1977 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

The 1977 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Catamounts were led by ninth-year head coach Bob Waters and played their home games at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The finished the season with an overall record of 6–4–1 and a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the SoCon.

1977 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4–1 (2–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumE. J. Whitmire Stadium
1977 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Chattanooga + 4 1 09 1 1
VMI + 4 1 07 4 0
The Citadel 3 2 05 6 0
Furman 3 2 14 5 2
Western Carolina 2 2 16 4 1
Appalachian State 1 4 02 9 0
Marshall 0 5 02 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 3at Jacksonville StateL 16–21[1]
September 10Tennessee TechL 21–41
September 17at The CitadelL 0–20
September 24at Indiana StateW 15–14
October 1at FurmanT 24–24[2]
October 8Chattanooga
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 10–21
October 15East Tennessee State
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 35–0
October 22Maine
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 41–20
October 29Wofford
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 41–6
November 12at MarshallW 41–26
November 19Appalachian State
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)
W 44–14[3]

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References

  1. "Jacksonville holds off Western's comeback". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 4, 1977. Retrieved November 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "'Southern' scoring machines run out of gas". Anderson Independent. October 2, 1977. Retrieved September 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Western blasts Apps, 44–14". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 20, 1977. Retrieved December 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "2021 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University Athletics. 2021. p. 123. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  5. "Western Carolina Game By Game Results". Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.
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