Western Carolina Catamounts @ Mercer Bears — Oct 10, 2026

NCAA Division FCSRound 1 October 10, 2026
Catamounts Western Carolina WCU 3-3, 0-3 Away
14
Final
17
Bears Mercer MER 5-1, 3-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
WCU 0 7 0 7 14
MER 0 0 7 10 17
Top Performers
Passing Yards
L. Thomas QB WCU
43 PASS
J. Pickles QB MER
20 PASS
Rushing Yards
J. Perry RB WCU
33 RUSH
Z. Palode-Gary RB MER
51 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J. Boyd WR WCU
22 REC
T. Solomon WR MER
15 REC
Passing
Western Carolina
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
L. Thomas 5/9 43 0 1 0 28.7
Mercer
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. King 3/6 10 0 1 0 16.7
J. Pickles 2/4 20 0 1 0 25.0
Rushing
Western Carolina
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Perry 8 33 4.1 0 9
L. Thomas 3 8 2.7 0 3
M. Cochran 2 2 1.0 0 3
J. Martin-Durham 1 0 0.0 0 0
Mercer
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. Caldwell 5 32 6.4 0 12
Z. Palode-Gary 8 51 6.4 0 18
J. King 3 6 2.0 0 3
J. Pickles 8 23 2.9 0 5
B. Smith 1 8 8.0 0 8
Receiving
Western Carolina
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Perry 1 0 6 6.0 0 6 0
J. Boyd 2 0 22 11.0 0 13 0
J. Young 1 0 8 8.0 0 8 0
J. Cornelius 1 0 7 7.0 0 7 0
Mercer
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
T. Solomon 2 0 15 7.5 0 10 0
A. Gregg 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0
B. Smith 2 0 14 7.0 0 10 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts YDS - Yards TD - Touchdowns INT - Interceptions SACK - Sacks QBR - Passer Rating CAR - Carries AVG - Average REC - Receptions TGTS - Targets TKLS - Total Tackles SOLO - Solo Tackles AST - Assisted Tackles TFL - Tackles for Loss PD - Passes Defensed FF - Forced Fumbles FG - Field Goals XP - Extra Points PTS - Points FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Western Carolina
Mercer
0 Total Yards 0
0 First Downs 0
0/0 3rd Down Eff. 0/0
43 Passing Yards 30
43 Rushing Yards 107
0 Turnovers 0
0-0 Penalties 0-0
0:00 Possession 0:00
0/0 Red Zone 0/0
Play-by-Play
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FCS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 10, 2026
Time
7:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m