Western Carolina @ Cincinnati, Week 2 · 2026

10@FINAL624–2
Sat, Sep 12, 2026Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH

HOW IT WENT

Week 2 · 2026
FINALQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Western Carolina370010
Cincinnati721211362
Game leaders
Western CarolinaCincinnati
PassingLex Thomas23/32 ·165 ydsJC French21/24 ·245 yds ·2 TD
RushingMarlin Cochran3 car ·25 ydsGi'Bran Payne12 car ·102 yds ·2 TD
ReceivingJake Young5 rec ·49 ydsMalachi Henry3 rec ·87 yds
TacklesAndre Jackson Jr.7 tacklesDamaine Wilson7 tackles

Western Carolina vs Cincinnati Team StatsTeam Stats

Western CarolinaWCUCincinnatiCIN
131ST DOWNS32
241TOTAL YDS690
167PASS YDS272
74RUSH YDS418
1TURNOVERS0
27:23POSSESSION32:37

BOX SCORE

Week 2 · 2026

Passing

Western CarolinaWCUC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Lex Thomas23/321655.200
Isaac Lee1/320.701
Patrick Harding0/200.000
Totals24/371674.501
CincinnatiCincinnatiC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
JC French21/2424510.220
Liam O'Brien5/5183.600
Samaj Jones2/294.500
Totals28/312728.820

Rushing

Western CarolinaWCUCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Marlin Cochran3258.3021
Josh Perry7243.407
Lex Thomas5183.618
Joshua Balloon144.004
Jadarius Dobie133.003
Derrick Davis Jr.200.000
Anthony Benjamin100.000
Totals20743.7121
CincinnatiCincinnatiCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Gi'Bran Payne121028.5240
Zylan Perry57615.2140
Cole Tabb57214.4136
Samaj Jones8526.5113
JC French7527.4014
Zion Johnson5265.219
Liam O'Brien4235.8111
James Lewis2115.507
Jayzon Thompson144.004
Totals494188.5740

Receiving

Western CarolinaWCURECYDSAVGTDLONG
Jake Young5499.8019
Jai Boyd6325.309
Santana Carlos22613.0025
AJ Colombo2178.5013
Kha'Leal Sterling11212.0012
Josh Perry2115.509
Derrick Davis Jr.273.507
Bode Burns166.006
Kale Woodburn252.505
Austin Cunningham122.002
Totals241677.0025
CincinnatiCincinnatiRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Malachi Henry38729.0056
JaVonnie Gibson57915.8150
Isaiah Johnson5204.009
Cade Wolford4184.5012
Gi'Bran Payne2147.0010
Gavin Grover11212.0012
Zion Johnson11111.0011
Devyn Zahursky199.009
Giyahni Kontosis188.008
Elijah Jones155.005
Kellen Davis155.005
Lyviel Waters122.012
Larenzo Fenner221.003
Totals282729.7256

Fumbles

Western CarolinaWCUFUMLOSTREC
Anthony Benjamin100

Interceptions

CincinnatiCincinnatiINTYDSTD
Marqavious Saboor100

Kick Returns

Western CarolinaWCUNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Richard Hollis12626.0260
Jadarius Dobie22512.5160
Totals35117.0260
CincinnatiCincinnatiNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Zylan Perry24221.0240

Punt Returns

CincinnatiCincinnatiNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Cade Wolford3227.3120

Kicking

Western CarolinaWCUFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Bryan McCollum1/1100.0331/14
CincinnatiCincinnatiFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Stephen Rusnak0/00.008/88
Max Lemasters0/00.000/10
Totals0/00.008/98

Punting

Western CarolinaWCUNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Mark Fitzgerald626644.30052
CincinnatiCincinnatiNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Max Fletcher15353.00153

Defense

Western CarolinaWCUTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Andre Jackson Jr.7300.5000
Alant'e Reese7300000
Ken Moore Jr.6300.5000
Ja'Torian Mack6000000
Nas Ashenafi5201000
Na'koma Simpson-Nealy4400000
Ryan Mckinnis4300000
Jermiyah Douglas4300000
Totals933905100
CincinnatiCincinnatiTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Damaine Wilson7400000
Simeon Coleman7000000
Jonathan Thompson6501000
Jacob Finley6300000
Antwan Peek Jr.5200010
Thomas Johnson4100020
Filip Maciorowski4100000
Kenny Worthy III3300000
Totals642802350

PLAY-BY-PLAY

174 plays
Q4Western Carolina3 plays · 4 yds · 0:43 · End of Half10–62
  1. 0:003rd & 6 at WCU 29End of 4th quarter.
  2. 0:033rd & 6 at WCU 29Shotgun #17 P.Harding pass incomplete short left to #21 J.Balloon Jr. thrown to WCU30 broken up by #20 C.Crite
  3. 0:292nd & 10 at WCU 25Shotgun #21 J.Balloon Jr. rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WCU29 (#30 D.Hutchinson)
  4. 0:391st & 10 at WCU 25Shotgun #17 P.Harding pass incomplete short right to #83 A.Cunningham thrown to WCU27
  5. 0:431st & 10 at CIN 35#99 S.Rusnak kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00, Touchback
Q4Cincinnati12 plays · 57 yds · 5:12 · Touchdown10–62
  1. 0:431st & 4 at WCU 4Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:43 #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
  2. 1:103rd & 1 at WCU 8No Huddle-Shotgun #25 J.Lewis rush left for 4 yards gain to the WCU04 (#43 B.Barger; #21 N.Ashenafi), 1ST DOWN
  3. 1:242nd & 3 at WCU 10No Huddle-Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WCU08 (#26 D.Brown). #97 F.Jeanty injured on the play
  4. 1:521st & 10 at WCU 17No Huddle-Shotgun #25 J.Lewis rush right for 7 yards gain to the WCU10 (#31 A.Reese)
  5. 2:001st & 10 at WCU 17Timeout Cincinnati, clock 02:00
  6. 2:084th & 1 at WCU 22No Huddle-Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 5 yards gain to the WCU17 (#31 A.Reese; #30 J.Meeks), 1ST DOWN
  7. 2:373rd & 8 at WCU 29Shotgun #5 S.Jones pass complete short left to #8 C.Wolford caught at WCU33, for 7 yards to the WCU22, out of bounds at WCU22
  8. 3:152nd & 8 at WCU 29Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 0 yards to the WCU29 (#41 B.Waddell V; #30 J.Meeks)
  9. 3:511st & 10 at WCU 31Shotgun #5 S.Jones pass complete short right to #8 C.Wolford caught at WCU32, for 2 yards to the WCU29 (#34 J.Martin-Durham; #92 B.Joseph II)
  10. 4:262nd & 7 at WCU 41Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 10 yards gain to the WCU31 (#43 B.Barger; #21 N.Ashenafi), 1ST DOWN
  11. 4:452nd & 1 at WCU 35Shotgun #26 J.Thompson rush middle for 16 yards gain (4) to the WCU19 (#34 J.Martin-Durham; #22 Q.Grant III) PENALTY CIN Holding (#78 G.Edgington) 10 yards from WCU31 to WCU41
  12. 5:191st & 10 at WCU 44Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush left for 9 yards gain to the WCU35 (#43 B.Barger; #31 A.Reese), out of bounds
  13. 5:441st & 10 at CIN 43Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush right for 13 yards gain to the WCU44 (#26 D.Brown; #41 B.Waddell V), 1ST DOWN
Q4Western Carolina3 plays · 2 yds · 1:31 · Punt10–55
  1. 5:554th & 8 at WCU 15#95 M.Fitzgerald punt 42 yards to the CIN43
  2. 6:073rd & 8 at WCU 15No Huddle-Shotgun #11 I.Lee pass incomplete deep left to #19 M.Mane thrown to CIN37
  3. 6:412nd & 10 at WCU 13Shotgun #11 I.Lee pass complete short left to #83 A.Cunningham caught at WCU15, for 2 yards to the WCU15 (#6 Z.Johnson)
  4. 7:061st & 10 at WCU 13Shotgun #24 A.Benjamin rush middle for 0 yards to the WCU13 fumbled by #24 A.Benjamin at WCU10 recovered by WCU #24 A.Benjamin at WCU10 (#5 M.Saboor)
Q4Cincinnati7 plays · 19 yds · 3:35 · Downs10–55
  1. 7:264th & 10 at WCU 18No Huddle-Shotgun #10 L.O'Brien pass complete short middle to #86 K.Davis caught at WCU13, for 5 yards to the WCU13 (#27 J.Douglas), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
  2. 8:093rd & 15 at WCU 23No Huddle-Shotgun #10 L.O'Brien rush right for 5 yards gain to the WCU18 (#43 B.Barger)
  3. 8:452nd & 12 at WCU 20No Huddle-Shotgun #10 L.O'Brien pass complete short right to #8 C.Wolford caught at WCU23, for 3 yards loss to the WCU23 (#24 T.Poyser)
  4. 9:041st & 17 at WCU 25Shotgun #10 L.O'Brien pass complete short left to #14 E.Jones caught at WCU30, for 5 yards to the WCU20 (#41 B.Waddell V; #31 A.Reese)
  5. 9:381st & 10 at WCU 18Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush right for 10 yards gain (3) to the WCU08 (#27 J.Douglas) PENALTY CIN Holding (#73 A.Pastoriza) 10 yards from WCU15 to WCU25
  6. 10:162nd & 8 at WCU 30Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush right for 12 yards gain to the WCU18 (#38 J.Joselin), 1ST DOWN
  7. 10:551st & 10 at WCU 32Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WCU30 (#38 J.Joselin; #41 B.Waddell V)
Q4Western Carolina2 plays · 3 yds · 0:50 · Interception10–55
  1. 11:082nd & 7 at WCU 28Shotgun #11 I.Lee pass intercepted by #5 M.Saboor at WCU32 QB hurried by #54 T.Johnson, End Of Play
  2. 11:431st & 10 at WCU 25Shotgun #20 J.Dobie rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WCU28 (#93 K.Horn; #54 T.Johnson)
  3. 11:511st & 10 at CIN 35#99 S.Rusnak kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00, Touchback
Q3Cincinnati8 plays · 59 yds · 3:10 · Touchdown10–55
  1. 11:512nd & 1 at WCU 11Shotgun #10 L.O'Brien rush left for 11 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:51, 1ST DOWN #93 M.Lemasters kick attempt failed (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
  2. 12:371st & 10 at WCU 20Shotgun #13 Z.Johnson rush middle for 9 yards gain to the WCU11 (#18 T.Anderson)
  3. 13:083rd & 4 at WCU 26Shotgun #10 L.O'Brien rush middle for 6 yards gain to the WCU20 (#30 J.Meeks; #34 J.Martin-Durham), 1ST DOWN
  4. 13:432nd & 5 at WCU 27Shotgun #10 L.O'Brien rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WCU26 (#47 D.Harris)
  5. 14:121st & 10 at WCU 32Shotgun #13 Z.Johnson rush left for 5 yards gain to the WCU27 (#27 J.Douglas; #4 A.Jackson Jr.)
  6. 14:302nd & 15 at WCU 48Shotgun #13 Z.Johnson rush right for 1 yard gain to the WCU47 (#8 R.McKinnis) PENALTY WCU Face Mask (#34 J.Martin-Durham) 15 yards from WCU47 to WCU32, 1ST DOWN
  7. 14:502nd & 8 at CIN 43Shotgun #10 L.O'Brien pass complete short right to #83 D.Zahursky caught at WCU44, for 9 yards to the WCU48 (#25 C.Young Jr), 1ST DOWN
  8. 0:001st & 10 at CIN 41End of 3rd quarter.
  9. 0:011st & 10 at CIN 41Shotgun #10 L.O'Brien pass complete short middle to #0 I.Johnson caught at CIN37, for 2 yards to the CIN43 (#4 A.Jackson Jr.; #25 C.Young Jr)
Q3Western Carolina3 plays · 7 yds · 1:53 · Punt10–49
  1. 0:014th & 3 at WCU 16#95 M.Fitzgerald punt 48 yards to the CIN36 #8 C.Wolford return 5 yards to the CIN41 (#27 J.Douglas)
  2. 0:493rd & 10 at WCU 9No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short left to #22 D.Davis Jr. caught at WCU14, for 7 yards to the WCU16 (#93 K.Horn; #31 S.Coleman)
  3. 1:372nd & 10 at WCU 9No Huddle-Shotgun #22 D.Davis Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the WCU09 (#9 D.Wilson; #11 C.Otutu)
  4. 1:441st & 10 at WCU 9No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short right to #0 A.Colombo thrown to WCU20 QB hurried by #11 C.Otutu and #5 M.Saboor
  5. 1:541st & 10 at CIN 35#99 S.Rusnak kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00 #20 J.Dobie return 9 yards to the WCU09 (#20 C.Crite)
Q3Cincinnati3 plays · 61 yds · 1:30 · Touchdown10–49
  1. 2:022nd & 3 at WCU 40No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Perry rush right for 40 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:02, 1ST DOWN #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
  2. 2:331st & 10 at WCU 47No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short right to #0 I.Johnson caught at WCU44, for 7 yards to the WCU40 (#21 N.Ashenafi), out of bounds
  3. 3:021st & 20 at CIN 29Shotgun #7 Z.Perry rush right for 24 yards gain to the WCU47 (#26 D.Brown), 1ST DOWN
  4. 3:321st & 10 at CIN 39Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short left to #8 C.Wolford caught at CIN37, for 6 yards to the CIN45 (#26 D.Brown) PENALTY CIN Holding (#82 K.Smith) 10 yards from CIN39 to CIN29. NO PLAY
Q3Western Carolina3 plays · 0 yds · 1:24 · Punt10–42
  1. 3:324th & 10 at WCU 17#95 M.Fitzgerald punt 44 yards to the CIN39 fair catch by #8 C.Wolford at CIN39
  2. 3:403rd & 10 at WCU 17Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short right to #1 J.Boyd thrown to WCU33
  3. 4:192nd & 10 at WCU 17Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short left to #22 D.Davis Jr. caught at WCU13, for 0 yards to the WCU17 (#14 K.Meier; #5 M.Saboor)
  4. 4:511st & 10 at WCU 17Shotgun #22 D.Davis Jr. rush right for 0 yards to the WCU17 (#99 J.Rulo)
  5. 4:561st & 10 at CIN 35#99 S.Rusnak kickoff 64 yards to the WCU01 #20 J.Dobie return 16 yards to the WCU17 (#44 M.Weedon)
Q3Cincinnati3 plays · 73 yds · 0:47 · Touchdown10–42
  1. 5:032nd & 10 at WCU 17Shotgun #6 G.Payne rush right for 17 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:03, 1ST DOWN #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
  2. 5:091st & 10 at WCU 17Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass incomplete short left to #11 J.Gibson thrown to WCU06
  3. 5:381st & 10 at CIN 27Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete deep middle to #9 M.Henry caught at WCU27, for 56 yards to the WCU17 (#25 C.Young Jr; #29 C.Robbins), 1ST DOWN
Q3Western Carolina9 plays · 47 yds · 3:14 · Downs10–35
  1. 5:504th & 3 at CIN 27No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete deep left to #10 S.Carlos thrown to CIN00, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
  2. 5:573rd & 3 at CIN 27No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short middle to #0 A.Colombo thrown to CIN20 broken up by #4 M.Parker
  3. 6:272nd & 6 at CIN 30No Huddle-Shotgun #8 M.Cochran rush middle for 3 yards gain to the CIN27 (#95 J.Hough; #12 F.Maciorowski)
  4. 6:541st & 10 at CIN 34No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short middle to #0 A.Colombo caught at CIN30, for 4 yards to the CIN30 (#22 J.Thompson)
  5. 7:051st & 10 at CIN 47No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short right to #0 A.Colombo caught at CIN48, for 13 yards to the CIN34 (#22 J.Thompson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  6. 7:392nd & 9 at WCU 43No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short middle to #87 J.Young caught at WCU48, for 10 yards to the CIN47 (#31 S.Coleman; #26 C.Roetherford), 1ST DOWN
  7. 8:081st & 10 at WCU 42No Huddle-Shotgun #8 M.Cochran rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WCU43 (#31 S.Coleman; #16 J.White-McLain)
  8. 8:412nd & 2 at WCU 34No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short right to #1 J.Boyd caught at WCU32, for 8 yards to the WCU42 (#3 A.Peek Jr.; #0 J.Finley), 1ST DOWN
  9. 8:581st & 10 at WCU 26Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short left to #1 J.Boyd caught at WCU26, for 8 yards to the WCU34 (#14 K.Meier), out of bounds
  10. 9:041st & 10 at CIN 35#99 S.Rusnak kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00 #13 R.Hollis return 26 yards to the WCU26 (#12 F.Maciorowski)
Q3Cincinnati2 plays · 49 yds · 0:32 · Touchdown10–35
  1. 9:102nd & 1 at WCU 40Shotgun #6 G.Payne rush middle for 40 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:10, 1ST DOWN #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
  2. 9:341st & 10 at WCU 49Shotgun #6 G.Payne rush middle for 9 yards gain to the WCU40 (#17 J.Mack; #25 C.Young Jr)
Q3Western Carolina3 plays · 2 yds · 1:49 · Punt10–28
  1. 9:424th & 8 at WCU 14#95 M.Fitzgerald punt 47 yards to the CIN39 #8 C.Wolford return 12 yards to the WCU49 (#27 J.Douglas)
  2. 10:273rd & 9 at WCU 13Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short middle to #10 S.Carlos caught at WCU14, for 1 yard to the WCU14 (#18 J.Beeler; #12 F.Maciorowski)
  3. 11:132nd & 10 at WCU 12Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short right to #1 J.Boyd caught at WCU13, for 1 yard to the WCU13 (#0 J.Finley)
  4. 11:231st & 10 at WCU 12Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short right to #3 J.Perry thrown to WCU28 broken up by #18 J.Beeler
  5. 11:311st & 15 at WCU 7PENALTY CIN Delay Of Game 5 yards from WCU07 to WCU12. NO PLAY
  6. 11:311st & 10 at WCU 12PENALTY WCU False Start (#56 A.McIver) 5 yards from WCU12 to WCU07. NO PLAY
Q3Cincinnati7 plays · 11 yds · 3:24 · Punt10–28
  1. 11:314th & 10 at CIN 35#31 M.Fletcher punt 53 yards to the WCU12 fair catch by #0 A.Colombo at WCU12
  2. 12:063rd & 18 at CIN 27No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV rush left for 8 yards gain to the CIN35 (#1 K.Moore Jr.)
  3. 12:502nd & 37 at CIN 8No Huddle-Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush right for 19 yards gain to the CIN27 (#21 N.Ashenafi; #13 C.Turner-Allen)
  4. 13:202nd & 30 at CIN 15No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short right to #6 G.Payne caught at CIN16, for 16 yards to the CIN31 (#12 J.Quintero) PENALTY CIN Holding (#74 J.Cotton) 7 yards from CIN15 to CIN08. NO PLAY
  5. 13:402nd & 24 at CIN 21No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short right to #6 G.Payne caught at CIN15, for 4 yards to the CIN25 (#2 N.Simpson-Nealy) PENALTY CIN Holding (#85 L.Waters) 10 yards from CIN25 to CIN15
  6. 13:552nd & 10 at CIN 35No Huddle-Shotgun #6 G.Payne rush left for 19 yards gain (1) to the WCU46 (#3 J.Collins) PENALTY CIN Face Mask 15 yards from CIN36 to CIN21
  7. 14:541st & 10 at CIN 24No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short middle to #0 I.Johnson caught at CIN20, for 9 yards to the CIN33 (#13 C.Turner-Allen)
  8. 14:021st & 10 at CIN 35No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass incomplete short left to #0 I.Johnson thrown to CIN31
  9. 14:212nd & 1 at CIN 33No Huddle-Shotgun #6 G.Payne rush right for 2 yards gain to the CIN35 (#1 K.Moore Jr.), 1ST DOWN
  10. 14:551st & 10 at WCU 35#95 M.Fitzgerald kickoff 65 yards to the CIN00 #7 Z.Perry return 24 yards to the CIN24 (#22 D.Davis Jr.)
Q2Western Carolina2 plays · 26 yds · 0:38 · End of Half10–28
  1. 0:002nd & 3 at WCU 32End of 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:032nd & 3 at WCU 32Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short left to #87 J.Young caught at WCU47, for 19 yards to the CIN49 (#31 S.Coleman; #0 J.Finley), 1ST DOWN
  3. 0:321st & 10 at WCU 25Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush middle for 7 yards gain to the WCU32 (#31 S.Coleman; #10 P.Bauer)
  4. 0:381st & 10 at CIN 35#99 S.Rusnak kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00, Touchback
Q2Cincinnati6 plays · 85 yds · 1:06 · Touchdown10–28
  1. 0:381st & 3 at WCU 3No Huddle-Shotgun #13 Z.Johnson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:38 #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
  2. 0:411st & 10 at CIN 47No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete deep left to #11 J.Gibson caught at WCU15, for 50 yards to the WCU03 (#7 M.Taylor), 1ST DOWN
  3. 0:493rd & 6 at CIN 30No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short right to #9 M.Henry caught at CIN47, for 17 yards to the CIN47 (#5 B.Jones), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  4. 0:303rd & 6 at CIN 30Timeout Western Carolina, clock 00:30
  5. 0:532nd & 15 at CIN 21No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV rush middle for 9 yards gain to the CIN30 (#3 J.Collins; #1 K.Moore Jr.)
  6. 1:161st & 23 at CIN 13No Huddle-Shotgun #13 Z.Johnson rush middle for 8 yards gain to the CIN21 (#31 A.Reese; #8 R.McKinnis)
  7. 1:311st & 10 at CIN 26No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete deep right to #2 L.Fenner caught at WCU48, for 26 yards to the WCU48, End Of Play PENALTY CIN Personal Foul (#50 E.Tengesdahl) 13 yards from CIN26 to CIN13. NO PLAY
  8. 1:381st & 10 at CIN 15No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short right to #13 Z.Johnson caught at CIN09, for 11 yards to the CIN26 (#8 R.McKinnis), 1ST DOWN
Q2Western Carolina3 plays · 3 yds · 1:16 · Punt10–21
  1. 1:444th & 7 at WCU 28#95 M.Fitzgerald punt 52 yards to the CIN20 #8 C.Wolford return 13 yards to the CIN33 (#18 T.Anderson) PENALTY CIN Holding declined CIN Illegal Block in Back (#34 M.Harrison) 10 yards from CIN25 to CIN15
  2. 2:004th & 7 at WCU 28Timeout Western Carolina, clock 02:00
  3. 2:043rd & 10 at WCU 25Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short right to #1 J.Boyd caught at WCU23, for 3 yards to the WCU28 (#2 M.Cannon; #3 A.Peek Jr.)
  4. 2:142nd & 10 at WCU 25Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short left to #18 M.Keener thrown to WCU44 QB hurried by #3 A.Peek Jr.
  5. 2:541st & 10 at WCU 25Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush left for 0 yards to the WCU25 (#9 D.Wilson)
  6. 3:001st & 10 at CIN 35#99 S.Rusnak kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00, Touchback
Q2Cincinnati7 plays · 81 yds · 3:18 · Touchdown10–21
  1. 3:002nd & 7 at WCU 36No Huddle-Shotgun #3 C.Tabb rush right for 36 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:00, 1ST DOWN #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
  2. 3:311st & 10 at WCU 39No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short right to #2 L.Fenner caught at WCU43, for 3 yards to the WCU36 (#31 A.Reese)
  3. 4:153rd & 5 at WCU 49No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short left to #11 J.Gibson caught at WCU44, for 10 yards to the WCU39 (#6 J.Cornelius), 1ST DOWN
  4. 4:532nd & 2 at WCU 46No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short right to #0 I.Johnson caught at WCU49, for 3 yards loss to the WCU49 (#21 N.Ashenafi)
  5. 5:121st & 10 at CIN 46No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short left to #11 J.Gibson caught at CIN44, for 8 yards to the WCU46 (#3 J.Collins), out of bounds
  6. 5:352nd & 4 at CIN 25No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV rush middle for 6 yards gain to the CIN31, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY WCU Personal Foul (#11 M.Patierno) 15 yards from CIN31 to CIN46, 1ST DOWN
  7. 6:101st & 10 at CIN 19Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short left to #11 J.Gibson caught at CIN24, for 6 yards to the CIN25 (#31 A.Reese)
  8. 6:181st & 10 at WCU 35#95 M.Fitzgerald kickoff 64 yards to the CIN01 #7 Z.Perry return 18 yards to the CIN19 (#15 H.Bodine)
Q2Western Carolina11 plays · 75 yds · 6:12 · Touchdown10–14
  1. 6:232nd & 1 at CIN 1No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush middle for 1 yard gain to the CIN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:23 #60 B.McCollum kick attempt good (H: #63 T.Guerrero, LS: #57 K.Powell)
  2. 6:511st & 5 at CIN 5No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short right to #87 J.Young caught at CIN02, for 4 yards to the CIN01 (#8 K.Worthy)
  3. 7:152nd & 6 at CIN 12No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush middle for 7 yards gain to the CIN05 (#12 F.Maciorowski; #18 J.Beeler), 1ST DOWN
  4. 7:441st & 15 at CIN 21Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short left to #3 J.Perry caught at CIN21, for 9 yards to the CIN12 (#22 J.Thompson; #0 J.Finley)
  5. 8:161st & 10 at CIN 16PENALTY WCU False Start (#53 Z.Watson) 5 yards from CIN16 to CIN21. NO PLAY
  6. 8:302nd & 4 at CIN 37Shotgun #8 M.Cochran rush left for 21 yards gain to the CIN16 (#22 J.Thompson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  7. 9:091st & 10 at CIN 43No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short left to #87 J.Young caught at CIN39, for 6 yards to the CIN37 (#9 D.Wilson)
  8. 9:533rd & 7 at WCU 49Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush middle for 8 yards gain to the CIN43 (#9 D.Wilson; #31 S.Coleman), 1ST DOWN
  9. 10:322nd & 10 at WCU 46Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short left to #1 J.Boyd caught at WCU46, for 3 yards to the WCU49 (#3 A.Peek Jr.)
  10. 11:101st & 10 at WCU 46Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short right to #14 K.Woodburn caught at WCU41, for 0 yards to the WCU46 (#8 K.Worthy)
  11. 11:472nd & 5 at WCU 40Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush left for 6 yards gain to the WCU46 (#22 J.Thompson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  12. 12:171st & 10 at WCU 35Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short left to #14 K.Woodburn caught at WCU38, for 5 yards to the WCU40 (#0 J.Finley)
  13. 12:351st & 10 at WCU 25Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short left to #10 S.Carlos thrown to WCU40 PENALTY CIN Holding 10 yards from WCU25 to WCU35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
  14. 12:351st & 10 at CIN 35#99 S.Rusnak kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00, Touchback
Q1Cincinnati12 plays · 75 yds · 4:30 · Touchdown3–14
  1. 12:353rd & 2 at WCU 2Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short left to #85 L.Waters caught at WCU00, for 2 yards to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:35 #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
  2. 13:132nd & 1 at WCU 1#6 G.Payne rush middle for 1 yard loss to the WCU02 (#16 C.Kerns; #4 A.Jackson Jr.)
  3. 13:531st & 1 at WCU 1Shotgun #4 J.French IV rush middle for 0 yards to the WCU01 (#17 J.Mack; #5 B.Jones)
  4. 14:062nd & 7 at WCU 13No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV rush right for 12 yards gain to the WCU01 (#8 R.McKinnis), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  5. 14:351st & 10 at WCU 16Shotgun #6 G.Payne rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WCU13 (#1 K.Moore Jr.; #6 J.Cornelius)
  6. 14:501st & 10 at WCU 26Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short left to #6 G.Payne caught at WCU27, for 10 yards to the WCU16 (#5 B.Jones; #6 J.Cornelius), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY WCU Holding declined
  7. 0:002nd & 7 at WCU 40End of 1st quarter.
  8. 0:132nd & 7 at WCU 40No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short left to #9 M.Henry caught at WCU26, for 14 yards to the WCU26 (#4 A.Jackson Jr.), 1ST DOWN
  9. 0:411st & 10 at WCU 43No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WCU40 (#17 J.Mack; #18 T.Anderson)
  10. 1:042nd & 3 at CIN 43No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV rush middle for 14 yards gain to the WCU43 (#4 A.Jackson Jr.), 1ST DOWN
  11. 1:281st & 10 at CIN 36No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Perry rush right for 7 yards gain to the CIN43 (#13 C.Turner-Allen)
  12. 1:392nd & 4 at CIN 31No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short right to #0 I.Johnson caught at CIN30, for 5 yards to the CIN36 (#2 N.Simpson-Nealy), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  13. 1:581st & 10 at CIN 25Shotgun #7 Z.Perry rush left for 6 yards gain to the CIN31 (#2 N.Simpson-Nealy)
Q1Western Carolina4 plays · 17 yds · 1:29 · Punt3–7
  1. 2:054th & 3 at WCU 42#95 M.Fitzgerald punt 33 yards to the CIN25, out of bounds at CIN25
  2. 2:153rd & 3 at WCU 42Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short right to #87 J.Young thrown to WCU44 QB hurried by #54 T.Johnson
  3. 2:572nd & 5 at WCU 40No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush left for 2 yards gain to the WCU42 (#54 T.Johnson)
  4. 3:211st & 10 at WCU 35No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush middle for 5 yards gain to the WCU40 (#3 A.Peek Jr.; #54 T.Johnson)
  5. 3:281st & 10 at WCU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short right to #87 J.Young caught at WCU26, for 10 yards to the WCU35 (#10 P.Bauer), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  6. 3:341st & 10 at CIN 35#99 S.Rusnak kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00, Touchback
Q1Cincinnati13 plays · 75 yds · 5:23 · Touchdown3–7
  1. 3:341st & 5 at WCU 5Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short right to #11 J.Gibson caught at WCU00, for 5 yards to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:34 #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
  2. 4:123rd & 1 at WCU 10No Huddle-Shotgun #6 G.Payne rush middle for 5 yards gain to the WCU05 (#2 N.Simpson-Nealy), 1ST DOWN
  3. 4:322nd & 10 at WCU 19No Huddle-Shotgun #6 G.Payne rush right for 9 yards gain to the WCU10 (#1 K.Moore Jr.)
  4. 4:401st & 10 at WCU 19No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass incomplete short left to #8 C.Wolford thrown to WCU00 broken up by #5 B.Jones
  5. 4:471st & 10 at WCU 31No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short left to #8 C.Wolford caught at WCU32, for 12 yards to the WCU19 (#2 N.Simpson-Nealy), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  6. 5:043rd & 3 at WCU 40No Huddle-Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 9 yards gain to the WCU31 (#5 B.Jones), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY WCU Illegal Substitution declined
  7. 5:382nd & 11 at WCU 48No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short right to #18 G.Kontosis caught at WCU43, for 8 yards to the WCU40 (#17 J.Mack; #7 M.Taylor)
  8. 6:201st & 10 at WCU 47Shotgun #7 Z.Perry rush middle for 1 yard loss to the WCU48 (#3 J.Collins; #30 J.Meeks)
  9. 6:582nd & 2 at WCU 49No Huddle-Shotgun #6 G.Payne rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WCU47 (#91 J.Diamond), 1ST DOWN
  10. 7:251st & 10 at CIN 43No Huddle-Shotgun #6 G.Payne rush left for 8 yards gain to the WCU49 (#4 A.Jackson Jr.)
  11. 7:373rd & 4 at CIN 31No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short middle to #87 G.Grover caught at CIN39, for 12 yards to the CIN43 (#17 J.Mack; #4 A.Jackson Jr.), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY WCU Illegal Substitution declined
  12. 8:162nd & 3 at CIN 32No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short right to #2 L.Fenner caught at CIN30, for 1 yard loss to the CIN31 (#1 K.Moore Jr.; #11 M.Patierno)
  13. 8:501st & 10 at CIN 25Shotgun #6 G.Payne rush left for 7 yards gain to the CIN32 (#17 J.Mack; #11 M.Patierno)
  14. 8:571st & 10 at WCU 35#95 M.Fitzgerald kickoff 65 yards to the CIN00, Touchback
Q1Western Carolina12 plays · 60 yds · 6:03 · Field Goal3–0
  1. 8:574th & 5 at CIN 15#60 B.McCollum field goal attempt from 33 yards GOOD (H: #63 T.Guerrero, LS: #57 K.Powell), clock 08:57
  2. 9:303rd & 7 at CIN 17No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short right to #3 J.Perry caught at CIN18, for 2 yards to the CIN15 (#9 D.Wilson)
  3. 10:152nd & 11 at CIN 21No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush left for 4 yards gain to the CIN17 (#9 D.Wilson; #31 S.Coleman)
  4. 10:521st & 10 at CIN 20No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas rush middle for 1 yard loss to the CIN21 (#4 M.Parker)
  5. 11:263rd & 7 at CIN 32Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short middle to #4 K.Sterling caught at CIN31, for 12 yards to the CIN20 (#3 A.Peek Jr.), 1ST DOWN
  6. 11:473rd & 2 at CIN 27PENALTY WCU False Start (#72 A.Threatt) 5 yards from CIN27 to CIN32. NO PLAY
  7. 12:252nd & 1 at CIN 26No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush middle for 1 yard loss to the CIN27 (#22 J.Thompson)
  8. 13:061st & 5 at CIN 30No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Perry rush middle for 4 yards gain to the CIN26 (#54 T.Johnson; #95 J.Hough)
  9. 13:131st & 10 at CIN 35Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete deep right to #10 S.Carlos thrown to CIN00 PENALTY CIN Offside (#16 J.White-McLain) 5 yards from CIN35 to CIN30. NO PLAY
  10. 13:214th & 4 at CIN 44Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short right to #1 J.Boyd caught at CIN35, for 9 yards to the CIN35 (#8 K.Worthy), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  11. 13:443rd & 4 at CIN 44Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete short right to #3 J.Perry thrown to CIN40
  12. 14:192nd & 10 at WCU 50Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short left to #9 B.Burns caught at CIN45, for 6 yards to the CIN44 (#9 D.Wilson)
  13. 14:271st & 10 at WCU 50No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass incomplete deep right to #10 S.Carlos thrown to CIN07
  14. 14:501st & 10 at WCU 25Shotgun #2 L.Thomas pass complete short middle to #10 S.Carlos caught at WCU39, for 25 yards to the WCU50 (#0 J.Finley), 1ST DOWN
  15. 15:001st & 10 at CIN 35#99 S.Rusnak kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00, Touchback

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