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Conference | Southern Conference |
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STATS | No. 23 |
Record | 7–4 (5–3 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Kade Bell (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | No-huddle spread |
Defensive coordinator | Chaz Scales (3rd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Furman $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Chattanooga ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Mercer ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Western Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Western Carolina Catamounts football team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Catamounts were led by third-year head coach Kerwin Bell and played home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The Western Carolina Catamounts football team drew an average home attendance of 11,935 in 2023.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Arkansas * | SECN+/ESPN+ | L 13–56 | 44,397 | ||
September 9 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 8 Samford | ESPN+ | W 30–7 | 12,410 | ||
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky * | ESPN+ | W 27–24 | 13,596 | ||
September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | Charleston Southern * | No. 23 |
| ESPN+ | W 77–21 | 13,357 |
September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at The Citadel | No. 17 | ESPN+ | W 49–14 | 12,317 | |
October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Chattanooga | No. 11 | ESPN+ | W 52–50 | 8,978 | |
October 21 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 4 Furman | No. 8 |
| ESPN+ | L 17–29 | 10,736 |
October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Mercer ![]() | No. 10 |
| ESPN+ | L 38–45 | 12,154 |
November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at Wofford | No. 16 | ESPN+ | W 28–25 | 4,996 | |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State | No. 17 |
| ESPN+ | W 58–7 | 11,019 |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at VMI | No. 14 | ESPN+ | L 24–27 | 5,297 | |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Catamounts | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Razorbacks | 21 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
at War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas
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Statistics | Western Carolina | Arkansas |
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First downs | 18 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 70–291 | 61–379 |
Rushes–yards | 30–64 | 36–105 |
Passing yards | 227 | 274 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 25–40–4 | 20–25–0 |
Time of possession | 30:43 | 29:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Carolina | Passing | Cole Gonzales | 9/14, 118 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Branson Adams | 4 carries, 38 yards | |
Receiving | Censere Lee | 3 receptions, 41 yards | |
Arkansas | Passing | KJ Jefferson | 18/23, 246 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Raheim Sanders | 15 carries, 42 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jaedon Wilson | 3 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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SAM –6.0 | 64.5 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Samford | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Western Carolina | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
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Statistics | SAM | WCU |
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First downs | 15 | 34 |
Plays–yards | 57–361 | 84–546 |
Rushes–yards | 23–46 | 49–284 |
Passing yards | 315 | 262 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–34–0 | 29–35–0 |
Time of possession | 18:51 | 41:09 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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No. 8 Samford | Passing | Michael Hiers | 21/34, 315 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jay Stanton | 7 carries, 26 yards | |
Receiving | Ty King | 3 receptions, 96 yards | |
Western Carolina | Passing | Cole Gonzales | 29/35, 262 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Desmond Reid | 27 carries, 170 yards, TD | |
Receiving | AJ Colombo | 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Western Carolina | 0 | ||
Eastern Kentucky | 0 |
at Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, Kentucky
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Statistics | WCU | EKU |
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Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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Eastern Kentucky | Passing | ||
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Charleston Southern | 0 | ||
Western Carolina | 0 |
at E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, North Carolina
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Statistics | CHSO | WCU |
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Charleston Southern | Passing | ||
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Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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Western Carolina | 0 | ||
The Citadel | 0 |
at Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina
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Statistics | WCU | CIT |
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Time of possession |
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Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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The Citadel | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
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Western Carolina | 0 | ||
Chattanooga | 0 |
at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, Tennessee
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Statistics | WCU | UTC |
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Chattanooga | Passing | ||
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Furman | 0 | ||
Western Carolina | 0 |
at E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, North Carolina
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Statistics | FUR | WCU |
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Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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Mercer | 21 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
No. 10 Western Carolina | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
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Statistics | MER | WCU |
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First downs | 26 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 76–422 | 71–474 |
Rushes–yards | 48–210 | 19–86 |
Passing yards | 212 | 388 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–28–1 | 32–52–3 |
Time of possession | 33:35 | 26:25 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Mercer | Passing | Carter Peevy | 18/28, 212 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Al Wooten II | 15 carries, 68 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Ty James | 6 receptions, 115 yards, TD | |
Western Carolina | Passing | Cole Gonzales | 32/51, 388 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Branson Adams | 9 carries, 46 yards | |
Receiving | David White | 5 receptions, 113 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Western Carolina | 0 | ||
Wofford | 0 |
at Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, South Carolina
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Statistics | WCU | WOF |
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Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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Wofford | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
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East Tennessee State | 0 | ||
Western Carolina | 0 |
at E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, North Carolina
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Statistics | ETSU | WCU |
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East Tennessee State | Passing | ||
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Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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Western Carolina | 0 | ||
VMI | 0 |
at Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, Virginia
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VMI | Passing | ||
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Passing statistics | |||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RAT | CMP-ATT-INT | YDS | AVG/G | CMP% | TD | LONG |
QB | 0.0 | 0-0-0 | 0 yrds | 0.0% | 0 TDs | 0 | |||
TOTALS | 0.0 | 0-0-0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 TDs | 0 |
Rushing statistics | ||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | ATT | GAIN | AVG | TD | LONG | AVG/G |
RB | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TDs | 0 | 0.0 | ||
TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TDs | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving statistics | ||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | CTH | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | AVG/G |
WR | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TDs | 0 | 0.0 | ||
TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TDs | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense statistics | ||||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACK-YDS | INT-YDS-TD | BU | QBH | RCV-YDS | FF | BLK | SAF |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 yrds | 0-0 yrds | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 yrds | 0-0 yrds | 0-0 yrds- 0 TDs | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown
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# | NAME | POS | XPM-XPA (XP%) | FGM-FGA (FG%) | 1–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | PTS | LNG | KICKS | YDS | AVG | TB | OB |
PK | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- | 0 pts | 0 | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 | - | ||
TOTALS | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 | - |
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# | NAME | POS | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LONG | TB | FC | I–20 | 50+ | BLK | |
P | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Team | -- | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick return statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
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TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TD's | 0 |
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# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
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TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TD's | 0 |