1987 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
Appearance
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 4–7 (2–4 SoCon) |
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Home stadium | E. J. Whitmire Stadium |
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No. 2 Appalachian State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Marshall ^ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 19th year under head coach Bob Waters, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the SoCon.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | at No. 9 (I-A) Clemson* | L 0–43 | 71,465 | [1] | ||
September 12 | at South Carolina* | L 6–31 | 66,573 | [2] | ||
September 19 | No. 10 Furman | W 20–14 | 10,334 | [3] | ||
September 26 | at East Tennessee State | W 37–20 | 9,475 | [4] | ||
October 10 | Mars Hill* | No. 12 |
| W 41–0 | 9,270 | [5] |
October 17 | North Carolina A&T* | No. 12 |
| W 55–34 | 7,448 | [6] |
October 24 | No. 20 Georgia Southern* | No. 9 |
| L 16–37 | 13,460 | [7] |
October 31 | at The Citadel | No. 18 | L 24–38 | 10,339 | [8] | |
November 7 | Chattanooga |
| L 11–13 | 5,216 | [9] | |
November 14 | at No. 20 Marshall | L 16–47 | 14,423 | [10] | ||
November 21 | No. 2 Appalachian State |
| L 13–33 | 11,154 | [11] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Clemson slides by W. Carolina". St. Petersburg Times. September 6, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks blister Western 31–6". The State. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rejuvenated W. Carolina fends off Furman 20–14". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western Carolina wins 37–20". News and Record. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WCU routs Mars Hill; Cottrell Hurt". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Northington, Tom (October 18, 1987). "Western overwhelms Aggies". Greensboro News & Record. pp. C3. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defending champ Georgia Southern rips Catamounts". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Citadel guns down WCU, 38–24". The Herald. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miscues key in Western's 13–11 loss". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall sets SC records in romp over Catamounts". The Salisbury Post. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian romps past WCU, 33–13". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.