1993 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

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1993 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium E. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons
  1992
1994  
1993 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^ 7 1 010 3 0
No. 9 Marshall ^ 6 2 011 4 0
Western Carolina 5 3 06 5 0
Furman 4 4 05 5 1
The Citadel 4 4 07 5 0
Appalachian State 4 4 04 7 0
East Tennessee State 3 5 05 6 0
Chattanooga 2 6 04 7 0
VMI 1 7 01 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Kansas *No. 8L 3–4631,500 [1]
September 18 The Citadel No. 13W 38–189,286 [2]
September 25No. 12 North Carolina A&T *No. 11
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 7–3411,288 [3]
October 2 Furman No. 22
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 23–2011,632 [4]
October 9at No. 8 Georgia Southern No. 20L 18–1914,133 [5]
October 16at East Tennessee State No. 25W 25–246,061 [6]
October 23at Chattanooga No. 24W 41–108,523 [7]
October 30 Newberry *No. 22
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 56–105,238 [8]
November 6 VM No. 20
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 38–1410,116 [9]
November 13at Appalachian State No. 16L 16–2014,767 [10]
November 20at No. 9 Marshall L 16–2018,055 [11]

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.