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Dickens' 3TD passes pace Western Carolina past Samford 47-42
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Taron Dickens threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns and Western Carolina Catamounts never trailed in its 47-42 win over Samford Bulldogs on Saturday.
Western Carolina (7-5, 6-2 Southern Conference) ended the season winning six of its last eight.
Samford quarterback Quincy Crittendon ran it in from the 1 with 33 seconds left to play to end a 15-play, 73-yard drive that lasted four-and-a-half minutes to reduce the Bulldogs' deficit to 47-42. But the Catamounts recovered the onside kick and killed the clock.
AJ Colombo caught nine passes for 116 yards and a touchdown for Western Carolina.
Crittendon threw for 203 yards, a touchdown and three interceptions but ran for 209 yards on 23 carries and scored four touchdowns on runs of 48, 31, 19 and 1 to lead Samford (4-7, 3-4).
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| Team Stats |  |
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|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Touchdowns | ||
| Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Other | ||
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Return Yards | ||
| Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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M. Cochran
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M. Cochran | 48 | 148 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Colombo
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A. Colombo | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Collins
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J. Collins | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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A. Colombo
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A. Colombo | 0 | 61 | 590 | 5 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Young
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J. Young | 0 | 28 | 321 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Boyd
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J. Boyd | 0 | 19 | 307 | 0 | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Cochran
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M. Cochran | 0 | 14 | 127 | 0 | 26 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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W. Thorley
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W. Thorley | 1 | 18 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Cherry
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K. Cherry | 10 | 17 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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E. Russell
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E. Russell | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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P. Bird
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P. Bird | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
