Week 5 · 2026
Tennessee Tech at Western Carolina
Sat 10/03/2026 06:00 PME. J. Whitmire StadiumConference
71°Cloudy0 mph N · 79% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Tennessee Tech
20
8–1
Western Carolina
44
4–5
Attendance
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not yet reported
Tennessee TechTNTC
Western CarolinaWCU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNTC | Jax Leatherwood | 26/46 | 341 | 7.4 | 2 | 1 |
| WCU | Lex Thomas | 19/30 | 236 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNTC | M.J. Flowers | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 13 |
| TNTC | Ahmad Haston | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 |
| TNTC | Marcus Harris II | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 |
| TNTC | Jax Leatherwood | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 8 |
| TNTC | Aidan Littles | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 0 | 2 |
| WCU | Josh Perry | 25 | 157 | 6.3 | 2 | 35 |
| WCU | Lex Thomas | 19 | 94 | 4.9 | 0 | 39 |
| WCU | Marlin Cochran | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 0 | 7 |
| WCU | Michael Rossin | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| WCU | Jordan Martin-Durham | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 2 | 4 |
| WCU | Kha'leal Sterling | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNTC | Gabe Nunez | 13 | 225 | 17.3 | 1 | 52 |
| TNTC | Tre' Holloway | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 13 |
| TNTC | Eric Weatherly | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 21 |
| TNTC | Maury Sullivan | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 17 |
| TNTC | M.J. Flowers | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 10 |
| TNTC | Lazaro Rodriguez | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| WCU | AJ Colombo | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
| WCU | Jai Boyd | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | 49 |
| WCU | Corey Swint | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 45 |
| WCU | Josh Perry | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 23 |
| WCU | Kha'leal Sterling | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| WCU | Jake Young | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| WCU | Santana Carlos | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| WCU | Kale Woodburn | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| WCU | Michael Rossin | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNTC | Tre' Holloway | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| TNTC | Gabe Nunez | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| TNTC | Maury Sullivan | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| TNTC | Eric Taylor | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WCU | Lex Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| WCU | Andre Jackson Jr. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WCU | Jayden Cornelius | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WCU | Jermiyah Douglas | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNTC | Anthony Busa | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Omari Philyaw | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Greg Turner | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Alex Edwards | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Kaleb Brown | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Seth Vaughn | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | McKenzie Hazzard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TNTC | Eric Taylor | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Ethan McLaurin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Will Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Cee Rhodes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Jamarr Jones | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| TNTC | Jameson Wharton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Josh Hand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Tyrese Whitaker | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Ameer Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Leon Thomas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Drew Scott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Eric Weatherly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Joshua Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Kanstin Brooks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Malaki Pegues | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Robert Dickerson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTC | Hudson Tucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Nassor Ashenafi | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Andre Jackson Jr. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WCU | Blue Monroe | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Joshua Collins | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jayden Cornelius | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| WCU | Caleb Turner-Allen | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jermiyah Douglas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Ryan McKinnis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Alant'e Reese | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Braeden Barger | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Braylon Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Cain Jefferson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Chase Kerns | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Da'Shawn Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Dylan Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jabari McWilliams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jordan Martin-Durham | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Julian Quintero | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Marco Patierno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Marseille Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Na'koma Simpson-Nealy | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Trystan Anderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Vanier Baptiste III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Na'koma Simpson-Nealy | 1 | 12 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNTC | Carter Brown | 2/2 | 100.0 | 50 | 2/2 | 8 |
| WCU | Bryan McCollum | 3/3 | 100.0 | 39 | 5/5 | 14 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNTC | Chase Lanham | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 1 | 2 | 49 |
| WCU | Mark Fitzgerald | 4 | 129 | 32.3 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNTC | Qua Ashley | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
| WCU | Richard Hollis | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNTC | Tre' Holloway | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Previous 4 meetings vs. Tennessee Tech
Western Carolina 1–3 vs Tennessee Tech
- 1980 · wk 3Tennessee Tech 26 @ Western Carolina 10
- 1979 · wk 2Western Carolina 24 @ Tennessee Tech 7
- 1978 · wk 2Tennessee Tech 22 @ Western Carolina 20
- 1977 · wk 2Western Carolina 21 @ Tennessee Tech 41
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