2008 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

2008 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–9 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Dennis Wagner (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Keith Heckendorf (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Pawlowski (1st season)
Home stadium	Bob 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
Western Carolina		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 their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28		Shorter*	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 35–0	5,778
September 6	6:00 p.m.	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	SUN PPV	L 0–69	73,024
September 13		No. 25 Liberty*	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		L 16–19	7,289
September 20	1:30 p.m.	at Presbyterian*	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC		W 23–21	4,876
September 27	1:30 p.m.	at No. 13 The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		L 14–34	11,216
October 4		Samford	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		L 6–21	9,174
October 11		at No. 20 Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		L 21–28	10,078
October 18		at No. 6 Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC		L 14–42	7,063
October 25	1:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		L 31–38 2OT	8,327
November 1	1:00 p.m.	Chattanooga	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 27–7	5,137
November 8		at No. 11 Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		L 14–33	10,747
November 22	3:00 p.m.	No. 2 Appalachian State	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug)	SportSouth	L 10–35	14,213
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time