As the ball was kicked off, one could hear the ruckus crowd chant both teams’ names. What started out as an evenly matched contest, turned into a beating at the expense of the Catamounts due in large part to a stagnant offense. By the end of the second quarter and in the beginning of the […]
Catamounts ready for good season
September 17, 2016 by
Western Carolina University’s football team kicked off their first home game of the season with a win over the Gardner Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs. The team is hoping to continue winning this Saturday, Sept. 17, against the East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Buccaneers at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. WCU beat Gardner Webb 44-14. […]
Mark Speir is making a difference on the field and in the community
November 20, 2015 by
Mark Speir was named the head football coach of Western Carolina University’s football team in Dec. 2011 and since then… he has won 16 games with the Catamounts. he had 16 players to make it to the All-Southern Conference first-and-second team and 12 players picked for All- freshman distinction. Last year Speir brought the Catamounts […]
Coming up this weekend in Western Carolina Athletics
November 6, 2015 by
Western Carolina Athletics has a big weekend with Football, Volleyball and Basketball games happening on campus. The biggest game of the weekend is the final home football game against the Furman Paladins on Nov 7, at 3:30pm. If the football team beats the Paladins, the Catamounts would not have lost at home all season. […]
WCU football wins homecoming game
October 25, 2015 by
Troy Mitchell, quarterback for Western, had 352 passing yards, 45 rushing yards, and two touchdowns and Corey Holloway, running back for Western, added another 50 yards on the ground and two more touchdown as the Western Carolina Catamounts (5-2) beat the Samford Bulldogs (3-4) 56-36 Saturday, Oct.24. Detrez Newsome, running back for Western, had 69 […]
Spring football in full swing
March 28, 2015 by
Running, throwing, catching, hitting, blocking and the sled drills everyone loves. These occurrences can mean only one thing – football is back! Spring football officially started for Western on March 16 and the players wore just helmets and shorts for the first few days. They switched over the helmets, shoulder pads and shorts on March 20. “In helmets it’s a […]
