Western Carolina Catamounts @ Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Western Carolina Catamounts

0-2, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
WCU	0	3	0	7	10
WAKE	21	0	21	0	42

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

2-0, 2-0 home

Western Carolina Passing


Bennett Judy#17
Isaac Lee#11
James Tyre#16
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
18/32	155	4.8	1	--
8/10	49	4.9	0	--
0/1	0	0.0	0	--
26/43	204	4.7	1	--

Wake Forest Passing


Robby Ashford#2
Deshawn Purdie#5
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
13/22	227	10.3	1	1	61.5
3/4	42	10.5	1	0	96.9
16/26	269	10.3	2	1	--

Western Carolina Rushing


Isaac Lee#11
Camury Reid#20
Markel Townsend#28
Branson Adams#2
Patrick Boyd Jr.#1
Dominic Dutton#4
Team
Bennett Judy#17
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	40	8.0	0	31
9	10	1.1	0	7
3	5	1.7	1	3
3	5	1.7	0	4
4	3	0.8	0	5
1	1	1.0	0	1
2	-3	-1.5	0	0
6	-27	-4.5	0	8
33	34	1.0	1	31

Wake Forest Rushing


Demond Claiborne#1
Robby Ashford#2
Ty Clark III#23
Tate Carney#30
JaMario Clements
Chris Barnes#10
Team
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
10	193	19.3	3	85
7	66	9.4	1	41
7	19	2.7	0	7
1	9	9.0	0	9
1	4	4.0	0	4
1	3	3.0	0	3
4	-21	-5.3	0	0
31	273	8.8	4	85

Western Carolina Receiving


Malik Knight#7
James Tyre#16
Dominic Dutton#4
Marcus Striggles#6
Painter Richards-Baker#8
Camury Reid#20
Josiah Thomas#14
Markel Townsend#28
Branson Adams#2
David Hulbert#85
Patrick Boyd Jr.#1
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
5	56	11.2	20
3	29	9.7	14
3	25	8.3	9
4	21	5.3	10
1	17	17.0	17
1	15	15.0	15
2	15	7.5	8
3	13	4.3	7
1	6	6.0	6
1	5	5.0	5
2	2	1.0	3
26	204	7.8	20

Wake Forest Receiving


Chris Barnes#10
Sterling Berkhalter#4
Jeremiah Melvin#13
Kamrean Johnson
Ty Clark III#23
Carlos Hernandez#8
Demond Claiborne#1
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	149	24.8	0	64
2	72	36.0	1	51
2	30	15.0	1	27
2	10	5.0	0	12
1	9	9.0	0	9
1	1	1.0	0	1
2	-2	-1.0	0	1
16	269	16.8	2	64

Western Carolina Fumbles


Team
Camury Reid#20
Jordan Thompson#4
Justin Wallace#10
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	0	0
1	1	0
0	0	1
0	0	1
3	1	2

Wake Forest Fumbles


Team
Robby Ashford#2
Quincy Bryant#9
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0
0	0	1
2	2	1

Western Carolina Defense



Samaurie Dukes#3
Ryan McKinnis#18
Darian Anderson Jr.#9
Zayveon Wells#24
Jeno Junius Jr.#22
Jordan Thompson#4
Hayward McQueen Jr.#5
Ken Moore Jr.#0
Justin Wallace#10
Hank Bodine#42
Bo Simpson-Nealy#6
Dominic Dutton#4
Na'koma Simpson-Nealy#20
Cam'Ron Dabney#21
Ed Jones IV#7
Isaac McLellan#44
Marseille Taylor#13
Vanier Baptiste III#14
Jahleel Anderson#8
Devin Brown#26
Sean Morris#45
Jhamari Pierre-Louis#16
Richard Garrett#30
Hasaan Sykes#12
Emmet Rhoades#62
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	TD
5	3	0	2.5	1	0
4	3	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0.5	0	0
3	3	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0.5	0	0
3	2	0	0.5	1	0
3	1	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	1	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0.5	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0.5	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
52	32	0	8	2	0

Wake Forest Defense



Aiden Hall#21
Lardarius Webb Jr.
Davaughn Patterson#5
Frank Cusano#43
Dylan Hazen#24
Jayden Loving#91
Langston Hardy#11
Nick Andersen#45
Zach Lohavichan#94
Quincy Bryant#9
Zamari Stevenson#17
Mateen Ibirogba#99
Darius Jones#34
Nuer Gatkuoth#7
Alec Marenco
Tyler Walton#42
Dallas Afalava#52
Travon West#27
Team
Ashaad Williams
Myles Turpin#22
William Tackie Jr.#37
Karon Prunty#3
Rushaun Tongue#6
Gabe Kirschke#10
Brandon Smiley
Koredell Bartley
BJ Williams#18
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	TD
7	4	0	2	0	0
7	4	0	0	0	0
7	3	0	0.5	3	0
6	2	0.5	0.5	0	0
5	2	0	0.5	0	0
5	1	1	1.5	0	0
4	2	2.5	2.5	0	0
3	2	0	1	0	0
3	2	0	2	2	0
3	1	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0
3	1	0.5	1	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0
3	0	0	0.5	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0
2	1	0.5	1.5	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0.5	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0
79	33	5	14	5	0

Western Carolina Interceptions


Cam'Ron Dabney#21
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	0	0
1	0	0

Wake Forest Interceptions


Zamari Stevenson#17
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	5	0
1	5	0

Western Carolina Kick Returns


Dominic Dutton#4
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	11	11.0	11	0
1	11	11.0	11	0

Wake Forest Kick Returns


Chris Barnes#10
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	26	26.0	26	0
1	26	26.0	26	0

Western Carolina Punt Returns

	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
No Western Carolina Punt Returns

Wake Forest Punt Returns


Carlos Hernandez#8
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
5	53	10.6	27	0
5	53	10.6	27	0

Western Carolina Kicking


Christian Lowery#96
Marcus Trout#60
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	23	0/0	3
0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1
1/1	100.0	23	1/1	4

Wake Forest Kicking


Connor Calvert
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/1	0.0	0	4/4	4
0/1	0.0	0	4/4	4

Western Carolina Punting


Stephen Brantley#95
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
9	406	45.1	1	3	62
9	406	45.1	1	3	62

Wake Forest Punting


Cal Joseph#91
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	125	41.7	0	2	44
3	125	41.7	0	2	44

Demond Claiborne crosses goal line for 85-yard rushing touchdown

0:48

Deshawn Purdie throws 27-yard touchdown pass to Jeremiah Melvin

0:19

Markel Townsend runs for 1-yard rushing touchdown

0:18

Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium

4:25 PM, September 6, 2025Coverage: ESPN+/ACC Extra

Winston-Salem, NC

Attendance: 28,239

Team	CONF	OVR
The Citadel	1-0	1-1
Furman	0-0	2-1
East Tennessee State	0-0	1-1
VMI	0-0	1-2
Mercer	0-0	0-1
Chattanooga	0-0	0-2
Wofford	0-0	0-2
Western Carolina	0-0	0-3
Samford	0-1	0-3

Team	CONF	OVR
Georgia Tech	1-0	3-0
NC State	1-0	3-0
California	0-0	2-0
Florida State	0-0	2-0
Louisville	0-0	2-0
Miami	0-0	2-0
Pittsburgh	0-0	2-0
North Carolina	0-0	2-1
SMU	0-0	2-1
Syracuse	0-0	2-1
Virginia	0-0	2-1
Boston College	0-0	1-1
Duke	0-0	1-1
Stanford	0-0	0-2
Virginia Tech	0-0	0-2
Wake Forest	0-1	2-1
Clemson	0-1	1-2

Delaware beats UConn 44-41 win in overtime for first FBS win as an FBS team

— Nick Minicucci rushed for a 13-yard touchdown in overtime to give Delaware a 44-41 overtime victory over UConn on Saturday, the first FBS win over an FBS team for the Fightin' Blue Hens.

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Milligan has career day, Bucknell scores late to defeat VMI 35-28

— Ralph Rucker IV connected with Sam Milligan on a 37-yard touchdown with 1:49 remaining to lift Bucknell past VMI 35-28 on Saturday.

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Western Carolina Catamounts @ Wake Forest Demon Deacons