Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs Western Carolina Catamounts
Drive chart
Drives
End Of Quarter
Touchdown- Downs
- Touchdown
- Interception
- Punt
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKU | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| WCU | 7 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 45 |
Who won: W Carolina 45-21
The Western Carolina Catamounts beat the Eastern Kentucky Colonels 45-21 on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at E.J. Whitmire Stadium. The W Carolina outscored the E Kentucky 21-7 in the 3rd quarter. Lex Thomas led the W Carolina in passing yards (27/35, 320 YDS, 3 TD). Tyler Travers led the E Kentucky in passing yards (22/34, 305 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lex Thomas | 27/35 | 320 | 9.1 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lex Thomas | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 1 | 17 |
| Marlin Cochran | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 1 | 34 |
| Josh Perry | 16 | 31 | 1.9 | 0 | 11 |
| Anthony Benjamin | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 1 | 14 |
| Michael Rossin | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Rossin | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 0 | 42 |
| AJ Colombo | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Bode Burns | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 1 | 18 |
| Santana Carlos | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 36 |
| Josh Perry | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 2 | 12 |
| Jai Boyd | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Lex Thomas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jake Young | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nassor Ashenafi | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Collins | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alant'e Reese | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Moore Jr. | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trystan Anderson | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nassor Ashenafi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Jackson Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Cornelius | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Patierno | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Na'koma Simpson-Nealy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Quintero | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Turner-Allen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McKinnis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Torian Mack | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Bodine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Jeanty | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Mintze | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Rowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marseille Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Stone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Martin-Durham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jakoby Diamond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylon Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Kerns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quency Grant III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Poyser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marseille Taylor | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hollis | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 59 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Colombo | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan McCollum | 1/1 | 100.0 | 20 | 6/6 | 9 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Fitzgerald | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
