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Western Carolina 52, VMI 24
Foster Stadium
Lexington, Va. | Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021
Att: 5,000
 
With the win...
  • Western Carolina finished the regular season by winning four of its final five Southern Conference games after its mid-October bye week … WCU finished the year 4-4 overall in league play, its most SoCon wins since going 5-3 back in 2017 … In limiting the Keydets to 24 points, it marked the second-lowest scoring output by an opponent this season as WCU held Wofford to 21 points … It was the third-lowest scoring output by VMI in a game this season (10 vs. Kent State; 20 at ETSU);
  • WCU win its ninth-straight series road game in Lexington, Va., over VMI dating back to 1991 – and prevented VMI from winning consecutive games in the all-time series after the home loss last spring … the Catamounts improved to 24-4 all-time in the series against VMI;
  • Western Carolina won its third-straight Southern Conference road game coupled with wins at The Citadel and at Wofford … the three-straight conference road wins match a three-game win streak from back in 1984;
  • Represented the fourth victory at Western Carolina for head coach Kerwin Bell – the most by a Catamount first-year head coach since Kent Briggs won five back in the 2002 season.
 
Post-Game Notes:
  • Western Carolina scored a season-high 52 points in the road win at VMI, giving the Catamounts 41-or-more points scored in each of its four seasonal victories;
  • The Catamounts amassed 616 yards of total offense in the road win at VMI – the second-most by the team this season … WCU had 650 combined yards in the road loss at Gardner-Webb;
  • Western Carolina QB Rogan Wells threw for 399 yards, just missing his second 400-yard passing game … Wells threw for 427 yards at Gardner-Webb and Carlos Davis passed for 401 in the road win at The Citadel;
  • Wells finished the season with 2,597 passing yards, the fifth-most in program history for a single-season;
  • With 483 yards of total offense at VMI, Rogan Wells posted his fifth game of the season with 400-or-more yards – at Gardner-Webb, 540; at VMI, 492; vs. Furman – 478; vs. ETSU – 460; vs. Samford – 441;
  • With 3,159 yards of total offense this season, Wells finished the season ranked second in WCU's single-season history … His 3,159 yards of total offense are just the fourth 3,000+ yard season by a Catamount all-time and he is just the third to accomplish the feat – Tyrie Adams did it twice in 2017 and 2018 and Troy Mitchell in 2014;
  • Wells tossed four touchdown passes in the winning effort marking his third four-TD pass game this season … He finished the 2021 season with 20 passing touchdowns, tied for third in WCU's single-season record books, matching Troy Mitchell (2014) and Lonnie Galloway (1992) … Wells finished his collegiate career with 104 touchdown passes;
  • Calvin Jones finished with a career-high 10 catches for a career-best 195 yards and a touchdown in the road win at VMI … He's the second WCU receiver to post double-digit catches in a game this season joining Raphael Williams who did it three times – 11 at Gardner-Webb, 12 at The Citadel, and a program-record 16 at Wofford … His 195 receiving yards represent the most by a WCU receiver this season
  • Jones finished with 217 all-purpose yards in the road win, his second-consecutive game of 200+ yards;
  • Fifth-year senior TE Owen Cosenke caught his third touchdown pass of the season giving him 14 career receiving scores;
  • Fifth-year senior WR Daquan Patten caught three passes for 27 yards and a touchdown at VMI on Saturday … Patten finished his career with 103 career receptions for 1,249 yards and eight touchdowns … He also returned a punt 78 yards for a score, the first punt return for a TDY by a Catamount since Angelo Brown took one back 27 yards for a TD at Chattanooga on Oct. 13, 2007;
  • Redshirt freshman WR Raphael Williams tallied three catches at VMI, finishing the season with 73 receptions to rank tied for third in program history – matching Wayne Tolleson (73, 1977) … Williams also caught his ninth receiving touchdown of the season at VMI, finishing the year tied for seventh in the program's single-season record book, matching Eddie Cohen (2007) with nine receiving scores;
  • With 959 seasonal receiving yards, Williams just missed the 1,000-plateau, but did break the Top 10 in the single-season record books in 10th, supplanting Craig Aiken (942 yards in 1992);
  • Senior LB Kareem Taylor posted his eighth double-digit tackle performance of the season with 11 tackles at VMI … He finished the season with a team-best 105 total tackles, averaging 9.5 tackles per game;
  • WCU's defense recorded four takeaways in the road win at VMI including three interceptions – the first two of the season by LB Ivan Hogans and one by DB Cameron McCutcheon … WCU finished the season with 11 interceptions and nine fumble recoveries;
  • PK Richard McCollum connected on a career-high seven PAT attempts on Saturday, extending his active streak to 56-consecutve successful tries … He split the uprights on his 12th field goal this season, finishing the year a perfect 12-for-12.
 
Miscellaneous Notes:
  • WCU's captains for Saturday's game were senior QB #11 Rogan Wells, senior LB #27 Trevor Childers, senior LB #37 Ty Harris, and senior OL #51 Matthew Bair … TE #18 Clayton Bardall carried the American flag during the pregame team entrance;
  • Western Carolina won the opening coin toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff.
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Players Mentioned

Matthew Bair

#51 Matthew Bair

OL
6' 3"
Fifth Year
Clayton Bardall

#18 Clayton Bardall

TE
6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
Trevor Childers

#27 Trevor Childers

LB
6' 1"
Fifth Year
Owen Cosenke

#84 Owen Cosenke

TE
6' 3"
Fifth Year
Carlos Davis

#5 Carlos Davis

QB
6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
Ty Harris

#37 Ty Harris

LB
6' 1"
Fifth Year
Calvin Jones

#3 Calvin Jones

WR
5' 10"
Freshman
Richard McCollum

#89 Richard McCollum

K
5' 9"
Redshirt Sophomore
Daquan Patten

#86 Daquan Patten

WR
5' 6"
Redshirt Fifth Year
Ivan Hogans

#1 Ivan Hogans

LB
6' 2"
Fifth Year
Raphael Williams

#2 Raphael Williams

WR
5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
Kareem Taylor

#9 Kareem Taylor

LB
6' 0"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Matthew Bair

#51 Matthew Bair

6' 3"
Fifth Year
OL
Clayton Bardall

#18 Clayton Bardall

6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
TE
Trevor Childers

#27 Trevor Childers

6' 1"
Fifth Year
LB
Owen Cosenke

#84 Owen Cosenke

6' 3"
Fifth Year
TE
Carlos Davis

#5 Carlos Davis

6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
QB
Ty Harris

#37 Ty Harris

6' 1"
Fifth Year
LB
Calvin Jones

#3 Calvin Jones

5' 10"
Freshman
WR
Richard McCollum

#89 Richard McCollum

5' 9"
Redshirt Sophomore
K
Daquan Patten

#86 Daquan Patten

5' 6"
Redshirt Fifth Year
WR
Ivan Hogans

#1 Ivan Hogans

6' 2"
Fifth Year
LB
Raphael Williams

#2 Raphael Williams

5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
WR
Kareem Taylor

#9 Kareem Taylor

6' 0"
Graduate Student
LB