1983 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

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1983 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record11–3–1 (5–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Hennigan (2nd season)
Home stadiumE. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Furman $^ 6 – 0 – 1 10 – 2 – 1
No. 9 Western Carolina ^ 5 – 0 – 1 11 – 3 – 1
Chattanooga 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Appalachian State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Marshall 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
VMI 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
East Tennessee State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 15th year under head coach Bob Waters, the team compiled an overall record of 11–3–1, with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SoCon. Western Carolina advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game and were defeated by Southern Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Clemson*
L 10–4469,962[1]
September 17at Wake Forest*
L 0–2121,351[2]
September 24East Tennessee State
W 17–16[3]
October 1at Marshall
W 21–710,200[4]
October 8at Tennessee Tech*
W 42–1011,308[5]
October 15No. 5 Furman
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
T 17–1711,642[6]
October 22Wofford*
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 37–2010,755[7]
October 29No. 17 Chattanooga
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 25–159,245[8]
November 5at The CitadelNo. T–20
W 44–1713,240[9]
November 12Gardner–Webb*No. 18
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 43–76,212[10]
November 19Appalachian StateNo. 13
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)
W 41–1513,924[11]
November 26No. 7 Colgate*No. 9
W 24–236,500[12]
December 3at No. 3 Holy Cross*No. 9
W 21–2810,814[13]
December 10at No. 2 FurmanNo. 9
W 14–713,034[14]
December 17vs. No. 1 Southern Illinois*No. 9
L 7–4315,950[15]

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