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Week 4 Superlatives: Davidson, WCU pile up points; ECU, WSSU pitch shutouts

NC Football News headlines the top scoring offenses, sternest defenses and other team highlights from Week 4

Western Carolina and Davidson blew the lights out of the scoreboard. Meanwhile, East Carolina and Winston-Salem State refused to surrender a single point.

Here are some of the team superlatives from Week 4 of the college football season involving North Carolina schools:

Most Points Scored

North Carolina teams that recorded at least 24 points this week were 15-1. The lone team not to notch a victory with that total: Campbell, which rallied but fell short against Elon 28-24.

Davidson led the way with 84 points, scored on 12 touchdowns and 12 extra points. Credit Wildcat kickers Adam Zouagui (7-7) and Blake Craig (5-5) for being perfect on PATs. Each got a lot of work.

Western Carolina kept kicker Richard McCollum busy as well, notching 11 touchdowns in a huge win over the same Charleston Southern team that tested Clemson for a half. McCollum never missed.

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MOST POINTS SCOREDDIVISIONPOINTSOPPONENTRESULT
DavidsonFCS84St. AndrewsW, 84-6
Western CarolinaFCS77Charleston SouthernW, 77-21
NC CentralFCS45Mississippi Valley StateW, 45-3
East CarolinaFBS44Gardner-WebbW, 44-0
DukeFBS41ConnecticutW, 41-7
North CarolinaFBS41PittsburghW, 41-24
BrevardD337MaryvilleW, 37-35
UNC PembrokeD237West LibertyW, 37-19
WingateD231Emory & HenryW, 31-10
Winston-Salem StateD230Bluefield StateW, 30-0
ElonFCS28CampbellW, 28-24
Johnson C. SmithD227Lincoln (Pa.)W, 27-20
MethodistD327Southern VirginiaW, 27-21
Lenoir-RhyneD224Carson-NewmanW, 24-7
NC StateFBS24VirginiaW, 24-21
CampbellFCS24ElonL, 24-28

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WIDEST MARGINS OF VICTORYDIVISIONMARGINOPPONENTFINAL
DavidsonFCS78St. AndrewsW, 84-6
Western CarolinaFCS56Charleston SouthernW, 77-21
East CarolinaFBS44Gardner-WebbW, 44-0
NC CentralFCS42Mississippi Valley StateW, 45-3
DukeFBS38ConnecticutW, 41-7
Winston-Salem StateD230Bluefield StateW, 30-0
WingateD221Emory & HenryW, 31-10

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Fewest Points Allowed

On the flip side, East Carolina and Winston-Salem State held opponents to zeroes on the scoreboard. The Pirates got their first win in impressive fashion, 44-0 over Gardner-Webb. The Rams improved to 2-0 in the CIAA by blanking Bluefield State 30-zip.

North Carolina Central was the other in-state team not to allow a touchdown this week, cruising past Mississippi Valley State in the Circle City Classic 45-3.

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FEWEST POINTS ALLOWEDDIVISIONPOINTSOPPONENTRESULT
East CarolinaFBS0Gardner-WebbW, 44-0
Winston-Salem StateD20Bluefield StateW, 30-0
NC CentralFCS3Mississippi Valley StateW, 45-3
DavidsonFCS6St. AndrewsW, 84-6
DukeFBS7ConnecticutW, 41-7
Fayetteville StateD27Virginia UnionW, 10-7
Lenoir-RhyneD27Carson-NewmanL, 7-24
St. Augustine’sD210Bowie StateL, 7-10
WingateD210Emory & HenryW, 31-10
Mars HillD214BartonW, 16-14
BartonD216Mars HillL, 14-16
UNC PembrokeD219West LibertyW, 37-19
Johnson C. SmithD220Lincoln (Pa.)W, 27-20
MethodistD321Southern VirginiaW, 27-21
NC StateFBS21VirginiaW, 24-21
Western CarolinaFCS21Charleston SouthernW, 77-21

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Close Calls: Narrowest Wins

We had eight games this weekend decided by a touchdown or less.

Barton lost by two, when Lon Teachey kicked his third field goal of the day for Mars Hill in the fourth quarter.

Appalachian State suffered a heartbreaker, lining up to go for a field goal (their fifth of the game) that would have put them up by eight late in the game. Instead, Wyoming blocked the kick and returned it for a touchdown with 1:52 remaining. The Cowboys intercepted App State at the six-yard line with 12 ticks to go and stole a 22-19 victory.

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NARROWEST MARGIN OF VICTORYDIVISIONMARGINOPPONENTFINAL
BrevardD32MaryvilleW, 37-35
Mars HillD22BartonW, 16-14
Fayetteville StateD23Virginia UnionW, 10-7
NC StateFBS3VirginiaW, 24-21
ShawD23Elizabeth City StateW, 20-17
ElonFCS4CampbellW, 28-24
MethodistD36Southern VirginiaW, 27-21
Johnson C. SmithD27Lincoln (Pa.)W, 27-20

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Most Prolific Offenses

We used the 400-yard mark as our cutoff this week. Interesting that North Carolina, which scored 41 at Pittsburgh on Saturday night, didn’t reach that plateau. Appalachian State, which scored just 19 at Wyoming, did.

Once more, Davidson and Western Carolina led the way, covering almost 14 football fields worth of yardage between them.

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MOST PROLIFIC OFFENSESDIVISIONYARDSOPPONENTRESULT
DavidsonFCS716St. AndrewsW, 84-6
Western CarolinaFCS683Charleston SouthernW, 77-21
Mars HillD2476BartonW, 16-14
Appalachian StateFBS417WyomingL, 19-22
NC CentralFCS416Mississippi Valley StateW, 45-3
Lenoir-RhyneD2412Carson-NewmanW, 24-7
CampbellFCS402ElonL, 24-28

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Stingiest Defenses

Rain and wind from Tropical Storm Ophelia wreaked havoc in some games around the state. But overall this was a solid weekend for lockdown ‘D’.

Six teams held opponents under 200 total yards, led by East Carolina, which allowed just 107 yards to Gardner-Webb.

Johnson C. Smith, Lenoir-Rhyne and Wingate continue to have solid stopping units in the Division II ranks. All three bowed up against foes this weekend.

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STINGIEST DEFENSESDIVISIONYDS ALLOWEDOPPONENTRESULT
East CarolinaFBS107Gardner-WebbW, 44-0
DavidsonFCS115St. AndrewsW, 84-6
WingateD2174Emory & HenryW, 31-10
Fayetteville StateD2184Virginia UnionW, 10-7
Johnson C. SmithD2187Lincoln (Pa.)W, 27-20
St. Augustine’sD2193Bowie StateL, 7-10
DukeFBS203ConnecticutW, 41-7
Appalachian StateFBS208WyomingL, 19-22
Lenoir-RhyneD2211Carson-NewmanW, 24-7
NC CentralFCS216Mississippi Valley StateW, 45-3
Western CarolinaFCS223Charleston SouthernW, 77-21

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Other Week 4 Notables

Fayetteville State beat Virginia Union despite only earning 92 yards of total offense. The Broncos had a tough time getting things going in the sloppy, tropical conditions. But field goal kicker Jacob Meneses certainly didn’t get knocked off course, booting his second game-winning field goal of the season in as many weeks.

The North Carolina Tar Heels allowed the longest play of the weekend, giving up a 100-yard kick return to Pittsburgh in the second half of its 41-24 victory. Thankfully for the Heels, that didn’t ignite a Panthers’ rally, and UNC improved to 4-0 for the first time since Mack Brown 1.0 in 1997.

Shaw earned its first victory of the season, beating Elizabeth City State 20-17 in a Sunday CIAA clash. The Bears jumped out to a 20-0 lead at halftime and weathered a Vikings rally after the break. ECSU scored its final touchdown with 53 seconds to play. The Bears recovered the onsides kick and kneeled down the final few plays to seal the road triumph.

Methodist and Brevard from the D3 ranks joined ECU and Shaw as first-time winners. Methodist got a nine-yard rushing touchdown from Sajari Love in OT to beat Southern Virginia 27-21. Brevard’s Ethan Beamish threw a 2-point conversion pass to Adam Dougas to help the Tornados slip past Maryville 37-35 in triple OT. While both squads started the year 0-3, each sits atop the USA South Conference standings after one week of league play.

Duke (4-0) and Lenoir-Rhyne (4-0) carry the longest active winning streaks in the state. Each has won six in a row, dating back to last season. UNC has a four-game win streak going since dropping its bowl game to Oregon. Mars Hill and Western Carolina have now won three in a row.

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