1996 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

1996 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumE. J. Whitmire Stadium
1996 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Marshall $^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 13 Furman ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 25 Appalachian State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
The Citadel   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Georgia Southern   2 – 6     4 – 7  
VMI   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Chattanooga   2 – 6     3 – 8  
  1 – 7     4 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Steve Hodgin, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, and finished ninth in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 17 Liberty*
W 20–1010,037[1]
September 14Wofford*
W 24–6[2]
September 21at The Citadel
L 14–2810,362[3]
September 28East Tennessee State
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 10–497,085[4]
October 5at No. 14 Furman
L 30–4511,215[5]
October 12Georgia Southern
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 28–387,678[6]
October 19at No. 1 Marshall
L 21–5619,330[7]
October 26Chattanooga
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 6–2010,826[8]
November 2at VMI
W 28–144,781[9]
November 9Elon*
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 45–28[10]
November 16Appalachian State
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)
L 17–2411,316[11]

References

  1. ^ "Western Carolina defeats Liberty". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 8, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Western Carolina downs Wofford, 24–6". The Times and Democrat. September 15, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jackson interception aids Citadel win". The State. September 22, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bucs throttle Cats, 49–10". Kingsport Times-News. September 29, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Western continues slide". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia Southern rallies by Western". Elizabethton Star. October 13, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Catamounts crunches by Thundering Herd". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 20, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Moccasins sock Catamounts 20–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 27, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cats stop Keydets". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 3, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Western Carolina downs Elon 45–28". The Salisbury Post. November 10, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "ASU wins 12th straight". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 17, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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