2019 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

The 2019 Western Carolina Catamounts football team represents Western Carolina University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They are led by eighth-year head coach Mark Speir and play their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium.

2019 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2019 record3–9 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coachMark Speir (8th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJohn Holt (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTyler Carlton (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Wiley (3rd season)
Home stadiumE.J. Whitmire Stadium
(Capacity: 13,742)
2019 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 16 Wofford $^  7 1     8 3  
No. 21 Furman ^  6 2     8 4  
Chattanooga  5 3     6 6  
The Citadel  4 4     6 6  
Samford  4 4     5 7  
VMI  4 4     5 7  
Mercer  3 5     4 8  
Western Carolina  2 6     3 9  
East Tennessee State  1 7     3 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Catamounts finished the 2018 season 3–8, 1–7 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place.

Preseason

Preseason polls

The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Catamounts were picked to finish in eighth place in both polls.[1][2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Wofford253 (21)
2Furman229 (6)
3East Tennessee State187 (2)
4Mercer146
5Chattanooga134
6Samford125
7The Citadel111
8Western Carolina88
9VMI32
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Wofford63 (7)
2Furman55 (1)
3East Tennessee State44 (1)
4Chattanooga40
5Mercer34
6Samford33
7The Citadel22
8Western Carolina21
9VMI12

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Catamounts placed three players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31 6:00 p.m. Mercer
Nexstar/ESPN+ L 27–49 10,542
September 7 12:30 p.m. at NC State* FSS L 0–41 55,681
September 14 3:30 p.m. North Greenville*
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
ESPN+ W 20–17 7,216
September 28 4:00 p.m. at Chattanooga ESPN+ L 36–60 7,636
October 5 3:30 p.m. Gardner–Webb*
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
ESPN+ L 21–24 11,865
October 12 2:00 p.m. at The Citadel ESPN3 L 17–35 8,023
October 19 1:30 p.m. at Wofford Nexstar/ESPN+ L 7–59 5,733
October 26 3:30 p.m. No. 14 Furman
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
ESPN3 L 7–28 8,174
November 2 1:30 p.m. at VMI ESPN+ W 43–35 4,568
November 9 3:30 p.m. East Tennessee State
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
Nexstar/ESPN+ W 23–20 OT7,681
November 16 2:00 p.m. Samford
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
ESPN+ L 13–317,336
November 23 12:00 pm at No. 5 FBS Alabama* ESPN L 3–66101,821
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3][4]

Game summaries

Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 14 28 7 0 49
Catamounts 7 7 7 6 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 2018 W, 59–46

at NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 0 0 0 0 0
Wolfpack 3 21 10 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–6 2010 L, 7–48

North Greenville

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 7 10 0 17
Catamounts 3 3 7 7 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 7 14 15 0 36
Mocs 6 31 7 16 60
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–28 2018 L, 6–26

Gardner–Webb

1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 7 7 7 3 24
Catamounts 14 0 0 7 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–2 2018 W, 28–10

at The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 3 7 7 0 17
Bulldogs 14 14 0 7 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–25–1 2018 L, 24–38

at Wofford

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 7 0 0 0 7
Terriers 7 28 14 10 59
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–27 2018 L, 23–38

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Paladins 3 10 15 0 28
Catamounts 7 0 0 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–31–2 2018 L, 38–44

at VMI

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 14 6 7 16 43
Keydets 13 6 3 13 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–3 2018 W, 52–50

East Tennessee State

1 2 3 4OT Total
Buccaneers 3 0 7 73 20
Catamounts 3 7 0 76 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–23–1 2018 L, 43–45

Samford

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 10 7 7 31
Catamounts 10 3 0 0 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–13 2018 L, 28–66

at Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 0 0 0 3 3
No. 5 (FBS) Crimson Tide 17 21 21 7 66
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–4 2014 L, 14–48
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References

  1. "SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. "Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  3. "2019 Western Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  4. "Football - Schedule/Results - Western Carolina University". www.catamountsports.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
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