2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
The 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team represented Western Carolina University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference. They were led by fifth year head coach Mark Speir and played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place.
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Conference | Southern Conference |
2016 record | 2–9 (1–7 SoCon) |
Head coach | Mark Speir (5th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Brad Glenn (5th season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Dustin Landry (1st season) |
Base defense | 4-3 |
Home stadium | E.J. Whitmire Stadium (Capacity: 13,742) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 The Citadel $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Chattanooga ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Wofford ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Samford ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 PM | at East Carolina* | ESPN3 | L 7–52 | 44,161 | |
September 10 | 6:00 PM | Gardner–Webb* | SDN | W 44–14 | 11,598 | |
September 17 | 1:30 PM | vs. East Tennessee State | ESPN3 | L 31–34 | 13,863 | |
October 1 | 3:30 PM | No. 9 The Citadel |
| ESPN3 | L 14–37 | 12,283 |
October 8 | 7:00 PM | Wofford |
| ASN | L 19–31 | 9,457 |
October 15 | 4:00 PM | at Mercer | ESPN3 | L 24–38 | 12,247 | |
October 22 | 6:00 PM | at No. 21 Samford | ASN | L 17–30 | 4,031 | |
October 29 | 3:30 PM | No. 10 Chattanooga |
| SDN WMYA | L 25–38 | 10,760 |
November 5 | 2:00 PM | VMI |
| ESPN3 | W 32–29 | 8,225 |
November 12 | 4:00 PM | at Furman | ESPN3 WMYA | L 21–49 | 4,117 | |
November 19 | 4:00 PM | at South Carolina* |
| SECN | L 31–44 | 76,650 |
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
@ East Carolina Pirates
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Gardner–Webb
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vs. East Tennessee State
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The Citadel
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Wofford
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@ Mercer
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@ Samford
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Chattanooga
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VMI
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@ Furman
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@ South Carolina
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