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
Eastern KentuckyEKU
Western CarolinaWCU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKU | Tyler Travers | 22/34 | 305 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 |
| WCU | Lex Thomas | 27/35 | 320 | 9.1 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKU | Brayden Latham | 16 | 41 | 2.6 | 0 | 9 |
| EKU | Cortez Stone | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 15 |
| EKU | Brady Hensley | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| EKU | Tyler Travers | 5 | -10 | -2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| WCU | Lex Thomas | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 1 | 17 |
| WCU | Marlin Cochran | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 1 | 34 |
| WCU | Josh Perry | 16 | 31 | 1.9 | 0 | 11 |
| WCU | Anthony Benjamin | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 1 | 14 |
| WCU | Michael Rossin | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKU | Elijah Caldwell | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 1 | 29 |
| EKU | Jarvis Hayes | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 1 | 19 |
| EKU | Caeleb Schlachter | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 21 |
| EKU | Jackson House | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 22 |
| EKU | Brady Hensley | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 30 |
| EKU | Cameron Hergott | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 14 |
| EKU | Brayden Latham | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 9 |
| WCU | Michael Rossin | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 0 | 42 |
| WCU | AJ Colombo | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 0 | 25 |
| WCU | Bode Burns | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 1 | 18 |
| WCU | Santana Carlos | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 36 |
| WCU | Josh Perry | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 2 | 12 |
| WCU | Jai Boyd | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| WCU | Lex Thomas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| WCU | Jake Young | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKU | Elijah Caldwell | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| WCU | Nassor Ashenafi | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKU | Jeffrey Kinley | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EKU | Derek Taylor | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EKU | Aden Tagaloa-Nelson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EKU | Cam Jessee | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| EKU | Jack McGrath | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EKU | Davi'yon Hawkins-Ingram | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| EKU | Caleb Redd | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EKU | Jayden Marable | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EKU | Kaden Smith | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| EKU | Nasir Spruill | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| EKU | Brock Driver | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EKU | Keshawn Hayden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EKU | Jackson Marshall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EKU | Payne Miller | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EKU | Braylon Newcomb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EKU | Cristian Conyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EKU | D.J. Galva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| EKU | Jack Chappell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EKU | Jackson House | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EKU | Kaleb Neal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Joshua Collins | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Alant'e Reese | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Ken Moore Jr. | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Nassor Ashenafi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WCU | Trystan Anderson | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Andre Jackson Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| WCU | Jayden Cornelius | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Julian Quintero | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Marco Patierno | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Na'koma Simpson-Nealy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Caleb Turner-Allen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Fernando Jeanty | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Hank Bodine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Ja'Torian Mack | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Ryan McKinnis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | AJ Mintze | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Adrian Stone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Braylon Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Chase Kerns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Gavin Rowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jakoby Diamond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jordan Martin-Durham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Marseille Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WCU | Quency Grant III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Terrell Poyser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Marseille Taylor | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKU | Buzz Flabiano | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
| WCU | Bryan McCollum | 1/1 | 100.0 | 20 | 6/6 | 9 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKU | Jettson Brown | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| WCU | Mark Fitzgerald | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKU | Cortez Stone | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 22 |
| WCU | Richard Hollis | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 0 | 59 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | AJ Colombo | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
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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