Western Carolina’s football team has the most productive offense in the state of North Carolina after six weeks of games.
The Catamounts (5-1 overall, 3-0 Southern Conference) lead the Old North State — across all divisions — in total yards, yards-per-game, yards-per-play and offensive touchdowns.
WCU is the first team from the state to reach 3,000 total yards. The Catamounts have 3,191 heading into their bye week, averaging 531.8 yards per contest. That average is first in the FCS, with Montana State coming in second (503.4).
Western gains 7.69 yards per play and has found the end zone 32 times on offensive plays.
The North Carolina Tar Heels (5-0, 2-0 ACC) have the next most prolific offense, averaging an even 500 yards per game, ninth in FBS.
Davidson sits just behind WCU in yards-per-play, picking up 7.48 per snap. The Wildcats (3-2, 2-0 Pioneer) have the third-most productive offense in FCS and the second-most prolific rushing attack (313 ypg).
Davidson and Campbell (3-3, 2-2 CAA) each have 30 offensive touchdowns. North Carolina Central (5-1, 0-0 MEAC) has scored 28 offensive touchdowns.
Here are offensive stats from each of the state’s 35 college football teams, sorted by yards-per-game, yards-per-play and offensive touchdowns:
TOTAL OFFENSE DIVISION GAMES PLAYS YARDS OFF TDS Y/GAME Y/PLAY Western Carolina FCS 6 415 3191 32 531.8 7.69 North Carolina FBS 5 389 2500 21 500.0 6.43 Davidson FCS 5 327 2445 30 489.0 7.48 Appalachian State FBS 6 451 2737 23 456.2 6.07 Campbell FCS 6 388 2610 30 435.0 6.73 Brevard D3 6 402 2555 22 425.8 6.36 Catawba D2 6 412 2519 23 419.8 6.11 Mars Hill D2 5 339 2055 14 411.0 6.06 Duke FBS 5 318 2027 20 405.4 6.37 Lenoir-Rhyne D2 6 397 2371 25 395.2 5.97 Wake Forest FBS 5 369 1959 13 391.8 5.31 Barton D2 6 344 2273 22 378.8 6.61 NC Central FCS 6 392 2268 28 378.0 5.79 UNC Pembroke D2 6 370 2222 21 370.3 6.01 Wingate D2 6 383 2194 20 365.7 5.73 NC State FBS 6 416 2127 20 354.5 5.11 Methodist D3 5 376 1725 14 345.0 4.59 Elon FCS 6 396 1956 16 326.0 4.94 Gardner-Webb FCS 5 355 1569 14 313.8 4.42 Charlotte FBS 5 311 1556 10 311.2 5.00 East Carolina FBS 5 343 1521 10 304.2 4.43 Johnson C. Smith D2 6 408 1768 15 294.7 4.33 Greensboro D3 6 393 1750 12 291.7 4.45 NC Wesleyan D3 5 334 1456 10 291.2 4.36 Guilford D3 5 301 1399 15 279.8 4.65 Elizabeth City State D2 6 373 1667 12 277.8 4.47 Winston-Salem State D2 6 327 1661 16 276.8 5.08 Chowan D2 6 363 1618 13 269.7 4.46 Livingstone D2 6 391 1556 12 259.3 3.98 Fayetteville State D2 6 341 1466 9 244.3 4.30 Shaw D2 6 358 1430 11 238.3 3.99 Louisburg JUCO 5 235 1115 16 223.0 4.74 NC A&T FCS 5 243 1056 6 211.2 4.35 St. Andrews NAIA 5 309 1011 6 202.2 3.27 St. Augustine’s D2 6 327 908 3 151.3 2.78
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YARDS PER PLAY DIVISION GAMES Y/PLAY Western Carolina FCS 6 7.69 Davidson FCS 5 7.48 Campbell FCS 6 6.73 Barton D2 6 6.61 North Carolina FBS 5 6.43 Duke FBS 5 6.37 Brevard D3 6 6.36 Catawba D2 6 6.11 Appalachian State FBS 6 6.07 Mars Hill D2 5 6.06 UNC Pembroke D2 6 6.01 Lenoir-Rhyne D2 6 5.97 NC Central FCS 6 5.79 Wingate D2 6 5.73 Wake Forest FBS 5 5.31 NC State FBS 6 5.11 Winston-Salem State D2 6 5.08 Charlotte FBS 5 5.00 Elon FCS 6 4.94 Louisburg JUCO 5 4.74 Guilford D3 5 4.65 Methodist D3 5 4.59 Elizabeth City State D2 6 4.47 Chowan D2 6 4.46 Greensboro D3 6 4.45 East Carolina FBS 5 4.43 Gardner-Webb FCS 5 4.42 NC Wesleyan D3 5 4.36 NC A&T FCS 5 4.35 Johnson C. Smith D2 6 4.33 Fayetteville State D2 6 4.30 Shaw D2 6 3.99 Livingstone D2 6 3.98 St. Andrews NAIA 5 3.27 St. Augustine’s D2 6 2.78
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OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS DIVISION GAMES OFF TD Western Carolina FCS 6 32 Davidson FCS 5 30 Campbell FCS 6 30 NC Central FCS 6 28 Lenoir-Rhyne D2 6 25 Appalachian State FBS 6 23 Catawba D2 6 23 Barton D2 6 22 Brevard D3 6 22 North Carolina FBS 5 21 UNC Pembroke D2 6 21 Duke FBS 5 20 NC State FBS 6 20 Wingate D2 6 20 Louisburg JUCO 5 16 Elon FCS 6 16 Winston-Salem State D2 6 16 Guilford D3 5 15 Johnson C. Smith D2 6 15 Gardner-Webb FCS 5 14 Mars Hill D2 5 14 Methodist D3 5 14 Wake Forest FBS 5 13 Chowan D2 6 13 Elizabeth City State D2 6 12 Greensboro D3 6 12 Livingstone D2 6 12 Shaw D2 6 11 Charlotte FBS 5 10 East Carolina FBS 5 10 NC Wesleyan D3 5 10 Fayetteville State D2 6 9 NC A&T FCS 5 6 St. Andrews NAIA 5 6 St. Augustine’s D2 6 3
