Week 9 · 2024
Western Carolina at Mercer
Sat 10/26/2024 03:30 PMFive Star Stadium at the Moye ComplexConference
86°Clear9 mph NNW · 33% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Western Carolina
34
7–5
Mercer
44
11–3
Attendance
7,389
reported
Western CarolinaWCU
MercerMER
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Cole Gonzales | 25/47 | 395 | 8.4 | 2 | 0 |
| WCU | Taron Dickens | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Whitt Newbauer | 10/21 | 234 | 11.1 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Branson Adams | 12 | 89 | 7.4 | 0 | 42 |
| WCU | Cole Gonzales | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 1 | 14 |
| WCU | Taron Dickens | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 19 |
| WCU | Jalynn Williams | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 1 | 9 |
| WCU | Isaiah Johnson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| WCU | Marlin Cochran | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 0 | 1 |
| MER | Dwayne Mcgee | 18 | 223 | 12.4 | 2 | 64 |
| MER | CJ Miller | 10 | 59 | 5.9 | 1 | 31 |
| MER | Brayden Smith | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 12 |
| MER | Adjatay Dabbs | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| MER | Micah Bell | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 3 |
| MER | Parker Wroble | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Whitt Newbauer | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 1 | 11 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Zion Booker | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 1 | 29 |
| WCU | AJ Colombo | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 1 | 24 |
| WCU | De'Andre Tamarez | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | 45 |
| WCU | Calvin Jones | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 0 | 49 |
| WCU | Branson Adams | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 20 |
| WCU | Isaiah Johnson | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 36 |
| WCU | Malik Knight | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 19 |
| WCU | Jai Boyd | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 19 |
| WCU | Jake Young | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| WCU | Marlin Cochran | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| MER | Kelin Parsons | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 0 | 42 |
| MER | Brayden Smith | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 1 | 39 |
| MER | Sawyer Burt | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 39 |
| MER | Adjatay Dabbs | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| MER | Dwayne Mcgee | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| MER | Kendall Harris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Paxton Robertson | 2/3 | 67.0 | 44 | 4/4 | 10 |
| MER | Reice Griffith | 3/3 | 100.0 | 40 | 5/5 | 14 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Stephen Brantley | 3 | 142 | 47.3 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| WCU | Paxton Robertson | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| MER | John McConnell | 3 | 157 | 52.3 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | James Randle | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 25 |
| WCU | Chris Morgan | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 22 |
| WCU | AJ Colombo | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| MER | Brayden Smith | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 0 | 58 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | AJ Colombo | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| MER | Brayden Smith | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 16 |
Previous 9 meetings vs. Team
Mercer 7–2 vs Western Carolina
- 2023 · wk 9Mercer 45 @ Western Carolina 38
- 2022 · wk 6Western Carolina 6 @ Mercer 49
- 2021 · wk 6Mercer 34 @ Western Carolina 24
- 2019 · wk 1Mercer 49 @ Western Carolina 27
- 2018 · wk 8Western Carolina 46 @ Mercer 59
- 2017 · wk 11Mercer 35 @ Western Carolina 33
- 2016 · wk 7Western Carolina 24 @ Mercer 38
- 2015 · wk 6Mercer 21 @ Western Carolina 24
- 2014 · wk 8Western Carolina 35 @ Mercer 21
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