| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WCU | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
 CIT | 14 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Game Leaders
Cobey Thompkins
· QB
Quentin Hayes
· QB
Taron Dickens
· QB
Markel Townsend
· RB
Team Stats
291st Downs15
5-103rd down efficiency3-13
2-24th down efficiency3-3
515Total Yards410
369Passing132
28/33Comp/Att5/9
11.2Yards per pass14.7
146Rushing278
36Rushing Attempts45
4.1Yards per rush6.2
7-50Penalties4-35
1Turnovers0
Play-by-Play
0:16
Taron Dickens run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 13
0:45
Markel Townsend run for a loss of 3 yards to the CIT 13
1:33
Markel Townsend run for 38 yds to the CIT 10 for a 1ST down
1:35
James Platte kickoff for 13 yds
1:36
Cobey Thompkins 20 Yd Run (Ben Barnes Kick)
1:52
Cobey Thompkins run for 5 yds to the WCU 20
2:00
Cobey Thompkins pass incomplete to Braylon Knauth
2:04
Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 2 yds to the WCU 25
2:37
Cobey Thompkins run for 38 yds to the WCU 27 for a 1ST down
3:00
Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 10 yds to the CIT 35 for a 1ST down
3:01
Stephen Brantley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:01
Taron Dickens pass complete to Dominic Dutton for 18 yds for a TD (Marcus Trout KICK) (Marcus Trout KICK)
3:08
Western Carolina Penalty, personal foul (Zach Watson) to the CIT 18
3:49
Markel Townsend run for 2 yds to the CIT 13
4:34
Taron Dickens pass complete to Josiah Thomas for 10 yds to the CIT 15 for a 1ST down
5:11
Markel Townsend run for 2 yds to the CIT 25
5:39
Taron Dickens pass complete to Dominic Dutton for 6 yds to the CIT 27
5:50
Taron Dickens pass incomplete to Malik Knight for a 1ST down The Citadel Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Drew Nyangweso) to the CIT 33 for a 1ST down
6:14
Markel Townsend run for 1 yd to the CIT 48 for a 1ST down
6:35
Markel Townsend run for 4 yds to the CIT 49
7:00
Markel Townsend run for 5 yds to the WCU 47
7:23
Taron Dickens run for 12 yds to the WCU 42 for a 1ST down
7:57
Taron Dickens pass complete to Markel Townsend for 17 yds to the WCU 30 for a 1ST down
7:58
James Platte punt for 45 yds
8:06
The Citadel Penalty, delay of game (James Platte) to the CIT 42
8:57
Quentin Hayes sacked by Sean Morris and Jackson Banks for a loss of 2 yards to the CIT 47
9:45
Quentin Hayes run for no gain to the CIT 49
10:18
Beau Herrington run for 5 yds to the CIT 49
10:46
Quentin Hayes run for 22 yds to the CIT 44 for a 1ST down
10:59
punt for 49 yds
11:44
Taron Dickens run for 8 yds to the WCU 29
11:44
Western Carolina Penalty, false start (Brayden Blackmon) to the WCU 21
11:47
Taron Dickens pass incomplete to Josh Perry, broken up by Mikey Rosa
12:15
Josh Perry run for 1 yd to the WCU 26
12:21
Ben Barnes kickoff for 55 yds , Dominic Dutton return for 15 yds to the WCU 25
12:21
Quentin Hayes 8 Yd Run (Ben Barnes Kick)
13:07
Quentin Hayes pass complete to Braylon Knauth for 8 yds to the WCU 8
13:51
Beau Herrington run for a loss of 4 yards to the WCU 16
14:32
Javonte Graves-Billips run for 2 yds to the WCU 12
15:00
Quentin Hayes run for 13 yds to the WCU 14 for a 1ST down
0:00
End of 3rd Quarter
0:05
Cobey Thompkins run for 2 yds to the WCU 27
0:46
Cobey Thompkins run for 6 yds to the WCU 29
1:27
Cobey Thompkins run for 1 yd to the WCU 35
2:09
Cobey Thompkins pass complete to Javonte Graves-Billips for 39 yds to the WCU 36 for a 1ST down
2:48
Garrison Johnson Sr. run for no gain to the CIT 25
2:48
Stephen Brantley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:48
Malik Knight 37 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout Kick)
3:40
Isaac McLellan run for 22 yds to the CIT 37 for a 1ST down
4:28
Taron Dickens pass complete to Malik Knight for 8 yds to the WCU 41
Taron Dickens throws 5 touchdown passes to lead Western Carolina past The Citadel 45-38
— Taron Dickens threw for 369 yards with five touchdowns and Western Carolina defeated The Citadel 45-38 on Saturday.
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