1978 Western Carolina Catamounts football | |
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 6–5 (4–2 SoCon) |
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Home stadium | E. J. Whitmire Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | at East Carolina * | L 6–14 | 31,251 | [1] | |
September 9 | at Tennessee Tech * | L 20–22 | [2] | ||
September 16 | at East Tennessee State * | L 14–21 | 5,269 | [3] | |
September 23 | Elon * | W 17–7 | 9,315 | [4] | |
September 30 | Marshall |
| W 21–14 | 7,645 | [5] |
October 14 | The Citadel |
| W 38–24 | [6] | |
October 21 | at Wofford * |
| W 26–11 | 4,300 | [7] |
October 28 | at VMI | W 41–12 | [8] | ||
November 4 | at Chattanooga | W 31–21 | 10,000 | [9] | |
November 11 | Furman |
| L 7–24 | [10] | |
November 18 | Appalachian State |
| L 13–39 | 12,232 | [11] |
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