CFB

Western Carolina 27, at Furman 26

Saturday, October 31, 2026 · Final · Championship Subdivision

Championship Subdivision 1 2 3 4 PTS

Western Carolina Catamounts

5-5 · W2 · #157 (1191 ELO +15)

14 10 0 3 27

Furman Paladins

3-7 · W1 · #209 (1006 ELO -15)

10 7 3 6 26

Paladin Stadium · Greenville, SC

Attendance: 7,237

McCollum’s late field goal lifts Western Carolina past Furman

GREENVILLE (Interstat) — Bryan McCollum kicked a 36-yard field goal with four seconds remaining, and Western Carolina defeated Furman 27-26 on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Paladin Stadium. The Catamounts improved to 4-5. The Paladins dropped to 2-7. Attendance was 7,237. Western Carolina turned early Furman mistakes into points and held on late. Ken Moore Jr. recovered a Furman fumble to help set up a touchdown, and Jermiyah Douglas intercepted a pass and returned it 37 yards for a score as the Catamounts built an early lead. Furman chipped away behind Nathan Chapman, who made four… Read more...

Top Statlines

Lex Thomas WCAR 37/22-195yd 15run-36yd 1td
Trey Smith FURM 19/9-120yd 22run-162yd 1td
Ben Croasdale FURM 23run-82yd

Forecasting

ELO Probability WCAR 57.4%

Projected Score WCAR 48 FURM 35