2022 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

2022 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Kerwin Bell (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kade Bell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Chaz Scales (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Samford $^		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 10 Furman ^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 23 Chattanooga		5	–	3					7	–	4
No. 24 Mercer		5	–	3					7	–	4
Western Carolina		4	–	4					6	–	5
Wofford		3	–	5					3	–	8
The Citadel		3	–	5					4	–	7
East Tennessee State		1	–	7					3	–	8
VMI		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Western Carolina Catamounts football team represented the Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Kerwin Bell the Catamounts played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 p.m.	at Charleston Southern *	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC		W 52–38	3,922
September 10	7:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech *	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCNX	L 17–35	36,486
September 17	3:30 p.m.	Presbyterian *	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+	W 77–21	11,776
September 24	3:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Samford	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	L 12–35	7,519
October 1	3:30 p.m.	VMI	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+	W 38–17	11,103
October 8	4:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Mercer	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN+	L 6–49	10,927
October 15	2:00 p.m.	at Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		L 40–47	9,617
October 22	2:00 p.m.	The Citadel	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+	L 21–34	7,304
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Wofford	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+	W 36–29	10,107
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at East Tennessee State	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	W 20–17	7,244
November 19	1:00 p.m.	No. 15 Chattanooga	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+	W 32–29	9,089
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	17	14	14	7	52
Buccaneers	7	10	14	7	38

See also: 2022 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

At Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	14	0	0	3	17
Yellow Jackets	14	14	7	0	35

See also: 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	7	7	7	21
Catamounts	7	21	28	21	77

See also: 2022 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

At No. 21 Samford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	0	3	6	3	12
No. 21 Bulldogs	7	7	7	14	35

See also: 2022 Samford Bulldogs football team

VMI

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	7	3	7	0	17
Catamounts	14	7	10	7	38

See also: 2022 VMI Keydets football team

At No. 12 Mercer

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	0	0	6	0	6
No. 12 Bears	21	21	0	7	49

See also: 2022 Mercer Bears football team

At Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	7	13	0	20	40
Paladins	14	13	17	3	47

See also: 2022 Furman Paladins football team

The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
Citadel Bulldogs	7	17	7	3	34
Catamounts	0	0	7	14	21

See also: 2022 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	7	7	7	8	29
Catamounts	3	9	14	10	36

See also: 2022 Wofford Terriers football team

At East Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	7	3	0	10	20
Buccaneers	7	7	0	3	17

See also: 2022 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

No. 15 Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Mocs	7	7	9	6	29
Catamounts	7	7	7	11	32

See also: 2022 Chattanooga Mocs football team

References

1. "2022 Western Carolina Catamounts Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. "2022 Football Schedule". Western Carolina Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2022.