Wells 4 TDs spark Western Carolina's 52-24 rout of VMI | |
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) Rogan Wells threw for 408 yards and four touchdowns to lead Western Carolina to a 52-24 walloping of VMI on Saturday, the Keydets' third straight loss after breaking into the FCS rankings. The victory gave the Catamounts three straight Southern Conference road victories in a season for the first time since 1984. Their four conference wins is the most since 2017. Western Carolina (4-7, 4-4) took a 21-0 lead in the first quarter that included Wells' short touchdown pass to Owen Cosenke and a 71-yard punt return for a touchdown by Daquan Patton. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | R. Wells | 2596 | |||
| Passing TDs: | R. Wells | 20 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | T. Jones | 589 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | T. Jones | 9 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | R. Williams | 959 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | R. Williams | 9 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2021 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/4 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | L 28 - 31 | ||
| 9/11 | at 4 Oklahoma | L 0 - 76 | ||
| 9/18 | vs. Samford | L 37 - 42 | ||
| 9/25 | at Gardner-Webb | L 34 - 52 | ||
| 10/2 | at Chattanooga | L 17 - 45 | ||
| 10/9 | vs. Mercer | L 24 - 34 | ||
| 10/23 | at Citadel | W 45 - 31 | ||
| 10/30 | at Wofford | W 41 - 21 | ||
| 11/6 | vs. Furman | W 43 - 42 | ||
| 11/13 | vs. ETSU | L 35 - 56 | ||
| 11/20 | at VMI | W 52 - 24 | ||
| Southern | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 9 ETSU | 7-1 | 11-1 | ||||||||||
| 25 Mercer | 6-2 | 7-3 | ||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 5-3 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 4-4 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Furman | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Virginia Military | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Samford | 3-5 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Citadel | 3-5 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Wofford | 0-8 | 1-10 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 5189 (14) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 3523 (7) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1666 (50) | ||||
| Points per game: | 32.4 (22) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 471.7 (7) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 42 (27) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 12 (37) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 5011 (109) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2173 (31) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2838 (119) | ||||
| Points per game: | 41.3 (116) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 455.5 (111) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 60 (118) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 9 (47) | ||||
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