1993 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

1993 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Steve Hodgin (4th season)
Home stadium	E. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons ←  1992 1994 →

1993 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Marshall ^	6	–	2	–	0			11	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Furman	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Appalachian State	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
East Tennessee State	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
VMI	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Steve Hodgin, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished third in the SoCon.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Kansas *	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 3–46	31,500	[1]
September 18	The Citadel	No. 13	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 38–18	9,286	[2]
September 25	No. 12 North Carolina A&T *	No. 11	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 7–34	11,288	[3]
October 2	Furman	No. 22	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 23–20	11,632	[4]
October 9	at No. 8 Georgia Southern	No. 20	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 18–19	14,133	[5]
October 16	at East Tennessee State	No. 25	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 25–24	6,061	[6]
October 23	at Chattanooga	No. 24	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 41–10	8,523	[7]
October 30	Newberry *	No. 22	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 56–10	5,238	[8]
November 6	VM	No. 20	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 38–14	10,116	[9]
November 13	at Appalachian State	No. 16	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry)	L 16–20	14,767	[10]
November 20	at No. 9 Marshall		Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	L 16–20	18,055	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Kansas takes out frustrations on Western Carolina". The Mercury. September 5, 1992. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "The Citadel's freefall continues against WCU". The State. September 19, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Cats declawed in loss to A&T". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 26, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Western QB, kicker provide heroics in win over Furman". The Charlotte Observer. October 3, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "'6-Trojan' lifts Georgia Southern past Western Carolina". The Macon Telegraph. October 10, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Buccaneers lose homecoming tilt". Elizabethton Star. October 17, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cats claw Mocs, 41–10". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 24, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Catamounts take 56–10 win over Newberry". The Times and Democrat. October 31, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Western rolls over Keydets". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 7, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Apps upend Cats, 20–16". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 14, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Herd slips by WCU". The Charlotte Observer. November 21, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.