1977 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

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1977 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1977 record6–4–1 (2–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumE. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Chattanooga + 4 1 0 9 1 1
VMI + 4 1 0 7 4 0
The Citadel 3 2 0 5 6 0
Furman 3 2 1 4 5 2
Western Carolina 2 2 1 6 4 1
Appalachian State 1 4 0 2 9 0
Marshall 0 5 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1977 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Catamounts were led by ninth-year head coach Bob Waters and played their home games at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The finished the season with an overall record of 6–4–1 and a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the SoCon.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 3at Jacksonville State
L 16–21
September 10Tennessee TechL 21–41
September 17at The CitadelL 0–20
September 24at Indiana State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 15–14
October 1at FurmanT 24–24
October 8Chattanooga
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 10–21
October 15East Tennessee State
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 35–0
October 22Maine
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 41–20
October 29Wofford
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 41–6
November 12at MarshallW 41–26
November 19Appalachian State
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)
W 44–14[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Western blasts Apps, 44–14". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 20, 1977. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2021 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University Athletics. 2021. p. 123. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Western Carolina Game By Game Results". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06.
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