2009 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

American college football season

2009 Western Carolina Catamounts football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 2–9 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Dennis Wagner (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Keith Heckendorf (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Matt Pawlowski (2nd season)
Home stadium| Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium

Seasons

<- 2008

2010 ->

2009 Southern Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 3 Appalachian State $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
No. 9 Elon ^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Furman |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Chattanooga |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Georgia Southern |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Samford |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Wofford |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
The Citadel |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Western Carolina |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Dennis Wagner, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the SoCon. Western Carolina played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 5| 7:30 pm| at Vanderbilt*|

* Vanderbilt Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| CSS| L 0–45| 36,350
September 12| 6:00 pm| Gardner–Webb*|

* Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| | L 20–27| 9,673
September 19| 6:00 pm| at Georgia Southern|

* Allen E. Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA

| | L 3–27| 17,633
September 26| 7:00 pm| Furman|

* Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| | L 14–33| 2,034
October 3| 3:00 pm| at Samford|

* Seibert Stadium
* Homewood, AL

| | L 3–16| 4,377
October 17| 4:00 pm| The Citadel|

* Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| SCTV| W 14–10| 6,821
October 24| 4:00 pm| Wofford|

* Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| | L 26–35| 10,017
October 31| 2:00 pm| at Chattanooga|

* Finley Stadium
* Chattanooga, TN

| | L 20–24| 9,320
November 7| 1:00 pm| No. 6 Elon|

* Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| | L 17–42| 6,943
November 14| 1:00 pm| at Eastern Kentucky|

* Roy Kidd Stadium
* Richmond, KY

| | W 24–7| 4,200
November 21| 3:30 pm| at No. 6 Appalachian State|

* Kidd Brewer Stadium
* Boone, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug)

| | L 14–19| 30,098

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "2021 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University Athletics. 2021. p. 123. Retrieved November 22, 2021.

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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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