2003 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

The 2003 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Catamounts were led by second-year head coach Kent Briggs and played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Western Carolina compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SoCon.

2003 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–7 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumBob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
(capacity: 13,742)
2003 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Wofford $^  8 –0   12 –2  
Appalachian State  6 –2   7 –4  
No. 24 Georgia Southern  5 –3   7 –4  
Furman  4 –4   6 –5  
The Citadel  4 –4   6 –6  
Western Carolina  3 –5   4 –7  
Chattanooga  3 –5   3 –9  
East Tennessee State  2 –6   5 –7  
Elon  1 –7   2 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.at No. 16 (I-A) NC State*
L 20–5953,800
September 56:00 p.m.at Duke*
L 3–2918,022
September 13Johnson C. Smith*
W 45–010,083
September 203:30 p.m.The Citadel
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
TFNW 28–218,549
September 27at East Tennessee State
W 28–214,868
October 4No. 6 Furman
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 13–1910,557
October 111:00 p.m.at No. 11 Georgia Southern
L 25–3115,708
October 18No. 8 Wofforddagger
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 6–3811,021
October 26at Chattanooga
L 0–386,693
November 1Elon
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 26–37,994
November 15at Appalachian State
L 18–2614,443
November 22Gardner–Webb*
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 39–16 8,028

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References
  1. "2021 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University Athletics. 2021. p. 123. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
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