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American college football season
The 2017 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by sixth-year head coach Mark Speir , the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the SoCon. Western Carolina played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina .
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 12:00 a.m. at Hawaii * SPEC L 18–4125,472
September 9 6:00 p.m. Davidson * ESPN3 W 63–1711,763
September 16 6:00 p.m. at Gardner–Webb * WMYA W 42–276,152
September 23 3:30 p.m. No. 18 Samford Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC ESPN3 W 38–3412,018
September 30 6:00 p.m. at Chattanooga ESPN3 W 45–710,101
October 7 1:30 p.m. at No. 5 Wofford No. 22 ESPN3 L 28–35 OT 6,982
October 14 3:30 p.m. East Tennessee State No. 21 Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC ESPN3 W 49–108,300
October 21 1:30 p.m. at VMI No. 19 ESPN3 W 26–74,119
October 28 3:30 p.m. Furman No. 18 Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC ESPN3 L 6–289,973
November 4 2:00 p.m. at The Citadel No. 24 ESPN3 W 31–197,384
November 11 2:00 p.m. Mercer No. 22 Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC ESPN3 L 33–3510,681
November 18 3:00 p.m. at North Carolina * ACCN Extra L 10–6543,000
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries [ ]
at Hawaii [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Catamounts
0
10
8
0
18
Rainbow Warriors
7
14
13
7
41
Davidson [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
0
14
0
3
17
Catamounts
28
21
7
7
63
at Gardner–Webb [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Catamounts
7
14
14
7
42
Runnin' Bulldogs
0
13
0
14
27
Samford [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 18 Bulldogs
7
7
13
7
34
Catamounts
10
7
7
14
38
at Chattanooga [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Catamounts
10
14
14
7
45
Mocs
0
0
0
7
7
at Wofford [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
No. 22 Catamounts
7
7
7
7 0
28
No. 5 Terriers
3
10
8
7 7
35
East Tennessee State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
3
0
0
7
10
No. 21 Catamounts
0
7
21
21
49
at VMI [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 19 Catamounts
0
13
3
10
26
Keydets
7
0
0
0
7
Furman [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Paladins
0
7
14
7
28
No. 18 Catamounts
0
0
0
6
6
at The Citadel [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 24 Catamounts
7
10
7
7
31
Bulldogs
0
10
9
0
19
Mercer [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
14
14
0
7
35
Catamounts
7
13
3
10
33
at North Carolina [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Catamounts
7
0
0
3
10
Tar Heels
7
35
10
13
65
Ranking movements [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
STATS FCS
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
22
21
19
18
24
22
RV
RV
RV
Coaches
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
25
21
20
RV
25
RV
RV
RV
References [ ]
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