 7 28 Record: (2-0) Western Carolina 3 16 0 14 33 Record: (1-0) Gardner-Webb 7 3 0 0 10 Record: (1-2)

Scoring Summary: Scoring Summary: 1st 11:39 NEW Bobby Irby 22 yd pass from Greg Ruff (Kevin Weber kick), 7-77 3:21 NEW 7 - WCU 0 1st 13:32 WCU Connell Young 33 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Will Horton kick), 5-75 1:28 WCU 7 - GAWB 0 09:31 WCU Will Horton 29 yd field goal, 6-65 2:02 NEW 7 - WCU 3 03:31 GAWB CAGLE, J. 11 yd run (JACKSON, T. kick), 10-89 4:39 WCU 7 - GAWB 7 2nd 14:57 WCU Tyrie Adams 2 yd run (Will Horton kick), 12-90 4:12 NEW 7 - WCU 10 2nd 14:36 WCU Owen Cosenke 15 yd pass from Will Jones (Will Horton kick), 12-88 3:55 WCU 14 - GAWB 7 08:49 WCU Will Horton 42 yd field goal, 11-67 4:16 NEW 7 - WCU 13 08:08 GAWB JACKSON, T. 41 yd field goal, 16-60 6:20 WCU 14 - GAWB 10 05:30 WCU Austin Phillips 9 yd pass from Jordan Mathis (Horton kick failed), 5-44 1:40 NEW 7 - WCU 19 00:00 WCU Daquan Patten 3 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Will Horton kick), 9-70 1:20 WCU 21 - GAWB 10 03:18 NEW Kevin Weber 32 yd field goal, 8-66 2:05 NEW 10 - WCU 19 4th 10:13 WCU Connell Young 31 yd run (Julian Pletz kick), 5-44 2:21 WCU 28 - GAWB 10 00:37 NEW Keinan Lewis 44 yd pass from Greg Ruff (Kevin Weber kick), 7-80 1:37 NEW 17 - WCU 19 3rd 01:10 NEW Kevin Weber 18 yd field goal, 10-39 5:13 NEW 20 - WCU 19 WCU GAWB 4th 11:43 NEW Markell Castle 30 yd pass from Dre Harris (Weber kick blockd), 8-65 3:59 NEW 26 - WCU 19 FIRST DOWNS...... 23 18 08:20 WCU Tyrie Adams 1 yd run (Will Horton kick), 8-75 3:23 NEW 26 - WCU 26 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 46-325 40-97 01:10 WCU Tyrie Adams 3 yd run (Will Horton kick), 11-86 3:52 NEW 26 - WCU 33 PASSING YDS (NET)...... 150 149 Passes Att-Comp-Int...... 28-16-0 30-13-2 NEW WCU TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS...... 74-475 70-246 FIRST DOWNS...... 22 26 Fumble Returns-Yards...... 0-0 0-0 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 41-209 44-211 Punt Returns-Yards...... 1-1 0-0 PASSING YDS (NET)...... 242 271 Kickoff Returns-Yards...... 1-11 3-53 Passes Att-Comp-Int...... 29-19-0 27-18-0 Interception Returns-Yards...... 2-23 0-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS...... 70-451 71-482 Punts (Number-Avg)...... 5-36.4 6-42.2 Fumble Returns-Yards...... 0-0 0-0 Fumbles-Lost...... 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...... 1-20 2-34 Penalties-Yards...... 5-58 5-30 Kickoff Returns-Yards...... 6-129 1-17 Possession Time...... 28:52 31:08 Interception Returns-Yards...... 0-0 0-0 Third-Down Conversions...... 11 of 18 9 of 18 Punts (Number-Avg)...... 5-41.6 4-37.2 Fourth-Down Conversions...... 0 of 0 1 of 2 Fumbles-Lost...... 0-0 0-0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances...... 2-3 2-3 Penalties-Yards...... 7-55 5-30 Sacks By: Number-Yards...... 5-31 1-6 Possession Time...... 33:08 26:52 Third-Down Conversions...... 6 of 14 5 of 12 RUSHING: Western Carolina – Tyrie Adams 12-106; Connell Young 14-105; Donnavan Spencer 9-69; Will Jones 4-22; Corey Fourth-Down Conversions...... 0 of 1 1 of 1 Holloway 6-15; Nate Mullen 1-8. Gardner-Webb – CAGLE, J. 25-83; MOSES, A.J. 4-24; PERRY, E. 2-9; SMITH, J. 9-minus 19. Red-Zone Scores-Chances...... 2-2 5-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards...... 1-4 5-24 PASSING: Western Carolina – Tyrie Adams 13-24-0-108; Will Jones 3-4-0-42. Gardner-Webb – SMITH, J. 13-30-2-149. RECEIVING: Western Carolina – Connell Young 6-66; Daquan Patten 3-9; Jordan Mathis 2-33; Owen Cosenke 2-24; Nate Mullen RUSHING: Newberry – Austin Barnes 20-128; Greg Ruff 14-82; Darius Clark 1-3; Markell Castle 1-2; Catriez Cook 2-1; 2-22; Donnavan Spencer 1-minus 4. Gardner-Webb – BLACKMON, J. 5-26; HORTON, K. 3-61; COLLINS, B. 2-39; CHAPMAN, C. Chance Walker 1-minus 3; Dre Harris 2-minus 4. Western Carolina – Connell Young 18-97; Tyrie Adams 17-81; Donnavan 1-11; LEE, A. 1-7; ELLIS II, J. 1-5. Spencer 6-22; Will Jones 2-13; TEAM 1-minus 2. INTERCEPTIONS: Western Carolina – JerMichael White 2-23. Gardner-Webb – None. PASSING: Newberry – Greg Ruff 13-20-0-160; Dre Harris 6-8-0-82; TEAM 0-1-0-0. Western Carolina – Tyrie Adams 17- 26-0-262; Jordan Mathis 1-1-0-9. FUMBLES: Western Carolina – None. Gardner-Webb – None. Western Carolina – Jacquez Williams 2-0; Nate Link 1-0; Ty Harris 1-0; Michael Murphy 1-0. Gardner-Webb – RECEIVING: Newberry-Markell Castle 10-118; Bobby Irby 6-66; Keinan Lewis 2-51; Darius Clark 1-7. Western Carolina – SACKS (UA-A): Daquan Patten 4-92; Nate Mullen 4-80; Jordan Mathis 3-47; Connell Young 3-12; Tyran Reynolds 2-24; Austin Phillips HORNE, C. 1-0. 1-9; Owen Cosenke 1-7. TACKLES (UA-A): Western Carolina – Mitchell Chancey 8-2; Ty Harris 5-3; Michael Murphy 5-2; Shamon Elliott 5-0; Jacquez Williams 4-1; Adam Henderson 3-2; Ronald Kent, Jr. 4-0; Marvin Tillman 3-1; Nate Link 1-3; JerMichael White 3-0; Solomon Clark INTERCEPTIONS: Newberry – None. Western Carolina – None. 0-2; Kalen Allen 1-0; K.J. Milner 1-0; Reggie Jones 1-0; Austin Phillips 1-0; Darrius Harris 1-0. Gardner-Webb – HORNE, C. 11-5; FUMBLES: Newberry – None. Western Carolina – None. THOMAS, S. 5-7; REYNOLDS, D. 4-3; WELCH, G. 3-3; DOZIER, T. 2-4; TURNER, J. 1-4; MINES, D. 2-2; BAILEY, K. 0-4; KEENE, A.J. 3-0; McKOY, R. 2-1; JONES, Q. 2-1; RODGERS, K. 2-0; LIVESY, M. 1-1; BOOKER, T. 0-2; MURPHY, S. 1-0; GRIER, D. 1-0; BLACKMON, SACKS (UA-A): Newberry – J. Henderson 1-0. Western Carolina-Jacquez Williams 2-0; Michael Murphy 0-1; Mitchell Chancey 1-0; Nate Link 0-1; Adam Henderson 1-0. J. 1-0; COLLINS, B. 0-1; SINGLETON, J. 0-1; CAGLE, J. 0-1; EDWARDS, A. 0-1; IKOKU, A. 0-1. TACKLES (UA-A): Newberry – Joe Blue 7-13; Darryl Foster 3-5; J. Henderson 4-3; David Vereen 4-3; Anthony Blue 3-2; K. Jackson 2-3; Trey Woods 1-3; Kardeem Hines 1-3; Nick Yearwood 0-4; Jawanza Adams 0-4; Keiron Murphy 1-2; Keito Jordon 2-0; 1-1; Javhanee Neal 1-1; A. Moffett 0-2; Ty’Ran Dixon 0-2; Troy Cunningham 0-2; Catriez Cook 1-0; Josh Edwards 0-1; Terrell Owens 0-1; Jarod Fountain 0-1. Western Carolina – Mitchell Chancey 4-8; Devarius Cortner 8-3; Jacquez Williams 6-5; Michael Murphy 4-5; Marvin Tillman 3-4; Adam Henderson 4-1; Kalen Allen 1-4; Ronald Kent, Jr. 4-0; Shamon Elliott 1-3; Nate Link 1-2; Solomon Clark 0-3; Reggie Jones 1-1; Brandon Bawn 0-2; Charles Gadie 1-0; Charles McDonough 1-0; Jarquavius Wortham 1-0; Tyran Reynolds 1-0; Terrance Wilson 0-1; Bruce Squires 0-1; Alan Harris 0-1; Elijah Hall 0-1; A.J. Rogers 0-1. WCU at ETSU PAGE 21 2018 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM /// 2018 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS / STATS

GAME THREE • SEPT. 22, 2018 • CULLOWHEE, N.C. GAME FOUR • SEPT. 29, 2018 • GREENVILLE, S.C. VMI...... 50 WESTERN CAROLINA...... 38 WESTERN CAROLINA...... 52 FURMAN...... 44 E.J. WHITMIRE STADIUM / BOB WATERS FIELD (12,729) (7,201)

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Tyrie Adams rushed for a season-high 117 yards and his scored his fourth touchdown GREENVILLE, S.C. – Tyrie Adams tossed a career-high tying five touchdown passes including two apiece to on the ground this season, adding three TD passes to help lead Western Carolina to a wild 52-50 victory Daquan Patten and Owen Cosenke while accounting for 472 yards of total offense on Saturday, but Western over VMI in the squad’s Southern Conference season opener Saturday afternoon in front of 12,759 fans Carolina was unable to overcome a 21-point halftime deficit, falling to Furman, 44-38, at Paladin Stadium. at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field. Two fumbles inside the red zone thwarted would-be scoring drives for the Catamounts while the Leading by 15 with just over six minutes remaining in regulation after a Michael Murphy 46-yard Paladins cashed in a 97-yard kickoff return for a TD and a blocked punt that led to a field goal in special interception return for a touchdown, the Catamounts had to hold-off a feverish Keydet rally as VMI scored teams in picking up their first victory of the season. two touchdowns over the final four minutes to pull to within two points. Javeon Lara hauled in a 10-yard Adams just missed his career-high with 424 passing yards on 25-of-36 passing, adding 48 rushing strike from quarterback Reece Udinski at the 4:01 mark before Jakob Herres corralled a 12-yard strike yards despite missing the closing drive of the first half due to injury. He returned to the field without to cap a 15-play scoring drive to make it 52-50. incident in the second half. Patten led two Catamount receivers with 100+ yard games, catching six passes On the ensuing two-point conversion try, Udinski’s pass attempt to Devone Humphrey dragging for a career-high 159 yards with two scores while Jordan Mathis hauled in five passes for 100 yards. across the back of the end zone bounced just off the receiver’s hands, maintaining the two-point margin. Nate Mullen matched his career-best with eight receptions for 61 yards while tight end Cosenke had two But it wasn’t until Owen Cosenke high-pointed a second on-sides kick attempt by the Keydets that the receptions including a one-handed grab to cap the opening drive as both of his catches went for scores. Catamounts were able to celebrate the victory that moved the squad to 3-0 on the season, a first for WCU was limited to a season-low 131 rushing yards as Connell Young accounted for 52 yards on the the program since 1976. ground while Adams ran for 48 despite being sacked four times. Young added four catches for 36 yards All told, the two teams combined for 102 total points including 13 offensive touchdowns – six rushing and a score through the air as the Catamounts were held out of the end zone on the ground for the first and seven through the air – with one TD on defense and two field goals, one aside. The two squads time this season after entering the game with seven rushing TDs. combined to rack-up 1,100 yards of total offense including 553 by the Catamounts and 547 for the Keydets. After an opening-drive touchdown by the Catamounts that gave WCU what proved to be its only lead With an astounding 67 yards in losses including 59 in sacks, VMI was held to just 56 team rushing yards. of the game, Furman (1-3, 1-1 SoCon) score 21-straight points including Dejuan Bell returning the ensuing In addition to Adams’ 117 rushing yards, two other Catamounts approached the century mark as redshirt kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown as a part of closing the first half with a 31-10 advantage. sophomore Donnavan Spencer rushed for 95 yards and a 17-yard third quarter touchdown while Connell The two teams traded third quarter scores over the opening eight minutes of the second half as Young finished with 89 yards on the ground, adding three receptions out of the backfield for 19 yards. Adams found Patten on a 43-yard TD strike to make it 31-17, cashing in a Ty Harris interception after Fur- Adams finished 21-of-33 for 229 yards and two touchdowns while being intercepted twice – the man received the second half kickoff. Kenny Benton, a wide receiver playing on special teams, helped first two turnovers of the season for the Catamounts. His favorite target was redshirt junior transfer WR continue the second half moment swing as he forced and recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff. Nate Mullen who hauled in a career-best eight passes for 74 yards and a score, also taking a pitch from However, three plays later and again in the red zone, WCU coughed up the football at the 11-yard line Adams on an option play for a first quarter rushing TD. on a second fumble and Furman drove 89 yards to reclaim the 21-point cushion, 38-17. Trailing at intermission for the first time this season, 24-21, Western Carolina (3-0, 1-0 SoCon) scored Consecutive scores including the second TD passes to both Patten (49-yards) and Cosenke (9-yards) touchdowns on consecutive possessions out of the halftime locker room that proved to be a big turning trimmed the deficit back to seven, 38-31, with just under nine minutes to play. Furman, though, managed point in Saturday’s game. Adams capped a quick six-play drive with an 11-yard strike to Mullen before a seven-play, 75-yard drive highlighted by a 50-yard scoring rush to keep the game at arm’s length, 44-31. converting a short field into a 16-yard TD pass to Cosenke to grab an 11-point lead, 35-24, midway Inside the game’s final two minutes, WCU managed to light the scoreboard one more time as Young through the third quarter. caught a seven-yard TD pass from Adams that provided the final tally. WCU continued its strong play up front, collecting six sacks to give the squad 16 through the first WCU’s onside kick attempt was smothered by two-sport athlete, Deon Sanders, and the Paladin three games this season. Senior Solomon Clark set a school-record with 5.5 tackles for loss including offense managed to run-out the clock despite the Catamounts’ using their complement of timeouts, a record-tying four sacks as the Catamounts dropped Udinski six times and finished with a dozen TFLs. gaining a first down on a third-and-four near midfield.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score VMI 14 10 13 13 50 Record: (0-4,0-3) Western Carolina 7 3 14 14 38 Record: (3-1,1-1) Western Carolina 14 7 21 10 52 Record: (3-0,1-0) Furman 14 17 7 6 44 Record: (1-3,1-1)

Scoring Summary: Scoring Summary: 1st 09:57 WCU Nate Mullen 15 yd run (Will Horton kick), 9-62 3:28 VMI 0 - WCU 7 1st 13:37 WCU Owen Cosenke 13 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Will Horton kick), 4-75 1:23 WCU 7 - FUR 0 06:22 VMI Quan Myers 3 yd run (Reed King kick), 13-75 3:35 VMI 7 - WCU 7 13:23 FUR Dejuan Bell 97 yd kickoff return (Grayson Atkins kick), WCU 7 - FUR 7 03:49 WCU Tyrie Adams 13 yd run (Will Horton kick), 8-75 2:33 VMI 7 - WCU 14 04:52 FUR Kealand Dirks 1 yd run (Grayson Atkins kick), 10-91 4:32 WCU 7 - FUR 14 02:26 VMI Quan Myers 1 yd run (Reed King kick), 5-63 1:17 VMI 14 - WCU 14 2nd 13:41 FUR Darius Morehead 46 yd run (Grayson Atkins kick), 6-90 2:18 WCU 7 - FUR 21 2nd 12:54 VMI Quan Myers 2 yd run (Reed King kick), 11-59 3:01 VMI 21 - WCU 14 11:27 WCU Will Horton 29 yd field goal, 8-63 2:14 WCU 10 - FUR 21 03:31 WCU Daquan Patten 32 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Will Horton kick), 7-86 3:18 VMI 21 - WCU 21 09:39 FUR Dejuan Bell 45 yd pass from Harris Roberts (Grayson Atkins kick), 4-65 1:48 WCU 10 - FUR 28 00:04 VMI Grant Clemons 36 yd field goal, 6-29 1:16 VMI 24 - WCU 21 05:48 FUR Grayson Atkins 23 yd field goal, 4-8 1:56 WCU 10 - FUR 31 3rd 13:09 WCU Nate Mullen 11 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Will Horton kick), 6-75 1:51 VMI 24 - WCU 28 3rd 11:06 WCU Daquan Patten 43 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Will Horton kick), 3-56 1:00 WCU 17 - FUR 31 10:11 WCU Owen Cosenke 16 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Will Horton kick), 5-48 1:44 VMI 24 - WCU 35 08:44 VMI Javeon Lara 41 yd pass from Reece Udinski (Reed King kick), 4-69 1:21 VMI 31 - WCU 35 06:48 FUR Ridge Gibson 1 yd run (Grayson Atkins kick), 8-89 3:38 WCU 17 - FUR 38 05:57 WCU Donnavan Spencer 17 yd run (Will Horton kick), 10-75 2:47 VMI 31 - WCU 42 04:49 WCU Daquan Patten 49 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Will Horton kick), 4-76 1:51 WCU 24 - FUR 38 04:04 VMI Devone Humphrey 26 yd pass from Reece Udinski (Udinski pass failed), 6-66 1:47 VMI 37 - WCU 42 4th 08:47 WCU Owen Cosenke 9 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Julian Pletz kick), 9-72 4:13 WCU 31 - FUR 38 4th 07:45 WCU Will Horton 37 yd field goal, 11-70 5:12 VMI 37 - WCU 45 05:27 FUR Devin Wynn 50 yd run (Team kick blockd), 7-95 3:20 WCU 31 - FUR 44 06:19 WCU Michael Murphy 46 yd interception return (Will Horton kick) VMI 37 - WCU 52 01:41 WCU Connell Young 7 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Will Horton kick), 10-75 3:46 WCU 38 - FUR 44 04:01 VMI Javeon Lara 10 yd pass from Reece Udinski (Reed King kick), 9-63 2:13 VMI 44 - WCU 52 00:22 VMI Jakob Herres 12 yd pass from Reece Udinski (Udinski pass failed), 15-62 3:30 VMI 50 - WCU 52 WCU FUR FIRST DOWNS...... 29 20 VMI WCU RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 43-131 47-359 FIRST DOWNS...... 33 32 PASSING YDS (NET)...... 446 133 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 36-56 49-324 Passes Att-Comp-Int...... 40-27-0 11-9-1 PASSING YDS (NET)...... 491 229 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS...... 83-577 58-492 Passes Att-Comp-Int...... 73-43-1 33-21-2 Fumble Returns-Yards...... 0-0 0-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS...... 109-547 82-553 Punt Returns-Yards...... 1-7 2-33 Fumble Returns-Yards...... 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards...... 3-52 4-160 Punt Returns-Yards...... 1-27 3-15 Interception Returns-Yards...... 1-9 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards...... 5-113 1-28 Punts (Number-Avg)...... 4-27.5 2-44.0 Interception Returns-Yards...... 2-22 1-46 Fumbles-Lost...... 4-2 1-1 Punts (Number-Avg)...... 3-48.7 4-40.5 Penalties-Yards...... 6-60 6-69 Fumbles-Lost...... 0-0 0-0 Possession Time...... 32:14 27:46 Penalties-Yards...... 8-60 12-119 Third-Down Conversions...... 7 of 16 4 of 9 Possession Time...... 30:35 29:25 Fourth-Down Conversions...... 3 of 4 2 of 2 Third-Down Conversions...... 6 of 21 6 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions...... 6 of 10 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances...... 4-6 3-3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances...... 6-8 6-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards...... 0-0 4-12 Sacks By: Number-Yards...... 1-5 6-59 RUSHING: Western Carolina – Connell Young 14-52; Tyrie Adams 19-48; Donnavan Spencer 5-15; Will Jones 3-10; Nate RUSHING: VMI – Quan Myers 23-76; Alex Ramsey 5-28; Reece Udinski 8-minus 48. Western Carolina – Tyrie Adams 17-117; Mullen 1-6; Corey Holloway 1-0. Furman – Harris Roberts 11-102; Devin Wynn 7-98; Darius Morehead 5-74; Kealand Dirks Donnavan Spencer 10-95; Connell Young 19-89; Kenny Benton 1-9; Corey Holloway 1-1; TEAM 1-minus 2; Nate Mullen 0-15. 12-40; Corey Watkins 5-22; Dejuan Bell 2-17; Avery Armstrong 1-7; Ridge Gibson 2-1; Team 2-minus 2. PASSING: VMI – Reece Udinski 43-72-1-491; Jake Paladino 0-1-0-0. Western Carolina – Tyrie Adams 21-33-2-229. PASSING: Western Carolina – Tyrie Adams 25-36-0-424; Will Jones 2-4-0-22. Furman – Harris Roberts 9-11-1-133. RECEIVING: VMI – Javeon Lara 9-143; Kris Thornton 8-82; Quan Myers 7-44; Devone Humphrey 6-50; Jakob Herres 4-65; RECEIVING: Western Carolina – Nate Mullen 8-61; Daquan Patten 6-159; Jordan Mathis 5-100; Connell Young 4-36; Owen Rohan Martin 4-45; Kaleb Tucker 2-28; Kendrick Jackson 2-27; Alex Ramsey 1-7. Western Carolina – Nate Mullen 8-74; Cosenke 2-22; Tyran Reynolds 1-40; Kenny Benton 1-28. Furman – Cam Burnette 3-18; Thomas Gordon 2-11; Ryan Miller Daquan Patten 7-81; Owen Cosenke 3-55; Connell Young 3-19. 1-47; Dejuan Bell 1-45; Kealand Dirks 1-9; Darius Morehead 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: VMI – Collin Loftis 2-22. Western Carolina – Michael Murphy 1-46. INTERCEPTIONS: Western Carolina – Ty Harris 1-9. Furman – None. FUMBLES: VMI – None. Western Carolina – None. FUMBLES: Western Carolina – Tyrie Adams 2-1; Connell Young 1-1; Daquan Patten 1-0. Furman – Dejuan Bell 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): VMI – Brett Howell 1-0. Western Carolina – Solomon Clark 4-0; Nate Link 1-0; Ty Harris 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): Western Carolina – None. Furman – Adrian Hope 3-0; Jaylan Reid 0-1; C. Washington 0-1. TACKLES (UA-A): VMI-Uzoma Kpaduwa 7-5; A.J. Smith 5-5; Zach Baker 4-4; Elliott Brewster 7-0; Devin Carper 0-6; Tyren TACKLES (UA-A): Western Carolina – Mitchell Chancey 6-4; Jacquez Williams 5-4; Marvin Tillman 6-2; Ty Harris 3-4; Cloyd 4-1; Ethan Caselberry 3-2; Brett Howell 1-4; Michael Tomaso 2-2; Chuck Weatherman 2-1; Kaleb Tucker 1-2; Jarrod Michael Murphy 2-4; K.J. Milner 4-1; Devarius Cortner 1-3; Ronald Kent, Jr. 2-1; Solomon Clark 2-1; JerMichael White 1-2; Richmond 0-3; Jaelen Adkins 2-0; Chris Ferrill 1-1; Warren Dabney 0-2; Will Bunton 1-0; Bryant Walker 1-0; Riuq Trotman Bruce Squires 2-0; Reggie Jones 2-0; John Brannon III 1-0; Kenny Benton 1-0; Nate Link 1-0; Donnavan Spencer 0-1; Adam 1-0; Collin Loftis 1-0; Jordan Ward 0-1; Austin Barrette 0-1. Western Carolina-Shamon Elliott 10-2; Mitchell Chancey 9-3; Henderson 0-1. Furman – C. Washington 7-5; D. Perryman 5-6; Elijah McKoy 5-4; Jordan Willis 2-7; Aaquil Annoor 2-4; JerMichael White 5-4; Solomon Clark 6-1; Marvin Tillman 6-1; Ty Harris 4-3; Michael Murphy 3-4; Ronald Kent, Jr. 5-1; Jaylan Reid 1-4; Bryan Okeh 1-4; Chinedu Okonya 0-5; Darius Kearse 2-2; Dru Seabrook 1-3; Adrian Hope 3-0; Amir Trapp Jacquez Williams 3-3; Nate Link 2-2; A.J. Rogers 2-0; Tyran Reynolds 1-1; K.J. Milner 1-1; John Brannon III 0-2; Kalen Allen 1-2; Jonah Tibbs 1-2; Parker Stokes 2-0; Jack Owen 0-2; Bo Layton 1-0; J. Evangelister 1-0; Evan Vaughn 1-0; Dillon Vann 1-0; Trevor Childers 1-0; Reggie Jones 1-0; Caleb Ferguson 1-0; Nate Mullen 1-0; Adam Henderson 0-1; Darrius Smith 0-1. 1-0; B. Lemmons 1-0; L. Lawrence 0-1; Taylor Hodge 0-1. 2018 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL PAGE 22 WCU at ETSU CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM /// 2018 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS / STATS

GAME FIVE • OCT. 6, 2018 • BIRMINGHAM, ALA. GAME SIX • OCT. 13, 2018 • CULLOWHEE, N.C. WESTERN CAROLINA...... 28 CHATTANOOGA...... 26 SAMFORD...... 66 WESTERN CAROLINA...... 6 SEIBERT STADIUM (3,178) E.J. WHITMIRE STADIUM / BOB WATERS FIELD (7,362)

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. – Three lost fumbles in the first quarter by Western Carolina aided a strong offensive CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina’s potent offensive attack was held in check by Chattanooga’s stingy output by Samford on Saturday afternoon as the Bulldogs claimed a 66-28 victory over the Catamounts defense on Saturday as the Catamounts were never able to find a rhythm in dropping their first home game at Seibert Stadium. Samford cashed in the early takeaways that came on three of WCU’s first four pos- of the year at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field, 26-6, to the Mocs in Southern Conference action. sessions for a decisive 35-0 first quarter lead in halting a four-game slide with the victory. Chattanooga QB Nick Tiano completed 22 of 28 passes for 204 yards and two first-half touchdowns Samford’s Devlin Hodges set or tied six school records and a pair of SoCon benchmarks in the win. – both to WR Joseph Parker – as UTC snapped its two-game seasonal slide while relegating WCU to its Hodges set or tied school records for passing yards (562), total yards (586), touchdown passes (6), third-straight defeat on the year. The Mocs amassed 348 yards of total offense including 204 passing touchdowns responsible for (7), completions (44) and consecutive games with a touchdown pass. He set and 144 through the air while chewing-up nearly 38 minutes of game clock in scoring their fifth-straight SoCon records for passing yards (562) and total yards in a single-game (586). Hodges spread the football road victory in the head-to-head series. around to 11 different receivers with two – Kelvin McKnight (8-for-138) and Jai’rus Creamer (9-for-101, Western Carolina was held to a season-low 238 yards of total offense – roughly half of its seasonal TD) eclipsing the century mark. Hodges added 24 yards rushing despite a pair sacks and a rushing TD. average entering the game – by a stout Chattanooga defense. Ailing from the lingering effects of a chest injury suffered last week at Furman, WCU starting quarter- Will Horton provided WCU’s only points on the day, connecting on a pair of field goals including a career- back Tyrie Adams attempted to play on Saturday, guiding the offense on its first four possessions before long 47-yarder just before halftime, adding a 39-yard boot in the fourth quarter to cap scoring. being lifted in place of redshirt freshman backup Will Jones. The Greensboro, N.C., native threw for a Redshirt junior QB Tyrie Adams was limited to 88 yards passing on just 6-of-13 passing with an career-high 210 yards and two touchdowns while adding 46 yards rushing and a score on the ground in interception while backup redshirt freshman Will Jones was 3-of-5 for 68 yards. Adams was sacked the loss. Adams finished 3-for-3 for a career-low 14 yards passing and rushed three times for a negative-9 three times, finishing with negative rushing yards, while Jones ran for 12 total yards with one sack. yards on the ground before being lifted. WCU’s season-low nine receptions were thrown to just three different players. Junior Nate Mullen Samford (2-4, 1-2 SoCon) enjoyed short fields for three of its first-quarter scores thanks to the turnovers, led the way with four catches for 65 yards, just missing a touchdown on a 15-yard gain on the opening posting drives of 24, 35, and 33 yards as a part of its opening barrage. Trailing by five scores after the possession of the third quarter but was ruled out-of-bounds inside the one-yard line. Running back opening 15 minutes, the Catamount offense got on track in the second quarter, outscoring Samford, 21- Connell Young caught three passes for 38 yards to accompany his team-best 72 rushing yards for 110 to-7, in the second stanza to close to within 21 points. WCU capitalized on three Hodges’ interceptions all-purpose yards, while redshirt senior WR Jordan Mathis caught a pair of tosses for 53 total yards. with the takeaways coming from Ty Harris, A.J. Rogers, and Marvin Tillman. Turnovers proved costly again for Western Carolina as a lost fumble ultimately led to the opening Western Carolina was unable to capitalize on the defensive stop out of the halftime locker room, points for the Mocs as Adams couldn’t escape the pressure from LB Jerrell Lawson who dragged the keeping the margin at 21 until the second time the Bulldogs touched the football. Hodges connected on elusive QB down in the end zone for a safety and a 2-0 lead for the Mocs. three-straight passes including a 68-yard pitch-and-run to Yassar El-Amin to push the margin to 49-21 Midway through the first quarter, UTC drove 75 yards in eight plays with Tiano finding Parker from and the Catamounts would get no closer. 28-yards out for the first of his two scores and the 9-0 advantage. Placekicker Victor Ulmo hit a 39-yard Freshman Kenny Benton tallied the final TD for WCU with his first career score on the first play of the field goal ahead of a second Parker TD reception to stake the visitors to a 19-0 lead before intermission. fourth quarter. Coming in motion across the formation, Benton took a forward under-hand pitch from Jones Set up with positive field position after a career-long 37-yard punt return by Daquan Patten, the for the pass completion, scooting around the right edge for the three-yard touchdown reception. Samford Catamounts were poised for their first TD in the closing moments of the first half. However, consecutive closed scoring with a 40-yad Mitchell Fineran field goal and a 19-yard scoring run by DeMarcus Ware. negative yardage plays including a nine-yard loss on a sack pushed WCU back and the Catamounts had Senior Mitchell Chancey led three WCU defenders with double-digit tackles with 15 stops while Ty Harris to settle for Horton’s 47-yard field goal, trailing at intermission, 19-3. (14) and Michael Murphy (12) also reaching double figures. It was the fifth-straight game that Chancey has UTC’s Tyrell Price, who rushed 29 times for a season-high 135 yards, pushed the game out of reach reached double-digit tackles. For the Bulldogs, Aaron Harris recorded a team-best 10 tackles including with a three-yard TD rush at the end of the third and WCU was only able to muster a second Horton one for loss while Tre’Shun Floyd finished with a pair of interceptions for Samford. 3-pointer to provide the final tally.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Western Carolina 0 21 0 7 28 Record: (3-2,1-2) Chattanooga 9 10 7 0 26 Record: (5-2,3-2) Samford 35 7 14 10 66 Record: (2-4,1-2) Western Carolina 0 3 0 3 6 Record: (3-3,1-3)

Scoring Summary: Scoring Summary: 1st 14:25 SAM Jai’Rus Creamer 26 yd pass from Devlin Hodges (M. Fineran kick), 2-24 0:27 WCU 0 - SAM 7 12:00 SAM Andrew Harris 23 yd pass from Devlin Hodges (M. Fineran kick), 3-35 0:33 WCU 0 - SAM 14 1st 10:59 UTC Jerrell Lawson safety UTC 2 - WCU 0 09:02 SAM Robert Adams 16 yd pass from Devlin Hodges (M. Fineran kick), 7-75 1:29 WCU 0 - SAM 21 06:31 UTC Joseph Parker 28 yd pass from Nick Tiano (Victor Ulmo kick), 8-75 4:28 UTC 9 - WCU 0 07:29 SAM Devlin Hodges 19 yd run (M. Fineran kick), 5-33 1:14 WCU 0 - SAM 28 2nd 11:29 UTC Victor Ulmo 39 yd field goal, 8-77 4:03 UTC 12 - WCU 0 04:59 SAM T. Pollard 32 yd pass from Devlin Hodges (M. Fineran kick), 4-63 1:01 WCU 0 - SAM 35 09:27 UTC Joseph Parker 3 yd pass from Nick Tiano (Victor Ulmo kick), 3-4 1:20 UTC 19 - WCU 0 2nd 11:03 WCU Will Jones 26 yd run (Will Horton kick), 1-26 0:08 WCU 7 - SAM 35 08:42 SAM Roland Adams 3 yd run (M. Fineran kick), 10-66 2:15 WCU 7 - SAM 42 00:43 WCU Will Horton 47 yd field goal, 6-5 2:47 UTC 19 - WCU 3 02:29 WCU Corey Holloway 1 yd run (Will Horton kick), 6-43 1:55 WCU 14 - SAM 42 3rd 00:15 UTC Tyrell Price 3 yd run (Victor Ulmo kick), 12-59 7:05 UTC 26 - WCU 3 00:38 WCU Owen Cosenke 21 yd pass from Will Jones (Will Horton kick), 4-34 1:08 WCU 21 - SAM 42 4th 11:50 WCU Will Horton 39 yd field goal, 8-50 3:25 UTC 26 - WCU 6 3rd 08:07 SAM Yassar El-Amin 68 yd pass from Devlin Hodges (M. Fineran kick), 3-83 0:44 WCU 21 - SAM 49 01:28 SAM Roland Adams 3 yd pass from Devlin Hodges (M. Fineran kick), 9-46 2:56 WCU 21 - SAM 56 UTC WCU 4th 14:54 WCU Kenny Benton 3 yd pass from Will Jones (Will Horton kick), 5-75 1:34 WCU 28 - SAM 56 FIRST DOWNS...... 19 11 13:03 SAM M. Fineran 40 yd field goal, 8-48 1:46 WCU 28 - SAM 59 02:43 SAM DeMarcus Ware 19 yd run (M. Fineran kick), 5-89 2:54 WCU 28 - SAM 66 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 37-138 35-82 PASSING YDS (NET)...... 210 156 WCU SAM Passes Att-Comp-Int...... 29-23-0 19-9-1 FIRST DOWNS...... 19 37 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS...... 66-348 54-238 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 34-144 37-174 Fumble Returns-Yards...... 1-28 0-0 PASSING YDS (NET)...... 218 562 Punt Returns-Yards...... 0-0 1-37 Passes Att-Comp-Int...... 45-26-2 60-44-3 Kickoff Returns-Yards...... 1-8 1-13 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS...... 79-362 97-736 Interception Returns-Yards...... 1-28 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards...... 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg)...... 5-39.8 4-40.0 Punt Returns-Yards...... 1-4 5-22 Fumbles-Lost...... 1-1 2-2 Kickoff Returns-Yards...... 4-84 3-53 Penalties-Yards...... 3-39 5-51 Interception Returns-Yards...... 3-21 2-0 Possession Time...... 37:46 22:14 Punts (Number-Avg)...... 10-43.3 3-38.7 Third-Down Conversions...... 4 of 11 3 of 13 Fumbles-Lost...... 4-3 2-2 Penalties-Yards...... 6-48 5-63 Fourth-Down Conversions...... 1 of 1 0 of 1 Possession Time...... 30:12 29:48 Red-Zone Scores-Chances...... 2-2 2-4 Third-Down Conversions...... 6 of 16 7 of 13 Sacks By: Number-Yards...... 4-24 1-2 Fourth-Down Conversions...... 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances...... 2-2 5-6 RUSHING: Chattanooga – Tyrell Price 29-135; Nick Tiano 5-10; Lameric Tucker 1-minus 2; TEAM 2-minus 5. Western Carolina Sacks By: Number-Yards...... 2-25 1-6 – Connell Young 15-72; Donnavan Spencer 4-13; Will Jones 6-12; Nate Mullen 1-3; Corey Holloway 1-0; Tyrie Adams 8-minus 18. RUSHING: Western Carolina – Donnavan Spencer 5-62; Will Jones 8-46; Connell Young 7-24; Corey Holloway 7-14; Caleb Ferguson 2-5; Nate Mullen PASSING: Chattanooga – Nick Tiano 23-29-0-210. Western Carolina – Tyrie Adams 6-13-1-88; Will Jones 3-5-0-68; 1-4; A.J. Curry 1-minus 2; Tyrie Adams 3-minus 9. Samford – Roland Adams 8-82; DeMarcus Ware 15-62; Devlin Hodges 8-24; M. Washington 3-7; Antwione Sims 1-3; TEAM 2-minus 4. Jordan Mathis 0-1-0-0. PASSING: Western Carolina – Will Jones 22-41-2-210; Tyrie Adams 3-3-0-14; Jordan Mathis 1-1-0-minus 6. Samford – Devlin Hodges 44-60-3-562. RECEIVING: Chattanooga – Bryce Nunnelly 7-55; Tyrell Price 6-38; Wil Young 5-45; Joseph Parker 3-48; Jacob Webster 2-24. Western Carolina – Nate Mullen 4-65; Connell Young 3-38; Jordan Mathis 2-53. RECEIVING: Western Carolina – Nate Mullen 5-48; Kenny Benton 5-40; Jordan Mathis 4-30; Owen Cosenke 3-36; Charles Gadie 2-32; D.J. Thorpe 2-12; Daquan Patten 2-11; Tyran Reynolds 1-11; Connell Young 1-4; Will Jones 1-minus 6. Samford – Jai’Rus Creamer 9-101; Kelvin McKnight 8-138; INTERCEPTIONS: Chattanooga – 1-28. Western Carolina – None. Robert Adams 4-47; Chris Shelling 4-44; Andrew Harris 4-38; Roland Adams 4-29; T. Pollard 3-54; Yassar El-Amin 2-73; Clarke Miller 2-21; DeMarcus Ware 2-14; M. Washington 2-3. FUMBLES: Chattanooga – Isaiah Mack 1-1. Western Carolina – Donnavan Spencer 1-1; Tyrie Adams 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS: Western Carolina – Marvin Tillman 1-12; Ty Harris 1-9; A.J. Rogers 1-0. Samford – Tre’Shun Floyd 1-0; Coutrell Plair 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): Chattanooga – Isaiah Mack 2-1; Jerrell Lawson 1-0; Khayyan Edwards 0-1. Western Carolina – Ricky Palao 1-0. FUMBLES: Western Carolina – Tyrie Adams 2-2; Connell Young 1-1; Daquan Patten 1-0. Samford – Devlin Hodges 1-1; Roland Adams 1-1. TACKLES (UA-A): Chattanooga – Marshall Cooper 4-5; Khayyan Edwards 1-6; Jerrell Lawson 5-1; Isaiah Mack 3-3; Ras- SACKS (UA-A): Western Carolina – Jarquavius Wortham 1-0; Solomon Clark 1-0. Samford – Tre’Shun Floyd 1-0. hun Freeeman 2-4; Derek Mahaffey 1-3; Kareem Orr 3-0; Brandon Dowdell 2-1; Hawk Schrider 2-1; D.J. Jackson 1-1; C.J. TACKLES (UA-A): Western Carolina – Mitchell Chancey 7-8; Ty Harris 7-7; Michael Murphy 5-7; Marvin Tillman 6-3; K.J. Milner 3-2; Ronald Kent, Jr. Winston 0-2; Ty Boeck 1-0; Colin Brewer 0-1; Ian Hayes 0-1; Tristan Mann 0-1; CaMiron Smith 0-1; Tyler Cross 0-1. Western 3-2; Jacquez Williams 2-2; Bruce Squires 2-2; John Brannon III 3-0; A.J. Rogers 2-1; Reggie Jones 2-1; Jarquavius Wortham 1-2; Torrion Stevenson Carolina – Ty Harris 7-4; Mitchell Chancey 6-4; Marvin Tillman 4-6; Michael Murphy 4-5; A.J. Rogers 6-2; Ronald Kent, Jr. 2-0; Austin Phillips 2-0; Solomon Clark 2-0; Tyran Reynolds 1-1; Trevon Poole 1-0; Trevor Childers 1-0; Adam Henderson 1-0; Terrance Wilson 1-0; Ricky 5-2; Solomon Clark 2-3; Jacquez Williams 2-1; Reggie Jones 1-2; Ricky Palao 1-1; Tyrie Adams 1-0; Zach Weeks 1-0; Adam Palao 1-0; Kenny Benton 1-0; Nate Link 1-0; Will Horton 0-1; Charles Gadie 0-1. Samford – Aaron Harris 5-5; John Staton 4-3; Tre’Shun Floyd 3-2; Henderson 0-1; Trevor Childers 0-1; Ezekiel Jennette 0-1; Alan Harris 0-1. Nathan East 2-3; Jaleel Laguins 2-2; Joshua Carter 2-1; Darius Harvey 2-1; J. Montgomery 2-1; Ahmad Gooden 2-1; Jamond Glass 1-2; LaVar Gardner 1-2; William Bryant 2-0; Tay Berry 1-1; Nelson Jordan 1-1; Jai’Rus Creamer 1-1; Tyler Crowder 1-1; Christian Stark 1-1; Jalen Nash 1-1; Horace Roberts 0-2; Robert Adams 0-2; Ty Herring 1-0; Justin Foster 1-0; Chris Shelling 1-0; Coutrell Plair 1-0; C. Matthew 1-0; Garrett Brasher 1-0; Nick Barton 0-1. WCU at ETSU PAGE 23 2018 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM /// 2018 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS / STATS

GAME SEVEN • OCT. 20, 2018 • MACON, GA. GAME EIGHT • OCT. 27, 2018 • JOHNSON CITY, TENN. WESTERN CAROLINA...... 46 WESTERN CAROLINA...... MERCER...... 59 #25 ETSU...... FIVE STAR STADIUM (8,203) WILLIAM B. GREENE STADIUM

MACON, GA. – Tyrie Adams amassed a school-record 545 yards of total offense including 360 yards through the air and a career-high 185 yards rushing on Saturday afternoon in a tough road loss as Western Carolina fell to the Mercer Bears, 59-46, at Five Star Stadium. Adams accounted for four touchdowns – two rushing and a pair of passing TDs – as the Catamounts piled up 710 yards of total offense, finishing one yard shy of the school record. Junior RB Connell Young amassed 178 yards of total offense with six catches for 102 yards and a touchdown, adding 76 rushing yards for the Catamounts. Junior WR Nate Mullen hauled in a career-high 10 passes for 90 yards, adding a late touchdown reception from QB Will Jones, while senior Jordan Mathis had six catches for 95 yards and a score in the loss as seven different receivers caught passes. Held scoreless and to just 66 total yards in the first quarter, Mercer made the right moves in rebounding to finish with over 500 yards of offense over the final three frames. Despite a lop-sided edge in yard- age after the opening 15 minutes, the Catamounts led by just one score, 7-0, after the opening frame. WCU also got a fake field goal touchdown passes from All-American punter Ian Berryman to jump out to the 14-0 first half lead. The Catamounts regained the two-score cushion on a 58-yard pass-and-run from Adams to Young midway through the second quarter to make it 21-7. However, consecutive TD passes from Kaelan Riley to Sam Walker (49 yards) and David Durden (40 yards) tied the game at 21 apiece. Poised to carry a three-point, 24-21, lead into the halftime locker room after a 36-yard Will Horton field goal, Mercer (4-3, 3-1 SoCon) seized momentum with a 95-yard return for a touchdown by David Durden on the ensuing kickoff. The Catamounts hurry-up offense quickly moved into position in the closing seconds and were aided by a defensive penalty as the half expired. With the one untimed down, WCU was able to tack on a 43-yard Horton field goal before the break to trail by just one, 28-27, at intermission. All told, the two teams combined for 48 points in a wild second quarter with Mercer scoring all 28 of its first half points in the second stanza. Including 10-straight points out of the locker room, the Bears were able to outscore the Catamounts in the second half, 31-to-19, capitalizing on an interception and forcing a fumble as WCU was looking to punch in a short-yardage score in the closing moments of the game. Western Carolina was only able to pull back to within five points over the final two quarters, 38-33, on Adams’ first of two rushing scores before the Bears posted 21-straight points to close the third and open the fourth quarter to take a lead they would never relinquish. Mercer QB Kaelan Riley threw for three touchdowns and 294 yards passing for the Bears who finished with 572 yards of offense including 278 yards rushing and 294 yards passing in a balanced attack. Tee Mitchell ran for 157 yards and a touchdown and had 61 yards and a score receiving while backfield counterpart Tyray Devezin rumbled for 94 yards on just eight touches and two TDs on the ground.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Western Carolina 7 20 6 13 46 Record: (3-4,1-4) Mercer 0 28 17 14 59 Record: (4-3,3-1)

Scoring Summary: 1st 13:03 WCU Jordan Mathis 23 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Will Horton kick), 6-75 1:57 WCU 7 - MER 0 2nd 10:56 WCU Owen Cosenke 5 yd pass from Ian Berryman (Will Horton kick), 17-90 7:11 WCU 14 - MER 0 08:57 MER Tyray Devezin 18 yd run (Cole Fisher kick), 6-56 1:48 WCU 14 - MER 7 07:42 WCU Connell Young 58 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Will Horton kick), 4-75 1:15 WCU 21 - MER 7 05:41 MER Sam Walker 49 yd pass from Kaelan Riley (Cole Fisher kick), 4-66 1:54 WCU 21 - MER 14 02:55 MER David Durden 40 yd pass from Kaelan Riley (Cole Fisher kick), 3-70 1:23 WCU 21 - MER 21 00:37 WCU Will Horton 36 yd field goal, 11-57 2:18 WCU 24 - MER 21 00:24 MER David Durden 95 yd kickoff return (Cole Fisher kick) WCU 24 - MER 28 00:00 WCU Will Horton 43 yd field goal, 5-33 0:24 WCU 27 - MER 28 3rd 13:45 MER Tee Mitchell 2 yd run (Cole Fisher kick), 3-70 1:06 WCU 27 - MER 35 07:47 MER Cole Fisher 37 yd field goal, 8-43 2:55 WCU 27 - MER 38 06:13 WCU Tyrie Adams 3 yd run (Tyrie Adams pass failed), 5-75 1:34 WCU 33 - MER 38 01:51 MER Stephen Houzah 27 yd run (Cole Fisher kick), 9-75 4:22 WCU 33 - MER 45 4th 11:34 MER Tee Mitchell 61 yd pass from Kaelan Riley (Cole Fisher kick), 7-93 5:17 WCU 33 - MER 52 08:04 MER Tyray Devezin 5 yd run (Cole Fisher kick), 6-50 2:07 WCU 33 - MER 59 05:48 WCU Tyrie Adams 11 yd run (Will Horton kick), 6-85 2:42 WCU 40 - MER 59 00:00 WCU Nate Mullen 17 yd pass from Will Jones, 8-55 1:56 WCU 46 - MER 59 WCU MER FIRST DOWNS...... 35 25 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 45-309 32-278 PASSING YDS (NET)...... 401 294 Passes Att-Comp-Int...... 50-34-1 27-16-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS...... 95-710 59-572 Fumble Returns-Yards...... 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...... 1-1 2-19 Kickoff Returns-Yards...... 3-43 5-171 Interception Returns-Yards...... 0-0 1--5 Punts (Number-Avg)...... 2-48.0 3-41.7 Fumbles-Lost...... 2-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards...... 10-95 10-93 Possession Time...... 30:55 29:05 Third-Down Conversions...... 8 of 16 4 of 8 Fourth-Down Conversions...... 3 of 4 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances...... 5-7 4-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards...... 0-0 1-6

RUSHING: Western Carolina – Tyrie Adams 22-185; Connell Young 14-76; Corey Holloway 4-31; Donnavan Spencer 3-11; Will Jones 2-6. Mercer – Tee Mitchell 23-157; Tyray Devezin 8-94; Stephen Houzah 1-27. PASSING: Western Carolina – Tyrie Adams 30-45-1-360; Will Jones 3-4-0-36; Ian Berryman 1-1-0-5. Mercer – Kaelan Riley 16-27-0-294. RECEIVING: Western Carolina – Nate Mullen 10-90; Connell Young 6-102; Jordan Mathis 6-95; Daquan Patten 5-62; Kenny Benton 4-43; Owen Cosenke 2-8; Tyran Reynolds 1-1. Mercer – Sam Walker 4-80; Marquise Irvin 4-37; David Durden 2-51; Stephen Houzah 2-35; Tucker Cannon 2-22; Tee Mitchell 1-61; Tony Jones Ii 1-8. INTERCEPTIONS: Western Carolina – None. Mercer – Brandon Gurley 1-minus 5. FUMBLES: Western Carolina – Donnavan Spencer 1-0. Mercer – Tee Mitchell 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): Western Carolina – None. Mercer – Bradley Earnest 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Western Carolina – Mitchell Chancey 4-7; Michael Murphy 3-3; Marvin Tillman 2-4; Ty Harris 4-1; Jacquez Williams 3-2; Ronald Kent, Jr. 1-4; Ricky Palao 2-2; Reggie Jones 2-1; John Brannon III 1-2; Adam Henderson 1-1; A.J. Rogers 1-1; Owen Cosenke 1-1; Trevor Childers 1-1; Nate Link 0-2; Ezekiel Jennette 0-2; Brad Swan, Jr. 1-0; Solomon Clark 1-0; Nate Mullen 1-0; Clayton Bardall 0-1; K.J. Milner 0-1. Mercer – Will Coneway 6-6; Lemarkus Bailey 7-3; Bradley Earnest 7-2; Harrison Poole 6-1; Bj Bohler 4-3; Jamar Hall 4-0; Logan Craighead 3-1; Eric Jackson 1-3; Luke Ward 3-0; Jack Raines 3-0; Michael Freeman 2-1; Kam Lott 2-1; Austin Wysor 1-2; Behr Cooper 2-0; Destin Guillen 1-1; Sidney Otiwu 0-2; Danijah Gam- mage 1-0; Stephen Houzah 1-0; Andrew Pettit 0-1; Isaiah Buehler 0-1; Travonte Easley 0-1; David Durden 0-1; Dorian Kithcart 0-1; DJ McDaniel 0-1. 0-2; Robert Adams 0-2; Ty Herring 1-0; Justin Foster 1-0; Chris Shelling 1-0; Coutrell Plair 1-0; C. Matthew 1-0; Garrett Brasher 1-0; Nick Barton 0-1.

2018 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL PAGE 24 WCU at ETSU 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 24, 2018) All games

Team Statistics WCU OPP SCORING 231 281 Points Per Game 33.0 40.1 Points Off Turnovers 42 62 FIRST DOWNS 179 174 R u s h in g 83 70 P a s s in g 82 89 P e n a l ty 14 15 RUSHING YARDAGE 1591 1311 Yards gained rushing 1732 1512 Yards lost rushing 141 201 Rushing Attempts 296 270 Average Per Rush 5.4 4.9 Average Per Game 227.3 187.3 TDs Rushing 11 16 PASSING YARDAGE 1896 2081 C o m p - A t t- In t 151-242-6 167-259-7 Average Per Pass 7.8 8.0 Average Per Catch 12.6 12.5 Average Per Game 270.9 297.3 TDs Passing 18 19 TOTAL OFFENSE 3487 3392 Total Plays 538 529 Average Per Play 6.5 6.4 Average Per Game 498.1 484.6 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 14-248 27-687 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-99 11-121 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-99 6-45 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 17.7 25.4 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 9.9 11.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 14.1 7.5 FUMBLES-LOST 12-8 5-5 PENALTIES-Yards 49-461 44-409 Average Per Game 65.9 58.4 PUNTS-Yards 33-1292 27-1135 Average Per Punt 39.2 42.0 Net punt average 33.1 36.9 KICKOFFS-Yards 42-2444 51-2987 Average Per Kick 58.2 58.6 Net kick average 38.3 43.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 :4 1 3 1 :1 9 3RD-DOWN Conversions 46/100 40/94 3rd-Down Pct 46% 43% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/10 10/16 4th-Down Pct 70% 62% SACKS BY-Yards 19-141 13-63 MISC YARDS 0 17 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 30 37 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 8-11 8-8 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (26-33) 79% (24-28) 86% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (20-33) 61% (18-28) 64% PAT-ATTEMPTS (27-28) 96% (33-35) 94% ATTENDANCE 32232 20866 Games/Avg Per Game 3/10744 4/5216 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Western Carolina 38 84 41 68 0 231 Opponents 86 85 61 49 0 281 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 24, 2018) All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Connell Young 7 - 7 101 532 17 515 5.1 1 31 73.6 Daquan Patten 10 99 9.9 0 37 Tyrie Adams 7 - 7 98 605 95 510 5.2 6 37 72.9 Total 10 99 9.9 0 37 Donnavan Spencer 7 - 0 42 316 4 312 7.4 1 49 44.6 Opponents 11 121 11.0 0 27 Will Jones 6 - 0 25 128 19 109 4.4 1 26 18.2 Corey Holloway 6 - 0 20 86 0 86 4.3 1 24 14.3 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Nate Mullen 7 - 7 4 36 0 36 9.0 1 8 5.1 JerMichael White 2 23 11.5 0 18 Caleb Ferguson 7 - 0 2 20 0 20 10.0 0 20 2.9 Ty Harris 2 18 9.0 0 9 Kenny Benton 6 - 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 1.5 Marvin Tillman 1 12 12.0 0 12 A.J. Curry 1 - 0 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0 Michael Murphy 1 46 46.0 1 46 TEAM 3 - 0 2 0 4 -4 -2.0 0 0 -1.3 A.J. Rogers 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 7 296 1732 141 1591 5.4 11 49 227.3 Total 7 99 14.1 1 46 Opponents 7 270 1512 201 1311 4.9 16 62 187.3 Opponents 6 45 7.5 0 28

Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Tyrie Adams 7 - 7 150.74 115-180-4 63.9 1485 12 58 212.1 Nate Mullen 8 137 17.1 0 28 Will Jones 6 - 0 131.12 33-58-2 56.9 403 4 29 67.2 Kenny Benton 4 84 21.0 0 27 Jordan Mathis 7 - 7 185.07 2-3-0 66.7 3 1 9 0.4 Daquan Patten 1 21 21.0 0 21 Ian Berryman 6 - 0 472.00 1-1-0 100.0 5 1 5 0.8 Donnavan Spencer 1 6 6.0 0 6 Total 7 147.80 151-242-6 62.4 1896 18 58 270.9 Total 14 248 17.7 0 28 Opponents 7 150.77 167-259-7 64.5 2081 19 68 297.3 Opponents 27 687 25.4 2 97

Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Nate Mullen 7 - 7 41 440 10.7 2 37 62.9 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Daquan Patten 7 - 7 27 414 15.3 4 51 59.1 Opponents 1 28 28.0 0 21 Connell Young 7 - 7 26 277 10.7 3 58 39.6 Jordan Mathis 7 - 7 22 383 17.4 1 58 54.7 Owen Cosenke 7 - 7 13 152 11.7 6 23 21.7 Kenny Benton 6 - 0 10 111 11.1 1 28 18.5 Tyran Reynolds 7 - 0 5 76 15.2 0 40 10.9 Corey Holloway 6 - 0 2 32 16.0 0 26 5.3 D.J. Thorpe 5 - 0 2 12 6.0 0 10 2.4 Austin Phillips 7 - 0 1 9 9.0 1 9 1.3 Donnavan Spencer 7 - 0 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 -0.6 Will Jones 6 - 0 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 -1.0 Total 7 151 1896 12.6 18 58 270.9 Opponents 7 167 2081 12.5 19 68 297.3 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 24, 2018) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Will Horton - 8-10 25-26 - - - - - 49 Tyrie Adams 7 278 510 1485 1995 285.0 Tyrie Adams 6 - - - - 0-1 - - 36 Connell Young 7 101 515 0 515 73.6 Owen Cosenke 6 ------36 Will Jones 6 83 109 403 512 85.3 Connell Young 4 ------24 Donnavan Spencer 7 42 312 0 312 44.6 Daquan Patten 4 ------24 Corey Holloway 6 20 86 0 86 14.3 Nate Mullen 3 ------18 Nate Mullen 7 4 36 0 36 5.1 Will Jones 1 ------6 Caleb Ferguson 7 2 20 0 20 2.9 Kenny Benton 1 ------6 Kenny Benton 6 1 9 0 9 1.5 Donnavan Spencer 1 ------6 Ian Berryman 6 1 0 5 5 0.8 Corey Holloway 1 ------6 Jordan Mathis 7 3 0 3 3 0.4 Jordan Mathis 1 ------6 A.J. Curry 1 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 Austin Phillips 1 ------6 TEAM 3 2 -4 0 -4 -1.3 Michael Murphy 1 ------6 Total 7 538 1591 1896 3487 498.1 Julian Pletz - 0-1 2-2 - - - - - 2 Opponents 7 529 1311 2081 3392 484.6 Solomon Clark ------0 Total 30 8-11 27-28 - - 0-1 - - 231 Opponents 37 8-8 33-35 - - 0-2 - 1 281

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Will Horton 8-10 80.0 0-0 2-2 3-4 3-4 0-0 47 0 Ian Berryman 27 1111 41.1 58 3 9 11 4 0 Julian Pletz 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 Caleb Ferguson 5 181 36.2 43 1 2 1 0 0 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 FG Sequence Western Carolina Opponents Total 33 1292 39.2 58 4 11 12 4 1 Newberry (29),(42) (32),(18) Opponents 27 1135 42.0 53 2 14 9 6 0 Gardner-Webb 44,21 (41) VMI (37) (36) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Furman (29) (23) Will Horton 21 1262 60.1 4 1 Samford - (40) Richard McCollum 20 1121 56.0 2 1 Chattanooga (47),(39) (39) Ian Berryman 1 61 61.0 0 0 Mercer 39,(36),(43) (37) Total 42 2444 58.2 6 2 25.4 38.3 26 Opponents 51 2987 58.6 21 1 17.7 43.4 21 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 24, 2018) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Connell Young 7 515 277 0 0 0 792 113.1 Nate Mullen 7 36 440 0 137 0 613 87.6 Daquan Patten 7 0 414 99 21 0 534 76.3 Tyrie Adams 7 510 0 0 0 0 510 72.9 Jordan Mathis 7 0 383 0 0 0 383 54.7 Donnavan Spen 7 312 -4 0 6 0 314 44.9 Kenny Benton 6 9 111 0 84 0 204 34.0 Owen Cosenke 7 0 152 0 0 0 152 21.7 Corey Holloway 6 86 32 0 0 0 118 19.7 Will Jones 6 109 -6 0 0 0 103 17.2 Tyran Reynolds 7 0 76 0 0 0 76 10.9 Michael Murphy 7 0 0 0 0 46 46 6.6 JerMichael Whit 3 0 0 0 0 23 23 7.7 Caleb Ferguson 7 20 0 0 0 0 20 2.9 Ty Harris 6 0 0 0 0 18 18 3.0 D.J. Thorpe 5 0 12 0 0 0 12 2.4 Marvin Tillman 7 0 0 0 0 12 12 1.7 Austin Phillips 7 0 9 0 0 0 9 1.3 A.J. Curry 1 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -2.0 TEAM 3 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -1.3 Total 7 1591 1896 99 248 99 3933 561.9 Opponents 7 1311 2081 121 687 45 4245 606.4 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 24, 2018) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 48 Mitchell Chancey 7-7 44 36 80 2.0-4 1.0-2 . 1 . . . . . 30 Michael Murphy 7-7 26 30 56 2.0-9 1.5-8 1-46 1 3 1-0 . . . 37 Ty Harris 6-6 30 22 52 4.5-14 2.0-10 2-18 . 2 . . . . 29 Marvin Tillman 7-7 30 21 51 1.5-2 . 1-12 3 . . . . . 25 Jacquez Williams 7-7 25 18 43 7.5-34 4.0-30 . . 10 1-0 . 1 . 13 Ronald Kent, Jr. 7-5 24 10 34 3.5-13 . . 9 . . . . . 90 Solomon Clark 7-7 13 10 23 8.5-54 5.0-49 . . 1 . . . . 24 Shamon Elliott 5-3 16 5 21 2.0-6 . . 5 . . . . . 4 A.J. Rogers 7-3 11 5 16 . . 1-0 ...... 97 Adam Henderson 7-5 9 7 16 3.0-12 1.0-6 . 1 1 1-0 . . . 19 Devarius Cortner 7-2 9 6 15 ...... 17 Reggie Jones 7-6 10 5 15 1.0-1 . . 2 . . . . . 22 JerMichael White 3-2 9 6 15 . . 2-23 3 . . . . . 49 Nate Link 7-7 6 9 15 3.0-19 2.5-18 . . 3 . 1 . . 96 K.J. Milner 7-2 9 5 14 1.0-1 . . 1 1 . . . . 9 John Brannon III 6-0 5 4 9 . . . 2 . . . . . 35 Kalen Allen 6-1 3 5 8 1.0-3 ...... 1 . 99 Ricky Palao 3-0 4 3 7 2.5-5 1.0-2 ...... 34 Bruce Squires 7-0 4 3 7 ...... 86 Tyran Reynolds 7-0 3 2 5 ...... 27 Trevor Childers 6-0 3 2 5 ...... 38 Jarquavius Wortham 5-0 2 2 4 1.5-17 1.0-16 . . . . 1 . . 46 Austin Phillips 7-0 3 . 3 ...... 94 Ezekiel Jennette 7-0 . 3 3 ...... 4B Kenny Benton 6-0 2 . 2 . . . . . 1-0 1 . . 7 Charles Gadie 3-0 1 1 2 ...... 26 Brandon Bawn 7-0 . 2 2 ...... 68 Torrion Stevenson 1-0 2 . 2 ...... 2 Nate Mullen 7-7 2 . 2 ...... 84 Owen Cosenke 7-7 1 1 2 ...... 57 Alan Harris 7-0 . 2 2 0.5-1 ...... 28 Terrance Wilson 5-0 1 1 2 ...... 40 Will Horton 7-0 . 1 1 ...... 20 Donnavan Spencer 7-0 . 1 1 ...... 12 Tyrie Adams 7-7 1 . 1 ...... 88 Brad Swan, Jr. 7-0 1 . 1 ...... 91 Trevon Poole 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 58 Darrius Smith 7-0 . 1 1 ...... 31 Caleb Ferguson 7-0 1 . 1 ...... 63 Zach Weeks 7-7 1 . 1 ...... 1 . . 45 Clayton Bardall 1-0 . 1 1 ...... 44 Charles McDonough 7-0 1 . 1 ...... 53 Darrius Harris 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 5 Connell Young 7-7 ...... 1-0 . . . Total 7 314 230 544 45-195 19-141 7-99 28 21 5-0 4 2 . Opponents 7 272 288 560 39-134 13-63 6-45 29 19 8-28 7 2 1 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 24, 2018) 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 Sep 01 NEWBERRY 44 211 3 17 18 271 1 51 18-27-0 271 1 51 1 17 0 17 2 34 0 32 482 Sep 14 at Gardner-Webb 46 325 1 46 16 150 3 33 16-28-0 150 3 33 1 11 0 11 1 1 0 1 475 Sep 22 VMI 49 324 3 31 21 229 3 32 21-33-2 229 3 32 1 28 0 28 3 15 0 9 553 Sep 29 at Furman 43 131 0 12 27 446 5 58 27-40-0 446 5 58 3 52 0 21 1 7 0 7 577 Oct 06 at Samford 34 209 2 49 26 243 2 28 26-45-2 243 2 28 4 84 0 27 1 4 0 0 452 Oct 13 CHATTANOOGA 35 82 0 20 9 156 0 37 9-19-1 156 0 37 1 13 0 13 1 37 0 37 238 Oct 20 at Mercer 45 309 2 37 34 401 4 58 34-50-1 401 4 58 3 43 0 21 1 1 0 1 710 Western Carolina 296 1591 11 49 151 1896 18 58 151-242-6 1896 18 58 14 248 0 28 10 99 0 37 3487 Opponents 270 1311 16 62 167 2081 19 68 167-259-7 2081 19 68 27 687 2 97 11 121 0 27 3392

Games: 7 • Avg/rush: 5.4 • Avg/catch: 12.6 • Pass effic: 147.80 • KR avg: 17.7 • PR avg: 9.9 • All purpose avg/game: 561.9 • Total offense avg/gm: 498.1

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 Sep 01 NEWBERRY 41 46 87 8.0-29 5.0-24 0 0-0 0-0 1 4 1 3-4 0 0 0 0 33 Sep 14 at Gardner-Webb 46 16 62 11.0-49 5.0-31 0 0-0 2-23 5 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 28 Sep 22 VMI 62 30 92 12.0-67 6.0-59 0 0-0 1-46 7 9 0 7-7 0 0 0 7 52 Sep 29 at Furman 39 28 67 3.0-3 0.0-0 1 1-0 1-9 2 1 1 5-5 0 0 0 7 38 Oct 06 at Samford 57 40 97 5.0-30 2.0-25 2 2-0 3-21 5 4 0 4-4 0 0 0 21 28 Oct 13 CHATTANOOGA 40 34 74 5.0-14 1.0-2 1 1-0 0-0 1 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 Oct 20 at Mercer 29 36 65 1.0-3 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 0 2 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 46 Western Carolina 314 230 544 45.0-195 19.0-141 4 5-0 7-99 21 28 2 27-28 0 0 0 42 231 Opponents 272 288 560 39.0-134 13.0-63 7 8-28 6-45 19 29 2 33-35 0 0 1 62 281

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 01 NEWBERRY 4 149 37.2 43 0 1 2 0 1 2-2 42 0 7 418 59.7 0 0 Sep 14 at Gardner-Webb 5 182 36.4 46 0 2 0 0 1 0-2 0 1 4 240 60.0 1 0 Sep 22 VMI 4 162 40.5 58 0 0 2 2 1 1-1 37 0 9 513 57.0 0 1 Sep 29 at Furman 4 110 27.5 40 1 0 2 0 3 1-1 29 0 6 354 59.0 0 1 Oct 06 at Samford 10 433 43.3 49 0 1 4 0 3 0-0 0 0 5 253 50.6 1 0 Oct 13 CHATTANOOGA 4 160 40.0 50 0 0 1 1 2 2-2 47 0 4 256 64.0 2 0 Oct 20 at Mercer 2 96 48.0 52 0 0 0 1 1 2-3 43 0 7 410 58.6 2 0 Western Carolina 33 1292 39.2 58 1 4 11 4 12 8-11 47 1 42 2444 58.2 6 2 Opponents 27 1135 42.0 53 0 2 14 6 9 8-8 41 0 51 2987 58.6 21 1 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 24, 2018) 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 Sep 01 NEWBERRY 41 209 0 51 19 242 3 44 19-29-0 242 3 44 6 129 0 35 1 20 0 20 451 Sep 14 at Gardner-Webb 40 97 1 20 13 149 0 30 13-30-2 149 0 30 3 53 0 32 0 0 0 0 246 Sep 22 VMI 36 56 3 22 43 491 4 41 43-73-1 491 4 41 5 113 0 31 1 27 0 27 547 Sep 29 at Furman 47 359 4 50 9 133 1 47 9-11-1 133 1 47 4 160 1 97 2 33 0 0 492 Oct 06 at Samford 37 174 3 35 44 562 6 68 44-60-3 562 6 68 3 53 0 36 5 22 0 9 736 Oct 13 CHATTANOOGA 37 138 1 29 23 210 2 28 23-29-0 210 2 28 1 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 348 Oct 20 at Mercer 32 278 4 62 16 294 3 61 16-27-0 294 3 61 5 171 1 95 2 19 0 11 572 Opponents 270 1311 16 62 167 2081 19 68 167-259-7 2081 19 68 27 687 2 97 11 121 0 27 3392 Western Carolina 296 1591 11 49 151 1896 18 58 151-242-6 1896 18 58 14 248 0 28 10 99 0 37 3487

Games: 7 • Avg/rush: 4.9 • Avg/catch: 12.5 • Pass effic: 150.77 • KR avg: 25.4 • PR avg: 11.0 • All purpose avg/game: 606.4 • Total offense avg/gm: 484.6

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 Sep 01 NEWBERRY 31 56 87 7.0-17 1.0-4 0 0-0 0-0 1 5 0 2-3 0 0 0 0 26 Sep 14 at Gardner-Webb 41 42 83 3.0-13 1.0-6 0 0-0 0-0 1 6 1 1-1 0 0 0 0 10 Sep 22 VMI 43 40 83 4.0-10 1.0-5 0 0-0 2-22 2 1 0 5-5 0 0 0 6 50 Sep 29 at Furman 38 52 90 5.0-17 4.0-12 4 2-0 0-0 4 3 1 5-6 0 0 0 7 44 Oct 06 at Samford 40 34 74 4.0-15 1.0-6 2 3-0 2-0 8 4 0 9-9 0 0 0 35 66 Oct 13 CHATTANOOGA 25 32 57 9.0-43 4.0-24 1 2-28 1-28 2 4 0 3-3 0 0 1 7 26 Oct 20 at Mercer 54 32 86 7.0-19 1.0-6 0 1-0 1--5 1 6 0 8-8 0 0 0 7 59 Opponents 272 288 560 39.0-134 13.0-63 7 8-28 6-45 19 29 2 33-35 0 0 1 62 281 Western Carolina 314 230 544 45.0-195 19.0-141 4 5-0 7-99 21 28 2 27-28 0 0 0 42 231

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 01 NEWBERRY 5 208 41.6 47 0 0 3 0 4 2-2 32 0 6 384 64.0 5 0 Sep 14 at Gardner-Webb 6 253 42.2 50 0 1 3 1 1 1-1 41 0 3 184 61.3 2 0 Sep 22 VMI 3 146 48.7 51 0 0 0 2 1 1-1 36 0 8 451 56.4 5 1 Sep 29 at Furman 2 88 44.0 53 0 0 1 1 0 1-1 23 0 8 502 62.8 5 0 Oct 06 at Samford 3 116 38.7 43 0 1 1 0 0 1-1 40 0 11 697 63.4 3 0 Oct 13 CHATTANOOGA 5 199 39.8 52 0 0 4 1 1 1-1 39 0 5 296 59.2 0 0 Oct 20 at Mercer 3 125 41.7 50 0 0 2 1 2 1-1 37 0 10 473 47.3 1 0 Opponents 27 1135 42.0 53 0 2 14 6 9 8-8 41 0 51 2987 58.6 21 1 Western Carolina 33 1292 39.2 58 1 4 11 4 12 8-11 47 1 42 2444 58.2 6 2 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Game Superlatives (as of Oct 24, 2018) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 22 Tyrie Adams at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Yards Rushing 185 Tyrie Adams at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) TD Rushes 3 Tyrie Adams vs Newberry (Sep 01, 2018) Long Rush 49 Donnavan Spencer at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Pass attempts 45 Tyrie Adams at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Pass completions 30 Tyrie Adams at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Yards Passing 424 Tyrie Adams at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) TD Passes 5 Tyrie Adams at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) Long Pass 58 Tyrie Adams at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) 58 Tyrie Adams at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Receptions 10 Nate Mullen at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Yards Receiving 159 Daquan Patten at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) TD Receptions 2 Daquan Patten at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) 2 Owen Cosenke at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) Long Reception 58 Jordan Mathis at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) 58 Connell Young at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Field Goals 2 Will Horton vs Newberry (Sep 01, 2018) 2 Will Horton vs Chattanooga (Oct 13, 2018) 2 Will Horton at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Long Field Goal 47 Will Horton vs Chattanooga (Oct 13, 2018) Punts 10 Ian Berryman at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Punting Avg 48.0 Ian Berryman at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Long Punt 58 Ian Berryman vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Punts inside 20 3 Ian Berryman at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) 3 Ian Berryman at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Long Punt Return 37 Daquan Patten vs Chattanooga (Oct 13, 2018) Long Kickoff Return 28 Nate Mullen vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Tackles 15 Mitchell Chancey at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Sacks 4.0 Solomon Clark vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Tackles For Loss 5.5 Solomon Clark vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Interceptions 2 JerMichael White at Gardner-Webb (Sep 14, 2018) 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Game Superlatives (as of Oct 24, 2018) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 49 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Yards Rushing 325 at Gardner-Webb (Sep 14, 2018) Yards Per Rush 7.1 at Gardner-Webb (Sep 14, 2018) TD Rushes 3 vs Newberry (Sep 01, 2018) 3 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Pass attempts 50 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Pass completions 34 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Yards Passing 446 at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) Yards Per Pass 11.1 at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) TD Passes 5 at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) Total Plays 95 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Total Offense 710 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Yards Per Play 7.5 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Points 52 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Sacks By 6 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) First Downs 35 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Penalties 12 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Penalty Yards 119 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Turnovers 5 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Interceptions By 3 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Punts 10 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Punting Avg 48.0 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Long Punt 58 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Punts inside 20 3 at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) 3 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Long Punt Return 37 vs Chattanooga (Oct 13, 2018) 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Game Superlatives (as of Oct 24, 2018) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 29 Tyrell Price, vs Chattanooga (Oct 13, 2018) Yards Rushing 157 Tee Mitchell, at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) TD Rushes 3 Quan Myers, vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Long Rush 62 Tee Mitchell, at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Pass attempts 72 Reece Udinski, vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Pass completions 44 Devlin Hodges, at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Yards Passing 562 Devlin Hodges, at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) TD Passes 6 Devlin Hodges, at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Long Pass 68 Devlin Hodges, at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Receptions 10 Markell Castle, vs Newberry (Sep 01, 2018) 10 Kris Thornton, vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Yards Receiving 143 Javeon Lara, vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) TD Receptions 2 Javeon Lara, vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) 2 Joseph Parker, vs Chattanooga (Oct 13, 2018) Long Reception 68 Yassar El-Amin, at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Field Goals 2 Kevin Weber, vs Newberry (Sep 01, 2018) Long Field Goal 41 JACKSON, T., at Gardner-Webb (Sep 14, 2018) Punts 6 HANKINSON, C., at Gardner-Webb (Sep 14, 2018) Punting Avg 48.7 Reed King, vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Long Punt 53 Grayson Atkins, at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) Punts inside 20 4 Shea Rodgers, vs Newberry (Sep 01, 2018) Long Punt Return 27 Rohan Martin, vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Long Kickoff Return 97 Dejuan Bell, at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) Tackles 20 Joe Blue, vs Newberry (Sep 01, 2018) Sacks 3.0 Adrian Hope, at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Adrian Hope, at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) Interceptions 2 Collin Loftis, vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Game Superlatives (as of Oct 24, 2018) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 47 at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) Yards Rushing 359 at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) Yards Per Rush 8.7 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) TD Rushes 4 at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) 4 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Pass attempts 73 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Pass completions 44 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Yards Passing 562 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Yards Per Pass 12.1 at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) TD Passes 6 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Total Plays 109 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Total Offense 736 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Yards Per Play 9.7 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Points 66 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Sacks By 4 at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) 4 vs Chattanooga (Oct 13, 2018) First Downs 37 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Penalties 10 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Penalty Yards 93 at Mercer (Oct 20, 2018) Turnovers 5 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Interceptions By 2 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) 2 at Samford (Oct 06, 2018) Punts 6 at Gardner-Webb (Sep 14, 2018) Punting Avg 48.7 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) Long Punt 53 at Furman (Sep 29, 2018) Punts inside 20 4 vs Newberry (Sep 01, 2018) Long Punt Return 27 vs VMI (Sep 22, 2018) 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 24, 2018) All games

Western Carolina Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 01, 2018 NEWBERRY W 33-26 5 5 30 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 14, 2018 at Gardner-Webb W 28-10 3 2 14 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 22, 2018 VMI W 52-50 6 6 38 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 29, 2018 at Furman L 38-44 6 4 24 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 Oct 06, 2018 at Samford L 28-66 2 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 13, 2018 CHATTANOOGA L 6-26 4 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 Oct 20, 2018 at Mercer L 46-59 7 5 29 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 33 26 155 20 9 11 6 2 1 0 4 0 0 26 of 33 (78.8%)

Opponents Inside Western Carolina Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 01, 2018 NEWBERRY W 33-26 2 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 14, 2018 at Gardner-Webb W 28-10 3 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sep 22, 2018 VMI W 52-50 8 6 37 5 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 Sep 29, 2018 at Furman L 38-44 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 06, 2018 at Samford L 28-66 6 5 35 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Oct 13, 2018 CHATTANOOGA L 6-26 2 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 20, 2018 at Mercer L 46-59 4 4 24 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 24 143 18 13 5 6 0 3 0 1 0 0 24 of 28 (85.7%) 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina By-Quarter Statistics (as of Oct 24, 2018) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 01, 2018 NEWBERRY W 33-26 5-12 41.7 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 Sep 14, 2018 at Gardner-Webb W 28-10 11-18 61.1 4-5 80.0 2-4 50.0 3-5 60.0 2-4 50.0 Sep 22, 2018 VMI W 52-50 6-12 50.0 3-4 75.0 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 Sep 29, 2018 at Furman L 38-44 7-16 43.8 0-3 0.0 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 4-5 80.0 Oct 06, 2018 at Samford L 28-66 6-13 46.2 1-4 25.0 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 2-3 66.7 Oct 13, 2018 CHATTANOOGA L 6-26 3-13 23.1 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 2-4 50.0 Oct 20, 2018 at Mercer L 46-59 8-16 50.0 2-3 66.7 2-6 33.3 1-3 33.3 3-4 75.0 Western Carolina 46-100 46.0 11-26 42.3 11-31 35.5 9-20 45.0 15-23 65.2 0-0 0.0 Opponents 40-94 42.6 11-19 57.9 8-26 30.8 10-22 45.5 11-27 40.7 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 01, 2018 NEWBERRY W 33-26 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 14, 2018 at Gardner-Webb W 28-10 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 22, 2018 VMI W 52-50 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 29, 2018 at Furman L 38-44 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 06, 2018 at Samford L 28-66 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Oct 13, 2018 CHATTANOOGA L 6-26 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Oct 20, 2018 at Mercer L 46-59 3-4 75.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 Western Carolina 7-10 70.0 1-1 100.0 4-5 80.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 10-16 62.5 2-2 100.0 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 4-8 50.0 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 01, 2018 NEWBERRY W 33-26 26:52 6:17 7:40 5:30 7:25 Sep 14, 2018 at Gardner-Webb W 28-10 28:52 7:37 5:18 7:54 8:03 Sep 22, 2018 VMI W 52-50 29:25 7:32 6:41 9:29 5:43 Sep 29, 2018 at Furman L 38-44 32:14 9:15 8:43 6:05 8:11 Oct 06, 2018 at Samford L 28-66 30:12 9:26 7:48 5:20 7:38 Oct 13, 2018 CHATTANOOGA L 6-26 22:14 7:11 5:13 4:21 5:29 Oct 20, 2018 at Mercer L 46-59 30:55 8:59 9:24 4:37 7:55 Western Carolina Total 200:44 56:17 50:47 43:16 50:24 0:00 Avg. 28:40 8:02 7:15 6:10 7:12 0:00 Opponents Total 219:16 48:43 54:13 61:44 54:36 0:00 Avg. 31:19 6:57 7:44 8:49 7:48 0:00 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina - Long Plays

20-YARD PLUS PLAYS LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Yds Type Player(s) Opponent Long Plays By Yards No. TD 58* Pass Connell Young from Tyrie Adams Mercer 100+ 0 0 58 Pass Jordan Mathis from Tyrie Adams Furman 90-99 0 0 51 Pass Daquan Patten from Tyrie Adams Newberry 80-89 0 0 50 Pass Daquan Patten from Tyrie Adams Furman 70-79 0 0 49* Pass Daquan Patten from Tyrie Adams Furman 60-69 0 0 49 Rush Donnavan Spencer Samford 50-59 4 1 46* INT Michael Murphy VMI 40-49 7 3 46 Rush Donnavan Spencer Gardner-Webb 30-39 13 3 43* Pass Daquan Patten from Tyrie Adams Furman 20-29 29 3 40 Pass Tyran Reynolds from Tyrie Adams Furman 40 Rush Tyrie Adams Mercer Long Plays By Type No. TD 37 PR Daquan Patten Chattanooga Rushing 17 2 37 Pass Nate Mullen from Tyrie Adams Chattanooga Passing 28 7 37 Pass Nate Mullen from Tyrie Adams Newberry Punt returns 2 0 37 Rush Tyrie Adams Mercer Kick returns 5 0 36 Pass Daquan Patten from Tyrie Adams Mercer Interceptions 1 1 33* Pass Connell Young from Tyrie Adams Gardner-Webb Fumble returns 0 0 32 Rush Tyrie Adams Gardner-Webb Other 0 0 32 PR Daquan Patten Newberry TOTAL 53 10 32* Pass Daquan Patten from Tyrie Adams VMI 31* Rush Connell Young Gardner-Webb 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER 31 Rush Donnavan Spencer VMI Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR 31 Rush Connell Young VMI 30 Rush Connell Young Mercer Daquan Patten 10 3 0 7 1 2 0 0 29 Pass Jordan Mathis from Will Jones Chattanooga Connell Young 10 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 29 Pass Jordan Mathis from Tyrie Adams Mercer Jordan Mathis 7 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 29 Rush Connell Young Gardner-Webb Nate Mullen 5 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 28 KR Nate Mullen VMI Tyrie Adams 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 28 Pass Kenny Benton from Tyrie Adams Furman Kenny Benton 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 28 Rush Donnavan Spencer Samford Donnavan Spencer 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 28 Pass Jordan Mathis from Will Jones Samford Owen Cosenke 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 KR Kenny Benton Samford Corey Holloway 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 26 Pass Corey Holloway from Will Jones Samford Will Jones 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26* Rush Will Jones Samford Michael Murphy 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 Pass Connell Young from Tyrie Adams Chattanooga Caleb Ferguson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 Rush Corey Holloway Samford Tyran Reynolds 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 Pass Jordan Mathis from Will Jones Chattanooga TOTAL 53 10 17 28 5 2 1 0 23 Pass Owen Cosenke from Tyrie Adams VMI 23 Pass Daquan Patten from Tyrie Adams Mercer LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR 23* Pass Jordan Mathis from Tyrie Adams Mercer Rushing 22 Pass Kenny Benton from Tyrie Adams Mercer 49 Donnavan Spencer vs Samford (10/6/2018) 21 KR Kenny Benton Samford Rushing Touchdown 21 Pass Nate Mullen from Will Jones Samford 31 Connell Young vs Gardner-Webb (9/14/2018) 21* Pass Owen Cosenke from Will Jones Samford 21 KR Daquan Patten Mercer Passing 21 KR Nate Mullen Furman 58 Connell Young from Tyrie Adams 21 Pass Connell Young from Tyrie Adams Mercer vs Mercer (10/20/2018) 21 Rush Tyrie Adams VMI 58 Jordan Mathis from Tyrie Adams 21 Rush Tyrie Adams Mercer vs Furman (9/29/2018) 20 Rush Connell Young Chattanooga Passing Touchdown 20 Pass Jordan Mathis from Tyrie Adams Mercer 58 Connell Young from Tyrie Adams 20 Rush Caleb Ferguson Samford vs Mercer (10/20/2018) 20 Pass Connell Young from Will Jones Furman Punt Return * touchdown scored on play 37 Daquan Patten vs Chattanooga (10/13/2018) Kick Return 28 Nate Mullen vs VMI (9/22/2018) Interception Return 46 Michael Murphy vs VMI (9/22/2018) Fumble Return None Punt 58 Ian Berryman vs VMI (9/22/2018) Field Goal 47 Will Horton vs Chattanooga (10/13/2018) 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina - "Money" Plays

Money plays are defined as plays resulting in first down or a touchdown

MONEY RUSHERS 1st TD No. Att MONEY RECEPTIONS 1st TD No. Rec Tyrie Adams 30 6 35 85 Nate Mullen 23 2 23 41 Connell Young 25 1 25 101 Jordan Mathis 15 1 15 22 Donnavan Spencer 11 1 11 42 Connell Young 13 3 14 26 Will Jones 7 1 7 23 Daquan Patten 13 4 14 27 Corey Holloway 5 1 6 20 Owen Cosenke 8 6 10 13 Nate Mullen 3 0 3 4 Kenny Benton 6 1 7 10 Caleb Ferguson 1 0 1 2 Tyran Reynolds 3 0 3 5 Tyrie Adams+Nate Mullen 1 1 1 2 D.J. Thorpe 1 0 1 2 TOTALS 83 11 89 283 Austin Phillips 0 1 1 1 Corey Holloway 1 0 1 2 TOTALS 83 18 89 151

1ST DOWN 1ST DOWN MONEY RUSHERS 1st TD No. Att MONEY RECEPTIONS 1st TD No. Rec Connell Young 11 0 11 68 Nate Mullen 6 0 6 17 Tyrie Adams 9 0 9 32 Owen Cosenke 5 3 6 7 Donnavan Spencer 4 0 4 24 Daquan Patten 6 1 6 12 Will Jones 2 1 2 10 Jordan Mathis 4 0 4 6 Tyrie Adams+Nate Mullen 1 1 1 2 Kenny Benton 3 0 3 5 Caleb Ferguson 1 0 1 2 Connell Young 2 2 3 7 Corey Holloway 1 0 1 10 Austin Phillips 0 1 1 1 TOTALS 29 2 29 152 TOTALS 26 7 29 57

2ND DOWN 2ND DOWN MONEY RUSHERS 1st TD No. Att MONEY RECEPTIONS 1st TD No. Rec Tyrie Adams 8 4 12 28 Nate Mullen 11 2 11 18 Connell Young 10 1 10 26 Jordan Mathis 7 1 7 11 Donnavan Spencer 3 1 3 13 Daquan Patten 6 3 7 11 Corey Holloway 1 1 2 5 Connell Young 5 0 5 10 Nate Mullen 2 0 2 2 Kenny Benton 3 0 3 4 Will Jones 1 0 1 4 Owen Cosenke 2 2 2 3 TOTALS 25 7 30 79 D.J. Thorpe 1 0 1 2 Corey Holloway 1 0 1 2 TOTALS 36 8 37 63

3RD DOWN 3RD DOWN MONEY RUSHERS 1st TD No. Att MONEY RECEPTIONS 1st TD No. Rec Tyrie Adams 11 1 11 21 Connell Young 6 1 6 9 Will Jones 4 0 4 9 Nate Mullen 6 0 6 6 Connell Young 4 0 4 6 Jordan Mathis 4 0 4 5 Donnavan Spencer 3 0 3 4 Tyran Reynolds 3 0 3 3 Corey Holloway 1 0 1 3 Daquan Patten 1 0 1 4 Nate Mullen 1 0 1 1 Kenny Benton 0 1 1 1 TOTALS 24 1 24 44 Owen Cosenke 1 0 1 2 TOTALS 21 2 22 30

4TH DOWN 4TH DOWN MONEY RUSHERS 1st TD No. Att MONEY RECEPTIONS 1st TD No. Rec Tyrie Adams 2 1 3 4 Owen Cosenke 0 1 1 1 Corey Holloway 2 0 2 2 TOTALS 0 1 1 1 Donnavan Spencer 1 0 1 1 TOTALS 5 1 6 8 2018 Western Carolina Football Western Carolina Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 24, 2018) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Sep 01, 2018 NEWBERRY W 33-26 12111 All games 3-4 2-1 1-3 0-0 Sep 14, 2018 at Gardner-Webb W 28-10 2257 Conference 1-4 1-1 0-3 0-0 * Sep 22, 2018 VMI W 52-50 12759 Non-Conference 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 * Sep 29, 2018 at Furman L 38-44 7201 * Oct 06, 2018 at Samford L 28-66 3178 Team Statistics WCU OPP * Oct 13, 2018 CHATTANOOGA L 6-26 7362 FIRST DOWNS 179 174 * Oct 20, 2018 at Mercer L 46-59 8230 R u s h in g 83 70 P a s s in g 82 89 Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g P e n a l ty 14 15 Connell Young 7 - 7 101 532 17 515 5.1 1 31 73.6 RUSHING YARDAGE 1591 1311 Tyrie Adams 7 - 7 98 605 95 510 5.2 6 37 72.9 Rushing Attempts 296 270 Donnavan Spencer 7 - 0 42 316 4 312 7.4 1 49 44.6 Average Per Rush 5.4 4.9 Will Jones 6 - 0 25 128 19 109 4.4 1 26 18.2 Average Per Game 227.3 187.3 Corey Holloway 6 - 0 20 86 0 86 4.3 1 24 14.3 TDs Rushing 11 16 Nate Mullen 7 - 7 4 36 0 36 9.0 1 8 5.1 PASSING YARDAGE 1896 2081 Caleb Ferguson 7 - 0 2 20 0 20 10.0 0 20 2.9 C o m p - A t t- In t 151-242-6 167-259-7 Kenny Benton 6 - 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 1.5 Average Per Pass 7.8 8.0 Total 7 296 1732 141 1591 5.4 11 49 227.3 Average Per Catch 12.6 12.5 Opponents 7 270 1512 201 1311 4.9 16 62 187.3 Average Per Game 270.9 297.3 TDs Passing 18 19 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g TOTAL OFFENSE 3487 3392 Tyrie Adams 7 - 7 150.74 115-180-4 63.9 1485 12 58 212.1 Average Per Play 6.5 6.4 Will Jones 6 - 0 131.12 33-58-2 56.9 403 4 29 67.2 Average Per Game 498.1 484.6 Jordan Mathis 7 - 7 185.07 2-3-0 66.7 3 1 9 0.4 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 14-248 27-687 Ian Berryman 6 - 0 472.00 1-1-0 100.0 5 1 5 0.8 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-99 11-121 Total 7 147.80 151-242-6 62.4 1896 18 58 270.9 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-99 6-45 Opponents 7 150.77 167-259-7 64.5 2081 19 68 297.3 FUMBLES-LOST 12-8 5-5 PENALTIES-Yards 49-461 44-409 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g PUNTS-AVG 33-39.2 27-42.0 Nate Mullen 7 - 7 41 440 10.7 2 37 62.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 :4 1 3 1 :1 9 Daquan Patten 7 - 7 27 414 15.3 4 51 59.1 3RD-DOWN Conversions 46/100 40/94 Connell Young 7 - 7 26 277 10.7 3 58 39.6 4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/10 10/16 Jordan Mathis 7 - 7 22 383 17.4 1 58 54.7 Owen Cosenke 7 - 7 13 152 11.7 6 23 21.7 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Kenny Benton 6 - 0 10 111 11.1 1 28 18.5 JerMichael White 2 23 11.5 0 18 Tyran Reynolds 7 - 0 5 76 15.2 0 40 10.9 Ty Harris 2 18 9.0 0 9 Corey Holloway 6 - 0 2 32 16.0 0 26 5.3 A.J. Rogers 1 0 0.0 0 0 D.J. Thorpe 5 - 0 2 12 6.0 0 10 2.4 Marvin Tillman 1 12 12.0 0 12 Austin Phillips 7 - 0 1 9 9.0 1 9 1.3 Michael Murphy 1 46 46.0 1 46 Donnavan Spencer 7 - 0 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 -0.6 Will Jones 6 - 0 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 -1.0 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Total 7 151 1896 12.6 18 58 270.9 Ian Berryman 27 1111 41.1 58 3 9 11 4 0 Opponents 7 167 2081 12.5 19 68 297.3 Caleb Ferguson 5 181 36.2 43 1 2 1 0 0 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Will Horton 8-10 80.0 0-0 2-2 3-4 3-4 0-0 47 0 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Julian Pletz 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 Daquan Patten 10 99 9.9 0 37 Total 10 99 9.9 0 37 PAT Opponents 11 121 11.0 0 27 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Will Horton - 8-10 25-26 - - - - - 49 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Tyrie Adams 6 - - - - 0-1 - - 36 Nate Mullen 8 137 17.1 0 28 Owen Cosenke 6 ------36 Kenny Benton 4 84 21.0 0 27 Daquan Patten 4 ------24 Daquan Patten 1 21 21.0 0 21 Connell Young 4 ------24 Donnavan Spencer 1 6 6.0 0 6 Nate Mullen 3 ------18 Total 14 248 17.7 0 28 Corey Holloway 1 ------6 Opponents 27 687 25.4 2 97 Will Jones 1 ------6 Donnavan Spencer 1 ------6 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Kenny Benton 1 ------6 Connell Young 7 515 277 0 0 0 792 113.1 Michael Murphy 1 ------6 Nate Mullen 7 36 440 0 137 0 613 87.6 Austin Phillips 1 ------6 Daquan Patten 7 0 414 99 21 0 534 76.3 Jordan Mathis 1 ------6 Tyrie Adams 7 510 0 0 0 0 510 72.9 Julian Pletz - 0-1 2-2 - - - - - 2 Jordan Mathis 7 0 383 0 0 0 383 54.7 Total 30 8-11 27-28 - - 0-1 - - 231 Total 7 1591 1896 99 248 99 3933 561.9 Opponents 37 8-8 33-35 - - 0-2 - 1 281 Opponents 7 1311 2081 121 687 45 4245 606.4

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Western Carolina 38 84 41 68 0 231 Tyrie Adams 7 278 510 1485 1995 285.0 Opponents 86 85 61 49 0 281 Connell Young 7 101 515 0 515 73.6 Will Jones 6 83 109 403 512 85.3 Donnavan Spencer 7 42 312 0 312 44.6 Corey Holloway 6 20 86 0 86 14.3 Total 7 538 1591 1896 3487 498.1 Opponents 7 529 1311 2081 3392 484.6 Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 48 Mitchell Chancey 7-7 44 36 80 2.0-4 1.0-2 . 1 . . . . . 30 Michael Murphy 7-7 26 30 56 2.0-9 1.5-8 1-46 1 3 1-0 . . . 37 Ty Harris 6-6 30 22 52 4.5-14 2.0-10 2-18 . 2 . . . . 29 Marvin Tillman 7-7 30 21 51 1.5-2 . 1-12 3 . . . . . 25 Jacquez Williams 7-7 25 18 43 7.5-34 4.0-30 . . 10 1-0 . 1 . Total 7 314 230 544 45-195 19-141 7-99 28 21 5-0 4 2 . Opponents 7 272 288 560 39-134 13-63 6-45 29 19 8-28 7 2 1