Western Carolina Catamounts @ Furman Paladins — Oct 31, 2026

NCAA Division FCSRound 1 October 31, 2026
Catamounts Western Carolina WCU 4-4, 1-3 Away
27
Final
26
Paladins Furman FUR 1-6, 0-4 Home
1 2 3 4 T
WCU 14 10 0 3 27
FUR 10 7 3 6 26
Top Performers
Passing Yards
L. Thomas QB WCU
195 PASS
T. Smith FUR
120 PASS
Rushing Yards
L. Thomas QB WCU
36 RUSH
T. Smith FUR
162 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J. Boyd WR WCU
83 REC
C.
C. James FUR
47 REC
Passing
Western Carolina
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
L. Thomas 22/37 195 1 1 3 71.3
Furman
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
T. Smith 9/19 120 0 2 1 28.3
Rushing
Western Carolina
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
L. Thomas 15 36 2.4 0 14
J. Perry 11 14 1.3 0 9
K. Sterling 1 3 3.0 0 3
A. Benjamin 4 25 6.3 0 18
R. Hollis 1 36 36.0 0 36
T. Anderson 1 12 12.0 0 12
Furman
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. Nettles 4 6 1.5 0 6
B. Croasdale 23 82 3.6 0 10
T. Smith 22 162 7.4 1 79
C. Stokes 6 18 3.0 0 8
Receiving
Western Carolina
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Young 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 0
J. Perry 3 3 3 1.0 0 8 0
J. Boyd 4 4 83 20.8 1 40 0
K. Sterling 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
A. Colombo 5 5 35 7.0 0 18 0
A. Benjamin 4 4 13 3.3 0 7 0
M. Keener 2 2 36 18.0 0 31 0
M. Striggles 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
R. Hollis 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
Furman
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D. Haughton 2 2 21 10.5 0 20 0
J. Pryor 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
E. Harris 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 0
C. James 1 1 47 47.0 0 47 0
G. Smithson 1 1 14 14.0 0 14 0
C. Morin 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
L. Shields 2 2 26 13.0 0 16 0
Kicking
Western Carolina
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
B. McCollum 2/2 3/3 9 0
Furman
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
N. Chapman 4/5 2/2 14 0
Returns
Western Carolina
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
R. Hollis 2 37 18.5 0 19 0
Furman
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
K. Everhart 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
C. Easterling 2 24 12.0 0 19 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
Furman
321 Total Yards 388
17 First Downs 21
3/15 3rd Down Eff. 5/15
195 Passing Yards 120
126 Rushing Yards 268
0 Turnovers 0
0-0 Penalties 0-0
28:26 Possession 31:34
2/2 Red Zone 3/3
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 31, 2026
Time
6:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m