Western Carolina Catamounts at Chattanooga Mocs
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Dickens throws 4 TD passes and Western Carolina hangs on to beat Chattanooga 35-28
The Mocs (4-5, 3-2 Southern Conference) rallied to get within seven on Justus Durant's 8-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter and were driving in the final minute, reaching the Catamounts' 5-yard line before Cam'Ron Dabney intercepted Camden Orth.
Three of Dickens' TD tosses went to James Tyre in the first half and Western Carolina (6-3, 5-0) led 21-7 at the break before the Mocs rallied to tie on a pair of third-quarter touchdowns.
The Catamounts retook the lead for good in the final minute of the third quarter on Markel Townsend's 2-yard run that came after a quick 60-yard drive sparked by a 37-yard completion to Malik Knight to the Chattanooga 6. Dickens' 10-yard TD pass to Michael Rossin extended the lead to 35-21.
The Mocs had rallied on Orth's 40-yard TD toss to Nathaniel Eberly-Rodriguez and the quarterback's 4-yard run late in the third quarter.
Dickens was 18-of-29 passing for 225 yards.
Orth was 15-of-27 for 241 yards but had two interceptions. Markell Quick had 126 yards receiving.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 12:38 | James Tyre 4 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 8:38 | James Tyre 7 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:25 | Ryan Ingram 1 Yd Run (Gray Kelley Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:49 | James Tyre 13 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:21 | Nathaniel Eberly-Rodriguez 4 Yd pass from Camden Orth (Gray Kelley Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 2:18 | Camden Orth 4 Yd Run (Gray Kelley Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 0:20 | Markel Townsend 2 Yd Run (Marcus Trout Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 9:26 | Michael Rossin 10 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:40 | Justus Durant 8 Yd Run (Gray Kelley Kick) |
Statistics
 WCU |
 UTC |
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|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1st Downs | 25 |
| 7-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 9-16 |
| 1-3 | 4th down efficiency | 2-2 |
| 356 | Total Yards | 399 |
| 225 | Passing | 241 |
| 18/29 | Comp/Att | 15/27 |
| 7.8 | Yards per pass | 8.9 |
| 131 | Rushing | 158 |
| 34 | Rushing Attempts | 48 |
| 3.9 | Yards per rush | 3.3 |
| 11-107 | Penalties | 5-37 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
| 22:40 | Possession | 37:20 |
Game Information
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Attendance: 7,711 · Capacity:
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