List of Western Carolina Catamounts football seasons

Last updated June 05, 2024

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.

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 ^

Total Totals through the 2019 season				347	522	23	(all games)
Year	Coach	Conference	Conference finish^[1]	Record			Bowl/Postseason	Final ranking
Year	Coach	Conference	Conference finish^[1]	Wins	Losses	Ties	Bowl/Postseason	TSN/STATS Poll	Coaches' Poll
Western Carolina Catamounts
1931	C.C. Poindexter	Ind	—	4	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1932		Ind	—	2	9	0	—	N/A	N/A
1933		North State	—	1	6	2	—	N/A	N/A
1934		North State, Smoky Mountain	—	3	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1935	Ralph James	North State, Smoky Mountain	—	1	10	0	—	N/A	N/A
1936		North State, Smoky Mountain	—	2	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1937		North State, Smoky Mountain	—	1	6	2	—	N/A	N/A
1938		North State	—	0	7	1	—	N/A	N/A
1939	James Whatley	North State	—	1	6	1	—	N/A	N/A
1940		North State	—	2	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1941		North State	—	3	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1942	No team	Season cancelled due to World War II.
1943	No team	Season cancelled due to World War II.
1944	No team	Season cancelled due to World War II.
1945	Marion McDonald	North State	—	1	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1946	Tom Young	North State	—	6	3	1	—	N/A	N/A
1947		North State	—	3	5	1	—	N/A	N/A
1948		North State	—	7	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1949		North State	1st	8	3	0	Lost 1949 Smoky Mountain Bowl vs West Liberty State, 0-20	N/A	N/A
1950		North State	—	3	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1951		North State	—	3	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1952		North State	—	2	8	0	—	N/A	N/A
1953		North State	—	1	9	0	—	N/A	N/A
1954		North State	—	4	5	1	—	N/A	N/A
1955		North State	—	2	7	1	—	N/A	N/A
1956	Dan Robinson	North State	—	1	9	0	—	N/A	N/A
1957		North State	—	2	5	1	—	N/A	N/A
1958		North State	—	1	8	1	—	N/A	N/A
1959		North State	—	7	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1960		North State	—	6	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1961		CIAC	—	4	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1962		CIAC	—	3	5	1	—	N/A	N/A
1963		CIAC	—	2	6	1	—	N/A	N/A
1964		CIAC	—	5	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1965		CIAC	—	7	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1966		CIAC	—	5	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1967		CIAC	—	4	5	1	—	N/A	N/A
1968		Ind	—	4	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1969	Bob Waters	Ind	—	9	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1970		Ind	—	6	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1971		Ind	—	4	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1972		Ind	—	7	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1973		Ind	—	6	3	1	—	N/A	N/A
1974		Ind	—	9	2	0	NCAA Division II Playoffs - First Round	N/A	N/A
1975		Ind	—	3	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1976		Southern	—	6	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1977		Southern	5th	6	4	1	—	N/A	N/A
1978		Southern	T-3rd	6	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1979		Southern	7th	6	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1980		Southern	5th	3	7	1	—	N/A	N/A
1981		Southern	6th	4	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1982		Southern	3rd	6	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1983		Southern	2nd	11	3	1	NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs - Runner Up	9	N/A
1984		Southern	2nd	8	3	0	—	14	N/A
1985		Southern	T-5th	4	6	1	—	N/A	N/A
1986		Southern	2nd	6	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1987		Southern	T-5th	4	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1988		Southern	T-7th	2	9	0	—	N/A	N/A
1989	Dale Strahm	Southern	T-6th	3	7	1	—	N/A	N/A
1990	Steve Hodgin	Southern	6th	3	8	0	—	N/A	N/A
1991		Southern	T-6th	2	9	0	—	N/A	N/A
1992		Southern	T-2nd	7	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1993		Southern	3rd	6	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1994		Southern	T-3rd	6	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1995		Southern	T-7th	3	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1996		Southern	9th	4	7	-	—	N/A	N/A
1997	Bill Bleil	Southern	7th	3	8	-	—	N/A	N/A
1998		Southern	3rd	6	5	-	—	N/A	N/A
1999		Southern	7th	3	8	-	—	N/A	N/A
2000		Southern	T-6th	4	7	-	—	N/A	N/A
2001		Southern	4th	7	4	-	—	N/A	N/A
2002	Kent Briggs	Southern	T-5th	5	6	-	—	N/A	N/A
2003		Southern	6th	5	7	-	—	N/A	N/A
2004		Southern	T-5th	4	7	-	—	N/A	N/A
2005		Southern	4th	5	4	-	—	N/A	N/A
2006		Southern	8th	2	9	-	—	N/A	N/A
2007		Southern	8th	1	10	-	—	N/A	N/A
2008	Dennis Wagner	Southern	8th	3	9	-	—	N/A	N/A
2009		Southern	9th	2	9	-	—	N/A	N/A
2010		Southern	9th	2	9	-	—	N/A	N/A
2011		Southern	9th	1	10	-	—	N/A	N/A
2012	Mark Speir	Southern	9th	1	10	-	—	N/A	N/A
2013		Southern	T-8th	2	10	-	—	N/A	N/A
2014		Southern	T-2nd	7	5	-	—	N/A	N/A
2015		Southern	3rd	7	4	-	—	N/A	N/A
2016		Southern	T-8th	2	9	-	—	N/A	N/A
2017		Southern	4th	7	5	-	—	N/A	N/A
2018		Southern	8th	3	8	-	—	N/A	N/A
2019		Southern	8th	3	9	-	—	N/A	N/A
2020		Southern	9th	1	8	-	—	N/A	N/A
2021	Kerwin Bell	Southern	T-4th	4	7	-	—	N/A	N/A
2022		Southern	5th	6	5	-	—	N/A	N/A
2023		Southern	4th	7	4	-	—	23^[2]	RV^[3]

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Venues	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium (1974–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Appalachian State: Battle for the Old Mountain Jug
Culture & lore	Paws "Fight on! You Catamounts" Pride of the Mountains Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

List of Western Carolina Catamounts football seasons

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