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Western Carolina Catamounts at Furman Paladins

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52 - 20
2-5, 1-3 Home

Gonzales throws for a program-record 620 yards, 5 TDs to lead Western Carolina over Furman 52-20

Gonzales completed 35 of 55 passes and connected with Isaiah Johnson, De’Andre Tamarez, Zion Booker and Branson Adams for scores. Johnson caught six passes for 117 yards with two touchdowns. Booker and Boyd each broke 100 yards receiving for the Catamounts (4-3, 3-0 Southern Conference).

Gonzales' 62-yard TD pass to Johnson gave Western Carolina a 14-0 lead midway through the second quarter, and his 48-yard scoring throw to Adams stretched the lead to 45-13 with 5:40 remaining.

Taron Dickens added a late 32-yard touchdown pass to Malik Knight for the Catamounts.

Gonzales surpassed David Rivers, who threw for 474 yards against Wofford in 2000. Gonzales completed 26 of 45 passes for 475 yards through three quarters.

Trey Hedden was 22-of-34 passing for 239 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for Furman (2-5, 1-2). Colton Hinton returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown midway through the second quarter for the Paladins. Hinton made nine catches for 114 yards receiving.

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Scoring Summary

WCU TD 1st Period 14:00 Isaiah Johnson 15 Yd pass from Cole Gonzales (Paxton Robertson Kick)
WCU TD 2nd Period 9:25 Isaiah Johnson 62 Yd pass from Cole Gonzales (Paxton Robertson Kick)
FUR TD 2nd Period 9:12 Colton Hinton 96 Yd Kickoff Return (Ian Williams PAT failed)
WCU FG 2nd Period 0:02 Paxton Robertson 26 Yd Field Goal
WCU TD 3rd Period 11:07 De'Andre Tamarez 23 Yd pass from Cole Gonzales (Paxton Robertson Kick)
WCU TD 3rd Period 4:31 Jalynn Williams 4 Yd Run (Paxton Robertson Kick)
FUR TD 3rd Period 0:06 John Holbrook 3 Yd pass from Trey Hedden (Ian Williams Kick)
WCU TD 4th Period 13:17 Zion Booker 20 Yd pass from Cole Gonzales (Paxton Robertson Kick)
WCU TD 4th Period 5:40 Branson Adams 48 Yd pass from Cole Gonzales (Paxton Robertson Kick)
FUR TD 4th Period 2:57 Jackson Pryor 3 Yd pass from Trey Hedden (Ian Williams Kick)
WCU TD 4th Period 1:54 Malik Knight 32 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (Paxton Robertson Kick)

Statistics

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33 1st Downs 17
5-13 3rd down efficiency 6-19
1-1 4th down efficiency 1-2
801 Total Yards 294
652 Passing 239
36/56 Comp/Att 22/34
11.6 Yards per pass 7.0
149 Rushing 55
27 Rushing Attempts 37
5.5 Yards per rush 1.5
11-96 Penalties 8-75
2 Turnovers 1
2 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 1
27:43 Possession 32:17

Game Information

Venue: Paladin Stadium

Location: Greenview, SC
Attendance: 9,897 · Capacity:
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