Week 1 · 2025
Gardner-Webb at Western Carolina
Sat 08/30/2025 06:00 PME. J. Whitmire Stadium
78°5 mph NW · 36% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Gardner-Webb
52
7–5
Western Carolina
45
7–5
Attendance
11,889
reported
Gardner-WebbGWEB
Western CarolinaWCU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWEB | Nate Hampton | 12/30 | 263 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 |
| GWEB | Cole Pennington | 1/3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 1 |
| WCU | Bennett Judy | 15/27 | 151 | 5.6 | 2 | 1 |
| WCU | Isaac Lee | 3/9 | 82 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWEB | Nate Hampton | 28 | 132 | 4.7 | 4 | 26 |
| GWEB | Quasean Holmes | 13 | 116 | 8.9 | 1 | 65 |
| GWEB | Carson Gresock | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 0 | 55 |
| GWEB | Cole Pennington | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| GWEB | Chris Lofton | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Patrick Boyd Jr. | 15 | 142 | 9.5 | 1 | 70 |
| WCU | Branson Adams | 12 | 66 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 |
| WCU | Bennett Judy | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 7 |
| WCU | Camury Reid | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 2 | 3 |
| WCU | Isaac Lee | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWEB | Chris Lofton | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 0 | 55 |
| GWEB | Anthony Lowe | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 2 | 36 |
| GWEB | Caleb Borders | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 37 |
| GWEB | Jabre Bevineau | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
| GWEB | Giovanni Adopte | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| WCU | Malik Knight | 1 | 69 | 69.0 | 1 | 69 |
| WCU | James Tyre | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 1 | 25 |
| WCU | Trey Walker | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 1 | 25 |
| WCU | Marcus Striggles | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 16 |
| WCU | Branson Adams | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
| WCU | Patrick Boyd Jr. | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
| WCU | Painter Richards-Baker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| WCU | Brayden Blackmon | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| WCU | David Hulbert | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWEB | Nate Hampton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GWEB | Antonio O'Berry | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GWEB | De'Arieun Hicks | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WCU | Isaac Lee | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| WCU | Bennett Judy | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Kenyon Partridge | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWEB | Josiah Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Hasaan Sykes | 1 | 61 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWEB | Charlie Viorel | 1/1 | 100.0 | 22 | 7/7 | 10 |
| WCU | Christian Lowery | 1/1 | 100.0 | 29 | 6/6 | 9 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWEB | Brady Braun | 2 | 108 | 54.0 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| GWEB | Jackson Dorr | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 2 | 0 | 45 |
| WCU | Stephen Brantley | 7 | 303 | 43.3 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWEB | Anthony Lowe | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 0 | 58 |
| GWEB | Caleb Borders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Dominic Dutton | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | 24 |
| WCU | Patrick Boyd Jr. | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 21 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWEB | Anthony Lowe | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 13 |
| WCU | James Tyre | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 21 |
Previous 9 meetings vs. Team
Western Carolina 5–4 vs Gardner-Webb
- 2021 · wk 4Western Carolina 34 @ Gardner-Webb 52
- 2019 · wk 6Gardner-Webb 24 @ Western Carolina 21
- 2018 · wk 3Western Carolina 28 @ Gardner-Webb 10
- 2017 · wk 3Western Carolina 42 @ Gardner-Webb 27
- 2016 · wk 2Gardner-Webb 14 @ Western Carolina 44
- 2010 · wk 3Western Carolina 28 @ Gardner-Webb 14
- 2009 · wk 2Gardner-Webb 27 @ Western Carolina 20
- 2004 · wk 5Western Carolina 20 @ Gardner-Webb 26
- 2003 · wk 14Gardner-Webb 16 @ Western Carolina 39
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