Western Carolina Catamounts

3-3

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Western Carolina Catamounts beat the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

Ranked #16 · 4-1 20 – 44

3-3

Final · Sat, Oct 3

Game Details

E.J. Whitmire Stadium (Cullowhee) · 9,145 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Perry's two rushing TDs help carry Western Carolina to upset win over Tennessee Tech 44-20

Josh Perry ran for 157 yards and two touchdowns and Western Carolina pulled a surprise, topping Tennessee Tech 44-20 on Saturday night.

Recap via ESPN

0:10 Bryan McCollum makes 25-yard field goal

0:18 Jordan Martin-Durham runs for 1-yard TD

0:37 Lex Thomas tosses 49-yard touchdown

0:19 Jax Leatherwood throws 18-yard TD pass to Gabe Nunez

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
TNTC	0	17	3	0	20
WCU	10	10	10	14	44

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Game Leaders

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

Jax Leatherwood · 26/46, 341 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
M.J. Flowers · 5 CAR, 29 YDSRushing Yards
Gabe Nunez · 13 REC, 225 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Tyrese Whitaker · 1Sacks
Anthony Busa · 11Tackles

Western Carolina Catamounts

Lex Thomas · 19/30, 236 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Josh Perry · 25 CAR, 157 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
AJ Colombo · 6 REC, 60 YDSReceiving Yards
Caleb Turner-Allen · 1Sacks
Nassor Ashenafi · 7Tackles

2026 Southern Conference Standings

Team
East Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech
Chattanooga
Wofford
Furman
Mercer
Western Carolina
Samford
The Citadel
VMI

Scoring

Q4 1:03

TD Jordan Martin-Durham 1 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick)20–44

Q4 14:22

TD Josh Perry 13 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick)20–37

Q3 0:05

FG Bryan McCollum 29 Yd Field Goal 20–30

Q3 3:09

FG Carter Brown 30 Yd Field Goal 20–27

Q3 10:40

TD Josh Perry 35 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick)17–27

Q2 0:00

FG Carter Brown 50 Yd Field Goal 17–20

Q2 4:32

TD Eric Weatherly 4 Yd pass from Jax Leatherwood (Carter Brown Kick)14–20

Q2 7:26

FG Bryan McCollum 39 Yd Field Goal 7–20

Q2 10:43

TD Gabe Nunez 18 Yd pass from Jax Leatherwood (Carter Brown Kick)7–17

Q2 12:11

TD Jai Boyd 49 Yd pass from Lex Thomas (Bryan McCollum Kick)0–17

Q1 1:44

TD Jordan Martin-Durham 1 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick)0–10

Q1 6:42

FG Bryan McCollum 25 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesWestern Carolina Catamounts

Offense

394 Total Yards 534

341 Passing Yards 236

53 Rushing Yards 298

21 First Downs 28

Efficiency

2-10 3rd Down 10-20

0-1 4th Down 1-2

26/46 Completions 19/30

Turnovers & Clock

5 Turnovers 1

4-43 Penalties 11-127

20:46 Possession 39:14

Box Score

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Jax Leatherwood	26/46	341	7.4	2	1
Team	26/46	341	7.4	2	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
M.J. Flowers	5	29	5.8	13
Ahmad Haston	2	18	9.0	11
Marcus Harris II	4	10	2.5	8
Jax Leatherwood	2	3	1.5	8
Aidan Littles	2	-7	-3.5	2
Team	15	53	3.5	13

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Gabe Nunez	13	225	17.3	1	52
Tre' Holloway	5	36	7.2	0	13
Eric Weatherly	3	29	9.7	1	21
Maury Sullivan	2	29	14.5	0	17
M.J. Flowers	2	19	9.5	0	10
Lazaro Rodriguez	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	26	341	13.1	2	52

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Tre' Holloway	2	2	0
Gabe Nunez	1	1	0
Maury Sullivan	1	1	0
Eric Taylor	0	0	1
Team	4	4	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Anthony Busa	11	5	0	0	0	0
Omari Philyaw	10	6	0	1	0	0
Greg Turner III	8	6	0	0	0	0
Alex Edwards	7	5	0	0	0	0
Seth Vaughn	6	5	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Brown	6	1	0	0	0	0
McKenzie Hazzard	5	3	1	1	1	0
Eric Taylor	4	3	0	0	0	0
Will Johnson	4	1	0	0	0	0
Ethan McLaurin	4	1	0	0	0	0
Tyrese Whitaker	3	3	1	1	0	0
Jameson Wharton	3	3	0	0	0	0
Jamarr Jones	3	3	0	1	1	1
Cee Rhodes	3	1	0	0	0	0
Josh Hand	3	0	0	0	0	1
Leon Thomas	2	2	0	0	0	0
Ameer Johnson	2	1	0	0	0	0
Drew Scott	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kanstin Brooks	1	1	0	0	0	0
Eric Weatherly	1	1	0	0	0	0
Robert Dickerson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Malaki Pegues	1	1	0	0	0	0
Joshua Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hudson Tucker	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	90	54	2	4	2	3

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Qua Ashley	1	26	26.0	26	0
Team	1	26	26.0	26	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Tre' Holloway	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Carter Brown	2/2	100.0	50	2/2	8
Team	2/2	100.0	50	2/2	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Chase Lanham	4	181	45.3	1	2	49
Team	4	181	45.3	1	2	49

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Lex Thomas	19/30	236	7.9	1	0
Team	19/30	236	7.9	1	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Josh Perry	25	157	6.3	2	35
Lex Thomas	19	94	4.9	0	39
Marlin Cochran	11	26	2.4	0	7
Michael Rossin	1	11	11.0	0	11
Jordan Martin-Durham	4	7	1.8	2	4
Kha'leal Sterling	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	61	298	4.9	4	39

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
AJ Colombo	6	60	10.0	0	18
Jai Boyd	2	49	24.5	1	49
Corey Swint	1	45	45.0	0	45
Josh Perry	3	24	8.0	0	23
Kha'leal Sterling	1	23	23.0	0	23
Santana Carlos	1	10	10.0	0	10
Jake Young	2	10	5.0	0	5
Kale Woodburn	1	9	9.0	0	9
Michael Rossin	2	6	3.0	0	4
Team	19	236	12.4	1	49

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Lex Thomas	2	1	0
Jermiyah Douglas	0	0	1
Andre Jackson Jr.	0	0	1
Jayden Cornelius	0	0	1
Team	2	1	4

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Nassor Ashenafi	7	4	0	0	0	0
Andre Jackson Jr.	5	5	0	0	1	0
Joshua Collins	5	3	0	0	0	0
Blue Monroe	5	0	0	0.5	0	0
Jayden Cornelius	4	2	0	0	3	0
Caleb Turner-Allen	2	2	1	1	0	0
Jermiyah Douglas	2	2	0	0	0	0
Ryan McKinnis	2	1	0	0	0	0
Trystan Anderson	1	1	0	0	0	1
Marseille Taylor	1	1	0	0	0	0
Julian Quintero	1	1	0	0	0	0
Vanier Baptiste III	1	1	0	0	0	0
Braeden Barger	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cain Jefferson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan Martin-Durham	1	1	0	1	0	0
Braylon Jones	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chase Kerns	1	1	0	1	0	0
Alant'e Reese	1	1	0	0	0	0
Da'Shawn Davis	1	0	0	0	0	2
Marco Patierno	1	0	0	0	0	0
Na'koma Simpson-Nealy	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Dylan Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jabari McWilliams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	47	29	1	4	4	3

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Na'koma Simpson-Nealy	1	12	0
Team	1	12	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Richard Hollis	1	25	25.0	25	0
Team	1	25	25.0	25	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Bryan McCollum	3/3	100.0	39	5/5	14
Team	3/3	100.0	39	5/5	14

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Mark Fitzgerald	4	129	32.3	0	1	50
Team	4	129	32.3	0	1	50

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