2008 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

2008 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–9 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKeith Heckendorf (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Pawlowski (1st season)
Home stadiumBob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
2008 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Appalachian State $^   8 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 9 Wofford ^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 17 Elon   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Furman   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Samford   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Georgia Southern   4 – 4     6 – 5  
The Citadel   2 – 6     4 – 8  
  1 – 7     3 – 9  
Chattanooga   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2008 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Dennis Wagner, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing eighth in the SoCon. Western Carolina played home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 28Shorter*
W 35–05,778[1]
September 66:00 p.m.at Florida State*
SUN PPVL 0–6973,024[2]
September 136:00 p.m.No. 25 Liberty*
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 16–197,289[3]
September 201:30 p.m.at Presbyterian*
W 23–214,876[4]
September 271:30 p.m.at No. 13 The Citadel
L 14–3411,216[5]
October 41:00 p.m.Samforddagger
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 6–219,174[6]
October 11at No. 20 Furman
L 21–2810,078[7]
October 18at No. 6 Wofford
L 14–427,063[8]
October 251:00 p.m.Georgia Southern
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 31–38 2OT8,327[9]
November 11:00 p.m.Chattanooga
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 27–75,137[10]
November 81:30 p.m.at No. 11 Elon
L 14–3310,747[11]
November 223:00 p.m.No. 2 Appalachian State
SportSouthL 10–3514,213[12]

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References

  1. ^ "Wagner, WCU open successfully". Asheville Citizen-Times. August 29, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Seminoles win opener in rout". The Miami Herald. September 7, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Flames survive late rally". The News and Advance. September 14, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "W. Carolina knocks off Blue Hose". The Index-Journal. September 21, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The Citadel take control of WCU". News and Record. September 28, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Evans, Samford nab league win". The Birmingham News. October 5, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Furman squeezes by WCU". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 12, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wofford rips WCU". News and Record. October 19, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cats blow big lead, fall to GSU". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "WCU snaps 20-game SoCon skid". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 2, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Elon beats Catamounts". Hickory Daily Record. November 9, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "App. St. rips WCU". News and Record. November 23, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2021 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University Athletics. 2021. p. 123. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
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