2006 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

The 2006 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Kent Briggs, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the SoCon. Western Carolina played home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Chowan*		Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 42–0	3,014	[1]
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky*		Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 20–17	8,247	[2]
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Furman	No. 22	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	CSS	L 7–42	14,232	[3]
September 30	6:00 p.m.	No. 25 Georgia Southern	No. 24	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		L 14–24	10,483	[4]
October 7	2:00 p.m.	at Elon		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		L 19–37	4,374	[5]
October 14	3:30 p.m.	Chattanooga		Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		L 14–17 OT	8,540	[6]
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at The Citadel		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		L 27–30 OT	15,495	[7]
October 28	1:30 p.m.	at Wofford		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC		L 7–35	7,072	[8]
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Liberty*		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		L 0–21	8,286	[9]
November 11	4:00 p.m.	No. 1 Appalachian State		Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug)		L 9–31	13,742	[10]
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at No. 3 (FBS) Florida*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	PPV	L 0–62	90,233	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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