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Western Carolina Catamounts vs Cincinnati Bearcats

College Football
10-62
Final
Nippert Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

  • End of Half
  • Touchdown
  • Punt
  • Downs
  • Interception
  • Touchdown
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WCU370010
CIN721211362

Who won: Cincinnati 62-10

The Cincinnati Bearcats beat the Western Carolina Catamounts 62-10 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Nippert Stadium. The Cincinnati outscored the W Carolina 21-0 in the 3rd quarter. JC French IV led the Cincinnati in passing yards (21/24, 245 YDS, 2 TD). Lex Thomas led the W Carolina in passing yards (23/32, 165 YDS).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.2JC French IV
  2. 28.0Gi'Bran Payne
  3. 37.3JV Gibson
  4. 47.2Zylan Perry
  5. 57.1Lex Thomas
  6. 67.0Cole Tabb
  7. 76.9Samaj Jones
  8. 86.8Marquaze Parker
  9. 96.7Zion Johnson
  10. 106.7Malachi Henry
  11. 116.7Marqavious Saboor
  12. 126.6Liam O'Brien

Team stats

WCUCIN
131st Downs32
2-123rd down efficiency8-11
1-24th down efficiency1-2
241Total Yards690
167Passing272
24/37Comp/Att28/31
4.5Yards per pass8.8
74Rushing418
20Rushing Attempts49
3.7Yards per rush8.5
5-45Penalties11-105
1Turnovers0
0Fumbles lost0
1Interceptions thrown0
27:23Possession32:37

Player of the game

JC French IV

CIN · 21/24, 245 YDS, 2 TD

8.2

Win probability

100%CIN final
WCUCIN

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Play by play

  1. Q4 0:00WCU

    End of game

    End of 4th quarter.

  2. Q4 0:03Patrick Harding

    Incomplete to J. Balloon Jr

    Shotgun #17 P.Harding pass incomplete short left to #21 J.Balloon Jr. thrown to WCU30 broken up by #20 C.Crite

    P. Harding · 0/2, 0 YDS · 3rd & 6 · 3rd & 6 at WCU 29

  3. Q4 0:29

    4 yd run

    Shotgun #21 J.Balloon Jr. rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WCU29 (#30 D.Hutchinson)

    J. Balloon · 1 CAR, 4 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at WCU 25

  4. Q4 0:39Patrick Harding

    Incomplete to A. Cunningham

    Shotgun #17 P.Harding pass incomplete short right to #83 A.Cunningham thrown to WCU27

    P. Harding · 0/2, 0 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at WCU 25

  5. Q4 0:43Stephen Rusnak

    Kickoff, touchback

    #99 S.Rusnak kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00, Touchback

    S. Rusnak · 0/0 FG

  6. TOUCHDOWNQ4 0:43
    Samaj Jones

    Touchdown! 4 yd run

    S. Jones · 8 CAR, 52 YDS

    Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:43 #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)

    WCU 10 - 62 CIN
  7. Q4 1:10James Lewis

    4 yd run

    No Huddle-Shotgun #25 J.Lewis rush left for 4 yards gain to the WCU04 (#43 B.Barger; #21 N.Ashenafi), 1ST DOWN

    J. Lewis · 2 CAR, 11 YDS · 3rd & 1 · 3rd & 1 at WCU 8

  8. Q4 1:24Samaj Jones

    2 yd run

    No Huddle-Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WCU08 (#26 D.Brown). #97 F.Jeanty injured on the play

    S. Jones · 8 CAR, 52 YDS · 2nd & 3 · 2nd & 3 at WCU 10

  9. Q4 2:00CIN

    Timeout

    Timeout Cincinnati, clock 02:00

  10. Q4 1:52James Lewis

    7 yd run

    No Huddle-Shotgun #25 J.Lewis rush right for 7 yards gain to the WCU10 (#31 A.Reese)

    J. Lewis · 2 CAR, 11 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at WCU 17

  11. Q4 2:08Samaj Jones

    5 yd run

    No Huddle-Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 5 yards gain to the WCU17 (#31 A.Reese; #30 J.Meeks), 1ST DOWN

    S. Jones · 8 CAR, 52 YDS · 4th & 1 · 4th & 1 at WCU 22

  12. Q4 2:37Samaj Jones

    7 yd completion to C. Wolford

    Shotgun #5 S.Jones pass complete short left to #8 C.Wolford caught at WCU33, for 7 yards to the WCU22, out of bounds at WCU22

    S. Jones · 2/2, 9 YDS · 3rd & 8 · 3rd & 8 at WCU 29

  13. Q4 3:15Samaj Jones

    No gain on the run

    Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 0 yards to the WCU29 (#41 B.Waddell V; #30 J.Meeks)

    S. Jones · 8 CAR, 52 YDS · 2nd & 8 · 2nd & 8 at WCU 29

  14. Q4 3:51Samaj Jones

    2 yd completion to C. Wolford

    Shotgun #5 S.Jones pass complete short right to #8 C.Wolford caught at WCU32, for 2 yards to the WCU29 (#34 J.Martin-Durham; #92 B.Joseph II)

    S. Jones · 2/2, 9 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at WCU 31

  15. Q4 4:26Samaj Jones

    10 yd run

    Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 10 yards gain to the WCU31 (#43 B.Barger; #21 N.Ashenafi), 1ST DOWN

    S. Jones · 8 CAR, 52 YDS · 2nd & 7 · 2nd & 7 at WCU 41

  16. Q4 4:45Jayzon Thompson
    FLAG

    4 yd run

    Shotgun #26 J.Thompson rush middle for 16 yards gain (4) to the WCU19 (#34 J.Martin-Durham; #22 Q.Grant III) PENALTY CIN Holding (#78 G.Edgington) 10 yards from WCU31 to WCU41

    J. Thompson · 1 CAR, 4 YDS · 2nd & 1 · 2nd & 1 at WCU 35

  17. Q4 5:19Samaj Jones

    9 yd run

    Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush left for 9 yards gain to the WCU35 (#43 B.Barger; #31 A.Reese), out of bounds

    S. Jones · 8 CAR, 52 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at WCU 44

  18. Q4 5:44Samaj Jones

    13 yd run

    Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush right for 13 yards gain to the WCU44 (#26 D.Brown; #41 B.Waddell V), 1ST DOWN

    S. Jones · 8 CAR, 52 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CIN 43

  19. Q4 5:55Mark Fitzgerald

    Punt, 0 yds

    #95 M.Fitzgerald punt 42 yards to the CIN43

    M. Fitzgerald · 4th & 8 · 4th & 8 at WCU 15

  20. Q4 6:07Isaac Lee

    Incomplete to M. Mane

    No Huddle-Shotgun #11 I.Lee pass incomplete deep left to #19 M.Mane thrown to CIN37

    I. Lee · 1/3, 2 YDS · 3rd & 8 · 3rd & 8 at WCU 15

  21. Q4 6:41Isaac Lee

    2 yd completion to A. Cunningham

    Shotgun #11 I.Lee pass complete short left to #83 A.Cunningham caught at WCU15, for 2 yards to the WCU15 (#6 Z.Johnson)

    I. Lee · 1/3, 2 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at WCU 13

  22. Q4 7:06Anthony Benjamin

    Fumble! Turnover

    Shotgun #24 A.Benjamin rush middle for 0 yards to the WCU13 fumbled by #24 A.Benjamin at WCU10 recovered by WCU #24 A.Benjamin at WCU10 (#5 M.Saboor)

    A. Benjamin · 1 CAR, 0 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at WCU 13

  23. Q4 7:26Liam O'Brien

    5 yd completion to K. Davis

    No Huddle-Shotgun #10 L.O'Brien pass complete short middle to #86 K.Davis caught at WCU13, for 5 yards to the WCU13 (#27 J.Douglas), TURNOVER ON DOWNS

    L. O'Brien · 5/5, 18 YDS · 4th & 10 · 4th & 10 at WCU 18

  24. Q4 8:09Liam O'Brien

    5 yd run

    No Huddle-Shotgun #10 L.O'Brien rush right for 5 yards gain to the WCU18 (#43 B.Barger)

    L. O'Brien · 4 CAR, 23 YDS · 3rd & 15 · 3rd & 15 at WCU 23

  25. Q4 8:45Liam O'Brien

    3 yd completion to C. Wolford

    No Huddle-Shotgun #10 L.O'Brien pass complete short right to #8 C.Wolford caught at WCU23, for 3 yards loss to the WCU23 (#24 T.Poyser)

    L. O'Brien · 5/5, 18 YDS · 2nd & 12 · 2nd & 12 at WCU 20

Leaders

WCUCIN
Passing Yards
Lex Thomas
23/32, 165 YDS
JC French IV
21/24, 245 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing Yards
Marlin Cochran
3 CAR, 25 YDS
Gi'Bran Payne
12 CAR, 102 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving Yards
Jake Young
5 REC, 49 YDS
Malachi Henry
3 REC, 87 YDS
Sacks
-
Marquaze Parker
1
Tackles
Andre Jackson Jr.
7
Simeon Coleman
8