Lost in the shuffle from a busy Saturday of college football was a record-breaking performance in the FCS.
Western Carolina quarterback Taron Dickens completed his first 46 attempts in a 23-21 win over Wofford, smashing the NCAA old mark of Princeton’s Quinn Epperly (29) in 2013.
Dickens had 325 yards and three touchdowns during his scorching start to the game. He eventually finished 53-of-56 for 378 yards and three scores through the air. With 44 yards on 19 carries, he was also the Catamounts’ leading rusher.
The redshirt sophomore actually compiled a streak of 50 straight completions when accounting for Western Carolina’s 42-35 win over Campbell on Sept. 27. The record across two games was 36 by East Carolina’s Dominique Davis in 2011.
Despite Dickens’ prolific day, the Catamounts trailed Wofford 15-14 at halftime and were down heading into the fourth quarter. Marcus Trout’s 34-yard field goal with 23 seconds on the clock was the game-winning score. The freshman had a 32-yard attempt blocked earlier in the quarter.
Were it not for Trout’s late-game heroics, Wofford would’ve spoiled Dickens’ standout effort.
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