2007 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

2007 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDon Powers (2nd season)
Home stadiumBob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
2007 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Appalachian State +^   5 2     13 2  
No. 6 Wofford +^   5 2     9 4  
No. 17 Georgia Southern   4 3     7 4  
No. 23 Elon   4 3     7 4  
The Citadel   4 3     7 4  
Furman   4 3     6 5  
Chattanooga   2 5     2 9  
  0 7     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2007 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Kent Briggs in his sixth and final season as head coach, 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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 p.m.at Alabama*PPVL 6–5292,138[1]
September 8at Eastern Kentucky*L 21–459,300[2]
September 151:00 p.m.at No. 23 (FBS) Georgia*CSSL 16–4592,746[3]
September 226:00 p.m.Presbyterian*W 33–208,365[4]
September 293:30 p.m.at Georgia SouthernCSSL 21–5015,486[5]
October 66:00 p.m.Elon
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 36–387,734[6]
October 136:00 p.m.at ChattanoogaL 21–397,705[7]
October 201:00 p.m.The Citadeldagger
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 31–377,804[8]
October 25No. 11 Wofford
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 44–474,721[9]
November 103:30 p.m.at No. 7 Appalachian StateESPNUL 35–7927,977[10]
November 17Furman
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 21–525,175[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Catamounts roll over for Tide". Press-Register. September 2, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Colonels get it done on the run". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 9, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Stafford helps locate Georgia's offense". The Times. September 16, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Catamounts end 12-game skid". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 23, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ga. Southern soars past WCU". Hickory Daily Record. September 30, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Riddle passes Phoenix past Catamounts". The News and Observer. October 7, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Catamounts lose at Chattanooga". The Daily Dispatch. October 14, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Catamounts lose again". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 21, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Another huge early deficit dooms Catamounts". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Apps run all over Western Carolina". News and Record. November 11, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gray has big rushing day to lead Furman past Western Carolina". The Times and Democrat. November 18, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2021 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University Athletics. 2021. p. 123. Retrieved November 22, 2021.