Eastern Kentucky @ Western Carolina Catamounts — Aug 29, 2026

NCAA Division FCSRound 1 August 29, 2026
Eastern Kentucky EKY 0-1, 0-1 Away
21
Final
45
Catamounts Western Carolina WCU 1-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
EKY 7 7 7 0 21
WCU 7 3 21 14 45
Top Performers
Passing Yards
T. Travers EKY
305 PASS
L. Thomas QB WCU
320 PASS
Rushing Yards
B. Latham RB EKY
41 RUSH
L. Thomas QB WCU
69 RUSH
Receiving Yards
E.
E. Cladwell WR EKY
102 REC
M. Rossin WR WCU
94 REC
Passing
Eastern Kentucky
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
T. Travers 22/34 305 3 1 3 110.5
Western Carolina
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
L. Thomas 27/35 320 3 0 2 133.0
Rushing
Eastern Kentucky
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T. Travers 5 -10 -2.0 0 5
B. Latham 16 41 2.6 0 9
B. Hensley 6 15 2.5 0 4
C. Stone 2 19 9.5 0 15
Western Carolina
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Perry 16 31 1.9 0 11
L. Thomas 14 69 4.9 1 17
M. Cochran 5 60 12.0 1 34
M. Rossin 2 2 1.0 0 2
A. Benjamin 3 26 8.7 1 14
Receiving
Eastern Kentucky
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
B. Latham 2 2 17 8.5 1 9 0
E. Cladwell 6 6 102 17.0 1 29 0
B. Hensley 2 2 36 18.0 0 30 0
J. Hayes 5 5 47 9.4 1 19 0
C. Hergott 3 3 29 9.7 0 14 0
C. Schlachter 2 2 37 18.5 0 21 0
J. House 2 2 37 18.5 0 22 0
Western Carolina
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Perry 6 6 29 4.8 2 12 0
A. Colombo 6 6 90 15.0 0 25 0
L. Thomas 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
B. Burns 4 4 51 12.8 1 18 0
M. Rossin 6 6 94 15.7 0 42 0
J. Young 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
J. Boyd 2 2 13 6.5 0 8 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
Eastern Kentucky
Western Carolina
0 Total Yards 0
0 First Downs 0
0/0 3rd Down Eff. 0/0
305 Passing Yards 320
65 Rushing Yards 188
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
August 29, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m