The 2023 Western Carolina Catamounts football team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Catamounts were led by third-year head coach Kerwin Bell and played home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The Western Carolina Catamounts football team drew an average home attendance of 11,935 in 2023.
Schedule
Game summaries at Arkansas (FBS)
Statistics WCUARK First downs 18 21 Plays–yards 70–291 61–379 Rushes–yards 30–64 36–105 Passing yards 227 274 Passing: –– 25–40–4 20–25–0 Time of possession 30:43 29:17 Team Category Player Statistics Western Carolina Passing Cole Gonzales 9/14, 118 yards, 1 INT Rushing Branson Adams 4 carries, 38 yards Receiving Censere Lee 3 receptions, 41 yards Arkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 18/23, 246 yards, 3 TD Rushing Raheim Sanders 15 carries, 42 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jaedon Wilson 3 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD
vs No. 8 Samford
Statistics SAMWCU First downs 15 34 Plays–yards 57–361 84–546 Rushes–yards 23–46 49–284 Passing yards 315 262 Passing: –– 21–34–0 29–35–0 Time of possession 18:51 41:09 Team Category Player Statistics Samford Passing Michael Hiers 21/34, 315 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jay Stanton 7 carries, 26 yards Receiving Ty King 3 receptions, 96 yards Western Carolina Passing Cole Gonzales 29/35, 262 yards, 2 TD Rushing Desmond Reid 27 carries, 170 yards, 1 TD Receiving AJ Colombo 5 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD
at Eastern Kentucky
Charleston Southern
at The Citadel
at Chattanooga
Furman
Mercer
at Wofford
East Tennessee State
at VMI
Roster
Statistics Team Western CarolinaOppScoring Points per Game Points per TurnoversFirst downs Rushing Passing PenaltyRushing yards Avg per play Avg per game Rushing touchdownsPassing yards Att-Comp-Int Avg per pass Avg per catch Avg per game Passing touchdownsTotal offense Plays Avg per play Avg per gameFumbles-LostPenalties-Yards Avg per gameWestern CarolinaOpp Punt-Yards Avg per play Avg per punt net Punt Return-Yards Avg per punt return Kickoffs-Yards Avg per play Avg per kick net Kickoff Return-Yards Avg per kickoff return Interceptions-Yards Avg per playTime of possession / game3rd Down Conversions (Pct%)(0%)(0%)4th Down Conversions (Pct%)(0%)(0%)Touchdowns ScoredField Goals-Attempts PAT-Attempts 2 point conversion-attemptsSack by YardsMisc YardsSafetiesOnside kicksRed zone scores(0%)(0%) Red zone touchdowns(0%)(0%)Attendance Date/Avg per date Neutral Site
Individual leaders Passing statistics#NAMEPOSRATCMP-ATT-INTYDSAVG/GCMP%TDLONGQB0.00-0-00 yrds0.0%0 TDs0TOTALS0.00-0-00 yrds0.00.0%0 TDs0
Rushing statistics#NAMEPOSATTGAINAVGTDLONGAVG/GRB00 yrds0.00 TDs00.0TOTALS00 yrds0.00 TDs00.0
Receiving statistics#NAMEPOSCTHYDSAVGTDLONGAVG/GWR00 yrds0.00 TDs00.0TOTALS00 yrds0.00 TDs00.0
Defense Defense statistics#NAMEPOSSOLOASTTOTTFL-YDSSACK-YDSINT-YDS-TDBUQBHRCV-YDSFFBLKSAF0000-0 yrds0-0 yrds - - - - - - -TOTAL0000-0 yrds0-0 yrds0-0 yrds- 0 TDs00-00- 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#NAMEPOSXPM-XPA (XP%)FGM-FGA (FG%)1–1920–2930–3940–4950+PTSLNGKICKSYDSAVGTBOBPK0-0 (0.0%)0-0 (0.0%) -/- -/- -/- -/- -/-0 pts000 yrds0.00 -TOTALS0-0 (0.0%)0-0 (0.0%)-/--/--/--/--/-0000 yrds0.00-
Punting statistics#NAMEPOSPUNTSYDSAVGLONGTBFCI–2050+BLKP - - - - - - - - -Team --0 - - - - - - -0TOTALS00 yrds0.0000000
Kick return statistics#NAMEPOSRTNSYDSAVGTDLNG - - - - -TOTALS00 yrds0.00 TD's0
Punt return statistics#NAMEPOSRTNSYDSAVGTDLONG - - - - -TOTALS00 yrds0.00 TD's0
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