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
Davidson | 0  | – | 0  | – | 0 |  |  | 4  | – | 6  | – | 0

* \+ – Conference co-champions
* VMI's games against William & Mary, East Carolina, and Richmond and Marshall's game against Louisville were designated as conference games and counted in the SoCon standings.

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

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September 3| at Jacksonville State*|

* Paul Snow Stadium
* Jacksonville, AL

| L 16–21| 8,200| [1]
September 10| Tennessee Tech*|

* E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| L 21–41| | [2]
September 17| at The Citadel|

* Johnson Hagood Stadium
* Charleston, SC

| L 0–20| 15,740| [3]
September 24| at Indiana State*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| W 15–14| | [4]
October 1| at Furman|

* Sirrine Stadium
* Greenville, SC

| T 24–24| 10,000| [5]
October 8| Chattanooga|

* E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| L 10–21| 1,100| [6]
October 15| East Tennessee State*|

* E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| W 35–0| | [7]
October 22| Maine*|

* E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| W 41–20| 6,500| [8]
October 29| Wofford*|

* E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| W 41–6| 10,361| [9]
November 12| at Marshall|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| W 41–26| 6,038| [10]
November 19| Appalachian State|

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

| W 44–14| 12,015| [11]

* *Non-conference game

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## References

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1. ^ "Jacksonville holds off Western's comeback". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 4, 1977. Retrieved November 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Tennessee Tech beats Carolina". The Tennessean. September 11, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Citadel opens SC year with 20–0 win". The Times and Democrat. September 18, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Indiana State is 15–14 loser". The Indianapolis Star. September 25, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "'Southern' scoring machines run out of gas". Anderson Independent. October 2, 1977. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "UT–Chattanooga bolts past Western, 21–10, in rain". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 9, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Catamounts top ETSU Bucs, 35–0". Bristol Herald Courier. October 16, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "WC's Pusey zaps Bears, 41–20". The Bangor Daily News. October 24, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Catamounts rip Wofford, 41–6, with late rally". The State. October 30, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Cold game, Lipford leads W. Carolina 41–26 as Marshall's comeback falls short". Sunday Gazette-Mail. November 13, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Western blasts Apps, 44–14". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 20, 1977. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "2021 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University Athletics. 2021. p. 123. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
13. ^ "Western Carolina Game By Game Results". Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.

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Western Carolina Catamounts football

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

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* Appalachian State: Battle for the Old Mountain Jug

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