1998 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

1998 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumE. J. Whitmire Stadium
1998 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^   8 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 6 Appalachian State ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
  5 – 3     6 – 5  
Chattanooga   4 – 4     5 – 6  
The Citadel   4 – 4     5 – 6  
East Tennessee State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Wofford   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Furman   3 – 5     5 – 6  
VMI   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1998 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Bleil, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished third in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 p.m.at Duke*
L 10–2422,460[1]
September 19at The Citadel
W 14–811,011[2]
September 26East Tennessee State
W 31–24 2OT[3]
October 3at No. 25 Furman
L 7–319,620[4]
October 10No. 2 Georgia Southern
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 21–289,671[5]
October 172:00 p.m.at Wofford
L 10–177,413[6]
October 241:00 p.m.Chattanooga
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 24–217,747[7]
October 311:00 p.m.at VMI
W 39–173,714[8]
November 7Elon*
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 10–76,844[9]
November 14at Tennessee Tech*
L 6–171,300[10]
November 21No. 3 Appalachian State
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)
W 23–613,785[11]

References

  1. ^ "Cats hang tough". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Catamounts crack down on Citadel". The Beaufort Gazette. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "W. Carolina survives in 2 OTs". The Charlotte Observer. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cats take Southern Conference detour". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Late score saves No. 2 Ga. South". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wofford edges Catamounts". The Item. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Western Carolina holds off Chattanooga". Winston-Salem Journal. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Catamounts' back feasts on Keydets". The Roanoke Times. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Western Carolina survives Elon visit". News and Record. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tennessee Tech overcomes Hoover". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cats quench 13-year thirst". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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