Western Carolina Catamounts at The Citadel Bulldogs

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Western Carolina Catamounts

5-3, 3-1 Away

Final
45 - 38

The Citadel Bulldogs

3-4, 1-3 Home

Taron Dickens throws 5 touchdown passes to lead Western Carolina past The Citadel 45-38

Dickens powered the top offense in the Southern Conference, completing 28 of 33 passes, and his 18-yard touchdown pass to Dominic Dutton gave the Catamounts a 45-31 lead with 3 minutes remaining in the game.

The Citadel led 14-7 after one quarter before a short touchdown pass by Dickens and a 7-yard touchdown run from Markel Townsend helped Western Carolina (5-3, 4-0 Southern Conference) take a 24-17 lead at halftime.

Two more Dickens' TDs, the second a 37-yard connection with Malik Knight, led to a 38-24 lead through three quarters.

The Bulldogs cut their deficit to seven points twice in the fourth quarter but a 38-yard non-scoring run by Townsend helped the Catamounts run out the clock.

James Tyre had 112 yards and a touchdown catch for Western Carolina and Knight's 103 yards included two touchdowns. Townsend had 90 yards rushing.

The Citadel (3-4, 2-2) had 278 rushing yards, led by quarterback Quentin Hayes with 90 yards but the Bulldogs attempted only nine passes despite trailing much of the last three quarters.

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Scoring Summary

TD	1st Period 11:23	Braylon Knauth 61 Yd pass from Cobey Thompkins (Ben Barnes Kick)
TD	1st Period 9:07	Malik Knight 14 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout Kick)
TD	1st Period 0:53	Quentin Hayes 5 Yd Run (Ben Barnes Kick)
TD	2nd Period 10:41	Josiah Thomas 5 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout Kick)
FG	2nd Period 5:17	Ben Barnes 42 Yd Field Goal
TD	2nd Period 1:56	Markel Townsend 7 Yd Run (Marcus Trout Kick)
FG	2nd Period 0:00	Marcus Trout 25 Yd Field Goal
TD	3rd Period 11:35	James Tyre 9 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout Kick)
TD	3rd Period 5:31	Beau Herrington 12 Yd Run (Ben Barnes Kick)
TD	3rd Period 2:48	Malik Knight 37 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout Kick)
TD	4th Period 12:21	Quentin Hayes 8 Yd Run (Ben Barnes Kick)
TD	4th Period 3:01	Dominic Dutton 18 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout Kick)
TD	4th Period 1:36	Cobey Thompkins 20 Yd Run (Ben Barnes Kick)

Statistics

WCU		CIT
29	1st Downs	15
5-10	3rd down efficiency	3-13
2-2	4th down efficiency	3-3
515	Total Yards	410
369	Passing	132
28/33	Comp/Att	5/9
11.2	Yards per pass	14.7
146	Rushing	278
36	Rushing Attempts	45
4.1	Yards per rush	6.2
7-50	Penalties	4-35
1	Turnovers	0
0	Fumbles lost	0
1	Interceptions thrown	0
29:44	Possession	30:16

Game Information

Venue: Johnson Hagood Stadium

Location: Charleston, SC
Attendance: 9,151 · Capacity:

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