List of Western Carolina Catamounts football seasons

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 ^
Year Coach Conference Conference finish[1] Record Bowl/Postseason Final ranking
Wins Losses Ties TSN/STATS Poll
 Coaches' Poll
Western Carolina Catamounts
1931 C.C. Poindexter Ind — 4 4 0 — N/A N/A
1932 Ind — 2 9 0 — N/A N/A
1933 North State — 1 6 2 — N/A N/A
1934 North State, Smoky Mountain — 3 7 0 — N/A N/A
1935 Ralph James North State, Smoky Mountain — 1 10 0 — N/A N/A
1936 North State, Smoky Mountain — 2 7 0 — N/A N/A
1937 North State, Smoky Mountain — 1 6 2 — N/A N/A
1938 North State — 0 7 1 — N/A N/A
1939 James Whatley North State — 1 6 1 — N/A N/A
1940 North State — 2 4 0 — N/A N/A
1941 North State — 3 5 0 — N/A N/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 — 1 3 0 — N/A N/A
1946 Tom Young North State — 6 3 1 — N/A N/A
1947 North State — 3 5 1 — N/A N/A
1948 North State — 7 3 0 — N/A N/A
1949 North State 1st 8 3 0 Lost 1949 Smoky Mountain Bowl vs West Liberty State, 0-20 N/A N/A
1950 North State — 3 6 0 — N/A N/A
1951 North State — 3 6 0 — N/A N/A
1952 North State — 2 8 0 — N/A N/A
1953 North State — 1 9 0 — N/A N/A
1954 North State — 4 5 1 — N/A N/A
1955 North State — 2 7 1 — N/A N/A
1956 Dan Robinson North State — 1 9 0 — N/A N/A
1957 North State — 2 5 1 — N/A N/A
1958 North State — 1 8 1 — N/A N/A
1959 North State — 7 2 1 — N/A N/A
1960 North State — 6 5 0 — N/A N/A
1961 CIAC — 4 6 0 — N/A N/A
1962 CIAC — 3 5 1 — N/A N/A
1963 CIAC — 2 6 1 — N/A N/A
1964 CIAC — 5 4 0 — N/A N/A
1965 CIAC — 7 2 0 — N/A N/A
1966 CIAC — 5 5 0 — N/A N/A
1967 CIAC — 4 5 1 — N/A N/A
1968 Ind — 4 5 0 — N/A N/A
1969 Bob Waters Ind — 9 1 0 — N/A N/A
1970 Ind — 6 3 0 — N/A N/A
1971 Ind — 4 6 0 — N/A N/A
1972 Ind — 7 2 1 — N/A N/A
1973 Ind — 6 3 1 — N/A N/A
1974 Ind — 9 2 0 NCAA Division II Playoffs - First Round N/A N/A
1975 Ind — 3 7 0 — N/A N/A
1976 Southern — 6 4 0 — N/A N/A
1977 Southern 5th 6 4 1 — N/A N/A
1978 Southern T-3rd 6 5 0 — N/A N/A
1979 Southern 7th 6 5 0 — N/A N/A
1980 Southern 5th 3 7 1 — N/A N/A
1981 Southern 6th 4 7 0 — N/A N/A
1982 Southern 3rd 6 5 0 — N/A N/A
1983 Southern 2nd 11 3 1 NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs - Runner Up 9 N/A
1984 Southern 2nd 8 3 0 — 14 N/A
1985 Southern T-5th 4 6 1 — N/A N/A
1986 Southern 2nd 6 5 0 — N/A N/A
1987 Southern T-5th 4 7 0 — N/A N/A
1988 Southern T-7th 2 9 0 — N/A N/A
1989 Dale Strahm Southern T-6th 3 7 1 — N/A N/A
1990 Steve Hodgin Southern 6th 3 8 0 — N/A N/A
1991 Southern T-6th 2 9 0 — N/A N/A
1992 Southern T-2nd 7 4 0 — N/A N/A
1993 Southern 3rd 6 5 0 — N/A N/A
1994 Southern T-3rd 6 5 0 — N/A N/A
1995 Southern T-7th 3 7 0 — N/A N/A
1996 Southern 9th 4 7 - — N/A N/A
1997 Bill Bleil Southern 7th 3 8 - — N/A N/A
1998 Southern 3rd 6 5 - — N/A N/A
1999 Southern 7th 3 8 - — N/A N/A
2000 Southern T-6th 4 7 - — N/A N/A
2001 Southern 4th 7 4 - — N/A N/A
2002 Kent Briggs Southern T-5th 5 6 - — N/A N/A
2003 Southern 6th 5 7 - — N/A N/A
2004 Southern T-5th 4 7 - — N/A N/A
2005 Southern 4th 5 4 - — N/A N/A
2006 Southern 8th 2 9 - — N/A N/A
2007 Southern 8th 1 10 - — N/A N/A
2008 Dennis Wagner Southern 8th 3 9 - — N/A N/A
2009 Southern 9th 2 9 - — N/A N/A
2010 Southern 9th 2 9 - — N/A N/A
2011 Southern 9th 1 10 - — N/A N/A
2012 Mark Speir Southern 9th 1 10 - — N/A N/A
2013 Southern T-8th 2 10 - — N/A N/A
2014 Southern T-2nd 7 5 - — N/A N/A
2015 Southern 3rd 7 4 - — N/A N/A
2016 Southern T-8th 2 9 - — N/A N/A
2017 Southern 4th 7 5 - — N/A N/A
2018 Southern 8th 3 8 - — N/A N/A
2019 Southern 8th 3 9 - — N/A N/A
2020 Southern 9th 1 8 - — N/A N/A
2021 Kerwin Bell Southern T-4th 4 7 - — N/A N/A
2022 Southern 5th 6 5 - — N/A N/A
2023 Southern 4th 7 4 - — 23[2] RV[3]
Total Totals through the 2019 season 347 522 23 (all games)

Notes

References

  1. ^ [1]. catamountsports.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. ^ "2023 Final FCS STATS Poll". www.ncaa.com. NCAA.
  3. ^ "2023 Final FCS Coaches Poll". www.ncaa.com. NCAA.