Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Cincinnati Bearcats
Sep 12, 2026
FINAL
1-2Western Carolina
10
2-0Cincinnati
62
Box Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| CIN | 7 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 62 |
Game Recap
Gi'Bran Payne and JC French IV power Cincinnati to big win over Western Carolina. Quarterback JC French IV passed for 245 yards and two touchdowns, and four different running backs scored rushing touchdowns to lead Cincinnati to a 62-10 win over Western Carolina on Saturday night at Nippert Stadium.
Scoring Summary
WCUCIN
Q18:57Bryan McCollum 33 Yd Field Goal.30- Q13:34JV Gibson 5 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick).37
- Q212:35Lyviel Waters 2 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick).314
- Q26:23Lex Thomas 1 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick).1014
- Q23:00Cole Tabb 36 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick).1021
- Q20:38Zion Johnson 3 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick).1028
- Q39:10Gi'Bran Payne 40 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick).1035
- Q35:03Gi'Bran Payne 17 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick).1042
- Q32:02Zylan Perry 40 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick).1049
- Q411:51Liam O'Brien 11 Yd Run (Max Lemasters PAT failed).1055
- Q40:43Samaj Jones 4 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick).1062
Game Drives
1st Quarter
- Field Goal — 12 plays, 60 yards, 6:0330
- Touchdown — 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:2337
- Punt — 4 plays, 17 yards, 1:2937
2nd Quarter
- Touchdown — 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:30314
- Touchdown — 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:121014
- Touchdown — 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:181021
- Punt — 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:161021
- Touchdown — 6 plays, 85 yards, 1:061028
- End of Half — 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:381028
3rd Quarter
- Punt — 7 plays, 11 yards, 3:241028
- Punt — 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:491028
- Touchdown — 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:321035
- Downs — 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:141035
- Touchdown — 3 plays, 73 yards, 0:471042
- Punt — 3 plays, 0 yards, 1:241042
- Touchdown — 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:301049
- Punt — 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:531049
4th Quarter
- Touchdown — 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:101055
- Interception — 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:501055
- Downs — 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:351055
- Punt — 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:311055
- Touchdown — 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:121062
- End of Half — 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:431062
Team Stats
WCUCIN10Points62
241Total Yards690
167Pass Yards272
74Rush Yards418
27:23Time of Possession32:37
13First Downs32
1Touchdowns9
1(1)Field Goals(Attempts)0(0)
1Turnovers0
45Penalty Yards105
Game Details
Saturday, September 12, 2026 · 7:00 PM
Nippert Stadium · Cincinnati, OH
attendance: 34,827 (91.4%)
spread: CIN -36.5
over/under: 61.5