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Western Carolina Catamounts at Chattanooga Mocs

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Final
35 - 28
4-5, 2-2 Home

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

WCU TD 1st Period 12:38 James Tyre 4 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout Kick)
WCU TD 2nd Period 8:38 James Tyre 7 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout Kick)
UTC TD 2nd Period 5:25 Ryan Ingram 1 Yd Run (Gray Kelley Kick)
WCU TD 2nd Period 2:49 James Tyre 13 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout Kick)
UTC TD 3rd Period 9:21 Nathaniel Eberly-Rodriguez 4 Yd pass from Camden Orth (Gray Kelley Kick)
UTC TD 3rd Period 2:18 Camden Orth 4 Yd Run (Gray Kelley Kick)
WCU TD 3rd Period 0:20 Markel Townsend 2 Yd Run (Marcus Trout Kick)
WCU TD 4th Period 9:26 Michael Rossin 10 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout Kick)
UTC TD 4th Period 7:40 Justus Durant 8 Yd Run (Gray Kelley Kick)

Statistics

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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

Venue: Finley Stadium

Location: Chattanooga, TN
Attendance: 7,711 · Capacity:
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