2023 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
The 2023 Western Carolina Catamounts football team will represent Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Catamounts are led by third-year head coach Kerwin Bell and play home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
2023 Western Carolina Catamounts football | |
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 10 |
FCS Coaches | No. 16 |
Record | 5–2 (3–1 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Kade Bell (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Chaz Scales (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium (capacity: 13,742) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Furman | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Chattanooga | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Western Carolina | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Arkansas* | SECN+/ESPN+ | L 13–56 | 44,397 | ||
September 9 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 8 Samford | ESPN+ | W 30–7 | 12,410 | ||
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky* | ESPN+ | W 27–24 | 13,596 | ||
September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | Charleston Southern* | No. 23 |
| ESPN+ | W 77–21 | 13,357 |
September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at The Citadel | No. 17 | ESPN+ | W 49–14 | 12,317 | |
October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Chattanooga | No. 11 | ESPN+ | W 52–50 | 8,978 | |
October 21 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 4 Furman | No. 8 |
| ESPN+ | L 17–29 | 10,736 |
October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Mercer | No. 10 |
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November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at Wofford | ESPN+ | ||||
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State |
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November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at VMI | ESPN+ | ||||
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Game summaries
at Arkansas
Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Western Carolina | 0 | ||
(FBS) Arkansas | 0 |
at War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas
- Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
- Game time: TBA EST
Game information |
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Statistics | WCU | ARK |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Carolina | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Arkansas | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
No. 8 Samford
Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Samford | 0 | ||
Western Carolina | 0 |
at E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, North Carolina
- Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
- Game time: TBA EST
Game information |
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Statistics | SAM | WCU |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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No. 8 Samford | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Western Carolina | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at Eastern Kentucky
Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Western Carolina | 0 | ||
Eastern Kentucky | 0 |
at Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, Kentucky
- Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
- Game time: TBA EST
Game information |
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Statistics | WCU | EKU |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Carolina | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Eastern Kentucky | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Charleston Southern
Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Charleston Southern | 0 | ||
Western Carolina | 0 |
at E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, North Carolina
- Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
- Game time: TBA EST
Game information |
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Statistics | CHSO | WCU |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Charleston Southern | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Western Carolina | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at The Citadel
Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Western Carolina | 0 | ||
The Citadel | 0 |
at Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina
- Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
- Game time: TBA EST
Game information |
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Statistics | WCU | CIT |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Carolina | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
The Citadel | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at Chattanooga
Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Western Carolina | 0 | ||
Chattanooga | 0 |
at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game information |
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Statistics | WCU | UTC |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Carolina | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Chattanooga | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Furman
Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Furman | 0 | ||
Western Carolina | 0 |
at E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, North Carolina
- Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023
- Game time: TBA EST
Game information |
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Statistics | FUR | WCU |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Furman | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Western Carolina | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Mercer
Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Mercer | 0 | ||
Western Carolina | 0 |
at E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, North Carolina
- Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
- Game time: TBA EST
Game information |
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Statistics | MER | WCU |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Mercer | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Western Carolina | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at Wofford
Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Western Carolina | 0 | ||
Wofford | 0 |
at Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, South Carolina
- Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
- Game time: TBA EST
Game information |
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Statistics | WCU | WOF |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Carolina | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Wofford | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
East Tennessee State
Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
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East Tennessee State | 0 | ||
Western Carolina | 0 |
at E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, North Carolina
- Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
- Game time: TBA EST
Game information |
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Statistics | ETSU | WCU |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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East Tennessee State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Western Carolina | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at VMI
Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Western Carolina | 0 | ||
VMI | 0 |
at Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, Virginia
- Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
- Game time: TBA EST
Game information |
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Statistics | WCU | VMI |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Carolina | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
VMI | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Personnel
Coaching staff
Name | Position |
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Kerwin Bell | Head coach |
Kade Bell | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach |
Chazmon Scales | Offensive line coach / safeties coach |
Roster
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Tight ends Offensive linemen |
Defensive linemen Linebackers |
Defensive backs Placekickers Punters Long snappers | |||||||
Source and player details, 2023 Western Carolina Catamounts (x/x/2023): |
Statistics
Team
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Individual leaders
Passing statistics | |||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RAT | CMP-ATT-INT | YDS | AVG/G | CMP% | TD | LONG |
QB | 0.0 | 0-0-0 | 0 yrds | 0.0% | 0 TDs | 0 | |||
TOTALS | 0.0 | 0-0-0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 TDs | 0 |
Rushing statistics | ||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | ATT | GAIN | AVG | TD | LONG | AVG/G |
RB | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TDs | 0 | 0.0 | ||
TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TDs | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving statistics | ||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | CTH | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | AVG/G |
WR | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TDs | 0 | 0.0 | ||
TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TDs | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense
Defense statistics | ||||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACK-YDS | INT-YDS-TD | BU | QBH | RCV-YDS | FF | BLK | SAF |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 yrds | 0-0 yrds | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 yrds | 0-0 yrds | 0-0 yrds- 0 TDs | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown
Special teams
Kicking/off statistics | ||||||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | XPM-XPA (XP%) | FGM-FGA (FG%) | 1–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | PTS | LNG | KICKS | YDS | AVG | TB | OB |
PK | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- | 0 pts | 0 | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 | - | ||
TOTALS | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 | - |
Punting statistics | ||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LONG | TB | FC | I–20 | 50+ | BLK | |
P | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Team | -- | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick return statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
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TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TD's | 0 |
Punt return statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
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TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TD's | 0 |
References
- "2023 Catamount Football Schedule". catamountsports.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- "2023 Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved March 25, 2023.