1990 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

Last updated

1990 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference Southern Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium E. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons
←  1989
1991  →
1990 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Furman $^ 6 –1 –09 –4 –0
Appalachian State 5 –2 –06 –5 –0
Chattanooga 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
No. 15 The Citadel ^ 4 –3 –07 –5 –0
Marshall 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Western Carolina 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
VMI 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
East Tennessee State 1 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Steve Hodgin, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at NC State *
L 0–6742,700 [1]
September 8 VMI
W 28–206,752 [2]
September 15at North Carolina A&T *
L 19–40 [3]
September 22 East Tennessee State
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 21–175,928 [4]
September 29 Mars Hill *
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 20–7 [5]
October 6No. 18 The Citadel
  • Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 10–2811,148 [6]
October 13at Duke *
L 18–4915,700 [7]
October 20at Appalachian State
L 9–2721,412 [8]
October 27at No. 8 Furman
L 9–4214,910 [9]
November 3at Chattanooga
L 21–235,203 [10]
November 17 Marshall
  • Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 14–429,626 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "N.C. State defense stuffs Catamounts in 67–0 victory". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 2, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Western Carolina beats VMI, 28–20". The Greenville. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Western whipped by A&T, 40–19". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Buccaneers fall to Western Carolina". Elizabethton Star. September 23, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cats continue hex over Mars Hill, 20–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 30, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Wimbush paces The Citadel, 28–10". The Greenville News. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Devils catch Cats napping". Durham Morning Herald. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "ASU rolls up 27–9 win over WCU, Continues dominance of SC rivalry". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Paladins overcome shaky start, breeze to 42–9 win over Western". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Late UTC field goal nips Western". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Thundering Herd routs Western Carolina". The Ironton Tribune. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.