1994 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

1994 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Steve Hodgin (5th season)
Home stadium	E. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons ←  1993 1995  →

1994 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Marshall $^	7	–	1	–	0			12	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Appalachian State ^	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Georgia Southern	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Western Carolina	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
East Tennessee State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Furman	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Chattanooga	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
VMI	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth 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 tied for third in the SoCon.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Lenoir–Rhyne *	No. 17	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 23–14		[1]
September 10	at Georgia Tech *	No. 17	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	L 26–45	40,012	[2]
September 17	at The Citadel	No. 17	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 42–38	14,176	[3]
September 24	at No. 24 (I-A) NC State *	No. 14	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 13–38	43,000	[4]
October 1	at Furman	No. 14	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 35–24	12,125	[5]
October 8	Georgia Southern	No. 17	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 35–31	10,212	[6]
October 15	at No. 1 Marshall	No. 16	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	L 14–38	24,968	[7]
October 22	Chattanooga	No. 23	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 53–15	11,337	[8]
October 29	at VMI	No. 21	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 33–7	5,129	[9]
November 12	No. 12 Appalachian State	No. 18	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)	L 7–12	15,247	[10]
November 19	East Tennessee State	No. 23	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 31–34		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Big win, Cats slip by Bears". Hickory Daily Record. September 2, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tech wins, but nobody is bragging". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 11, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Western Carolina downs The Citadel in shootout". The Island Packet. September 18, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Wolfpack cruises past Catamounts 38–13". Winston-Salem Journal. September 25, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Rally Cats get win". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 2, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "WCU rallies again". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 9, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Marshall thunders past WCU". The Salisbury Post. October 16, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "A happy homecoming; Western Carolina stomps Chattanooga, 53–15". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 23, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Western explodes in second half to top VMI". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 30, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "ASU's decade of dominance". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 13, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Bucs achieve winning season". Elizabethton Star. November 20, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.