MACON, Ga. – Simon Zeidan’s 42-yard field goal as time expired gave No. 18 Mercer a 17-14 win over Western Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 10, at Five-Star Stadium. The kick ended a Catamount rally in heartbreaking fashion, and dropped WCU 3-4 overall and 1-2 in the Southern Conference. The loss was Western Carolina’s 11th straight […]
Game-winning Mercer field goal sinks Catamounts in a heartbreaking loss on the road
October 13, 2026 by
Catamounts make a statement at home with a 44-20 victory over Tennessee Tech
October 4, 2026 by
Seven days after enduring a stinging 27-point beating in their Southern Conference opener at ETSU, the Western Carolina Catamounts found themselves backed firmly into a corner. Entering Saturday’s night showdown at E.J. Whitmire Stadium, head coach Kerwin Bell challenged his young roster to grow up in a hurry against an unblemished, top 10 nationally ranked […]
Catamounts surrender early lead, fall to ETSU 3 – 1
October 3, 2026 by
Western Carolina broke through against a defense that had yet to allow a goal in Southern Conference play, but the Catamounts could not make their first-half lead stand. Two ETSU goals in a span of 1 minute, 49 seconds early in the second half turned a tied match into a 3-1 defeat for WCU in […]
Western Carolina crushed in the Blue Ridge Border Battle, falls to ETSU 58-31.
September 28, 2026 by
JOHNSON CITY, TENN. – East Tennessee State jumped on Western Carolina early and never let the Catamounts fully recover, rolling to a 58-31 victory Saturday, Sept. 27, in the Blue Ridge Border Battle. The Rock will stay with the Buccaneers for at least one more year. The Buccaneers led 14-0 after the first quarter, 34-7 […]
Western Carolina cruises past Presbyterian 58-14 on Family Weekend
September 20, 2026 by
After yet another lightning delay, the Catamounts finally looked like the team head coach Kerwin Bell had been waiting to see. Running back Josh Perry ran for 142 yards and three touchdowns. Quarterback Lex Thomas threw for 268 yards and a score while Western Carolina found its rhythm in the second half to beat Presbyterian 58-14 […]
Western Carolina no match for FBS foe Cincinnati in a 62-10 rout
September 14, 2026 by
CINCINNATI – For about 25 minutes of play, Western Carolina looked like they belonged. The FCS Catamounts trailed FBS Cincinnati by just four points late in the second quarter – as close as the game would get. WCU quarterback Lex Thomas capped an 11-play, 75-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run, pulling the Catamounts within […]
