Western Carolina Catamounts football
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| Western Carolina Catamounts football | |||
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| First season | 1931 | ||
| Athletic director | Randy Eaton | ||
| Head coach | Mark Speir 4th year, 11–27 (.289) |
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| Stadium | E. J. Whitmire Stadium | ||
| Field | Bob Waters Field | ||
| Seating capacity | 13,742 | ||
| Location | Cullowhee, North Carolina | ||
| Conference | Southern Conference | ||
| All-time record | 307–435–23 (.416) | ||
| Bowl record | 0–1–0 (.000) | ||
| Playoff appearances | 1 | ||
| Playoff record | 3–1 | ||
| Claimed nat'l titles | 0 | ||
| Conference titles | 0 | ||
| Division titles | 0 | ||
| Fight song | Fight On You Catamounts | ||
| Mascot | Paws | ||
| Marching band | Western Carolina University Pride of the Mountains Marching Band | ||
| Website | catamountsports.com | ||
The Western Carolina Catamounts football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Western Carolina University located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southern Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1931. The team plays its home games at the 13,742 seat Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium. They are coached by Mark Speir.
Contents
History
Classifications
- 1973–1976: NCAA Division III
- 1977: NCAA Division I
- 1978–1981: NCAA Division I–A
- 1982–present: NCAA Division I–AA
Conference memberships
- 1931–1932: Independent
- 1933–1960: North State Conference
- 1961–1967: Conference Carolinas
- 1968–1972: Independent
- 1973–1976: NCAA Division II Independent
- 1977–present: Southern Conference
Notable former players
Notable alumni include:
Year-by-year results
| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| C. C. Poindexter (Independent) (1931–1932) | |||||||||
| C. C. Poindexter (North State Conference) (1933–1934) | |||||||||
| Ralph James (North State Conference) (1935–1938) | |||||||||
| James Whatley (North State Conference) (1939–1941) | |||||||||
| No team (Due to World War II) (1942–1944) | |||||||||
| Marion McDonald (North State Conference) (1945) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Marion McDonald | 1–3 | |||||||
| Marion McDonald: | 1–3 | ||||||||
| Tom Young (North State Conference) (1946–1955) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Tom Young | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| 1947 | Tom Young | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| 1948 | Tom Young | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1949 | Tom Young | 8–3 | L Smoky Mountain | ||||||
| 1950 | Tom Young | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1951 | Tom Young | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1952 | Tom Young | 2–8 | |||||||
| 1953 | Tom Young | 1–9 | |||||||
| 1954 | Tom Young | 4–5–1 | |||||||
| 1955 | Tom Young | 1–8–1 | |||||||
| Tom Young: | 38–56–4 | ||||||||
| Dan Robinson (North State Conference) (1956–1968) | |||||||||
| Dan Robinson (Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1961–1967) | |||||||||
| Dan Robinson (Independent) (1968) | |||||||||
| Bob Waters (Independent) (1968–1976) | |||||||||
| Bob Waters (Southern Conference) (1977–1988) | |||||||||
| Dale Strahm (Southern Conference) (1989) | |||||||||
| 1989 | Dale Strahm | 3–7–1 | 1–4–1 | T–6th | |||||
| Dale Strahm: | 3–7–1 | 1–4–1 | |||||||
| Steve Hodgin (Southern Conference) (1990–1996) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Steve Hodgin | 3–8 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1991 | Steve Hodgin | 2–9 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1992 | Steve Hodgin | 7–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1993 | Steve Hodgin | 6–5 | 5–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1994 | Steve Hodgin | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1995 | Steve Hodgin | 3–7 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1996 | Steve Hodgin | 4–7 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| Steve Hodgin: | 31–45 | 22–31 | |||||||
| Bill Bleil (Southern Conference) (1997–2001) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Bill Bleil | 3–8 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1998 | Bill Bleil | 6–5 | 5–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1999 | Bill Bleil | 3–8 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2000 | Bill Bleil | 4–7 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2001 | Bill Bleil | 7–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| Bill Bleil: | 23–32 | 18–22 | |||||||
| Kent Briggs (Southern Conference) (2002–2007) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Kent Briggs | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2003 | Kent Briggs | 5–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2004 | Kent Briggs | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2005 | Kent Briggs | 5–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2006 | Kent Briggs | 2–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2007 | Kent Briggs | 1–10 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| Kent Briggs: | 22–43 | 12–32 | |||||||
| Dennis Wagner (Southern Conference) (2008–2011) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Dennis Wagner | 3–9 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2009 | Dennis Wagner | 2–9 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 2010 | Dennis Wagner | 2–9 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2011 | Dennis Wagner | 1–9 | 0–7 | 9th | |||||
| Dennis Wagner: | 8–36 | 3–28 | |||||||
| Mark Rhea (Southern Conference) (2011) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Mark Rhea | 0–1 | 0–1 | 9th | |||||
| Mark Rhea: | 0–1 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Mark Speir (Southern Conference) (2012–present) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Mark Speir | 1–10 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2013 | Mark Speir | 2–10 | 1–7 | T-8th | |||||
| 2014 | Mark Speir | 7-5 | 5-2 | T-2nd | |||||
| 2015 | Mark Speir | 7-4 | 5-2 | 3rd | |||||
| Mark Speir: | 17–29 | 11–19 | |||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
