2024 Western Carolina Catamounts football | |
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Rylan Wells (1st (4th overall) season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jerry Odom (1st season) |
Home stadium | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium |
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Chattanooga | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from STATS Poll |
The 2024 Western Carolina Catamounts football team will represent Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Catamounts will be coached by fourth-year head coach Kerwin Bell and play at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result |
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August 29 | at NC State * | |||
September 7 | Campbell * | ESPN+ | ||
September 14 | at Elon * | FloSports | ||
September 21 | at Montana * | ESPN+ | ||
October 5 | Wofford |
| ESPN+ | |
October 12 | The Citadel |
| ESPN+ | |
October 19 | at Furman | ESPN+ | ||
October 26 | at Mercer | ESPN+ | ||
November 2 | Chattanooga |
| ESPN+ | |
November 9 | at East Tennessee State | ESPN+ | ||
November 16 | VMI |
| ESPN+ | |
November 23 | at Samford | ESPN+ | ||
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