Western Carolina
1-2Southern · E. J. Whitmire Stadium · 13,742 · 13,482 avg in 2026
LastL 10–62 at Cincinnati · Sat Sep 12 · Lex Thomas 165 pass yds, 18 rush yds, 1 TD
Nextvs Presbyterian · Sat Sep 19 · 2:30 pm ET · E. J. Whitmire Stadium · series 4-1, won the last 2 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #197 | #154 | -3✓ | Eastern Kentucky | W 45–21 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 6 | #197 | #239 | -4✗ | @Campbell | L 19–28 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #199 | #110 | +36.5✗ | @Cincinnati | L 10–62 137 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #195 | #214 | Presbyterian | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #195 | #160 | @East Tennessee State | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Tennessee Tech | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Mercer | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Chattanooga | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Furman | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Wofford | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Samford | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | The Citadel |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | @Cincinnati | L 10–62 | 241 | 1 | 27:23 | +0.091 | 37.9% | 101.9% | Defense's roughest night |
| Sep 6 | @Campbell | L 19–28 | — | — | — | +0.060 | 40.6% | 103.1% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Aug 29 | Eastern Kentucky | W 45–21 | — | — | — | +0.263 | 39.0% | 168.7% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Season average (3 games) | 241 | 1.0 | +0.138 | 39.2% | 124.6% | ||||
Western Carolina is the 49-year SoCon title drought team that broke through to the conference final in 2024 (6-2 SoCon, runner-up) — the Catamounts finally proving they belong in the conversation.
Western Carolina has waited 49 years for a SoCon title. Furman won in 1988. Wofford has made ten playoff runs. Mercer won back-to-back. The Catamounts' chip is the longest drought in the room — and it…
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What it is like to watch them2025 · 7-5 · last season
✓ measured from 12 games · ranks are among Southern teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Western Carolina has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 6-4 over the last 10, and lost the last two.
Next Sep 19
vs Presbyterian · at home
Outcome band · Western Carolina · 2026
Outcome band · Western Carolina · 2026Western Carolina's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Western Carolina is the 49-year SoCon title drought team that broke through to the conference final in 2024 (6-2 SoCon, runner-up) — the Catamounts finally proving they belong in the conversation.
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