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Gonzales throws 5 TD passes, Western Carolina routs East Tennessee State, 58-7
CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) Cole Gonzales threw five touchdown passes, three in the third quarter, to power FCS No. 21 Western Carolina to a 58-7 rout of East Tennessee State in the Blue Ridge Border Battle on Saturday.
The Buccaneers grabbed a first-quarter lead when they answered Richard McCollum's opening 32-yard field goal with a 3-yard touchdown run from Trey Foster to take a 7-3 lead with 7:46 left to play in the first quarter.
Gonzales hit David White Jr. with a 40-yard TD in the first quarter and followed that with a 38-yard strike to Censere Lee in the second. He opened the third quarter with a 5-yard toss to White, then hit Ajay Belanger from 31 yards out and capped his day with a 6-yard pass to Branson Adams.
Brody Palhegyi came on in the fourth quarter and connected with Clayton Bardall for a 27-yard touchdown.
Richard McCollum converted field goals from 41 and 24 yards out and was 6 for 6 on PATs.
Gonzales threw five TD passes for the second time in the last three games after doing so in a 45-38 loss to Mercer. He finished 25 of 38 for 363 yards. Overall, the Catamounts (7-3, 5-2 Southern Conference) piled up 513 yards with four quarterbacks completing passes. Adams finished with 17 carries for 110 yards and a touchdown and pulled in seven passes for 73 yards and a score. Lee caught seven passes for 127 yards.
East Tennessee State (1-6, 2-8) was limited to just eight first downs and 215 total yards of offense.
Western Carolina closes out the regular season at VMI on Saturday.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Passing | 0 | 0 |
Penalty | 0 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Touchdowns | ||
Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Other | ||
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Return Yards | ||
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
W. Riddle
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W. Riddle | 45/102 | 536 | 1 | 6 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
B. Irby
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B. Irby | 108 | 531 | 5 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Foster
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T. Foster | 81 | 453 | 4 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Lambert
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T. Lambert | 33 | 183 | 1 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Johnson
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A. Johnson | 8 | 21 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W. Riddle
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W. Riddle | 21 | -65 | 1 | 4 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
X. Gaillardetz
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X. Gaillardetz | 0 | 20 | 342 | 3 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Irby
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B. Irby | 0 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Foster
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T. Foster | 0 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 14 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
E. Johnson
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E. Johnson | 8/13 | 0 | 24/24 | 0 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
C. Gonzales
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C. Gonzales | 204/310 | 2803 | 28 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Palhegyi
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B. Palhegyi | 31/52 | 434 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Dickens
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T. Dickens | 4/6 | 127 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Judy
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B. Judy | 6/8 | 71 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Brantley
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S. Brantley | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
B. Adams
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B. Adams | 89 | 539 | 3 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Gonzales
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C. Gonzales | 54 | 203 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Palhegyi
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B. Palhegyi | 25 | 162 | 2 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Townsend
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M. Townsend | 18 | 62 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Cochran
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M. Cochran | 8 | 45 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Bond
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J. Bond | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Dickens
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T. Dickens | 6 | -6 | 0 | 6 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
A. Colombo
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A. Colombo | 0 | 31 | 438 | 5 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Jones
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C. Jones | 0 | 27 | 348 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Adams
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B. Adams | 0 | 36 | 266 | 4 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Booker
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Z. Booker | 0 | 8 | 176 | 0 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Tamarez
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D. Tamarez | 0 | 7 | 103 | 2 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P. Boyd Jr.
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P. Boyd Jr. | 0 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Townsend
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M. Townsend | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Cunningham
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C. Cunningham | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Fleming
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S. Fleming | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Young
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J. Young | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Cochran
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M. Cochran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
P. Robertson
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P. Robertson | 0/1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |