Week 1 · 2026
Eastern Kentucky at Western Carolina
Sat 08/29/2026 07:00 PME. J. Whitmire StadiumWestern Carolina pregame58% — Pregame win probability: 58% for Western Carolina. Western Carolina favored, and won.
Eastern Kentucky
21
1–2
Western Carolina
45
1–2
Attendance
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not yet reported
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKU | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| WCU | 7 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 45 |
General
| TOP | PLAYS | YDS | PEN-YDS | 1ST | 3RD | 4TH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKU | 27:45 | 63 | 370 | 9-74 | 20 | 5-13 38.5% | 2-3 66.7% |
| WCU | 32:15 | 75 | 508 | 8-80 | 28 | 8-14 57.1% | 0-2 0.0% |
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKU | 22-34 | 305 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| WCU | 27-35 | 320 | 9.1 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKU | 29 | 65 | 2.2 | 0 |
| WCU | 40 | 188 | 4.7 | 3 |
Turnovers
| TO | FUM | LOST | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKU | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| WCU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| TCK | TFL | QB HUR | SACKS | PD | INT | INT YDS | DEF TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKU | 39 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0 |
| WCU | 32 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Returns
| KR | KR YDS | AVG | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | AVG | PR TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKU | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| WCU | 1 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
Previous 6 meetings vs. Team
Western Carolina 3–3 vs Eastern Kentucky
- 2023 · wk 3Western Carolina 27 @ Eastern Kentucky 24
- 2021 · wk 1Eastern Kentucky 31 @ Western Carolina 28
- 2020 · wk 12Western Carolina 17 @ Eastern Kentucky 49
- 2009 · wk 11Western Carolina 24 @ Eastern Kentucky 7
- 2007 · wk 2Western Carolina 21 @ Eastern Kentucky 45
- 2006 · wk 3Eastern Kentucky 17 @ Western Carolina 20
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