1979 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

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1979 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–5 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium E. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980  →
1979 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Chattanooga $ 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
VMI 4 –1 –06 –4 –1
The Citadel 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
Furman 4 –3 –05 –6 –0
Appalachian State 3 –4 –03 –8 –0
East Tennessee State 2 –3 –07 –4 –0
Western Carolina 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Marshall 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1979 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 11th year under head coach Bob Waters, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished in seventh place in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at East Carolina *
L 6–3125,500 [1]
September 8 Tennessee Tech *
W 24–78,650 [2]
September 15at Marshall
W 24–0 [3]
September 22at Appalachian State
L 27–3517,124 [4]
September 29 Elon *
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 20–75,712 [5]
October 6at The Citadel
L 19–2114,750 [6]
October 20 Wofford *
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 56–216,725 [7]
October 27 Lenoir–Rhyne *
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 42–6 [8]
November 3 Chattanooga
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 35–427,109 [9]
November 10at Furman
L 14–238,854 [10]
November 17 East Tennessee State
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 13–98,115 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "East Carolina stuns scouts, wins in air". The Charlotte Observer. September 2, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Pusey back on track as Western whips Tennessee Tech". The Asheville Citizen-Times. September 9, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Carolina wins". The Selma Times-Journal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Appalachian beats Western Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Williams leads WCU over Elon". Greensboro Daily News. September 30, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "The Citadel wins thriller over Western Carolina". The Greenville News. October 7, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Harp, Pusey lead Western in 56–21 rout". The State. October 21, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Pusey leads Catamounts". Florence Morning News. October 28, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "UT–Chattanooga stops WCU comeback 42–35". Winston-Salem Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Furman defense stymies Western Carolina 23–14". The Charlotte Observer. November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "James keys WC upset". The News and Observer. November 18, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1979 Western Carolina Catamounts Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
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