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FINALTennessee Tech 20, Western Carolina 44UPSETWCU covered +13.5CLOSED TNTC -13.5

Highlights

8 CLIPS · ESPN
Bryan McCollum makes 25-yard field goalVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
WCU WINNING
TNTC WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: WCU 59% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 18 PTS

Scoring plays

12 SCORES
Q1
Field Goal Good

Bryan McCollum 25 Yd Field Goal

6:42
0-3
Rushing Touchdown

Jordan Martin-Durham 1 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick)

1:44
0-10
Q2
Passing Touchdown

Jai Boyd 49 Yd pass from Lex Thomas (Bryan McCollum Kick)

12:11
0-17
Passing Touchdown

Gabe Nunez 18 Yd pass from Jax Leatherwood (Carter Brown Kick)

10:43
7-17
Field Goal Good

Bryan McCollum 39 Yd Field Goal

7:26
7-20
Passing Touchdown

Eric Weatherly 4 Yd pass from Jax Leatherwood (Carter Brown Kick)

4:32
14-20
Field Goal Good

Carter Brown 50 Yd Field Goal

0:00
17-20
Q3
Rushing Touchdown

Josh Perry 35 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick)

10:40
17-27
Field Goal Good

Carter Brown 30 Yd Field Goal

3:09
20-27
Field Goal Good

Bryan McCollum 29 Yd Field Goal

0:05
20-30
Q4
Rushing Touchdown

Josh Perry 13 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick)

14:22
20-37
Rushing Touchdown

Jordan Martin-Durham 1 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick)

1:03
20-44

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Perry's two rushing TDs help carry Western Carolina to upset win over Tennessee Tech 44-20

CULLOWHEE, N.C. -- , Josh Perry ran for 157 yards and two touchdowns and Western Carolina pulled a surprise, topping Tennessee Tech 44-20 on Saturday night. The Golden Eagles entered the game ranked No. 9 in the Stats Perform poll. The Catamounts (3-3, 1-1 Southern Conference) built a 17-0 advantage and never trailed. Jordan Martin -Durham plunged in from the 1 just before the end of the first quarter for a 10-0 lead. Lex Thomas then threw a 49-yard score to Jai Boyd early in the second. Jax Leatherwood threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Gabe Nunez for the Golden Eagles first score. After another Bryan McCollum field goal for Western Carolina, Tennessee Tech got within 20-14 when Leatherwood threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Eric Weatherly .

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Top performers

TNTC
PASSINGJax Leatherwood26/46, 341 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGM.J. Flowers5 CAR, 29 YDS
RECEIVINGGabe Nunez13 REC, 225 YDS, 1 TD
WCU
PASSINGLex Thomas19/30, 236 YDS, 1 TD
RUSHINGJosh Perry25 CAR, 157 YDS, 2 TD
RECEIVINGAJ Colombo6 REC, 60 YDS

Team stats

TNTC · WCU
394
TOTAL YARDS
534
341
PASSING
236
53
RUSHING
298
21
1ST DOWNS
28
2-10
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
10-20
5
TURNOVERS
1
4-43
PENALTIES
11-127
20:46
POSSESSION
39:14

E.J. WHITMIRE STADIUM, CULLOWHEE · ATTENDANCE 9,145

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