Scouting Western Carolina

u Coming off its bye week, Western Carolina continues a home stretch in league play where THREE of its final FOUR regular-season games will be played in Cullowhee . . . Including the Heroes Day game vs . The Citadel, the Catamounts are at home TODAY for Homecoming and again for the regular-season finale against Chattanooga on Nov . 19 with a road game at ETSU on Nov . 12; u The Catamounts have dropped three-straight entering Saturday's home date with Wofford . . . WCU suffered its first home defeat in the 34-21 loss to The Citadel after winning its first two home games over Presbyterian and VMI; u After being idle last week, WCU returns for its final three games of the regular season . . . WCU head coach KERWIN BELL has a record of 8-4 following bye weeks during his career; u Historically speaking, Western Carolina has a record of 20-26-1 all-time on Homecoming at Whitmire Stadium . . . WCU has dropped five-straight Homecoming Day games dating back to 2016, coming on the heels of three-straight wins . . . this year marks the sixth time since moving to Whitmire Stadium in 1974 that WCU hosts Wofford on Homecoming, posting a 3-2 record; u Western Carolina and Wofford meet for time 44th time on the football gridiron . . . the Catamounts trail in the all-time series 15-28 overall including a 10-12 mark in games played in Cullowhee; u WCU snapped a four-game series winless drought with a convincing 41-21 victory last year in Spartanburg (SEE MORE ON PAGE 22); u A FAMILIAR FACE: Terrier second-year assistant and WR coach TYLER CARLTON spent five seasons on the previous coaching staff at WCU working with the wide receivers and a season as the Catamounts' co-offensive coordinator . . . During his tenure in Cullowhee, Carlton mentored WCU's all-time leader in receptions, Terryon Robinson (230, 2013-17) . . . As the co-offensive coordinator with the

Catamounts in 2019, quarterback Tyrie Adams capped his career leading the team in four offensive categories including career total offense . u Western Carolina enters the week ranked third in the SoCon – and 28th nationally – with an average of 32 .9 points per game . . . the Catamounts LEAD the SoCon and are THIRD in NCAA FCS with an average of 505 .1 yards of total offense per game including the SoCon's top-rated passing attack (319 .0 yds/gm, 4th in FCS) and the fourth-best rushing attack (186 .1 yds/gm, 29th in FCS) . . . WCU leads the SoCon with an average of 25 .8 first downs per game on offense; u 13 different Catamounts have recorded touchdowns this season . . . Wide receiver DAVID WHITE JR . leads the way with FIVE scores, while WR's TERRENCE HORNE, CENSERE LEE, and RAPHAEL WILLIAMS have FOUR touchdowns apiece; u QB CARLOS DAVIS ranks second in the SoCon with 261 .5 passing yards per game and LEADS the league with 285 .3 yards of total offense per game . . . WR RAPHAEL WILLIAMS ranks fifth with 4 .8 receptions per game and is seventh with 60 .5 receiving yards per game; u Western Carolina's defense LEADS the SoCon in sacks entering the weekend with 25 total for 154 yards of losses – the 25 sacks are tied for the 10th in the NCAA FCS this season . . . 12 different

Catamount defenders have recorded at least half a sack this year . . . LB EJ PORTER leads the team with 4 .5 sacks, just ahead of DE KJ MILNER and DT CHRIS MORGAN with 4 .0 sacks apiece; u Freshman RB DESMOND REID enters the weekend FOURTH in the SoCon in rushing, averaging 84 .3 yards per game . . . Reid has twice eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark with a career-best 175 against

Presbyterian and 129 most recently against The Citadel; u Redshirt junior PK RICHARD McCOLLUM enters the week FIFTH in the SoCon in scoring, averaging 8 .1 points per game . . . the Sanford, N .C ., product is 11-of-13 on field goals and has made 32-of-33 PATs; u Head coach KERWIN BELL secured his 100th career victory in WCU's 38-17 win over VMI on Oct . 1 . . . Bell is currently 100-54 including a 7-12 in his second year at WCU . . . Bell had a 66-35 record at

Jacksonville from 2007-15 and was 27-7 with a national championship at Valdosta State from 2016-18 .

WESTERN CAROLINA / WOFFORD

INSIDE THE ALL-TIME SERIES

ALL-TIME SERIES . . . . . . . . . .WCU TRAILS, 15-28

In Cullowhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WCU trails, 10-12 In Spartanburg, SC . . . . . . . . . . WCU trails, 5-16 Current Streak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCU, W–1 Longest WCU Win Streak: . . . . 8 games (1977-96) Largest Margin of Victory . . .WCU, 35 pts (1979) Longest WCU Losing Skid: . . . .8 games (2006-13)

Total Series Points . . . . . . .WCU 927 / WOF 1,091

WCU Average Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 .56 ppg Wofford Average Points . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 .37 ppg

LAST 10 SERIES MEETINGS (3-7):

Oct . 30, 2021 Spartanburg, SC W, 41-21 Oct . 19, 2019 Spartanburg, SC L, 59-7 Nov . 10, 2018 Cullowhee L, 38-23 Oct . 7, 2017 Spartanburg, SC L, 35-28 Oct . 8, 2016 Cullowhee L, 31-19 Oct . 17, 2015 Spartanburg, SC W, 24-17 Oct . 11, 2014 Cullowhee W, 26-14 Oct . 19, 2013 Cullowhee L, 21-17 Sept . 15, 2012 Spartanburg, SC L, 49-20 Nov . 5, 2011 Cullowhee L, 42-24

WCU HEAD COACH KERWIN BELL