FINAL SCORE
Presbyterian Blue Hose at Western Carolina Catamounts game details
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 4:05 PM ET
E.J. Whitmire Stadium · Attendance 11,811
Put the final score in perspective.
Western Carolina finished 44 points ahead. The teams combined for 72 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Presbyterian 14, Western Carolina 27. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Western Carolina outscored its opponent in 3 and Presbyterian in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Presbyterian | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
 Western Carolina | 14 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 58 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 13 | 32 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4-13 | 12-18 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 243 | 659 |
| Passing | 171 | 334 |
| Comp/Att | 20/28 | 28/41 |
| Yards per pass | 6.1 | 8.1 |
| Rushing | 72 | 325 |
| Rushing Attempts | 30 | 52 |
| Yards per rush | 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Penalties | 4-33 | 9-70 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 25:42 | 34:18 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Presbyterian Blue Hose
passing
| Landon Sharpe | 19/27 | 162 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thatcher Hutton | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
rushing
| Damion Moate | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 1 | 16 |
| Landon Sharpe | 15 | 24 | 1.6 | 0 | 9 |
| Jackson Burleson | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 9 |
receiving
| Jackson Burleson | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | 58 |
| Jalen Patrick | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 9 |
| Ethan Medley | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 13 |
| Caleb Johnson | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 1 | 12 |
| Damion Moate | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Brice Johnson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Nick McGill | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean McNamara | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
fumbles
| Landon Sharpe | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Levi Hoss | 0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Ryan Largin | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tymaries Durant | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shyne Johnson | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Taylor | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| RJ Pooler | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debo Hall | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Armstrong | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Makovsky | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Ruppe | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Glover | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick McGill | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Langston Cook | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Feinberg | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Freese | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalyn Turner | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Danner | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Stringer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylon Carstarphen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Medley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damari Heller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ameer Elghazaly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalin Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levi Hoss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zayvion Hayes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
kicking
| Kade Bailey | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Thatcher Hutton | 7 | 266 | 38.0 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Western Carolina Catamounts
passing
| Lex Thomas | 24/33 | 268 | 8.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaac Lee | 4/8 | 66 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 |
rushing
| Josh Perry | 16 | 142 | 8.9 | 3 | 62 |
| Jadarius Dobie | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 0 | 12 |
| Marlin Cochran | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 1 | 12 |
| Lex Thomas | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 14 |
| Isaac Lee | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Derrick Davis Jr. | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 1 | 9 |
| Anthony Benjamin | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Joshua Balloon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| AJ Colombo | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
receiving
| Jai Boyd | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 1 | 41 |
| AJ Colombo | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 0 | 15 |
| Kale Woodburn | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 1 | 36 |
| Kha'leal Sterling | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Jake Young | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Josh Perry | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 9 |
| Santana Carlos | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Joshua Balloon | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Marlin Cochran | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Anthony Benjamin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jadarius Dobie | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Cole Craddock | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
fumbles
| Lex Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 |
defensive
| Nassor Ashenafi | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Joselin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Collins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylon Jones | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Patierno | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Moore Jr. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Kerns | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McKinnis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Monroe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Torian Mack | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Na'koma Simpson-Nealy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Cornelius | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermiyah Douglas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Quintero | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Bodine | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marseille Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Turner-Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Hart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Martin-Durham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Robbins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Jeanty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Meeks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Rowell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
interceptions
| Joshua Collins | 1 | 12 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Richard Hollis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Anthony Benjamin | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
puntReturns
| AJ Colombo | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Marcus Striggles | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
kicking
| Bryan McCollum | 3/3 | 100.0 | 45 | 7/7 | 16 |
punting
| Mark Fitzgerald | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 6:11 | Jai Boyd 36 Yd pass from Lex Thomas (Bryan McCollum Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 0:15 | Josh Perry 3 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick) | 0 – 14 |
| 2 | 9:26 | Bryan McCollum 39 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 17 |
| 2 | 4:28 | Caleb Johnson 5 Yd pass from Landon Sharpe (Kade Bailey Kick) | 7 – 17 |
| 2 | 3:15 | Josh Perry 62 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick) | 7 – 24 |
| 2 | 0:59 | Damion Moate 6 Yd Run (Kade Bailey Kick) | 14 – 24 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Bryan McCollum 45 Yd Field Goal | 14 – 27 |
| 3 | 12:09 | Josh Perry 14 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick) | 14 – 34 |
| 3 | 6:55 | Bryan McCollum 27 Yd Field Goal | 14 – 37 |
| 3 | 5:38 | Marlin Cochran 5 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick) | 14 – 44 |
| 4 | 12:18 | Derrick Davis Jr. 1 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick) | 14 – 51 |
| 4 | 9:17 | Kale Woodburn 36 Yd pass from Isaac Lee (Bryan McCollum Kick) | 14 – 58 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 10:45 PM UTCData methodology