2024 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
American college football season
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 17 |
FCS Coaches | No. 17 |
Record | 0–1 (0–0 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Rylan Wells (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jerry Odom (1st season) |
Home stadium | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium |
Seasons ← 2023 2025 → |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Chattanooga | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Furman | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Western Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of September 3, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll |
The 2024 Western Carolina Catamounts football team will represent Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Catamounts will be coached by fourth-year head coach Kerwin Bell and play at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 24 (FBS) NC State* | No. 20 | ACCN | L 21–38 | 56,919 | |
September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Campbell* | No. 17 | ESPN+ | |||
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Elon* | FloSports/WMYV | ||||
September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at Montana* | ESPN+ | ||||
October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | Wofford |
| ESPN+ | |||
October 12 | 2:30 p.m. | The Citadel |
| ESPN+ | |||
October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Furman | ESPN+ | ||||
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at Mercer | ESPN+ | ||||
November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Chattanooga![]() |
| ESPN+ | |||
November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at East Tennessee State | ESPN+ | ||||
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | VMI |
| ESPN+ | |||
November 23 | 3:00 p.m. | at Samford | ESPN+ | ||||
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Game summaries
at No. 24 (FBS) NC State
Game One – No. 20 Western Carolina Catamounts (0–0) at No. 24 (FBS) NC State Wolfpack (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 20 Western Carolina | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
No. 24 NC State (FBS) | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 38 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
- Date: August 29, 2024
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), and Dawn Boyle (sideline reporter)
Game information |
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Statistics | WCU | NCST |
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First downs | 16 | 28 |
Total yards | 58–364 | 73–521 |
Rushing yards | 18–123 | 33–203 |
Passing yards | 241 | 318 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–40–0 | 26–40–1 |
Time of possession | 24:30 | 35:30 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Carolina | Passing | Cole Gonzales | 22/35, 211 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Cole Gonzales | 6 carries, 75 yards | |
Receiving | AJ Colombo | 9 receptions, 97 yards, TD | |
NC State | Passing | Grayson McCall | 26/40, 318 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jordan Waters | 20 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Kevin Concepcion | 9 receptions, 121 yards, 3 TD |
Campbell
Game Two – Campbell Fighting Camels (0–1) at No. 17 Western Carolina Catamounts (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 17 Western Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC
- Date: September 7, 2024
- Game time: 2:30 p.m.
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | CAMP | WCU |
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Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Campbell | Passing | ||
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Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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Receiving |