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Incomplete Press photo/Andy Scheidler Chattanooga receiver Chris Pitchford is unable to haul in the catch, as Darrel Gray defends for Western Carolina.

Scott Riddle threw for 210 yards and accounted for three touchdowns to lead Elon to a 33-14 win over Western Carolina on Saturday.

Extra yardage: Today marks Elon's homecoming and final home date of the regular season.

First-year Western Carolina coach Dennis Wagner cites a metaphor when dealing with the personnel casualties that inevitably occur during the course of a football season.

KANNAPOLIS a ' It's Concord Week at A.L. Brown, and an ugly, black, sprawling spider rests in peace beneath a tombstone at the entrance to the locker room.

CULLOWHEE - It's finally over. Western Carolina's 20-game losing skid in the Southern Conference ended this afternoon when the Catamounts scored 14 fourth-quarter points to pull away from Chattanooga for a 27-7 ...

This time Western Carolina didn't collapse. This time the streak finally came to an end.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. a ' Western Carolinaa TMs Blake Bostic kicked a pair of field goals in the second quarter to give the Catamounts a 13-0 lead over the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga at halftime Saturday ...

Tyler Norris Goode * TGoode@CITIZEN-TIMES.com * published November 1, 2008 12:15 am CULLOWHEE The head coach recently found out he won't be back next football season, but he'll finish out this year anyway.

Taking advantage of four Georgia Southern turnovers, Western Carolina jumped out to a 24-0 halftime lead this afternoon at Whitmire Stadium.

Wofford 55, Elon 20: Dane Romero scored three touchdowns and visiting Wofford scored on four of its first five possessions to beat Elon yesterday.

Tyler Norris Goode * TGoode@CITIZEN-TIMES.com * published October 26, 2008 12:15 am CULLOWHEE Call it the ultimate tease.

The Eagles rallied after Western Carolina's Gene Singletary returned an interception 31 yards for a touchdown to give the Catamounts a 31-3 lead with 14:52 left in the fourth.

Police have charged two Western Carolina University students with misdemeanors after a dead bear was dumped on campus with Barack Obama campaign yard signs covering its head.

Georgia Southern Football continues Southern Conference play this Saturday , traveling to Western Carolina.

Tyler Norris Goode * TGoode@CITIZEN-TIMES.com * published October 15, 2008 12:15 am It's rare for 15 minutes of the weekly coaches call to pass without someone mentioning that the Southern Conference is the ...

Mike Rucker ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns and Ben Widmyer had two passing scores to lead Wofford to a 42-14 win over Western Carolina on Saturday.

Widmyer, who completed all of his seven pass attempts, threw for 129 yards for the Catamounts (2-6, 0-4 Southern Conference).

The Terriers (5-1, 3-0) took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter when Marquel Pittman caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Zack Jaynes, who finished with 126 yards passing.

But Rucker scored on a 2-yard run and Andy Strickland ran for a 74-yard touchdown to put Wofford ahead 14-7 in the second quarter. Strickland caught a 24-yard scoring passing from Widmyer.

When he was hired as The Citadel's football coach in 2005, Kevin Higgins had a lot of questions.

After spreading the field and making use of Armanti Edwards' elusiveness in one of the nation's most potent rushing attacks the last two seasons, Appalachian State is passing often this season.

When it comes to Southern Conference football, a win is a win. Furman University coach Bobby Lamb would be the first agree with that.