2017 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Glenn (6th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Wiley (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
2017 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Wofford $^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 18 Samford ^  6 –2   8 –4  
No. 19 Furman ^  6 –2   8 –5  
Western Carolina  5 –3   7 –5  
Mercer  4 –4   5 –6  
The Citadel  3 –5   5 –6  
Chattanooga  3 –5   3 –8  
East Tennessee State  2 –6   4 –7  
VMI  0 –8   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Mark Speir, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the SoCon. Western Carolina played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 a.m.at Hawaii*
SPECL 18–4125,472
September 96:00 p.m.Davidson*
ESPN3W 63–1711,763
September 166:00 p.m.at Gardner–Webb*
WMYAW 42–276,152
September 233:30 p.m.No. 18 Samford
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
ESPN3W 38–3412,018
September 306:00 p.m.at Chattanooga
ESPN3W 45–710,101
October 71:30 p.m.at No. 5 WoffordNo. 22
ESPN3L 28–35 OT6,982
October 143:30 p.m.East Tennessee StateNo. 21
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
ESPN3W 49–108,300
October 211:30 p.m.at VMINo. 19
ESPN3W 26–74,119
October 283:30 p.m.FurmandaggerNo. 18
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
ESPN3L 6–289,973
November 42:00 p.m.at The CitadelNo. 24
ESPN3W 31–197,384
November 112:00 p.m.MercerNo. 22
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
ESPN3L 33–3510,681
November 183:00 p.m.at North Carolina*
ACCN ExtraL 10–6543,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 0 10 8 0 18
Rainbow Warriors 7 14 13 7 41

Davidson

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 14 0 3 17
Catamounts 28 21 7 7 63

At Gardner–Webb

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 7 14 14 7 42
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 13 0 14 27

Samford

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Bulldogs 7 7 13 7 34
Catamounts 10 7 7 14 38

At Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 10 14 14 7 45
Mocs 0 0 0 7 7

At Wofford

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 22 Catamounts 7 7 7 70 28
No. 5 Terriers 3 10 8 77 35

East Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 3 0 0 7 10
No. 21 Catamounts 0 7 21 21 49

At VMI

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Catamounts 0 13 3 10 26
Keydets 7 0 0 0 7

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 0 7 14 7 28
No. 18 Catamounts 0 0 0 6 6

At The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Catamounts 7 10 7 7 31
Bulldogs 0 10 9 0 19

Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 14 14 0 7 35
Catamounts 7 13 3 10 33

At North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 7 0 0 3 10
Tar Heels 7 35 10 13 65

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS—RVRVRVRV222119182422RVRVRV
Coaches————RVRV252120RV25RVRVRV

References

  1. ↑ "2021 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University Athletics. 2021. p. 124. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
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