Western Carolina Catamounts vs Furman Paladins

College Football

W Carolina

4-5

27-26

Final

Furman

2-7

Paladin Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Half
Field Goal
Field Goal
Punt
Punt
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
WCU	14	10	0	3	27
FUR	10	7	3	6	26

Who won: W Carolina 27-26

The Western Carolina Catamounts beat the Furman Paladins 27-26 on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at Paladin Stadium. Lex Thomas led the W Carolina in passing yards (22/37, 195 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT). Trey Smith led the Furman in passing yards (9/19, 120 YDS, 2 INT).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

WCUFUR

171st Downs21

3-153rd down efficiency5-15

1-14th down efficiency0-0

321Total Yards388

195Passing120

22/37Comp/Att9/19

5.3Yards per pass6.3

126Rushing268

33Rushing Attempts55

3.8Yards per rush4.9

9-80Penalties5-52

1Turnovers4

0Fumbles lost2

1Interceptions thrown2

28:26Possession31:34

Player of the game

Ken Moore Jr.

WCU · 2 TKL, 1 INT, TD

7.9

Win probability

100%WCU final

WCUFUR

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Play by play

Q4 0:00WCU
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 1:57
Kickoff, touchback
#42 L.Waters kickoff 22 yards to the FUR43 #20 K.Everhart return for loss of 8 yards to the FUR35 lateral to #23 C.Stokes for 5 yards gain to the FUR40 lateral to #23 C.Stokes for 15 yards loss to the FUR25 lateral to #1 C.Easterling for 13 yards loss to the FUR12 lateral to #21 B.Lewis for 3 yards gain to the FUR15 fumbled by #21 B.Lewis at FUR15 recovered by WCU #32 A.Mintze at FUR22, End Of Play
L. Waters
FIELD GOALQ4 0:04
36 yd field goal is good
B. McCollum · 2/2 FG
#60 B.McCollum field goal attempt from 36 yards GOOD (H: #63 T.Guerrero, LS: #57 K.Powell), clock 00:04
WCU 27 - 26 FUR
Q4 1:57FUR
Timeout
Timeout Furman, clock 01:57
Q4 0:08WCU
Timeout
Timeout Western Carolina, clock 00:08
Q4 1:12
Stuffed for a loss of 2
Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush left for 2 yards loss to the FUR17, End Of Play
L. Thomas · 15 CAR, 36 YDS · 3rd & 12 · 3rd & 12 at FUR 15
Q4 1:12
Incomplete to M. Keener
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short right to #18 M.Keener thrown to FUR00
L. Thomas · 22/37, 195 YDS · 2nd & 12 · 2nd & 12 at FUR 15
Q4 1:12
Stuffed for a loss of 2
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush middle for 2 yards loss to the FUR15 (#0 T.Kauserud; #24 R.Herbert)
J. Perry · 11 CAR, 14 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at FUR 13
Q4 1:12
9 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush right for 9 yards gain to the FUR13 (#95 J.Stoneking), 1ST DOWN
J. Perry · 11 CAR, 14 YDS · 2nd & 9 · 2nd & 9 at FUR 22
Q4 1:12FUR
Timeout
Timeout Furman, clock 01:12
Q4 1:57
1 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush right for 1 yard gain to the FUR22 (#24 R.Herbert; #95 J.Stoneking)
J. Perry · 11 CAR, 14 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at FUR 23
Q4 1:57
14 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush left for 14 yards gain to the FUR23 (#6 J.Tarver), 1ST DOWN
L. Thomas · 15 CAR, 36 YDS · 2nd & 3 · 2nd & 3 at FUR 37
Q4 1:57
7 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush left for 7 yards gain to the FUR37, out of bounds at FUR37
L. Thomas · 15 CAR, 36 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at FUR 44
Q4 1:57
31 yd completion to M. Keener
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short middle to #18 M.Keener caught at WCU39, for 31 yards to the FUR44 (#24 R.Herbert), 1ST DOWN
L. Thomas · 22/37, 195 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at WCU 25
Q4 1:57
Kickoff, touchback
#81 N.Chapman kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00, Touchback
N. Chapman · 4/5 FG
FIELD GOALQ4 1:57
25 yd field goal is good
N. Chapman · 4/5 FG
#81 N.Chapman field goal attempt from 25 yards GOOD (H: #96 G.Gitter, LS: #15 C.James), clock 01:57
WCU 24 - 26 FUR
Q4 2:00FUR
Timeout
Timeout Furman, clock 02:00
Q4 2:15
1 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 T.Smith rush right for 1 yard gain to the WCU08 (#13 C.Turner-Allen)
T. Smith · 22 CAR, 162 YDS · 3rd & 8 · 3rd & 8 at WCU 9
Q4 2:15FUR
Timeout
Timeout Furman, clock 02:15
Q4 6:38FUR
Rush
Shotgun #25 B.Croasdale rush left for 1 yard loss to the WCU09 (#2 N.Simpson-Nealy)
2nd & 7 at WCU 8
Q4 6:38
3 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #25 B.Croasdale rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WCU08 (#18 T.Anderson)
B. Croasdale · 23 CAR, 82 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at WCU 11
Q4 6:38
6 yd run
Shotgun #25 B.Croasdale rush middle for 6 yards gain to the WCU11 (#5 B.Jones; #0 B.Monroe), 1ST DOWN
B. Croasdale · 23 CAR, 82 YDS · 3rd & 1 · 3rd & 1 at WCU 17
Q4 6:38
7 yd run
Shotgun #1 T.Smith rush right for 7 yards gain to the WCU17 (#5 B.Jones)
T. Smith · 22 CAR, 162 YDS · 2nd & 8 · 2nd & 8 at WCU 24
Q4 6:38FUR
Rush
Shotgun #25 B.Croasdale rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WCU24 (#3 J.Collins)
1st & 10 at WCU 26
Q4 6:38
4 yd run
Shotgun #1 T.Smith rush left for 4 yards gain to the WCU26 (#3 J.Collins), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
T. Smith · 22 CAR, 162 YDS · 2nd & 3 · 2nd & 3 at WCU 30