Scoring Summary |
Shorter College (0-1) vs. Western Carolina (1-0)
Date: Aug 28, 2008 • Site: Cullowhee, N.C. • Stadium: E.J. Whitmire • Attendance: 5778
| Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
| Shorter College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Carolina | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| SCORING SUMMARY | SHORT -WCU | |||
| 1st | 11:55 | WCU | Adam Hearns 4 yd run (Blake Bostic kick) | |
| 2 plays, 64 yards, TOP 0:55 | 0 - 7 | |||
| 04:27 | WCU | Marquel Pittman 6 yd pass from Andy Horn (Blake Bostic kick) | ||
| 12 plays, 80 yards, TOP 5:39 | 0 - 14 | |||
| 2nd | 02:51 | WCU | Jayson Williams 24 yd run (Blake Bostic kick) | |
| 12 plays, 96 yards, TOP 5:19 | 0 - 21 | |||
| 00:06 | WCU | Donald James 14 yd pass from Andy Horn (Blake Bostic kick) | ||
| 8 plays, 72 yards, TOP 1:32 | 0 - 28 | |||
| 4th | 07:12 | WCU | Josh Cockrell 4 yd pass from Adam Hearns (Andrew Bathiany kick) | |
| 12 plays, 76 yards, TOP 6:22 | 0 - 35 | |||
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Kickoff time: 7:00 pm • End of Game: 9:34 • Total elapsed time: 2:34 Referee: Riley Johnson • Umpire: Ernie Hamilton • Linesman: Jim Kelley • Line judge: Greg Zimmerman • Back judge: Wayne Gautney • Field judge: Alan Eck • Side judge: Lee Smith • Scorer: WCU SID • Temperature: 82 • Wind: Slight • Weather: Mostly sunny, warm First win for WCU head coach Dennis Wagner |
Team Statistics |
| Team Totals | SHORT | WCU |
| FIRST DOWNS | 6 | 28 |
| Rushing | 5 | 9 |
| Passing | 1 | 17 |
| Penalty | 0 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 109 | 159 |
| Rushing Attempts | 32 | 33 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 124 | 180 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 15 | 21 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 33 | 318 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 5-10-0 | 30-43-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 3.3 | 7.4 |
| Average Per Completion | 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 142 | 477 |
| Total offense plays | 42 | 76 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.4 | 6.3 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 8-60 | 4-51 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-376 | 3-148 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 47.0 | 49.3 |
| Net Yards Per Punt | 42.6 | 49.0 |
| Inside 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 50+ Yards | 3 | 1 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Fair catch | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS-YARDS | 1-69 | 6-347 |
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 69.0 | 57.8 |
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 40.0 | 45.5 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-1-0 | 5-35-0 |
| Average Per Return | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 6-74-0 | 1-29-0 |
| Average Per Return | 12.3 | 29.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 3 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 26:48 | 33:12 |
| 1st Quarter | 8:26 | 6:34 |
| 2nd Quarter | 7:20 | 7:40 |
| 3rd Quarter | 6:34 | 8:26 |
| 4th Quarter | 4:28 | 10:32 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 3 of 12 | 9 of 14 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 0 | 0 of 1 |
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 1-6 | 1-7 |
| PAT Kicks | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Field Goals | 0-1 | 0-1 |
Individual Statistics |
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