Elon at Western Carolina

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Elon beat Western Carolina 37–⁠31. It was their 15th meeting; Elon leads the series 8–⁠7.

AwayElon6–⁠6 in 2025
37
HomeWestern Carolina7–⁠5 in 2025
31

Final at E. J. Whitmire Stadium, CullowheeTV: ESPN+Attendance 10,007

At kickoff
73°F, wind 5 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Jackson County, 3 km from the stadium
Official
Jake GrombachGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Elon1496837
Western Carolina7714331

Standouts

Player stats

Elon

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Landen Clark11/2830522
Landyn Backey0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Landen Clark2572216
Jimmyll Williams642014
T.J. Thomas Jr.1026022
Isaiah Fuhrmann1707
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Isaiah Fuhrmann5105032
Zimere Winston178178
Landyn Backey253135
T.J. Thomas Jr.238020
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Ishmel Atkins0001
Asher Cunningham0001

Western Carolina

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Isaac Lee19/3113212
Bennett Judy17/2411410
RushingCarYdsTDLong
James Tyre062162
Patrick Boyd Jr.1058013
Isaac Lee723021
Markel Townsend31207
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
James Tyre887120
Dominic Dutton646111
Malik Knight528017
Markel Townsend52308
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jhamari Pierre-Louis0001
Jeno Junius Jr.0001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

ElonWestern Carolina
456Total yards425
305Passing yards246
151Rushing yards179
10.5Yards per pass4.5
3.2Yards per rush6.0
24First downs25
5–⁠17Third downs6–⁠17
1–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠3
2Turnovers2
9–⁠109Penalties8–⁠99
30:23Possession29:37

Efficiency

ElonWestern Carolina
36%Success rate41%
0.15EPA per play0.10
1.65Explosiveness1.17
−0.07Rushing EPA0.36
0.46Passing EPA−0.03
20%Passing-down success23%
4%Havoc by its defense4%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Western Carolina 52% to win. Elon won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Elon −2.5, over/under 59.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Western Carolina end zoneElon end zoneQ1 ElonTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 Western CarolinaTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 ElonPunt, 3 playsQ1 Western CarolinaPunt, 4 playsQ1 ElonPunt, 3 playsQ1 Western CarolinaPunt, 6 playsQ1 ElonPunt, 3 playsQ1 Western CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ1 ElonTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 Western CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ2 ElonTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 Western CarolinaTouchdown, 14 playsQ2 ElonInterception, 1 playQ2 Western CarolinaInterception, 8 playsQ2 ElonField goal, 6 playsQ3 ElonPunt, 6 playsQ3 Western CarolinaTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 ElonField goal, 6 playsQ3 Western CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ3 ElonField goal, 11 playsQ3 Western CarolinaField goal, 12 playsQ4 ElonPunt, 3 playsQ4 Western CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ4 ElonInterception, 4 playsQ4 Western CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ4 ElonTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 Western CarolinaTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ4 ElonPunt, 3 playsQ4 Western CarolinaInterception, 4 playsQ4 ElonEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Western Carolina drives left to right, Elon right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 ElonTouchdown, 3 plays, 81 yards
  2. Q1 Western CarolinaTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  3. Q1 ElonPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  4. Q1 Western CarolinaPunt, 4 plays, 24 yards
  5. Q1 ElonPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  6. Q1 Western CarolinaPunt, 6 plays, 32 yards
  7. Q1 ElonPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  8. Q1 Western CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  9. Q1 ElonTouchdown, 3 plays, 88 yards
  10. Q1 Western CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  11. Q2 ElonTouchdown, 12 plays, 88 yards
  12. Q2 Western CarolinaTouchdown, 14 plays, 75 yards
  13. Q2 ElonInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  14. Q2 Western CarolinaInterception, 8 plays, 63 yards
  15. Q2 ElonField goal, 6 plays, 49 yards
  16. Q3 ElonPunt, 6 plays, 13 yards
  17. Q3 Western CarolinaTouchdown, 3 plays, 80 yards
  18. Q3 ElonField goal, 6 plays, 26 yards
  19. Q3 Western CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  20. Q3 ElonField goal, 11 plays, 46 yards
  21. Q3 Western CarolinaField goal, 12 plays, 65 yards
  22. Q4 ElonPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  23. Q4 Western CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  24. Q4 ElonInterception, 4 plays, 19 yards
  25. Q4 Western CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  26. Q4 ElonTouchdown, 10 plays, 79 yards
  27. Q4 Western CarolinaTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 28 yards
  28. Q4 ElonPunt, 3 plays, −12 yards
  29. Q4 Western CarolinaInterception, 4 plays, 17 yards
  30. Q4 ElonEnd of game, 2 plays, −4 yards

Play by play

1st quarter10 drives, then Elon 14, Western Carolina 7
Elon Touchdown, 3 plays
14:571st & 10 at own 35Stephen Brantley kickoff for 65 yds , TJ Thomas Jr. return for 19 yds to the ELON 19
14:571st & 10 at own 19Landen Clark pass incomplete to Landyn Backey
14:572nd & 10 at own 19Landen Clark run for 3 yds to the ELON 22
14:073rd & 7 at own 22Landen Clark pass complete to Zimere Winston for 78 yds for a TD (Luke Barnes KICK)Elon 7, Western Carolina 0
Western Carolina Touchdown, 10 plays
14:071st & 10 at own 35Luke Barnes kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:071st & 10 at own 25Bennett Judy pass complete to Malik Knight for 9 yds to the WCU 34
14:072nd & 1 at own 34Branson Adams run for 2 yds to the WCU 36 for a 1ST down
14:071st & 10 at own 36Bennett Judy pass complete to James Tyre for 16 yds to the ELON 48 for a 1ST down
14:071st & 10 at opp 48Patrick Boyd Jr. run for 9 yds to the ELON 39
14:072nd & 1 at opp 39Bennett Judy pass complete to Malik Knight for 17 yds to the ELON 22 for a 1ST down
14:071st & 10 at opp 22Bennett Judy pass incomplete to Patrick Boyd Jr.
14:072nd & 10 at opp 22Patrick Boyd Jr. run for 9 yds to the ELON 13
14:073rd & 1 at opp 13Bennett Judy pass complete to James Tyre for 6 yds to the ELON 7 for a 1ST down
14:071st & goal at opp 7Bennett Judy pass complete to Brayden Blackmon for 3 yds to the ELON 4
10:482nd & goal at opp 4Bennett Judy pass complete to James Tyre for 4 yds for a TD (Marcus Trout KICK)Tied at 7
Elon Punt, 3 plays
10:481st & 10 at own 35Stephen Brantley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:481st & 10 at own 25Landen Clark run for no gain to the ELON 25
10:482nd & 10 at own 25TJ Thomas Jr. run for 1 yd to the ELON 26
10:483rd & 9 at own 26Landen Clark pass incomplete to Isaiah Fuhrmann
9:314th & 9 at own 26Jeff Yurk punt for 74 yds for a touchback
Western Carolina Punt, 4 plays
9:311st & 10 at own 20Bennett Judy pass complete to James Tyre for 17 yds to the WCU 37 for a 1ST down
9:311st & 10 at own 37Bennett Judy pass complete to David Hulbert for 5 yds to the WCU 42
9:312nd & 5 at own 42Bennett Judy run for 2 yds to the WCU 44
9:313rd & 3 at own 44Bennett Judy pass incomplete to David Hulbert
8:074th & 3 at own 44Stephen Brantley punt for 56 yds for a touchback
Elon Punt, 3 plays
8:071st & 10 at own 20Landen Clark run for 2 yds to the ELON 22
8:072nd & 8 at own 22Landen Clark pass incomplete to Jimmyll Williams
8:073rd & 8 at own 22Jimmyll Williams run for 4 yds to the ELON 26
6:404th & 4 at own 26Jeff Yurk punt for 37 yds
Western Carolina Punt, 6 plays
6:401st & 10 at own 22Bennett Judy pass complete to Patrick Boyd Jr. for 6 yds to the WCU 28
6:402nd & 4 at own 28Bennett Judy pass complete to Malik Knight for 3 yds to the WCU 31
6:403rd & 1 at own 31Bennett Judy pass incomplete to Marcus Striggles for a 1ST down Elon Penalty, Personal Foul (Nhycer Kelly) to the WCU 46 for a 1ST down
6:401st & 10 at own 46Dominic Dutton run for 9 yds to the ELON 45
6:402nd & 1 at opp 45No Huddle-Shotgun Knight,Malik rush left for 1 yard gain to the ELON44 (Scott,Brycen) PENALTY WCU Chop Block (Sanez,Aaron) 15 yards from ELON45 to WCU40. NO PLAY.
6:402nd & 16 at own 40Bennett Judy pass complete to Dominic Dutton for 10 yds to the 50 yard line
6:403rd & 6 at the 50Bennett Judy pass complete to James Tyre for 4 yds to the ELON 46
3:524th & 2 at opp 46Stephen Brantley punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Brycen Scott at the ELON 12
Elon Punt, 3 plays
3:521st & 10 at own 12Landen Clark run for a loss of 1 yard to the ELON 11
3:522nd & 11 at own 11Landen Clark pass incomplete to Isaiah Fuhrmann
3:523rd & 11 at own 11Landen Clark pass incomplete to William Lankford
3:524th & 11 at own 11PENALTY ELON Delay Of Game 5 yards from ELON11 to ELON06. NO PLAY.
3:024th & 16 at own 6Jeff Yurk punt for 50 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WCU 44
Western Carolina Punt, 3 plays
3:021st & 10 at own 44Bennett Judy run for 1 yd to the WCU 45
3:022nd & 9 at own 45Bennett Judy pass complete to Trey Walker for 4 yds to the WCU 49
3:023rd & 5 at own 49Bennett Judy pass complete to Camury Reid for no gain to the WCU 49
1:274th & 5 at own 49Stephen Brantley punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ELON 12
Elon Touchdown, 3 plays
1:271st & 10 at own 12Landen Clark pass complete to Dylan Magazu for 31 yds to the ELON 43 for a 1ST down
1:271st & 10 at own 43TJ Thomas Jr. run for 22 yds to the WCU 35 for a 1ST down
0:111st & 10 at opp 35Timeout Elon, clock 00:11
0:061st & 10 at opp 35Landen Clark pass complete to Landyn Backey for 35 yds for a TD (Luke Barnes KICK)Elon 14, Western Carolina 7
0:061st & 10 at own 35PENALTY ELON UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Backey,Landyn) 15 yards from ELON35 to ELON20. NO PLAY.
Western Carolina Punt, 3 plays
0:061st & 10 at own 20Luke Barnes kickoff for 74 yds
0:001st & 10 at the 50Bennett Judy pass incomplete to David Hulbert
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at the 50Bennett Judy pass incomplete to Dominic Dutton
Q2 15:003rd & 10 at the 50Bennett Judy pass incomplete to Dominic Dutton
Q2 14:434th & 10 at the 50Stephen Brantley punt for 38 yds
2nd quarter5 drives, then Elon 23, Western Carolina 14
Elon Touchdown, 12 plays
14:431st & 10 at own 12Landen Clark run for 11 yds to the ELON 23 for a 1ST down
14:431st & 10 at own 23TJ Thomas Jr. run for 8 yds to the ELON 31
14:432nd & 2 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun Thomas Jr.,TJ rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ELON32 (Wallace,Justin) PENALTY ELON Holding 10 yards from ELON31 to ELON21. NO PLAY.
14:432nd & 12 at own 21Landen Clark pass incomplete to Landyn Backey
14:433rd & 12 at own 21Landen Clark pass complete to Isaiah Fuhrmann for 15 yds to the ELON 36 for a 1ST down
14:431st & 10 at own 36TJ Thomas Jr. run for 3 yds to the ELON 39
14:432nd & 7 at own 39Landen Clark pass incomplete to Isaiah Fuhrmann for a 1ST down Western Carolina Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Ken Moore Jr.) to the WCU 46 for a 1ST down
14:431st & 10 at opp 46Landen Clark run for 5 yds to the WCU 41
14:432nd & 5 at opp 41Jimmyll Williams run for 6 yds to the WCU 35 for a 1ST down
14:431st & 10 at opp 35Landen Clark run for 1 yd to the WCU 34
14:432nd & 9 at opp 34Landen Clark pass complete to TJ Thomas Jr. for 20 yds to the WCU 14 for a 1ST down
14:431st & 10 at opp 14Landen Clark run for 4 yds to the WCU 10
9:132nd & 6 at opp 10Landen Clark run for 10 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)Elon 20, Western Carolina 7
Western Carolina Touchdown, 14 plays
9:131st & 10 at own 35Luke Barnes kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:131st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun Judy,Bennett pass incomplete short left to Richards-Baker,Painter thrown to WCU32 PENALTY ELON Pass Interference (Atkins,Ishmel) 9 yards from WCU25 to WCU34, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
9:131st & 10 at own 34Bennett Judy pass incomplete to Painter Richards-Baker
9:132nd & 10 at own 34Bennett Judy pass complete to Marcus Striggles for 5 yds to the WCU 39
9:133rd & 5 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun Judy,Bennett pass incomplete deep right to Walker,Trey thrown to ELON32 QB hurried by Cunningham,Asher PENALTY ELON Pass Interference (Scott,Brycen) 15 yards from WCU39 to ELON46, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
9:131st & 10 at opp 46Bennett Judy pass complete to Trey Walker for 6 yds to the ELON 40
9:132nd & 4 at opp 40Bennett Judy pass complete to Markel Townsend for a loss of 1 yard to the ELON 41
9:133rd & 5 at opp 41Markel Townsend run for 7 yds to the ELON 34 for a 1ST down
9:131st & 10 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun Judy,Bennett rush middle for 6 yards gain to the ELON28 (Carroll,Brodie) PENALTY WCU Illegal Shift 5 yards from ELON34 to ELON39. NO PLAY.
9:131st & 15 at opp 39Isaac Lee pass complete to Markel Townsend for 5 yds to the ELON 34
9:132nd & 10 at opp 34Isaac Lee pass complete to David Hulbert for 5 yds to the ELON 29
9:133rd & 5 at opp 29Isaac Lee pass complete to Markel Townsend for 4 yds to the ELON 25
9:134th & 1 at opp 25Markel Townsend run for 4 yds to the ELON 21 for a 1ST down
9:131st & 10 at opp 21Isaac Lee run for 5 yds to the ELON 16
9:132nd & 5 at opp 16Isaac Lee run for 10 yds to the ELON 6 for a 1ST down
4:221st & goal at opp 6Timeout Elon, clock 04:22
4:221st & goal at opp 6Camury Reid run for no gain to the ELON 6
4:222nd & goal at opp 6Isaac Lee run for a loss of 1 yard to the ELON 7
3:063rd & goal at opp 7Isaac Lee pass complete to Dominic Dutton for 7 yds for a TD (Marcus Trout KICK)Elon 20, Western Carolina 14
Elon Interception, 1 play
3:061st & 10 at own 35Stephen Brantley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:591st & 10 at own 25Landen Clark pass intercepted Jeno Junius Jr. return for no gain to the WCU 30
Western Carolina Interception, 8 plays
2:591st & 10 at own 30Isaac Lee run for 21 yds to the ELON 49 for a 1ST down
2:591st & 10 at opp 49Isaac Lee pass complete to Malik Knight for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line
2:591st & 10 at opp 35Malik Knight run for 9 yds to the ELON 26
1:552nd & 1 at opp 26Timeout Western Carolina, clock 01:55
1:552nd & 1 at opp 26Patrick Boyd Jr. run for 3 yds to the ELON 23 for a 1ST down
1:551st & 10 at opp 23Patrick Boyd Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the ELON 25
1:552nd & 12 at opp 25Isaac Lee pass complete to James Tyre for 20 yds to the ELON 5 for a 1ST down
1:551st & goal at opp 5Camury Reid run for a loss of 2 yards to the ELON 7
0:412nd & goal at opp 7Isaac Lee pass intercepted, touchback. Ishmel Atkins return for no gain
Elon Field goal, 6 plays
0:411st & 10 at own 20Landen Clark run for 16 yds to the ELON 36 for a 1ST down
0:411st & 10 at own 36Landen Clark pass complete to Isaiah Fuhrmann for 32 yds to the WCU 32 for a 1ST down
0:411st & 10 at opp 32Landen Clark pass incomplete
0:412nd & 10 at opp 32Landen Clark pass incomplete to TJ Thomas Jr.
0:413rd & 10 at opp 32Landen Clark run for 1 yd to the WCU 31
0:034th & 9 at opp 31Timeout Western Carolina, clock 00:03
0:004th & 9 at opp 31Luke Barnes 48 yd FG GOODElon 23, Western Carolina 14
Q3 14:481st & 10 at own 35Luke Barnes kickoff for 62 yds , Dominic Dutton return for 97 yds for a TD (Marcus Trout KICK)Elon 23, Western Carolina 21
3rd quarter6 drives, then Elon 29, Western Carolina 28
Elon Punt, 6 plays
14:481st & 10 at own 35Stephen Brantley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:481st & 10 at own 25Landyn Backey run for 4 yds to the ELON 29
14:482nd & 6 at own 29TJ Thomas Jr. run for 5 yds to the ELON 34
14:483rd & 1 at own 34Landen Clark run for 2 yds to the ELON 36 for a 1ST down
14:481st & 10 at own 36Landen Clark run for 3 yds to the ELON 39
14:482nd & 7 at own 39Landen Clark run for a loss of 1 yard to the ELON 38
14:483rd & 8 at own 38Landen Clark pass incomplete to Zimere Winston
11:534th & 8 at own 38Jeff Yurk punt for 52 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WCU 20 , James Tyre returns for 10 yds to the WCU 20
Western Carolina Touchdown, 3 plays
11:531st & 10 at own 20Isaac Lee pass incomplete to James Tyre
11:532nd & 10 at own 20Patrick Boyd Jr. run for 13 yds to the WCU 33 for a 1ST down
11:071st & 10 at own 33James Tyre 62 Yd Run (Marcus Trout Kick)Western Carolina 28, Elon 23
Elon Field goal, 6 plays
10:561st & 10 at own 35Stephen Brantley kickoff for 62 yds , TJ Thomas Jr. return for 51 yds to the WCU 46
10:561st & 10 at opp 46Isaiah Fuhrmann run for 7 yds to the WCU 39
10:562nd & 3 at opp 39Jimmyll Williams run for 14 yds to the WCU 25 for a 1ST down
10:561st & 10 at opp 25Landyn Backey pass incomplete to Dylan Magazu
10:562nd & 10 at opp 25Landen Clark run for 3 yds to the WCU 22
10:563rd & 7 at opp 22Landen Clark run for 2 yds to the WCU 20
8:224th & 5 at opp 20Luke Barnes 38 yd FG GOODWestern Carolina 28, Elon 26
Western Carolina Punt, 3 plays
8:151st & 10 at own 35Luke Barnes kickoff for 52 yds , Markel Townsend return for 27 yds to the WCU 40
8:151st & 10 at own 40Camury Reid run for 2 yds to the WCU 42
8:152nd & 8 at own 42Isaac Lee run for 2 yds to the WCU 44
8:153rd & 6 at own 44Isaac Lee sacked by Brodie Carroll for a loss of 6 yards to the WCU 38
6:324th & 12 at own 38Stephen Brantley punt for 32 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ELON 30
Elon Field goal, 11 plays
6:321st & 10 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun Clark,Landen pass incomplete deep middle to Winston,Zimere thrown to WCU25 QB hurried by Fisher,Caleb PENALTY WCU Pass Interference (Moore Jr.,Ken) 15 yards from ELON30 to ELON45, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
6:321st & 10 at own 45Landen Clark sacked by Sean Morris for a loss of 8 yards to the ELON 37
6:322nd & 18 at own 37TJ Thomas Jr. run for a loss of 3 yards to the ELON 34
6:323rd & 21 at own 34Landen Clark pass complete to Isaiah Fuhrmann for 20 yds to the WCU 46
6:324th & 1 at opp 46Landen Clark run for 3 yds to the WCU 43 for a 1ST down
6:321st & 10 at opp 43Landen Clark pass incomplete to Landyn Backey
6:322nd & 10 at opp 43TJ Thomas Jr. run for a loss of 3 yards to the WCU 46
6:323rd & 13 at opp 46Landen Clark pass complete to TJ Thomas Jr. for 18 yds to the WCU 28 for a 1ST down
6:321st & 10 at opp 28Dan Frederick run for 8 yds to the WCU 20
6:322nd & 2 at opp 20Dan Frederick run for a loss of 4 yards to the WCU 24
6:323rd & 6 at opp 24Landen Clark pass incomplete to Isaiah Fuhrmann
1:344th & 6 at opp 24Luke Barnes 42 yd FG GOODElon 29, Western Carolina 28
Western Carolina Field goal, 12 plays
1:341st & 10 at own 35Luke Barnes kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:341st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun Lee,Isaac pass complete short right to Townsend,Markel caught at WCU29, for 4 yards to the WCU29 QB hurried by Pardue,Dillon, End Of Play PENALTY WCU Holding (Hulbert,David) 10 yards from WCU25 to WCU15. NO PLAY.
1:341st & 20 at own 15Isaac Lee pass complete to Dominic Dutton for 8 yds to the WCU 23
1:342nd & 12 at own 23Isaac Lee pass complete to Markel Townsend for 8 yds to the WCU 31
1:343rd & 4 at own 31Isaac Lee pass complete to Marcus Striggles for 17 yds to the WCU 48 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 48Isaac Lee pass complete to Markel Townsend for 7 yds to the ELON 45
Q4 15:002nd & 3 at opp 45No Huddle-Shotgun Lee,Isaac pass incomplete deep left to Dutton,Dominic thrown to ELON20 PENALTY ELON Pass Interference (Hart III,Tony) 15 yards from ELON45 to ELON30, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 30Isaac Lee pass incomplete to David Hulbert
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 30Isaac Lee pass incomplete to Painter Richards-Baker
Q4 15:003rd & 10 at opp 30Isaac Lee pass incomplete to James Tyre
Q4 15:004th & 10 at opp 30Isaac Lee pass complete to James Tyre for 18 yds to the ELON 12 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 12Markel Townsend run for 1 yd to the ELON 11
Q4 15:002nd & 9 at opp 11Isaac Lee pass incomplete to Markel Townsend
Q4 15:003rd & 9 at opp 11Isaac Lee pass complete to David Hulbert for 1 yd to the ELON 10
Q4 13:054th & 8 at opp 10Marcus Trout 28 yd FG GOODWestern Carolina 31, Elon 29
4th quarter9 drives, then Elon 37, Western Carolina 31
Elon Punt, 3 plays
13:011st & 10 at own 35Stephen Brantley kickoff for 45 yds , Ethan Grace return for 19 yds to the ELON 39
13:011st & 10 at own 39Landen Clark pass incomplete to Isaiah Fuhrmann
13:012nd & 10 at own 39Landen Clark run for 2 yds to the ELON 41
13:013rd & 8 at own 41Landen Clark pass incomplete
12:014th & 8 at own 41Jeff Yurk punt for 53 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WCU 10 , James Tyre returns for 13 yds to the WCU 46 Western Carolina Penalty, Illegal Block (9 Yards) to the WCU 10
Western Carolina Punt, 3 plays
12:011st & 10 at own 10Patrick Boyd Jr. run for no gain to the WCU 10
12:012nd & 10 at own 10Isaac Lee pass incomplete to Malik Knight
12:013rd & 10 at own 10Isaac Lee pass incomplete to Patrick Boyd Jr.
11:064th & 10 at own 10Stephen Brantley punt for 46 yds , Brycen Scott returns for 7 yds to the WCU 49
Elon Interception, 4 plays
11:061st & 10 at opp 49No Huddle-Shotgun Clark,Landen rush right for 21 yards gain to the WCU28, out of bounds at WCU28 PENALTY ELON Holding (Safreed,Evan) 10 yards from WCU49 to ELON41. NO PLAY.
11:061st & 20 at own 41Landen Clark pass complete to Isaiah Fuhrmann for 25 yds to the WCU 34 for a 1ST down
11:061st & 10 at opp 34Landen Clark pass incomplete to Zimere Winston
11:062nd & 10 at opp 34Landen Clark run for 4 yds to the WCU 30
9:403rd & 6 at opp 30Landen Clark pass intercepted Jhamari Pierre-Louis return for no gain to the WCU 1
Western Carolina Punt, 3 plays
9:401st & 10 at own 1Camury Reid run for 2 yds to the WCU 3
9:402nd & 8 at own 3Isaac Lee pass incomplete to Malik Knight
9:403rd & 8 at own 3Isaac Lee pass incomplete
8:524th & 8 at own 3Stephen Brantley punt for 76 yds
Elon Touchdown, 10 plays
8:521st & 10 at own 21Landen Clark run for 7 yds to the ELON 35 for a 1ST down
8:521st & 10 at own 35Jimmyll Williams run for 7 yds to the ELON 42
8:522nd & 3 at own 42Jimmyll Williams run for no gain to the ELON 42
8:523rd & 3 at own 42Western Carolina Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Jahleel Anderson) to the WCU 41 for a 1ST down
8:521st & 10 at opp 41Jimmyll Williams run for 4 yds to the WCU 37
8:522nd & 6 at opp 37Landen Clark run for a loss of 4 yards to the WCU 41 Landen Clark fumbled, recovered by ELON Landen Clark
8:523rd & 10 at opp 41Landen Clark pass complete to Isaiah Fuhrmann for 13 yds to the WCU 28 for a 1ST down
8:521st & 10 at opp 28Landen Clark pass complete to Landyn Backey for 18 yds to the WCU 10 for a 1ST down
8:521st & goal at opp 10TJ Thomas Jr. run for no gain to the WCU 10
4:532nd & goal at opp 10Landen Clark 10 Yd Run (Landen Clark Pass to Isaiah Fuhrmann for Two-Point Conversion)Elon 37, Western Carolina 31
Western Carolina Turnover on downs, 10 plays
4:531st & 10 at own 35Luke Barnes kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:531st & 10 at own 25Isaac Lee pass complete to Malik Knight for no gain to the WCU 25
4:532nd & 10 at own 25Isaac Lee pass complete to Patrick Boyd Jr. for 11 yds to the WCU 36 for a 1ST down
4:531st & 10 at own 36Patrick Boyd Jr. run for 8 yds to the WCU 44
4:532nd & 2 at own 44Patrick Boyd Jr. run for 3 yds to the WCU 47 for a 1ST down
4:531st & 10 at own 47Isaac Lee pass complete to Dominic Dutton for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
4:532nd & 7 at the 50Patrick Boyd Jr. run for 10 yds to the ELON 40 for a 1ST down
4:531st & 10 at opp 40Isaac Lee pass complete to James Tyre for 2 yds to the ELON 38
4:532nd & 8 at opp 38Camury Reid run for a loss of 1 yard to the ELON 39
1:593rd & 9 at opp 39Timeout Western Carolina, clock 01:59
1:593rd & 9 at opp 39Isaac Lee pass incomplete to James Tyre
1:494th & 9 at opp 39Isaac Lee sacked by Kahmari Brown for a loss of 8 yards to the ELON 47
Elon Punt, 3 plays
1:491st & 10 at own 47TJ Thomas Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the ELON 45
1:442nd & 12 at own 45Timeout Western Carolina, clock 01:44
1:442nd & 12 at own 45TJ Thomas Jr. run for a loss of 5 yards to the ELON 40
1:403rd & 17 at own 40Timeout Western Carolina, clock 01:40
1:403rd & 17 at own 40Landen Clark sacked by Sean Morris for a loss of 5 yards to the ELON 35
1:354th & 22 at own 35Timeout Western Carolina, clock 01:35
1:284th & 22 at own 35Jeff Yurk punt for 65 yds for a touchback
Western Carolina Interception, 4 plays
1:281st & 10 at own 20Isaac Lee pass complete to Patrick Boyd Jr. for a loss of 1 yard to the WCU 19
1:282nd & 11 at own 19Isaac Lee pass complete to Dominic Dutton for 7 yds to the WCU 26
1:283rd & 4 at own 26Isaac Lee pass complete to Dominic Dutton for 11 yds to the WCU 37 for a 1ST down
Elon End of game, 2 plays
0:491st & 10 at opp 45L. Clark takes a knee
0:002nd & 12 at opp 47L. Clark takes a knee

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Elon leads 8–⁠7 in 15 meetings.

Recent meetings
2025Elon 37, Western Carolina 31
2024Western Carolina 24, Elon 17
2013Western Carolina 27, Elon 24
2012Elon 42, Western Carolina 31
2011Elon 38, Western Carolina 31
2010Elon 45, Western Carolina 14

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