| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| WCU | 7 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 36 |
| UTC | 6 | 31 | 7 | 16 | 60 |
Ford, Ibitokun-Hanks score 4TDs, lead Mocs past W. Carolina
Western Carolina punter takes off for TD
Western Carolina runs the fake punt, and Caleb Ferguson sprints 69 yards for the touchdown.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Ailym Ford ran for 195 yards and two touchdowns and Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks ran for 125 yards and two scores and Chattanooga overwhelmed Western Carolina 60-36 on Saturday.
Chattanooga (2-3, 1-0 Southern Conference) amassed 589 yards offense and scored eight touchdowns.
Ford scored on the Mocs' second drive for a 6-0 lead. Will Jones put Western Carolina (1-3, 0-2) on the board for its only lead with a 1-yard run to end an 11-play, 53-yard drive with 2:22 left in the first quarter.
The Mocs seized control in the second with four touchdowns and a field goal. Ibitokun-Hanks had scoring runs of 24 and 73 yards. He sandwiched his touchdown runs around a fake punt by the Catamounts' Caleb Ferguson that resulted in a 69-yard touchdown run that narrowed the deficit to 20-14.
Western Carolina closed to 27-21 with 5:24 left before halftime, and 44-36 just before the end of the third. But Chattanooga kept up its offensive pressure with two TDs and a field goal in the fourth.
Connell Young led Western Carolina with 217 yards on 24 carries and the Catamounts finished with 497 yards offense.
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2023 Southern Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Furman | 7-1 | 10-3 |
| Chattanooga | 6-2 | 8-5 |
| Mercer | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Western Carolina | 5-3 | 7-4 |
| Samford | 4-4 | 6-5 |
| VMI | 4-4 | 5-6 |
| East Tennessee State | 2-6 | 3-8 |
| Wofford | 2-6 | 2-9 |
| The Citadel | 0-8 | 0-11 |
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