Gonzales throws for a program-record 620 yards, 5 TDs to lead Western Carolina over Furman 52-20

AP
Oct 19, 2024

GREENVIEW, S.C. (AP) Cole Gonzales threw five touchdown passes and a program-record 620 yards to lead Western Carolina to a 52-20 victory over Furman on Saturday.

Gonzales completed 35 of 55 passes and connected with Isaiah Johnson, De’Andre Tamarez, Zion Booker and Branson Adams for scores. Johnson caught six passes for 117 yards with two touchdowns. Booker and Boyd each broke 100 yards receiving for the Catamounts (4-3, 3-0 Southern Conference).

Gonzales' 62-yard TD pass to Johnson gave Western Carolina a 14-0 lead midway through the second quarter, and his 48-yard scoring throw to Adams stretched the lead to 45-13 with 5:40 remaining.

Taron Dickens added a late 32-yard touchdown pass to Malik Knight for the Catamounts.

Gonzales surpassed David Rivers, who threw for 474 yards against Wofford in 2000. Gonzales completed 26 of 45 passes for 475 yards through three quarters.

Trey Hedden was 22-of-34 passing for 239 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for Furman (2-5, 1-2). Colton Hinton returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown midway through the second quarter for the Paladins. Hinton made nine catches for 114 yards receiving.

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No Scoring Plays

Team Stats
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

	1	2	3	4	T
W. Carolina 4-3	7	10	14	21	52
Furman 2-5	0	6	7	7	20

Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC

	0	PASS YDS	0
	0	RUSH YDS	0
	0	TOTAL YDS	0

W. Carolina

Passing	CP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT

C. Gonzales

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		61.7%	2543	12	7	133.8

C. Gonzales

205/332

2543

T. Dickens

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		73.8%	1428	12	3	163.1

T. Dickens

127/172

1428

J. Randle

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		100.0%	34	0	0	385.6

J. Randle

1/1

J. Boaz

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		40.0%	24	0	0	80.3

J. Boaz

2/5

B. Judy

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		0.0%	0	0	0	0.0

B. Judy

0/2

M. Knight

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		0.0%	0	0	0	0.0

M. Knight

0/1

Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG

B. Adams

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		134	749	4

B. Adams

134

749

C. Gonzales

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		64	212	2

C. Gonzales

212

P. Boyd Jr.

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		40	201	1

P. Boyd Jr.

201

M. Cochran

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		48	148	0

M. Cochran

148

C. Reddick Jr.

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		33	142	0

C. Reddick Jr.

142

J. Williams

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		34	106	10

J. Williams

106

T. Dickens

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		58	56	2

T. Dickens

A. Colombo

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		2	10	0

A. Colombo

S. Brantley

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		2	7	0

S. Brantley

J. Collins

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		2	6	0

J. Collins

J. Boaz

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		5	5	1

J. Boaz

I. Johnson

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		1	4	0

I. Johnson

D. Tamarez

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		1	4	0

D. Tamarez

J. Tyre

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		1	3	0

J. Tyre

Receiving	TAR	REC	YDS	TD	LG

A. Colombo

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		61	590	5

A. Colombo

590

D. Tamarez

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		33	576	6

D. Tamarez

576

Z. Booker

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		39	540	4

Z. Booker

540

M. Knight

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		23	392	1

M. Knight

392

J. Young

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		28	321	2

J. Young

321

J. Boyd

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		19	307	0

J. Boyd

307

I. Johnson

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		21	303	5

I. Johnson

303

B. Adams

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		36	284	1

B. Adams

284

C. Jones

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		22	249	0

C. Jones

249

M. Cochran

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		14	127	0

M. Cochran

127

C. Reddick Jr.

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		12	115	0

C. Reddick Jr.

115

B. Blackmon

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		8	83	0

B. Blackmon

S. Fleming

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		4	44	0

S. Fleming

J. Randle

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		3	39	0

J. Randle

P. Boyd Jr.

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		7	37	0

P. Boyd Jr.

J. Williams

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		3	15	0

J. Williams

T. Dickens

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		2	7	0

T. Dickens

Defense	T-A	SACK	INT

Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS

C. Lowery

IN-GAME		FG	XP
		-/-	-/-

SEASON		FG	XP
		12/17	29/30

C. Lowery

12/17

29/30

P. Robertson

IN-GAME		FG	XP
		-/-	-/-

SEASON		FG	XP
		6/10	15/16

P. Robertson

6/10

15/16

C. Shirley

IN-GAME		FG	XP
		-/-	-/-

SEASON		FG	XP
		0/0	1/1

C. Shirley

0/0

1/1

Punting	NO	AVG	IN20	LG

Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	LG	TD

Punt Returns	NO	AVG	LG	TD

Furman

Passing	CP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT

T. Hedden

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		60.9%	1767	13	9	130.8

T. Hedden

151/248

1767

C. Jones

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		64.5%	642	2	4	113.6

C. Jones

69/107

642

G. Hall

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		100.0%	30	1	0	682.0

G. Hall

1/1

C. Hinton

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		100.0%	29	0	0	343.6

C. Hinton

1/1

N. Garcia

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		100.0%	9	0	0	175.6

N. Garcia

1/1

Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG

M. Hicks

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		124	442	4

M. Hicks

124

442

G. Hall

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		64	321	1

G. Hall

321

G. Robinson

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		76	208	2

G. Robinson

208

B. Hughes

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		27	105	0

B. Hughes

105

B. Croasdale

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		7	26	0

B. Croasdale

C. Hinton

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		4	26	0

C. Hinton

N. Garcia

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		1	-2	0

N. Garcia

-2

C. Jones

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		19	-23	0

C. Jones

-23

T. Hedden

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		48	-86	1

T. Hedden

-86

Receiving	TAR	REC	YDS	TD	LG

C. Hinton

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		59	649	5

C. Hinton

649

B. Ferguson

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		24	349	3

B. Ferguson

349

J. Harris

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		13	257	2

J. Harris

257

J. Pryor

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		16	239	2

J. Pryor

239

E. Harris

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		15	226	1

E. Harris

226

B. Chappell

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		22	214	2

B. Chappell

214

J. Holbrook

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		11	164	1

J. Holbrook

164

D. Hester Jr.

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		16	124	0

D. Hester Jr.

124

G. Hall

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		8	53	0

G. Hall

J. Hamilton

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		9	43	0

J. Hamilton

J. Burrell

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		2	43	0

J. Burrell

B. Tormey

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		3	42	0

B. Tormey

G. Robinson

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		12	35	0

G. Robinson

B. Hughes

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		4	22	0

B. Hughes

M. Hicks

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		6	12	0

M. Hicks

R. Lamb

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		1	5	0

R. Lamb

G. Smithson

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		1	0	0

G. Smithson

T. Kauserud

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		1	-8	0

T. Kauserud

-8

Defense	T-A	SACK	INT

Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS

I. Williams

IN-GAME		FG	XP
		-/-	-/-

SEASON		FG	XP
		14/20	24/25

I. Williams

14/20

24/25

Punting	NO	AVG	IN20	LG

Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	LG	TD

Punt Returns	NO	AVG	LG	TD

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Gonzales throws for a program-record 620 yards, 5 TDs to lead Western Carolina over Furman 52-20