CULLOWHEE, N.C. (Interstat) — Wofford will visit Western Carolina on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at E.J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, N.C. Wofford will be the visiting team, and Western Carolina will be the home team. The game-time forecast calls for 66°F. The programs will meet in Cullowhee for the division matchup.

Wofford enters with a 5-4 record. The Terriers most recently lost 10-9 at Samford. Wofford opened the season with a 42-14 home win against The Citadel, then beat Gardner-Webb 17-13 at home before losses at Kent State 36-15 and at Chattanooga 41-7. The Terriers fell to Tennessee Tech 42-38 at home, then beat Furman 32-25 on the road, Elon 16-0 on the road and Virginia Military Institute 41-14 at home. Wofford has won three of its last four games. Aiden Morris and Jake Thorner each recorded one tackle in the most recent Wofford game.

Western Carolina is 4-5. The Catamounts most recently won 27-26 at Furman. Western Carolina beat Eastern Kentucky 45-21 at home, Presbyterian 58-14 at home and Tennessee Tech 44-20 at home this season. The Catamounts lost at Campbell 28-19, at Cincinnati 62-10, at East Tennessee State 58-31, at Mercer 17-14 and at home to Chattanooga 41-18. Western Carolina has won two of its last four games. Da’Shawn Davis and Christian Robbins each recorded two tackles in the most recent Western Carolina game.

Wofford quarterback J.T. Fayard is a player to watch. In the Terriers’ most recent game, Fayard completed 13 of 21 passes for 125 yards and ran six times for 1 yard. In an earlier game this season, he completed 16 of 21 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns.

Western Carolina quarterback Lex Thomas is a player to watch. In the Catamounts’ most recent game, Thomas completed 22 of 37 passes for 195 yards, ran 15 times for 36 yards and scored one touchdown. In the previous game, he completed 29 of 42 passes for 266 yards, ran six times for 6 yards and scored one touchdown.

Wofford is scheduled to host East Tennessee State in its next game and then visit Ole Miss. Western Carolina is scheduled to visit Samford in its next game and then host The Citadel. Both teams have two games remaining on their listed schedules.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Wofford 36, Western Carolina 33. Interstat’s ELO system projects Western Carolina with a 70.7 percent probability to win.