2000 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

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2000 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference Southern Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium E. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons
←  1999
2001  →
2000 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^  7 –1   13 –2  
No. 4 Appalachian State ^  6 –2   10 –4  
No. 10 Furman ^  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 23 Wofford  5 –3   7 –4  
East Tennessee State  4 –4   6 –5  
Chattanooga  3 –5   5 –6  
Western Carolina  3 –5   4 –7  
The Citadel  1 –7   2 –9  
VMI  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2000 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bill Bleil, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28:00 p.m.at LSU *
L 0–5887,188 [1]
September 96:00 p.m. Lenoir–Rhyne *
W 53–108,714 [2]
September 167:00 p.m.at The Citadel
L 10–1712,281 [3]
September 236:00 p.m. East Tennessee State
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 39–274,214 [4]
September 302:00 p.m.at No. 6 Furman
L 14–389,387 [5]
October 76:00 p.m.No. 1 Georgia Southern
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 24–427,114 [6]
October 141:30 p.m.at Wofford
L 31–408,024 [7]
October 211:00 p.m. Chattanooga
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 41–368,312 [8]
October 281:00 p.m.at VMI
W 41–315,275 [9]
November 111:00 p.m.No. 14 Appalachian State
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)
L 28–3510,207 [10]
November 181:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech *
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 35–374,828 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Western Carolina pounded by LSU". The News and Observer. September 3, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "W. Carolina offense rolls over L–R". News and Record. September 10, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Catamounts fail to capitalize on opportunities in loss". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 17, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bucs done in by Cats, mistakes". Elizabethton Star. September 24, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Western can't touch Ivory, Paladins romp". The Greenville News. October 1, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "WCU falls to Georgia Southern". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 8, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Wofford Terriers scratch out win". Florence Morning News. October 15, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Fryer's pick stop Moccasins". The Charlotte Observer. October 22, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Catamounts pass over VMI". The Daily News Leader. October 29, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Catamounts can't cash in on chances to win". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 12, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Cats suffer heartbreaker". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 19, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "2000 Football Schedule". catamountsports.com. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
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