W Carolina 31
(1-7, 0-6 Southern)
Elon 42
(3-4, 1-3 Southern)
3:00 PM ET, October 20, 2012
Rhodes Stadium, ELON, NC
Top Performers
Passing: T. Wilson (ELON) - 378 YDS, 5 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: M. Johnson (WCU) - 7 CAR, 28 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: A. Mellette (ELON) - 5 REC, 154 YDS, 3 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | WCU | ELON | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 09:14 | Aaron Mellette 31 Yd Pass From Thomas Wilson (Adam Shreiner Kick) | 0 | 7 |
| TD | 07:06 | Chris Harris 75 Yd Pass From Thomas Wilson (Adam Shreiner Kick) | 0 | 14 |
| TD | 02:20 | Tracey Coppedge 48 Yd Run (Adam Shreiner Kick) | 0 | 21 |
| SECOND QUARTER | WCU | ELON | |||
| TD | 10:24 | Aaron Mellette 48 Yd Pass From Thomas Wilson (Adam Shreiner Kick) | 0 | 28 |
 | TD | 04:03 | Michael Johnson 7 Yd Run (Richard Sigmon Kick) | 7 | 28 |
| TD | 03:13 | Kierre Brown 55 Yd Pass From Thomas Wilson (Adam Shreiner Kick) | 7 | 35 |
| TD | 00:03 | Jacoby Mitchell 13 Yd Pass From Troy Mitchell (Pat Failed) | 13 | 35 |
| THIRD QUARTER | WCU | ELON | |||
| FG | 11:33 | Richard Sigmon 27 Yd | 16 | 35 |
| TD | 10:32 | Michael Johnson 8 Yd Run (Richard Sigmon Kick) | 23 | 35 |
| TD | 01:12 | Aaron Mellette 47 Yd Pass From Thomas Wilson (Adam Shreiner Kick) | 23 | 42 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | WCU | ELON | |||
| TD | 09:11 | Spearman Robinson 47 Yd Pass From Troy Mitchell (Michael Johnson Run For Two-Point Conversion) | 31 | 42 |
Team Stat Comparison
| WCU | ELON | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 21 | 19 |
3rd down efficiency | 4-15 | 7-13 |
4th down efficiency | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 396 | 511 |
| Passing | 212 | 378 |
Comp-Att | 17-34 | 20-28 |
Yards per pass | 6.2 | 13.5 |
| Rushing | 184 | 133 |
Rushing Attempts | 42 | 36 |
Yards per rush | 4.4 | 3.7 |
| Penalties | 6-44 | 3-35 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 2 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 28:49 | 31:11 |
| Western Carolina Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| T. Mitchell | 13/25 | 175 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 |
| E. Sullivan | 4/9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 17/34 | 212 | 6.2 | 2 | 1 |
| Elon Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| T. Wilson | 20/28 | 378 | 13.5 | 5 | 1 |
| Team | 20/28 | 378 | 13.5 | 5 | 1 |
| Western Carolina Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Mitchell | 15 | 78 | 5.2 | 0 | 19 |
| D. Ramsey | 16 | 45 | 2.8 | 0 | 10 |
| E. Sullivan | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 16 |
| M. Johnson | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 2 | 8 |
| Team | 42 | 184 | 4.4 | 2 | 19 |
| Elon Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Bostick | 17 | 75 | 4.4 | 0 | 20 |
| T. Coppedge | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 1 | 48 |
| K. Brown | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 |
| A. Davis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Peterson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| -. Team | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Wilson | 3 | -17 | -5.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 36 | 133 | 3.7 | 1 | 48 |
| Western Carolina Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| S. Robinson | 9 | 139 | 15.4 | 1 | 47 |
| J. Mitchell | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 1 | 19 |
| J. Moore | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| D. Ramsey | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 17 | 212 | 12.5 | 2 | 47 |
| Elon Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Mellette | 5 | 154 | 30.8 | 3 | 48 |
| C. Harris | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 1 | 75 |
| K. Brown | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 1 | 55 |
| R. Rorie | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 8 |
| D. Warrick | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| A. Davis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Peterson | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 18 |
| Team | 20 | 378 | 18.9 | 5 | 75 |
| Western Carolina Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| J. Lorquet | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Elon Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| M. Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Carolina Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| E. Martinez | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 36 |
| S. Warren | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 |
| L. Richardson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| D. Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 36 |
| Elon Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| K. Brown | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 35 |
| J. Peterson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
| Team | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 35 |
| Western Carolina Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Alexander | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 |
| Team | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 |
| Elon Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Peterson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Western Carolina Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Sigmon | 1/2 | 50.0 | 27 | 2/3 | 5 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 27 | 2/3 | 5 |
| Elon Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| A. Shreiner | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 6/6 | 6 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 6/6 | 6 |
| Western Carolina Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| C. Sechrest | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 1 | 2 | 50 |
| Team | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 1 | 2 | 50 |
| Elon Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| K. Beal | 5 | 177 | 35.4 | 1 | 2 | 43 |
| Team | 5 | 177 | 35.4 | 1 | 2 | 43 |
ATTENDANCE: 10,154
