2020 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

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2020 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–8 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Holt (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAndy McCollum (1st season)
Home stadiumBob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 VMI $^   6 – 1     6 – 2  
No. 22 East Tennessee State   4 – 1     4 – 1  
Chattanooga†   3 – 1     3 – 2  
Mercer   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Samford   4 – 3     4 – 3  
Furman   3 – 4     3 – 4  
Wofford†   1 – 4     1 – 4  
The Citadel   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Western Carolina   1 – 5     1 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • † – Chattanooga and Wofford opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 29 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Mark Speir in his ninth and final season as head coach, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the SoCon. Western Carolina played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
November 1412:00 p.m.at No. 22 (FBS) Liberty*
ESPNUL 14–581,000
November 213:00 p.m.at Eastern Kentucky*
ESPN3L 17–493009
December 512:00 p.m.at No. 17 (FBS) North Carolina*
ACCNL 9–493535
February 202:00 p.m.at No. 15 Furman
ESPN+L 7–351994
February 271:00 p.m.at
Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
    		• ESPN+L 27–551276
    March 61:00 p.m.VMI
    		ESPN+L 7–301300
    March 131:00 p.m.The Citadel
    • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
    • Cullowhee, NC
    		ESPN+W 21–14980
    March 203:30 p.m.at Mercer
    		ESPN+L 28–453527
    March 271:00 p.m.at East Tennessee State
    		ESPN+L 17–242442
    April 31:00 p.m.Chattanooga
    • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
    • Cullowhee, NC
    		ESPN+Canceled[a]
    April 102:00 p.m.Wofford
    • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
    • Cullowhee, NC
    		ESPN+Canceled[b]

    [3][4]

    1. ^ On March 29, 2021, Chattanooga announced that it would opt out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
    2. ^ On April 5, 2021, Wofford announced that it was opting out of the remainder of the spring 2021 season as a result of injuries and player opt-outs due to COVID-19.[2]

    References

    1. ^ "Chattanooga Football Opting Out of the Remainder of the 2021 Spring FCS Season". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
    2. ^ "Wofford opts out of remainder of Southern Conference spring football season". Post and Courier. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
    3. ^ "2020 Western Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
    4. ^ "2021 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University Athletics. 2021. p. 124. Retrieved November 22, 2021.


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