1977 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

American college football season

1977 Western Carolina Catamounts football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 6–4–1 (2–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Bob Waters (9th season)

Home stadium| E. J. Whitmire Stadium

Seasons

<- 1976

1978 ->

1977 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Chattanooga \+  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 1
VMI \+  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
The Citadel | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Furman | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 2
Western Carolina | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Appalachian State | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Marshall | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1977 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Catamounts were led by ninth-year head coach Bob Waters and played their home games at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The finished the season with an overall record of 6–4–1 and a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the SoCon.

## Schedule[edit]

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September 3| at Jacksonville State|

* Paul Snow Stadium
* Jacksonville, AL

| L 16–21| [1]
September 10| Tennessee Tech|

* E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| L 21–41|
September 17| at The Citadel|

* Johnson Hagood Stadium
* Charleston, SC

| L 0–20|
September 24| at Indiana State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| W 15–14|
October 1| at Furman|

* Sirrine Stadium
* Greenville, SC

| T 24–24| [2]
October 8| Chattanooga|

* E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| L 10–21|
October 15| East Tennessee State|

* E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| W 35–0|
October 22| Maine|

* E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| W 41–20|
October 29| Wofford|

* E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| W 41–6|
November 12| at Marshall|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| W 41–26|
November 19| Appalachian State|

* E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)

| W 44–14| [3]

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Jacksonville holds off Western's comeback". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 4, 1977. Retrieved November 28, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "'Southern' scoring machines run out of gas". Anderson Independent. October 2, 1977. Retrieved September 17, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Western blasts Apps, 44–14". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 20, 1977. Retrieved December 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "2021 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University Athletics. 2021. p. 123. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
5. ^ "Western Carolina Game By Game Results". Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.

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Western Carolina Catamounts football

Venues|

* Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium (1974–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Appalachian State: Battle for the Old Mountain Jug

Culture & lore|

* Paws
* "Fight on! You Catamounts"
* Pride of the Mountains Marching Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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