1998 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

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1998 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium E. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →
1998 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^  8 –0   14 –1  
No. 6 Appalachian State ^  6 –2   10 –3  
Western Carolina  5 –3   6 –5  
Chattanooga  4 –4   5 –6  
The Citadel  4 –4   5 –6  
East Tennessee State  3 –5   4 –7  
Wofford  3 –5   4 –7  
Furman  3 –5   5 –6  
VMI  0 –8   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1998 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Bleil, 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 p.m.at Duke *
L 10–2422,460 [1]
September 19at The Citadel
W 14–811,011 [2]
September 26 East Tennessee State
W 31–24 2OT [3]
October 3at No. 25 Furman
L 7–319,620 [4]
October 10No. 2 Georgia Southern
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 21–289,671 [5]
October 172:00 p.m.at Wofford
L 10–177,413 [6]
October 241:00 p.m. Chattanooga
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 24–217,747 [7]
October 311:00 p.m.at VMI
W 39–173,714 [8]
November 7 Elon *
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 10–76,844 [9]
November 14at Tennessee Tech *
L 6–171,300 [10]
November 21No. 3 Appalachian State
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)
W 23–613,785 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Cats hang tough". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Catamounts crack down on Citadel". The Beaufort Gazette. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "W. Carolina survives in 2 OTs". The Charlotte Observer. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Cats take Southern Conference detour". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Late score saves No. 2 Ga. South". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Wofford edges Catamounts". The Item. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Western Carolina holds off Chattanooga". Winston-Salem Journal. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Catamounts' back feasts on Keydets". The Roanoke Times. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Western Carolina survives Elon visit". News and Record. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tennessee Tech overcomes Hoover". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Cats quench 13-year thirst". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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