FINAL SCORE
Western Carolina Catamounts at East Tennessee State Buccaneers game details
Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM ET
William B. Greene Jr. Stadium · Attendance 9,204
Put the final score in perspective.
East Tennessee State finished 27 points ahead. The teams combined for 89 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Western Carolina 7, East Tennessee State 34. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, East Tennessee State outscored its opponent in 3 and Western Carolina in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Western Carolina | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
 East Tennessee State | 14 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 58 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 23 | 27 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 9-17 | 8-13 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 368 | 542 |
| Passing | 187 | 309 |
| Comp/Att | 20/38 | 24/31 |
| Yards per pass | 4.9 | 10.0 |
| Rushing | 181 | 233 |
| Rushing Attempts | 38 | 43 |
| Yards per rush | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| Penalties | 4-32 | 6-50 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 28:46 | 31:14 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Western Carolina Catamounts
passing
| Lex Thomas | 16/32 | 163 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Harding | 4/6 | 24 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 |
rushing
| Lex Thomas | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 3 | 37 |
| Josh Perry | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 0 | 10 |
| Marlin Cochran | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Anthony Benjamin | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 8 |
| Patrick Harding | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
receiving
| AJ Colombo | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Michael Rossin | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Santana Carlos | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 1 | 20 |
| Kha'leal Sterling | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Marcus Striggles | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Josh Perry | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Austin Cunningham | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jai Boyd | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
defensive
| Braylon Jones | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Cornelius | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Patierno | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Na'koma Simpson-Nealy | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Jackson Jr. | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Collins | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McKinnis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Rowell | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Monroe | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trystan Anderson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Torian Mack | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nassor Ashenafi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Poyser | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Da'Shawn Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vanier Baptiste III | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Stone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Johnson II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Kerns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Jeanty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Moore Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marseille Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Turner-Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braeden Barger | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Robbins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alant'e Reese | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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kickReturns
| Jadarius Dobie | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Corey Swint | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
puntReturns
| AJ Colombo | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
kicking
| Bryan McCollum | 1/1 | 100.0 | 26 | 4/4 | 7 |
punting
| Mark Fitzgerald | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
passing
| Mason Mims | 20/27 | 220 | 8.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jadyn Davis | 3/3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suderian Harrison | 1/1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
rushing
| TJ Peyton | 16 | 102 | 6.4 | 1 | 33 |
| D'Marius Rucker | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 1 | 60 |
| Jason Albritton | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 3 | 20 |
| Mason Mims | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Jaiden Daniels | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Trey Weary | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 32 |
| Tyler Griffin | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Suderian Harrison | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 26 |
| Khristian Means | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 23 |
| D'Marius Rucker | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Charlie Browder | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 12 |
| Brandon Winton | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 22 |
| Mason Mims | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Billy Lyons | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Jaiden Daniels | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 |
| TJ Peyton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
defensive
| Jamari Farmer | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Johnson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Jenkins | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Curry | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josiha Mason | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Woodard | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Damari Burton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre Delinois | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jivon Oggs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Potts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KJ Gillespie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terian Williams II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamajh Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Iroh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayden Guess | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donya Borden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Ball | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moin Gammage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenden LeBlanc | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Gilmore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Bowdry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gideon Herbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Winstead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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kickReturns
| TJ Peyton | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Izay Bridges | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
kicking
| Ewan Johnson | 3/3 | 100.0 | 49 | 7/7 | 16 |
punting
| Luke Stewart | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 5:35 | D'Marius Rucker 2 Yd Run (Ewan Johnson Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 0:02 | Jason Albritton 2 Yd Run (Ewan Johnson Kick) | 0 – 14 |
| 2 | 10:36 | Ewan Johnson 33 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 17 |
| 2 | 6:05 | Jason Albritton 3 Yd Run (Ewan Johnson Kick) | 0 – 24 |
| 2 | 1:54 | Ewan Johnson 49 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 27 |
| 2 | 1:11 | Lex Thomas 37 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick) | 7 – 27 |
| 2 | 0:32 | Charlie Browder 12 Yd pass from Mason Mims (Ewan Johnson Kick) | 7 – 34 |
| 3 | 11:22 | Ewan Johnson 43 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 37 |
| 3 | 8:50 | TJ Peyton 1 Yd Run (Ewan Johnson Kick) | 7 – 44 |
| 3 | 3:00 | Lex Thomas 5 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick) | 14 – 44 |
| 4 | 14:07 | Bryan McCollum 26 Yd Field Goal | 17 – 44 |
| 4 | 11:29 | Jason Albritton 3 Yd Run (Ewan Johnson Kick) | 17 – 51 |
| 4 | 6:33 | Lex Thomas 10 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick) | 24 – 51 |
| 4 | 4:10 | Jaiden Daniels 1 Yd Run (Ewan Johnson Kick) | 24 – 58 |
| 4 | 0:19 | Santana Carlos 8 Yd pass from Patrick Harding (Bryan McCollum Kick) | 31 – 58 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 12:46 AM UTCData methodology