2021 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

2021 Western Carolina Catamounts football
2021 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–7 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Kerwin Bell (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Kade Bell (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Justin Hinds (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Chaz Scales (1st season)
Home stadium	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 East Tennessee State $^	7	–	1	11	–	2
Mercer	6	–	2	7	–	3
Chattanooga	5	–	3	6	–	5
Western Carolina	4	–	4	4	–	7
Furman	4	–	4	6	–	5
VMI	4	–	4	6	–	5
Samford	3	–	5	4	–	7
The Citadel	3	–	5	4	–	7
Wofford	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Western Carolina Catamounts football team represented the Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Kerwin Bell, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the SoCon. Western Carolina played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky*	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+/Nexstar	L 28–31	9,647
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at No. 4 (FBS) Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	PPV	L 0–76	83,538
September 18	3:30 p.m.	Samford	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+/Nexstar	L 37–42	9,060
September 25	6:00 p.m.	at Gardner–Webb*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	L 34–52	5,689
October 2	1:30 p.m.	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	L 17–45	8,520
October 9	3:30 p.m.	Mercer	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+	L 24–34	11,123
October 23	2:00 p.m.	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 45–31	8,411
October 30	1:30 p.m.	at Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN+	W 41–21	3,230
November 6	2:00 p.m.	Furman	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+	W 43–42	8,942
November 13	2:00 p.m.	No. 11 East Tennessee State	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+	L 35–56	10,348
November 20	1:30 p.m.	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	W 52–24	5,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaches for the 2021 season
Name	Position	Seasons at Western Carolina
Kerwin Bell	Head Coach	1st
Justin Hinds	Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers	1st
Kade Bell	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	1st
Kerry Webb	Special Teams Coordinator/Nickles	1st
Chaz Scales	co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs	1st
JJ Laster	Wide Receivers	1st
Larry Murphy	Cornerbacks	1st
John Peacock	Offensive Line	1st
Rudi Small	Running Backs	1st
Dennis Thomas	Defensive Line	1st
Rylan Wells	Tight Ends / Fullbacks	1st

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Venues	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium (1974–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Appalachian State: Battle for the Old Mountain Jug
Culture & lore	Paws "Fight on! You Catamounts" Pride of the Mountains Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024