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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 |
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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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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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Elon | Passing | ||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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VMI | Passing | ||
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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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Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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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 |
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 |
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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 |