1977 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

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1977 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–4–1 (2–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium E. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978  →
1977 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Chattanooga + 4 –1 –09 –1 –1
VMI + 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
The Citadel 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
Furman 3 –2 –14 –5 –2
Western Carolina 2 –2 –16 –4 –1
Appalachian State 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
Marshall 0 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1977 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Catamounts were led by ninth-year head coach Bob Waters and played their home games at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The finished the season with an overall record of 6–4–1 and a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Jacksonville State *
L 16–218,200 [1]
September 10 Tennessee Tech *
L 21–41 [2]
September 17at The Citadel
L 0–2015,740 [3]
September 24at Indiana State *
W 15–14 [4]
October 1at Furman
T 24–2410,000 [5]
October 8 Chattanooga
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 10–211,100 [6]
October 15 East Tennessee State *
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 35–0 [7]
October 22 Maine *
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 41–206,500 [8]
October 29 Wofford *
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 41–610,361 [9]
November 12at Marshall
W 41–266,038 [10]
November 19 Appalachian State
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)
W 44–1412,015 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Jacksonville holds off Western's comeback". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 4, 1977. Retrieved November 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Tennessee Tech beats Carolina". The Tennessean. September 11, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Citadel opens SC year with 20–0 win". The Times and Democrat. September 18, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Indiana State is 15–14 loser". The Indianapolis Star. September 25, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "'Southern' scoring machines run out of gas". Anderson Independent. October 2, 1977. Retrieved September 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "UT–Chattanooga bolts past Western, 21–10, in rain". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 9, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Catamounts top ETSU Bucs, 35–0". Bristol Herald Courier. October 16, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "WC's Pusey zaps Bears, 41–20". The Bangor Daily News. October 24, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Catamounts rip Wofford, 41–6, with late rally". The State. October 30, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Cold game, Lipford leads W. Carolina 41–26 as Marshall's comeback falls short". Sunday Gazette-Mail. November 13, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Western blasts Apps, 44–14". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 20, 1977. Retrieved December 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "2021 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University Athletics. 2021. p. 123. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Western Carolina Game By Game Results". Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.
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