The 1978 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 10th year under head coach Bob Waters, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the SoCon.
| 1978 Western Carolina Catamounts football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–2 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | E. J. Whitmire Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | at East Carolina* | L 6–14 | 31,251 | [1] | |
| September 9 | at Tennessee Tech* | L 20–22 | [2] | ||
| September 16 | at East Tennessee State* | L 14–21 | 5,269 | [3] | |
| September 23 | Elon* | W 17–7 | 9,315 | [4] | |
| September 30 | Marshall |
| W 21–14 | 7,645 | [5] |
| October 14 | The Citadel |
| W 38–24 | [6] | |
| October 21 | at Wofford* |
| W 26–11 | 4,300 | [7] |
| October 28 | at VMI | W 41–12 | [8] | ||
| November 4 | at Chattanooga | W 31–21 | 10,000 | [9] | |
| November 11 | Furman |
| L 7–24 | [10] | |
| November 18 | Appalachian State |
| L 13–39 | 12,232 | [11] |
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References edit
- ^ "Pirates win stadium opener 14–6". The Charlotte Observer. September 3, 1978. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats fall 22–20". The State. September 10, 1978. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs claim 21–14 win over WCU". Kingsport Times-News. September 17, 1978. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Carolina 17, Elon 7". The Herald-Sun. September 24, 1978. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Carolina rallies". The State. October 1, 1978. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Carolina rolls, 38–24". The Atlanta Constitution. October 15, 1978. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WCU topples Wofford". The Times and Democrat. October 22, 1978. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western crushes VMI 41–12 to tie for conference lead". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 29, 1978. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harp strums touchdown tunes in Cats 31–21 victory". The News and Observer. November 5, 1978. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman stops Western cold in bid for Southern crown". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 12, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian ends WCU title hopes". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 19, 1978. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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