Western Carolina (NC) FCS : Southern

Location
Cullowhee NC

Spirit Name
Catamounts

Mascot
Paws

Stadium:
EJ Whitmire: FCS Rank 58
Capacity: 13,742
Surface: Artificial

Offense Data | Defense Data

University Snapshot

Year	Annual Record	Coach	Head Coach Record	Overall Record	Total Win Rank / Winning %	Returning Letterman	Returning Starters	Attendance
2010	2-9	Dennis Wagner	@ WCU 7-27 Winning Percentage 20.59	313-442-23 Winning Percentage 41.71	Total Win Rank 92 Winning Percentage Rank 116	Total 36 Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense 8* Defense 5	8,470 Increase FCS Rank 50
2010	2-9	Dennis Wagner	@ WCU 5-18 Winning Percentage 21.74	311-433-23 Winning Percentage 42.05	Total Win Rank 93 Winning Percentage Rank 117	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense 7 Defense 7	7,098 Increase FCS Rank 56
2011	1-10	Dennis Wagner	@ WCU 8-37 Winning Percentage 17.78	314-452-23 Winning Percentage 41.25	Total Win Rank 93 Winning Percentage Rank 116	Total 41 Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense 9* Defense 6	6,610 Decrease FCS Rank 72
2012	1-10	Mark Speir	@ WCU 1-10 Winning Percentage 09.09	315-462-23 Winning Percentage 40.81	Total Win Rank 91 Winning Percentage Rank 111	Total 34 Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense 6* Defense 7	9,420 Increase FCS Rank 36
2013	2-10	Mark Speir	@ WCU 3-20 Winning Percentage 13.05	317-472-23 Winning Percentage 40.46	Total Win Rank 92 Winning Percentage Rank 115	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	8,241 Decrease FCS Rank 46
2014	7-5	Mark Speir	@ WCU 10-25 Winning Percentage 28.58	324-477-23 Winning Percentage 40.72	Total Win Rank 90 Winning Percentage Rank 110	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	9,525 Increase FCS Rank 29
2015	7-4	Mark Speir	@ WCU 17-29 Winning Percentage 36.96	331-481-23 Winning Percentage 41.02	Total Win Rank 90 Winning Percentage Rank 112	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	10,119 Increase FCS Rank 27
2016	2-9	Mark Speir	@ WCU 19-38 Winning Percentage 33.33	333-490-23 Winning Percentage 40.72	Total Win Rank 90 Winning Percentage Rank 113	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	10,465 Increase FCS Rank 24
2017	7-5	Mark Speir	@ WCU 26-43 Winning Percentage 37.68	340-495-23 Winning Percentage 40.97	Total Win Rank 90 Winning Percentage Rank 113	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	10,547 Increase FCS Rank 24
2018	3-8	Mark Speir	@ WCU 29-51 Winning Percentage 36.25	343-503-23 Winning Percentage 40.79	Total Win Rank 92 Winning Percentage Rank 113	Total Offense Defense NA ST	Offense NA Defense NA	10,580 Increase FCS Rank 17
2019	3-9	Mark Speir	@ WCU 32-60 Winning Percentage 34.78	346-512-23 Winning Percentage 40.58	Total Win Rank 93 Winning Percentage Rank 113	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	8,802 Decrease FCS Rank 30
2020	1-8	Mark Speir	@ WCU 33-68 Winning Percentage 32.67	347-520-23 Winning Percentage 40.28	Total Win Rank 93 Winning Percentage Rank 116	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	Covid 19
2021	4-7	Kerwin Bell	@ WCU 4-7 Winning Percentage 36.36	351-527-23 Winning Percentage 40.23	Total Win Rank 94 Winning Percentage Rank 117	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	9,624 Increase FCS Rank 23
2022	7-4	Kerwin Bell	@ WCU 11-11 Winning Percentage 50.00	358-531-23 Winning Percentage 40.52	Total Win Rank 95 Winning Percentage Rank 119	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	9,867 Increase FCS Rank 22
2023	7-4	Kerwin Bell	@ WCU 18-15 Winning Percentage 54.54	365-535-23 Winning Percentage 40.79	Total Win Rank 92 Winning Percentage Rank 115	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	11,935 Increase FCS Rank 22
2024	7-5	Kerwin Bell	@ WCU 25-20 Winning Percentage 55.55	372-540-23 Winning Percentage 41.02	Total Win Rank 92 Winning Percentage Rank 115	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	8,061 Decrease FCS Rank 34
2025	6-6	Kerwin Bell	@ WCU 31-26 Winning Percentage 54.38	378-546-23 Winning Percentage 41.13	Total Win Rank 90 Winning Percentage Rank 117	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	10,986 Increase FCS Rank 20
2026	0-0	Kerwin Bell	@ WCU 31-26 Winning Percentage 54.38	378-546-23 Winning Percentage 41.13	Total Win Rank 90 Winning Percentage Rank 117	247 FCS Recruiting RK: 38 (DI RK: 174)		TBD
* = Returning Quarterback

Schedule (2026)

Season Year >

FCS : Southern

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Record 2026

Overall: W:0 L:0 T:0
Conf: W:0 L:0 T:0
Division: W:0 L:0 T:0

Game Date

Home VS Away

Score

Game Stats

Aug-29 2026

Western Carolina (NC)
-VS-
Eastern Kentucky

N/A

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Western Carolina (NC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eastern Kentucky	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Sep-05 2026

Campbell (NC)
-VS-
Western Carolina (NC)

N/A

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Campbell (NC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Western Carolina (NC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Sep-12 2026

Cincinnati (OH)
-VS-
Western Carolina (NC)

N/A

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Cincinnati (OH)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Western Carolina (NC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The Cincinnati Bearcats & Western Carolina Catemounts have never played a FB game vs one another / Western is an FCS team that competes in the Southern Conference (SoCon) Last yeas the Catamounts went 7-5 & did not make the FCS tourney