1978 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

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1978 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–5 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium E. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons
  1977
1979  
1978 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Furman + 4 1 08 3 0
Chattanooga + 3 1 07 3 1
Appalachian State 4 2 07 4 0
Western Carolina 4 2 06 5 0
The Citadel 2 3 05 6 0
VMI 0 4 03 8 0
Marshall 0 5 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1978 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 10th year under head coach Bob Waters, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at East Carolina *L 6–1431,251 [1]
September 9at Tennessee Tech *L 20–22 [2]
September 16at East Tennessee State *L 14–215,269 [3]
September 23 Elon *W 17–79,315 [4]
September 30 Marshall
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 21–147,645 [5]
October 14 The Citadel
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 38–24 [6]
October 21at Wofford *
W 26–114,300 [7]
October 28at VMI W 41–12 [8]
November 4at Chattanooga W 31–2110,000 [9]
November 11 Furman
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 7–24 [10]
November 18 Appalachian State
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)
L 13–3912,232 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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