1997 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

1997 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–8 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumE. J. Whitmire Stadium
1997 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 15 Appalachian State   6 – 2     7 – 4  
East Tennessee State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Furman   5 – 3     7 – 4  
The Citadel   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Chattanooga   4 – 4     7 – 4  
  3 – 5     3 – 8  
Wofford   2 – 6     3 – 7  
VMI   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1997 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Bill Bleil, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Liberty*
L 10–17[1]
September 20The Citadel
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 45–259,720[2]
September 27at No. 14 East Tennessee State
L 18–28[3]
October 4No. 18 Furman
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 17–1610,479[4]
October 11at No. 11 Georgia Southern
L 7–3011,368[5]
October 18Wofford
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 7–17[6]
October 25at Chattanooga
L 21–246,352[7]
November 1VMI
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 24–05,442[8]
November 8at Elon*
L 16–17[9]
November 15at No. 15 Appalachian State
L 7–139,989[10]
November 22at Samford*
L 0–19[11]

References

  1. ^ "Liberty gets win". The Daily News Leader. September 14, 1997. Retrieved June 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Catamounts get their hooks into The Citadel". The State. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Adigun leads ETSU win". Hickory Daily Record. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Furman tops CaBig win: WCU upsets No. 18 Furman". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southern still perfect". The Times-Herald. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wofford upends Western Carolina". The Index-Journal. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Locklyn's run buries Catamounts". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Catamounts score shutout of VMI". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Elon blocks W. Carolina's victory". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sound familiar? Appalachian beats Western Carolina". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Samford shuts out Western Carolina, 19–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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