Week 9 · 2026
Western Carolina at Furman
Sat 10/31/2026 02:00 PMPaladin StadiumConference
67°Clear14 mph NE · 34% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Western Carolina
27
4–5
Furman
26
2–7
Attendance
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not yet reported
Western CarolinaWCU
FurmanFUR
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Lex Thomas | 22/37 | 195 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 |
| FUR | Trey Smith | 9/19 | 120 | 6.3 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Lex Thomas | 15 | 36 | 2.4 | 0 | 14 |
| WCU | Richard Hollis | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 36 |
| WCU | Anthony Benjamin | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 18 |
| WCU | Josh Perry | 11 | 14 | 1.3 | 0 | 9 |
| WCU | Trystan Anderson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| WCU | Kha'leal Sterling | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| FUR | Trey Smith | 22 | 162 | 7.4 | 1 | 79 |
| FUR | Ben Croasdale | 23 | 82 | 3.6 | 0 | 10 |
| FUR | C.J. Stokes | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
| FUR | CJ Nettles | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Jai Boyd | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 1 | 40 |
| WCU | Matthew Keener | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 31 |
| WCU | AJ Colombo | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 18 |
| WCU | Anthony Benjamin | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
| WCU | Marcus Striggles | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| WCU | Kha'leal Sterling | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| WCU | Richard Hollis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| WCU | Josh Perry | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 8 |
| WCU | Jake Young | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| FUR | Cameron James | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 0 | 47 |
| FUR | Luke Shields | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 16 |
| FUR | Daniel Haughton | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 20 |
| FUR | Gram Smithson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| FUR | Jackson Pryor | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| FUR | Connor Morin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| FUR | Ethan Harris | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | AJ Mintze | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WCU | Ken Moore Jr. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FUR | Billy Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| FUR | Trey Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Braylon Jones | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Blue Monroe | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Caleb Turner-Allen | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Joshua Collins | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Na'koma Simpson-Nealy | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Trystan Anderson | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Chase Kerns | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jakoby Diamond | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jayden Cornelius | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WCU | Marco Patierno | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Andre Jackson Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Christian Robbins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Da'Shawn Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Gavin Rowell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jermiyah Douglas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WCU | Ken Moore Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WCU | Ryan McKinnis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Vanier Baptiste III | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Alant'e Reese | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Ja'Torian Mack | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jabari McWilliams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jaden Meeks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jeremy Johnson II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Julian Quintero | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUR | Raleigh Herbert | 14 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUR | Caleb Easterling | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| FUR | AK Burrell | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUR | Joshua Tarver | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUR | Eli Lipscomb | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUR | Joshua Stoneking | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUR | Ryan Earl | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FUR | Billy Lewis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUR | Demetrius Baldwin | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUR | Garrison Butler | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUR | Daco Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUR | Ty Kauserud | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUR | Aaron Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUR | Chris Luna | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUR | Gram Smithson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUR | Javaris Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUR | Robert Lange Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUR | Trae Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUR | Trevor Short | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FUR | Connor Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Jermiyah Douglas | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| WCU | Ken Moore Jr. | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| FUR | Daco Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Bryan McCollum | 2/2 | 100.0 | 36 | 3/3 | 9 |
| FUR | Nathan Chapman | 4/5 | 80.0 | 49 | 2/2 | 14 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Thomas Guerrero | 8 | 280 | 35.0 | 0 | 4 | 53 |
| FUR | Gray Gitter | 4 | 133 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Richard Hollis | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 19 |
| FUR | Caleb Easterling | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 |
| FUR | Billy Lewis | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 10 |
| FUR | Kevin Everhart | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUR | C.J. Stokes | 0 | -10 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | AJ Colombo | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| FUR | Gram Smithson | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 40 |
| FUR | Connor Adams | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Western Carolina
Furman 6–4 vs Western Carolina
- 2025 · wk 7Furman 7 @ Western Carolina 52
- 2024 · wk 8Western Carolina 52 @ Furman 20
- 2023 · wk 8Furman 29 @ Western Carolina 17
- 2022 · wk 7Western Carolina 40 @ Furman 47
- 2021 · wk 10Furman 42 @ Western Carolina 43
- 2019 · wk 9Furman 28 @ Western Carolina 7
- 2018 · wk 5Western Carolina 38 @ Furman 44
- 2017 · wk 9Furman 28 @ Western Carolina 6
- 2016 · wk 11Western Carolina 21 @ Furman 49
- 2015 · wk 10Furman 10 @ Western Carolina 48
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