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FBS college football / FINAL / Sat Sep 12, 2026 6:00 PM CT

Cincinnati Bearcats beat Western Carolina Catamounts 62-10

Cincinnati Bearcats led Western Carolina Catamounts 28-10 at halftime.

By BetMetrics

Final
Western Carolina Catamounts10
Cincinnati Bearcats62
WHERE IT TURNED

Cincinnati Bearcats defeated Western Carolina Catamounts 62-10. Cincinnati Bearcats led Western Carolina Catamounts 28-10 at halftime.

Lex Thomas completed 23 of 32 passes for 165 yards. JC French IV completed 21 of 24 passes for 245 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Marlin Cochran ran 3 times for 25 yards. Gi'Bran Payne ran 12 times for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Jake Young caught 5 passes for 49 yards. Malachi Henry caught 3 passes for 87 yards.

Western Carolina Catamounts: 241 total yards; Cincinnati Bearcats: 690 total yards.

GAME LEADERS

Names of the game.

Passing yards

Lex Thomas

Western Carolina Catamounts · 23/32, 165 YDS

Rushing yards

Marlin Cochran

Western Carolina Catamounts · 3 CAR, 25 YDS

Receiving yards

Jake Young

Western Carolina Catamounts · 5 REC, 49 YDS

Passing yards

JC French IV

Cincinnati Bearcats · 21/24, 245 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing yards

Gi'Bran Payne

Cincinnati Bearcats · 12 CAR, 102 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving yards

Malachi Henry

Cincinnati Bearcats · 3 REC, 87 YDS

GAMEBOOK

The final ledger.

Open period scoring and team statistics
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Western Carolina Catamounts370010
Cincinnati Bearcats721211362

Team statistics

StatisticWestern Carolina CatamountsCincinnati Bearcats
First downs1332
Net passing yards167272
Time of possession27:2332:37
Rushing yards74418
Third-down efficiency2-128-11
Total yards241690
Turnovers10