1984 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

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1984 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference Southern Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium E. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons
←  1983
1985 →
1984 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Chattanooga $^ 5 –1 –06 –5 –0
No. 14 Western Carolina 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
The Citadel 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
No. 16 Furman 3 –3 –08 –3 –0
East Tennessee State 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Marshall 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Appalachian State 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
VMI 1 –4 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 16th year under head coach Bob Waters, the team compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at No. 19 (I-A) Boston College *
L 24–4432,000 [1]
September 8 Davidson *
W 45–139,266 [2]
September 15at Chattanooga
L 6–108,239 [3]
September 22at VMI
W 22–164,600 [4]
September 29 Tennessee Tech *
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 34–610,444 [5]
October 6at Appalachian State
W 34–718,629 [6]
October 13 The Citadel No. 19
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 33–3412,204 [7]
October 20 Wofford *
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 31–06,858 [8]
October 27at No. 12 Furman
W 20–1912,514 [9]
November 3 Marshall
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 30–08,414 [10]
November 10at East Tennessee State No. 18
W 31–17 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "BC, Flutie get it done, 44–24". The Boston Globe. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Catamounts convincing, 45–13". The Asheville Citizen-Times. September 9, 1984. Retrieved September 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "UT–Chattanooga beats WCU". News and Record. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Cats edge VMI". The Asheville Citizen-Times. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cats are back". The Asheville Citizen-Times. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cats whip Apps". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "The Citadel surprises W. Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Western Carolina dismantles Wofford on 3 Maddox TDs, 31–0". The Times and Democrat. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Furman loses a heartbreaker to rival Western Carolina". The Greenville News. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Western routs Marshall, 30–0". The Asheville Citizen-Times. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Western Carolina wins over E. Tennessee 24–17". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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