1982 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
The 1982 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 14th year under head coach Bob Waters, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished in third place in the SoCon.
| 1982 Western Carolina Catamounts football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–2 SoCon) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Mike Hennigan (1st season) |
| Home stadium | E. J. Whitmire Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Furman $^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Chattanooga | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | at Wake Forest* | L 10–31 | 25,476 | [1] | |
| September 11 | Tennessee Tech* | L 10–17 | [2] | ||
| September 18 | Mars Hill* |
| W 38–3 | 11,120 | [3] |
| September 25 | at Clemson* | L 10–21 | 61,369 | [4] | |
| October 2 | at East Tennessee State | W 27–25 | [5] | ||
| October 9 | at Furman | L 6–12 | 13,250 | [6] | |
| October 16 | Marshall |
| W 21–13 | 5,522 | [7] |
| October 23 | Wofford* |
| W 36–17 | 11,360 | [8] |
| October 30 | at No. 12 Chattanooga | W 20–0 | 8,004 | [9] | |
| November 6 | The Citadel |
| L 20–24 | 8,132 | [10] |
| November 20 | at Appalachian State | W 26–24 | 6,150 | [11] | |
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References
- "Deacons pass Western Carolina, 31–10". The Chapel Hill News. September 5, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tenn. Tech 17, W. Carolina 10". The News and Observer. September 12, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Catamounts blitz Mars Hill". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 19, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "It wasn't pretty, but it counts". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 26, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "ETSU loses in final seconds, 27–25". Kingsport Times-News. October 3, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Furman nips Western, 12–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 10, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Anthony James leads WC over Marshall". Florence Morning News. October 17, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "James, Catamounts explode, breeze to win over Terriers". The State. October 24, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "WCU 20, UT–Chattanooga 0". Greensboro News & Record. October 31, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Citadel's early barrage topples Western Carolina". The State. November 7, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Catamounts, Biasucci kick ASU, 26–24". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 21, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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