Concord eases past Ferrum, 38-17, for eighth win of the season
ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University football team closed the 2026 season with a decisive 38-17 win over non-conference opponent Ferrum in a game played at Callaghan Stadium Saturday afternoon.
The Mountain Lions (8-3) never trailed in the contest, and were only tied 7-7 late in the first quarter.
CU took advantage of a short field on the game’s first possession as the Mountain Lions capped a 40-yard scoring drive. Sophomore running back Curtis Clark hauled in a 19-yard touchdown from graduate quarterback Devin Kargman.
Ferrum (3-8) answered with a touchdown in the final minute of the first quarter, but the deadlock was short-lived as junior wide receiver Cordale Russell snagged his first of two touchdowns on the day, a four-yard pass less than two minutes into the second quarter.
The Maroon and Gray tacked on another scoring near the end of the half when Kargman found Russell in stride in the end zone for a 34-yard connection.
On the other side of the ball, the CU defense recorded three interceptions in the first half with junior defensive back Ar’Terrian Godfrey, redshirt freshman defensive Elijah Owens and junior linebacker Jonathan Williams all collecting their third interceptions of the season to squash potential Ferrum scoring drives.
The scoreboard went silent until the halfway point of the third quarter when sophomore wide receiver Dom Collins ran under a 46-yard strike from Kargman to take the lead to 28-7.
FC scored near the end of the third quarter, but CU had an immediate answer as freshman kicker Christian Torres converted a 39-yard field on the next Maroon and Gray drive. Ferrum matched the field with a three of its own at the 7:53 mark of the fourth.
Kargman hit redshirt freshman wide receiver Ethan Jackson on a 15-yard touchdown to put the game out of reach with 5:23 remaining.
Kargman finished the day by going 33-for-45 for 367 yards and five touchdowns. Collins (181) and Russell (120) both went over 100 yards on the day as the pair also set career high in receptions. Collins had 13 catches while Russell reeled in nine catches.
Sophomore defensive back Christian Henderson had a team-best six tackles, all solo. On his Senior Day, linebacker Brodee had five solo tackles. Godfrey tied Rice for tackles while snatching his third interception.
Junior linebacker Justin Hayes tallied CU’s fourth interception of the day in the fourth quarter.
The four interceptions by the Concord defense are the most since the 2012 season versus West Liberty when the Maroon and Gray also had four.
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