The victory ended a 22-game winless drought on the road for Western Carolina, and also ended the Catamount's 15-game SoCon road losing streak. The Cats scored in every quarter, scoring against what was professed to be best defense in the Southern Conference.
Quarterback Troy Mitchell was 12 of 19 for 182 yards, while adding 70 yards rushing on 16 carries. Darius Ramsey ran 17 times for 113 yards and Detrez Newsome added two touchdown runs for the Catamounts. The Cats rushed for a total of 233 yards, and passed for 182 yards for a combined total of 415 yards in the game. Purple & Gold's pick was a remarkable 35-17, the final score was WCU 35 - Furman 17.
In a game between two of the newest SoCon members, Mercer and VMI, a late interception by the Bears thwarted a potential tying / winning drive as the Bears notched a narrow victory over the Keydets in the first ever meeting between the two teams. With 1:32 remaining and VMI driving into Mercer territory, quarterback Al Cobb threw a fade down the left sideline. but Mercer's Zach Jackson leapt in front of the ball for the game saving interception. From there, the Bears were able to run out the clock and preserve the margin for their first-ever SoCon victory. Purple & Gold's pick was Keydets win - 35 - 28, the final score was Mercer 27 and VMI 24.
In non-conference action, Wofford entertained UVA-Wise. The overmatched Cavaliers were down 28-8 at the half and despite scoring a second half opening touchdown to come within 28-15, UVA Wise was unable to stop the Terriers from rolling off 3 additional touchdowns to overwhelm the Cavaliers. Purple & Gold's pick was the Terriers win - 49-10, the final score was Terriers 49 - Cavaliers 15.
In the second non-conference game of the evening, The Citadel Bulldogs upheld the honor of the Southern Conference by knocking off Big South member Gardner-Webb in convincing fashion in Charleston. The Bulldogs ran for three touchdowns and Eric Goins kicked three field goals in the win, while The Citadel defense completely shut down Gardner-Webb's running game, which finished with negative yardage. This was the Bulldogs first win of the season, after 3 disappointing losses to undefeated teams. In a game that was much more high scoring than expected, Purple & Gold picked the Citadel to win 17-14, the actual final score was The Citadel 37 - Gardner-Webb 14.
The most anticipated game of the day was played in Chattanooga, as the Samford Bulldogs invaded the Chattanooga Mocs home field for what many was predicting , and quite possibly a little prematurely, the Southern Conference championship game. The Bulldogs entered the game with a 1-0 conference record, and a win would have placed them firmly in the conference lead at 2-0. However, the preseason favorite Mocs had other ideas, as they moved out to a commanding 17-3 first quarter lead over the Dogs, then increased that to 24-3 lead at the half. Despite a Samford 14 point 3d quarter, bringing the Bulldogs to within 11 points of the Mocs at 28-17, Chattanooga scored twice in the fourth to put the game safely out of reach for the Bulldogs. Purple & Gold picked Samford to win 21-17, however the final score was Chattanooga 38 - Samford 24.
For this week, Purple & Gold was 3-2, overall 6-4.
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