| 2024 Western Carolina Catamounts football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (6–2 SoCon) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rylan Wells (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jerry Odom (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Mercer $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Western Carolina Catamounts football team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Catamounts were coached by fourth-year head coach Kerwin Bell and played at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 24 (FBS) NC State * | No. 20 | ACCN | L 21–38 | 56,919 | |
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Campbell * | No. 17 | ESPN+ | L 16–24 | 12,506 | |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Elon * | FloSports/WMYV | W 24–17 | 5,104 | ||
| September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Montana * | No. 24 | ESPN+ | L 35–46 | 25,720 | |
| October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | Wofford |
| ESPN+ | W 21–17 | Behind closed doors [1] | |
| October 12 | 2:30 p.m. | The Citadel |
| ESPN+ | W 30–16 | 6,278 | |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Furman | ESPN+ | W 52–20 | 9,897 | ||
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Mercer | No. 24 | ESPN+ | L 34–44 | 7,389 | |
| November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 18 Chattanooga |
| ESPN+ | W 38–34 | 11,198 | |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at East Tennessee State | No. 22 | ESPN+ | L 21–24 | 12,109 | |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | VMI |
| ESPN+ | W 58–28 | 13,022 | |
| November 23 | 3:00 p.m. | at Samford | ESPN+ | W 47–42 | 4,723 | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 20 Catamounts | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 24 (FBS) Wolfpack | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 38 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
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| Statistics | WCU | NCST |
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| First downs | 16 | 28 |
| Total yards | 58–364 | 73–521 |
| Rushing yards | 18–123 | 33–203 |
| Passing yards | 241 | 318 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–40–0 | 26–40–1 |
| Time of possession | 24:30 | 35:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Western Carolina | Passing | Cole Gonzales | 22/35, 211 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Cole Gonzales | 6 carries, 75 yards | |
| Receiving | AJ Colombo | 9 receptions, 97 yards, TD | |
| NC State | Passing | Grayson McCall | 26/40, 318 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Jordan Waters | 20 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Kevin Concepcion | 9 receptions, 121 yards, 3 TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Fighting Camels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 17 Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC
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| Statistics | CAM | WCU |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Campbell | Passing | ||
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| Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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| Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 22 Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Statistics | WCU | ELON |
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| First downs | ||
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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| Elon | Passing | ||
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| No. 24 Catamounts | 14 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 35 |
| No. 9 Grizzlies | 0 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 46 |
at Washington–Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT
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| Statistics | WCU | MONT |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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| Montana | Passing | ||
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| Terriers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC
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| Statistics | WOF | WCU |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Wofford | Passing | ||
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| Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC
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| Statistics | CIT | WCU |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| The Citadel | Passing | ||
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| Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paladins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Paladin Stadium, Greenville, SC
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| Statistics | WCU | FUR |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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| Furman | Passing | ||
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| No. 24 Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 14 Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Five Star Stadium, Macon, GA
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| Statistics | WCU | MER |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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| Mercer | Passing | ||
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| No. 18 Mocs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, NC
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| Statistics | UTC | WCU |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Chattanooga | Passing | ||
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| Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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| No. 22 Catmounts | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Buccaneers | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium, Johnson City, TN
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| Statistics | WCU | ETSU |
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| First downs | 20 | 21 |
| Total yards | 352 | 328 |
| Rushing yards | 119 | 174 |
| Passing yards | 233 | 154 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 26-36-1 | 11-24-4 |
| Time of possession | 29:30 | 30:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Western Carolina | Passing | Taron Dickens | 24-34, 233 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Branson Adams | 14 carries, 81 yards | |
| Receiving | Zion Booker | 5 receptions, 85 yards | |
| East Tennessee State | Passing | Gino English | 11-23, 154 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Bryson Irby | 21 carries, 79 yards | |
| Receiving | AJ Johnson | 2 receptions, 58 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Keydets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, NC
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| Statistics | VMI | WCU |
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| Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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| Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL
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| Samford | Passing | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | |||
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| # | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| - | - | - | - | - | |||
| TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TD's | 0 | ||
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| # | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
| - | - | - | - | - | |||
| TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TD's | 0 | ||