1979 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
American college football season
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 6–5 (2–4 SoCon) |
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Home stadium | E. J. Whitmire Stadium |
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Chattanooga $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 11th year under head coach Bob Waters, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished in seventh place in the SoCon.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | at East Carolina* | L 6–31 | 25,500 | [1] | |
September 8 | Tennessee Tech* | W 24–7 | 8,650 | [2] | |
September 15 | at Marshall | W 24–0 | [3] | ||
September 22 | at Appalachian State | L 27–35 | 17,124 | [4] | |
September 29 | Elon* |
| W 20–7 | 5,712 | [5] |
October 6 | at The Citadel | L 19–21 | 14,750 | [6] | |
October 20 | Wofford* |
| W 56–21 | 6,725 | [7] |
October 27 | Lenoir–Rhyne* |
| W 42–6 | [8] | |
November 3 | Chattanooga |
| L 35–42 | 7,109 | [9] |
November 10 | at Furman | L 14–23 | 8,854 | [10] | |
November 17 | East Tennessee State |
| W 13–9 | 8,115 | [11] |
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References
- ^ "East Carolina stuns scouts, wins in air". The Charlotte Observer. September 2, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pusey back on track as Western whips Tennessee Tech". The Asheville Citizen-Times. September 9, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carolina wins". The Selma Times-Journal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian beats Western Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Williams leads WCU over Elon". Greensboro Daily News. September 30, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Citadel wins thriller over Western Carolina". The Greenville News. October 7, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harp, Pusey lead Western in 56–21 rout". The State. October 21, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pusey leads Catamounts". Florence Morning News. October 28, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UT–Chattanooga stops WCU comeback 42–35". Winston-Salem Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman defense stymies Western Carolina 23–14". The Charlotte Observer. November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "James keys WC upset". The News and Observer. November 18, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1979 Western Carolina Catamounts Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
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