List of Western Carolina Catamounts football seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the Western Carolina Catamounts football team. Representing Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, the Catamounts compete in the Southern Conference in the NCAA Division I FCS. The school began playing football in 1931, and plays their home games out of 13,742-seat Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium. The Catamounts are currently led by head coach Kerwin Bell.

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The Catamounts' first and currently only conference championship came in 1949 where they went 8–3 and participated in the now-defunct Smoky Mountain Bowl. The program made an appearance in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA national championship game, winning three games before falling to Southern Illinois in the championship game. The 1983 campaign was the winningest season in program history with an 11–3–1 record.

Seasons

National champions†Conference champions *Division champions‡Bowl game berth ^
YearCoachConferenceConference finish [1] RecordBowl/PostseasonFinal ranking
WinsLossesTies TSN/STATS Poll
Coaches' Poll
Western Carolina Catamounts
1931C.C. PoindexterInd—440—N/AN/A
1932Ind—290—N/AN/A
1933North State—162—N/AN/A
1934North State, Smoky Mountain —370—N/AN/A
1935Ralph JamesNorth State, Smoky Mountain—1100—N/AN/A
1936North State, Smoky Mountain—270—N/AN/A
1937North State, Smoky Mountain—162—N/AN/A
1938North State—071—N/AN/A
1939James WhatleyNorth State—161—N/AN/A
1940North State—240—N/AN/A
1941North State—350—N/AN/A
1942No teamSeason cancelled due to World War II.
1943No teamSeason cancelled due to World War II.
1944No teamSeason cancelled due to World War II.
1945Marion McDonaldNorth State—130—N/AN/A
1946Tom YoungNorth State—631—N/AN/A
1947North State—351—N/AN/A
1948North State—730—N/AN/A
1949North State1st830Lost 1949 Smoky Mountain Bowl vs West Liberty State, 0-20N/AN/A
1950North State—360—N/AN/A
1951North State—360—N/AN/A
1952North State—280—N/AN/A
1953North State—190—N/AN/A
1954North State—451—N/AN/A
1955North State—271—N/AN/A
1956Dan RobinsonNorth State—190—N/AN/A
1957North State—251—N/AN/A
1958North State—181—N/AN/A
1959North State—721—N/AN/A
1960North State—650—N/AN/A
1961CIAC—460—N/AN/A
1962CIAC—351—N/AN/A
1963CIAC—261—N/AN/A
1964CIAC—540—N/AN/A
1965CIAC—720—N/AN/A
1966CIAC—550—N/AN/A
1967CIAC—451—N/AN/A
1968Ind—450—N/AN/A
1969Bob WatersInd—910—N/AN/A
1970Ind—630—N/AN/A
1971Ind—460—N/AN/A
1972Ind—721—N/AN/A
1973Ind—631—N/AN/A
1974Ind—920NCAA Division II Playoffs - First RoundN/AN/A
1975Ind—370—N/AN/A
1976Southern—640—N/AN/A
1977Southern5th641—N/AN/A
1978SouthernT-3rd650—N/AN/A
1979Southern7th650—N/AN/A
1980Southern5th371—N/AN/A
1981Southern6th470—N/AN/A
1982Southern3rd650—N/AN/A
1983Southern2nd1131NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs - Runner Up9N/A
1984Southern2nd830—14N/A
1985SouthernT-5th461—N/AN/A
1986Southern2nd650—N/AN/A
1987SouthernT-5th470—N/AN/A
1988SouthernT-7th290—N/AN/A
1989Dale StrahmSouthernT-6th371—N/AN/A
1990Steve HodginSouthern6th380—N/AN/A
1991SouthernT-6th290—N/AN/A
1992SouthernT-2nd740—N/AN/A
1993Southern3rd650—N/AN/A
1994SouthernT-3rd650—N/AN/A
1995SouthernT-7th370—N/AN/A
1996Southern9th47-—N/AN/A
1997Bill BleilSouthern7th38-—N/AN/A
1998Southern3rd65-—N/AN/A
1999Southern7th38-—N/AN/A
2000SouthernT-6th47-—N/AN/A
2001Southern4th74-—N/AN/A
2002Kent BriggsSouthernT-5th56-—N/AN/A
2003Southern6th57-—N/AN/A
2004SouthernT-5th47-—N/AN/A
2005 Southern4th54-—N/AN/A
2006 Southern8th29-—N/AN/A
2007 Southern8th110-—N/AN/A
2008 Dennis WagnerSouthern8th39-—N/AN/A
2009 Southern9th29-—N/AN/A
2010 Southern9th29-—N/AN/A
2011 Southern9th110-—N/AN/A
2012 Mark Speir Southern9th110-—N/AN/A
2013 SouthernT-8th210-—N/AN/A
2014 SouthernT-2nd75-—N/AN/A
2015 Southern3rd74-—N/AN/A
2016 SouthernT-8th29-—N/AN/A
2017 Southern4th75-—N/AN/A
2018 Southern8th38-—N/AN/A
2019 Southern8th39-—N/AN/A
2020 Southern9th18-—N/AN/A
2021 Kerwin Bell SouthernT-4th47-—N/AN/A
2022 Southern5th65-—N/AN/A
2023 Southern4th74-—23 [2] RV [3]
2024 Southern2nd75-—N/AN/A
Total Totals through the 2019 season34752223(all games)

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ . catamountsports.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
    2. ↑ "2023 Final FCS STATS Poll". www.ncaa.com. NCAA.
    3. ↑ "2023 Final FCS Coaches Poll". www.ncaa.com. NCAA.
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