2026 · Week 1Final

Sunday, September 6, 2026 · 11:00 AM EDT

Western Carolina at Campbell

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Game details

Kickoff: Sunday, September 6, 2026 · 11:00 AM EDT
Matchup: Western Carolina at Campbell
Venue: Barker-Lane Stadium

Scoring by period

Box score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Western Carolina	0	10	3	6	19
Campbell	14	14	0	0	28

Excitement index: 3.9
Western Carolina final win probability: 15.4%
Campbell final win probability: 84.6%

Full comparison

Team stats

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First downs: 16; 26
Third-down efficiency: 2-13; 6-16
Fourth-down efficiency: 0-1; 1-4
Total yards: 327; 528
Passing yards: 326; 330
Completions / attempts: 25-44; 29-44
Yards per pass: 7.4; 7.5
Rushing Yards: 1; 198
Rushing Attempts: 18; 39
Yards per rush: 0.1; 5.1
Penalties / yards: 7-70; 5-49
Turnovers: 0; 3
Fumbles lost: 0; 0
Interceptions: 0; 3
Time of possession: 23:58; 36:02
Passes defended: 4; 7
QB hurries: 0; 7
Sacks: 3; 3
Tackles: 30; 26
Defensive touchdowns: 0; 0
Tackles for loss: 6; 7
Passes Intercepted: 3; —
Interception TDs: 0; —
Interception Yards: 47; —
Kicking Points: 7; 4
Kick returns: 3; 1
Kick Return TDs: 0; 0
Kick Return Yards: 40; 18
Passing touchdowns: 2; 2
Rushing touchdowns: 0; 2
Punt returns: —; 1
Punt Return TDs: —; 0
Punt Return Yards: —; 10

Every recorded category

Player stats

Passing

Western Carolina

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Lex Thomas	25/44	326	7.4	2	0

Campbell

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Kamden Sixkiller	29/44	330	7.5	2	3

Rushing

Western Carolina

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Derrick Davis Jr.	3	6	2.0	2
Marlin Cochran	3	5	1.7	5
Josh Perry	4	1	0.3	5
Lex Thomas	8	-11	-1.4	7

Campbell

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
JJ Cowan	11	83	7.5	0	38
Ethan Lawrence	14	67	4.8	1	35
Jon Gullette	3	35	11.7	0	32
Kamden Sixkiller	9	19	2.1	1	8
Team	2	-6	-3.0	0	6

Receiving

Western Carolina

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
AJ Colombo	6	91	15.2	0	23
Matthew Keener	4	53	13.3	0	22
Jai Boyd	2	49	24.5	2	48
Bode Burns	5	42	8.4	0	11
Derrick Davis Jr.	2	32	16.0	0	26
Marcus Striggles	1	21	21.0	0	21
Michael Rossin	3	20	6.7	0	12
Santana Carlos	1	15	15.0	0	15
Anthony Benjamin	1	3	3.0	0	3

Campbell

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Spencer Jones	7	126	18.0	1	34
Brady Ambrose	3	52	17.3	1	43
Stevie Keener	6	47	7.8	0	18
Evan Austin	4	32	8.0	0	21
Jyron Waiters	2	23	11.5	0	14
Jon Gullette	2	21	10.5	0	15
JJ Cowan	3	17	5.7	0	11
Chinua Ezeigbo	2	12	6.0	0	9

Defensive

Western Carolina

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Joshua Collins	9	6	1	1	0
Braylon Jones	8	3	0	0	1
Andre Jackson Jr.	8	2	0	0	1
Jayden Cornelius	7	5	0	0	0
Ken Moore Jr.	6	1	1	1	0
Ryan Mckinnis	5	1	0	0	0
Ja'Torian Mack	5	1	0	0.5	0
Nas Ashenafi	4	2	0	0	1
Fernando Jeanty	4	0	0	0	0
Caleb Turner-Allen	3	1	1	1	0
Trystan Anderson	3	1	0	0	0
Gavin Rowell	3	1	0	0	0
Julian Quintero	3	1	0	0.5	0
Adrian Stone	3	1	0	0	0
Chase Kerns	3	0	0	1	0
Marco Patierno	2	1	0	0	0
AJ Mintze	2	1	0	0	0
Na'koma Simpson-Nealy	2	0	0	0	0
Jordan Martin-Durham	2	0	0	0.5	0
Marseille Taylor	1	1	0	0	0
Christian Robbins	1	1	0	0	1
Blue Monroe	1	0	0	0	0
Jaden Meeks	1	0	0	0.5	0
Jakoby Diamond	1	0	0	0	0
Alant'e Reese	1	0	0	0	0

Campbell

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
AJ Benton	8	3	1	1	1	0
Kareem Williams	6	2	0	0	1	0
Vance Sheppert	5	2	0	0	0	0
O'Marion Lewis	5	1	0	0	1	0
Charles Battaglia	5	1	0	0	0	1
Justin Garza	4	3	1	2	0	2
Tavales Curry	4	1	1	1.5	0	0
Logan Wright	3	2	0	1	0	0
Jordan Jones	3	1	0	0	0	0
Michael Gilliam	2	2	0	0	2	1
De'Von Thomas	2	2	0	0	0	0
Ebenezer Bedada	2	1	0	1.5	0	1
Kalen Villanueva	2	0	0	0	1	2
Kaleb Simpkins	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jyron Waiters	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mario Kljajic	1	1	0	0	0	0
Gavin Harris	1	1	0	0	0	0
Stevie Keener	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jon Gullette	1	1	0	0	0	0
Khalil Price	1	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Davis Prichard	0	0	0	0	1	0

Interceptions

Western Carolina

Player	INT	YDS
Jayden Cornelius	1	47
Caleb Turner-Allen	1	0
Fernando Jeanty	1	0

Kick returns

Western Carolina

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Richard Hollis	2	32	16.0	17	0
Anthony Benjamin	1	8	8.0	8	0

Campbell

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jon Gullette	1	18	18.0	18	0

Kicking

Western Carolina

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Bryan McCollum	2/3	66.7	40	1/2	7

Campbell

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Alex Crabb	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

Punting

Western Carolina

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Mark Fitzgerald	6	233	38.8	0	2	47

Campbell

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Brandon Bowman	2	93	46.5	0	1	59

Punt returns

Campbell

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jyron Waiters	1	10	10.0	10	0

Efficiency and impact

Advanced stats

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Total predicted points added

Plays: 64; 83
Overall · Total: -1.1; 7.7
Overall · Q1: -1.7; 9.2
Overall · Q2: 0.4; 5.7
Overall · Q3: -2.8; -1.6
Overall · Q4: 2.9; -5.5
Passing · Total: 3.9; 2.6
Passing · Q1: -1.2; 6.3
Passing · Q2: 1.9; -0.4
Passing · Q3: 0.3; -2.2
Passing · Q4: 2.9; -1.1
Rushing · Total: -4.8; 5.1
Rushing · Q1: -0.2; 2.8
Rushing · Q2: -1.6; 6.1
Rushing · Q3: -3; 0.5
Rushing · Q4: 0; -4.4

Explosiveness

Overall · Total: 1.06; 1.31
Overall · Q1: 0.29; 1.02
Overall · Q2: 0.87; 1.91
Overall · Q3: 1.54; 0.94
Overall · Q4: 1.43; 1.33

Field position

Average starting field position: 67.9; 71.3
Average starting predicted points: 1.31; 1.35

Havoc

Total: 15.7%; 21.9%
Front Seven: 7.2%; 10.9%
Defensive backs: 8.4%; 10.9%

Predicted points added per play

Plays: 64; 83
Overall · Total: -0.02; 0.09
Overall · Q1: -0.14; 0.42
Overall · Q2: 0.02; 0.22
Overall · Q3: -0.21; -0.11
Overall · Q4: 0.15; -0.28
Passing · Total: 0.08; 0.06
Passing · Q1: -0.15; 0.42
Passing · Q2: 0.18; -0.03
Passing · Q3: 0.03; -0.28
Passing · Q4: 0.15; -0.14
Rushing · Total: -0.32; 0.14
Rushing · Q1: -0.06; 0.4
Rushing · Q2: -0.2; 0.56
Rushing · Q3: -0.76; 0.09
Rushing · Q4: 0; -0.37

Rushing profile

Power Success: 100%; 50%
Stuff Rate: 33.3%; 22.2%
Line Yards: 19; 101
Line Yards Average: 1.3; 2.8
Second Level Yards: 2; 43
Second Level Yards Average: 0.1; 1.2
Open Field Yards: 0; 80
Open Field Yards Average: 0; 2.2

Scoring opportunities

Opportunities: 6; 9
Points: 13; 28
Points Per Opportunity: 2.17; 3.11

Success rates

Overall · Total: 39.1%; 43.4%
Overall · Q1: 33.3%; 68.2%
Overall · Q2: 45%; 38.5%
Overall · Q3: 23.1%; 33.3%
Overall · Q4: 47.4%; 30%
Standard Downs · Total: 44.2%; 50%
Standard Downs · Q1: 44.4%; 75%
Standard Downs · Q2: 46.7%; 53.3%
Standard Downs · Q3: 33.3%; 41.7%
Standard Downs · Q4: 46.2%; 26.7%
Passing Downs · Total: 28.6%; 28%
Passing Downs · Q1: 0%; 50%
Passing Downs · Q2: 40%; 18.2%
Passing Downs · Q3: 14.3%; 0%
Passing Downs · Q4: 50%; 40%

Advanced player metrics

Player usage

Western Carolina

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Derrick Davis Jr.	RB	9.4%	0%	15%	23.1%	0%	20%	6.4%
Lex Thomas	QB	81.3%	75%	65%	84.6%	100%	33.3%	100%
AJ Colombo	WR	18.8%	16.7%	20%	0%	31.6%	0%	25.5%
Anthony Benjamin	RB	1.6%	0%	0%	0%	5.3%	0%	2.1%
Jai Boyd	WR	7.8%	8.3%	5%	0%	15.8%	0%	10.6%
Marlin Cochran	RB	4.7%	8.3%	5%	7.7%	0%	20%	0%
Matthew Keener	WR	6.3%	16.7%	0%	7.7%	5.3%	0%	8.5%
Bode Burns	TE	9.4%	0%	15%	7.7%	10.5%	0%	12.8%
Santana Carlos	WR	3.1%	0%	5%	7.7%	0%	0%	4.3%
Josh Perry	RB	7.8%	16.7%	10%	7.7%	0%	26.7%	2.1%
Michael Rossin	WR	9.4%	8.3%	10%	7.7%	10.5%	0%	12.8%
Marcus Striggles	WR	1.6%	0%	0%	0%	5.3%	0%	2.1%

Campbell

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Spencer Jones	WR	9.6%	18.2%	3.8%	0%	15%	0%	17.4%
Evan Austin	WR	4.8%	13.6%	0%	0%	5%	0%	8.7%
Jyron Waiters	WR	6%	4.5%	7.7%	6.7%	5%	0%	10.9%
Kamden Sixkiller	QB	62.7%	81.8%	57.7%	60%	50%	16.7%	100%
JJ Cowan	RB	16.9%	18.2%	11.5%	20%	20%	30.6%	6.5%
Chinua Ezeigbo	WR	6%	9.1%	3.8%	13.3%	0%	0%	10.9%
Ethan Lawrence	RB	14.5%	4.5%	23.1%	6.7%	20%	33.3%	0%
Stevie Keener	WR	10.8%	9.1%	19.2%	6.7%	5%	0%	19.6%
Brady Ambrose	TE	3.6%	4.5%	3.8%	0%	5%	0%	6.5%
Jon Gullette	RB	7.2%	0%	15.4%	13.3%	0%	8.3%	6.5%
Aaryn Tate	WR	1.2%	0%	3.8%	0%	0%	0%	2.2%

Average player PPA

Western Carolina

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Derrick Davis Jr.	RB	0.04	—	-0.42	0.5	—	-0.42	0.5
Lex Thomas	QB	0.06	-0.15	0.17	-0.05	0.15	-0.14	0.08
AJ Colombo	WR	-0.17	0.11	-0.29	—	-0.18	0	-0.17
Anthony Benjamin	RB	-0.41	—	—	—	-0.41	0	-0.41
Jai Boyd	WR	1.01	-0.27	4.16	—	0.38	0	1.01
Marlin Cochran	RB	-0.19	-0.12	0.09	-0.54	—	-0.19	0
Matthew Keener	WR	0.39	0.28	—	0.78	0.24	0	0.39
Bode Burns	TE	0.47	—	0.25	0.2	0.94	0	0.47
Santana Carlos	WR	0.42	—	-1.07	1.9	—	0	0.42
Josh Perry	RB	-0.58	-0.25	-0.35	-1.72	—	-0.58	-0.58
Michael Rossin	WR	-0.14	-0.01	-0.37	-1	0.46	0	-0.14
Marcus Striggles	WR	1.87	—	—	—	1.87	0	1.87

Campbell

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Spencer Jones	WR	1.18	1.06	2.87	—	0.77	0	1.18
Evan Austin	WR	0.16	0.47	—	—	-0.75	0	0.16
Jyron Waiters	WR	-0.77	-1.13	-2.58	1.3	1.15	0	-0.77
Kamden Sixkiller	QB	0.06	0.5	-0.03	-0.22	-0.33	0.13	0.06
JJ Cowan	RB	0.09	0.26	-0.16	-0.48	0.55	0.11	0.05
Chinua Ezeigbo	WR	-0.35	0.1	-0.63	-0.66	—	0	-0.35
Ethan Lawrence	RB	0.06	-0.55	0.55	0.07	-0.53	0.06	0
Stevie Keener	WR	0.23	0.11	0.37	-0.73	0.73	0	0.23
Brady Ambrose	TE	1.16	2.05	1.71	—	-0.27	0	1.16
Jon Gullette	RB	0.5	—	0.9	-0.3	—	0.76	0.24
Aaryn Tate	WR	-0.71	—	-0.71	—	—	0	-0.71

Total player PPA

Western Carolina

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Derrick Davis Jr.	RB	0.2	0	-1.3	1.5	0	-1.3	1.5
Lex Thomas	QB	3.3	-1.3	2.2	-0.5	2.9	-0.7	3.9
AJ Colombo	WR	-2	0.2	-1.2	0	-1.1	0	-2
Anthony Benjamin	RB	-0.4	0	0	0	-0.4	0	-0.4
Jai Boyd	WR	5	-0.3	4.2	0	1.1	0	5
Marlin Cochran	RB	-0.6	-0.1	0.1	-0.5	0	-0.6	0
Matthew Keener	WR	1.6	0.6	0	0.8	0.2	0	1.6
Bode Burns	TE	2.8	0	0.7	0.2	1.9	0	2.8
Santana Carlos	WR	0.8	0	-1.1	1.9	0	0	0.8
Josh Perry	RB	-2.9	-0.5	-0.7	-1.7	0	-2.3	-0.6
Michael Rossin	WR	-0.8	0	-0.7	-1	0.9	0	-0.8
Marcus Striggles	WR	1.9	0	0	0	1.9	0	1.9

Campbell

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Spencer Jones	WR	9.4	4.2	2.9	0	2.3	0	9.4
Evan Austin	WR	0.7	1.4	0	0	-0.7	0	0.7
Jyron Waiters	WR	-3.9	-1.1	-5.2	1.3	1.1	0	-3.9
Kamden Sixkiller	QB	3.3	9	-0.4	-2	-3.2	0.8	2.6
JJ Cowan	RB	1.3	1	-0.5	-1.5	2.2	1.2	0.2
Chinua Ezeigbo	WR	-1.7	0.2	-0.6	-1.3	0	0	-1.7
Ethan Lawrence	RB	0.7	-0.5	3.3	0.1	-2.1	0.7	0
Stevie Keener	WR	2.1	0.2	1.9	-0.7	0.7	0	2.1
Brady Ambrose	TE	3.5	2.1	1.7	0	-0.3	0	3.5
Jon Gullette	RB	3	0	3.6	-0.6	0	2.3	0.7
Aaryn Tate	WR	-0.7	0	-0.7	0	0	0	-0.7