Western Carolina Catamounts vs Cincinnati Bearcats

College Football

W Carolina

1-2

10-62

Final

Cincinnati

2-0

Nippert Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Half
Touchdown
Punt
Downs
Interception
Touchdown

Team	1	2	3	4	T
WCU	3	7	0	0	10
CIN	7	21	21	13	62

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).

Win probability

100%CIN final

WCUCIN

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:03
Shotgun #17 P.Harding pass incomplete short left to #21 J.Balloon Jr. thrown to WCU30 broken up by #20 C.Crite
3rd & 6 at WCU 29
Q4 0:29
Shotgun #21 J.Balloon Jr. rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WCU29 (#30 D.Hutchinson)
2nd & 10 at WCU 25
Q4 0:39
Shotgun #17 P.Harding pass incomplete short right to #83 A.Cunningham thrown to WCU27
1st & 10 at WCU 25
Q4 0:43
#99 S.Rusnak kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00, Touchback
TOUCHDOWNQ4 0:43
Touchdown! 4 yd run
Samaj Jones
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
Q4 1:10
No Huddle-Shotgun #25 J.Lewis rush left for 4 yards gain to the WCU04 (#43 B.Barger; #21 N.Ashenafi), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 1 at WCU 8
Q4 1:24
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
2nd & 3 at WCU 10
Q4 2:00
Timeout Cincinnati, clock 02:00
Q4 1:52
No Huddle-Shotgun #25 J.Lewis rush right for 7 yards gain to the WCU10 (#31 A.Reese)
1st & 10 at WCU 17
Q4 2:08
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 5 yards gain to the WCU17 (#31 A.Reese; #30 J.Meeks), 1ST DOWN
4th & 1 at WCU 22
Q4 2:37
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
3rd & 8 at WCU 29
Q4 3:15
Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 0 yards to the WCU29 (#41 B.Waddell V; #30 J.Meeks)
2nd & 8 at WCU 29
Q4 3:51
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)
1st & 10 at WCU 31
Q4 4:26
Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 10 yards gain to the WCU31 (#43 B.Barger; #21 N.Ashenafi), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 7 at WCU 41
Q4 4:45
FLAG
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
2nd & 1 at WCU 35
Q4 5:19
Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush left for 9 yards gain to the WCU35 (#43 B.Barger; #31 A.Reese), out of bounds
1st & 10 at WCU 44
Q4 5:44
Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush right for 13 yards gain to the WCU44 (#26 D.Brown; #41 B.Waddell V), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at CIN 43
Q4 5:55
#95 M.Fitzgerald punt 42 yards to the CIN43
4th & 8 at WCU 15
Q4 6:07
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 I.Lee pass incomplete deep left to #19 M.Mane thrown to CIN37
3rd & 8 at WCU 15
Q4 6:41
Shotgun #11 I.Lee pass complete short left to #83 A.Cunningham caught at WCU15, for 2 yards to the WCU15 (#6 Z.Johnson)
2nd & 10 at WCU 13
Q4 7:06
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)
1st & 10 at WCU 13
Q4 7:26
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
4th & 10 at WCU 18
Q4 8:09
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 L.O'Brien rush right for 5 yards gain to the WCU18 (#43 B.Barger)
3rd & 15 at WCU 23
Q4 8:45
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)
2nd & 12 at WCU 20