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 ^ YearCoachConferenceConference finish. catamountsports.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.RecordBowl/Postseason Final rankingWinsLossesTiesTSN/STATS PollCoaches' Poll Western Carolina Catamounts 1931 C.C. Poindexter Ind —440—N/AN/A 1932 Ind —290—N/AN/A 1933 North State —162—N/AN/A 1934 North State, Smoky Mountain —370—N/AN/A 1935 Ralph James North State, Smoky Mountain —1100—N/AN/A 1936 North State, Smoky Mountain —270—N/AN/A 1937 North State, Smoky Mountain —162—N/AN/A 1938 North State —071—N/AN/A 1939 James Whatley North State —161—N/AN/A 1940 North State —240—N/AN/A 1941 North State —350—N/AN/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 —130—N/AN/A 1946 Tom Young North State —631—N/AN/A 1947 North State —351—N/AN/A 1948 North State —730—N/AN/A1949North State1st830Lost 1949 Smoky Mountain Bowl vs West Liberty State, 0-20N/AN/A 1950 North State —360—N/AN/A 1951 North State —360—N/AN/A 1952 North State —280—N/AN/A 1953 North State —190—N/AN/A 1954 North State —451—N/AN/A 1955 North State —271—N/AN/A 1956 Dan Robinson North State —190—N/AN/A 1957 North State —251—N/AN/A 1958 North State —181—N/AN/A 1959 North State —721—N/AN/A 1960 North State —650—N/AN/A 1961 CIAC —460—N/AN/A 1962 CIAC —351—N/AN/A 1963 CIAC —261—N/AN/A 1964 CIAC —540—N/AN/A 1965 CIAC —720—N/AN/A 1966 CIAC —550—N/AN/A 1967 CIAC —451—N/AN/A 1968 Ind —450—N/AN/A 1969 Bob Waters Ind —910—N/AN/A 1970 Ind —630—N/AN/A 1971 Ind —460—N/AN/A 1972 Ind —721—N/AN/A 1973 Ind —631—N/AN/A 1974 Ind —920NCAA Division II Playoffs - First RoundN/AN/A 1975 Ind —370—N/AN/A 1976 Southern —640—N/AN/A 1977 Southern 5th641—N/AN/A 1978 Southern T-3rd650—N/AN/A 1979 Southern 7th650—N/AN/A 1980 Southern 5th371—N/AN/A 1981 Southern 6th470—N/AN/A 1982 Southern 3rd650—N/AN/A 1983 Southern 2nd1131NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs - Runner Up9N/A 1984 Southern 2nd830—14N/A 1985 Southern T-5th461—N/AN/A 1986 Southern 2nd650—N/AN/A 1987 Southern T-5th470—N/AN/A 1988 Southern T-7th290—N/AN/A 1989 Dale Strahm Southern T-6th371—N/AN/A 1990 Steve Hodgin Southern 6th380—N/AN/A 1991 Southern T-6th290—N/AN/A 1992 Southern T-2nd740—N/AN/A 1993 Southern 3rd650—N/AN/A 1994 Southern T-3rd650—N/AN/A 1995 Southern T-7th370—N/AN/A 1996 Southern 9th47-—N/AN/A 1997 Bill Bleil Southern 7th38-—N/AN/A 1998 Southern 3rd65-—N/AN/A 1999 Southern 7th38-—N/AN/A 2000 Southern T-6th47-—N/AN/A 2001 Southern 4th74-—N/AN/A 2002 Kent Briggs Southern T-5th56-—N/AN/A 2003 Southern 6th57-—N/AN/A 2004 Southern T-5th47-—N/AN/A 2005 Southern 4th54-—N/AN/A 2006 Southern 8th29-—N/AN/A 2007 Southern 8th110-—N/AN/A 2008 Dennis Wagner Southern 8th39-—N/AN/A 2009 Southern 9th29-—N/AN/A 2010 Southern 9th29-—N/AN/A 2011 Southern 9th110-—N/AN/A 2012 Mark Speir Southern 9th110-—N/AN/A 2013 Southern T-8th210-—N/AN/A 2014 Southern T-2nd75-—N/AN/A 2015 Southern 3rd74-—N/AN/A 2016 Southern T-8th29-—N/AN/A 2017 Southern 4th75-—N/AN/A 2018 Southern 8th38-—N/AN/A 2019 Southern 8th39-—N/AN/A 2020 Southern 9th18-—N/AN/A 2021 Kerwin Bell Southern T-4th47-—N/AN/A 2022 Southern 5th65-—N/AN/A 2023 Southern 4th74-—23 RV 2024 Southern 2nd75-—N/AN/A 2025 Southern 2nd75-—N/AN/ATotal Totals through the 2019 season34752223(all games)
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