2005 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

The 2005 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Catamounts were led by fourth-year head coach Kent Briggs and played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium. They finished the season 5–4 and 4–3 in SoCon play to place fourth.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Mars Hill*	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 21–7	7,425	[1]
September 10	No. 2 Furman	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 41–21	9,847	[2]
September 17	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 3–7	22,637	[3]
September 24	at Nicholls State*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	Cancelled[A 1]	N/A	[4]
October 1	The Citadel	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 7–17	10,067	[5]
October 8	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 7–45	14,156	[6]
October 22	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	W 38–20	6,012	[7]
October 29	Elon	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 31–26	10,137	[8]
November 5	Wofford	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 24–0	8,021	[9]
November 12	at No. 8 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry)	L 7–35	25,584	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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