2008 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

The 2008 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Dennis Wagner, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing eighth in the SoCon. Western Carolina played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

2008 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–9 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKeith Heckendorf (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Pawlowski (1st season)
Home stadiumBob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
(capacity: 13,742)
2008 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Appalachian State $^  8 0   11 3  
No. 9 Wofford ^  7 1   9 3  
No. 17 Elon  6 2   8 4  
Furman  4 4   7 5  
Samford  4 4   6 5  
Georgia Southern  4 4   6 5  
The Citadel  2 6   4 8  
Western Carolina  1 7   3 9  
Chattanooga  0 8   1 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 28Shorter*W 35–05,778
September 66:00 p.m.at Florida State*SUN PPVL 0–6973,024
September 13No. 25 Liberty*
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 16–197,289
September 201:30 p.m.at Presbyterian*W 23–214,876
September 271:30 p.m.at No. 13 The CitadelL 14–3411,216
October 4Samforddagger
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 6–219,174
October 11at No. 20 FurmanL 21–2810,078
October 18at No. 6 WoffordL 14–427,063
October 251:00 p.m.Georgia Southern
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 31–38 2OT8,327
November 11:00 p.m.Chattanooga
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 27–75,137
November 8at No. 11 ElonL 14–3310,747
November 223:00 p.m.No. 2 Appalachian State
SportSouthL 10–3514,213

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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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