2015 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

2015 Western Carolina Catamounts football

Conference	Southern Conference
2015 record	7–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Mark Speir (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Glenn
Defensive coordinator	Shawn Quinn
Home stadium	E.J. Whitmire Stadium (Capacity: 13,742)

2015 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#9 Chattanooga +^		6	–	1		9	–	4
#13 The Citadel +^		6	–	1		9	–	4
Western Carolina		5	–	2		7	–	4
Samford		3	–	4		6	–	5
Wofford		3	–	4		5	–	6
Mercer		2	–	5		5	–	6
Furman		2	–	5		4	–	7
VMI		1	–	6		2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Western Carolina Catamounts football team represented Western Carolina University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference. They were led by fourth year head coach Mark Speir and played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium. They finished the season 7–4, 5–2 in SoCon play to finish in third place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 PM	Mars Hill*	E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC	SDN	W 42–14	12,348
September 12	6:00 PM	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 10–28	8,048
September 19	7:00 PM	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPNU	L 10–55	102,136
October 3	3:30 PM	Presbyterian*	E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC	WMYA	W 33–21	9,191
October 10	3:30 PM	Mercer	E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC	ASN	W 24–21	8,479
October 17	2:00 PM	at Wofford	Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC	ESPN3	W 24–17	7,344
October 24	3:30 PM	Samford	E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC	SDN	W 56–36	12,014
October 31	2:00 PM	at No. 4 Chattanooga	Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	ESPN3	L 13–41	11,495
November 7	3:30 PM	Furman	E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC	SDN	W 48–10	8,561
November 14	7:00 PM	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ESPNU	L 17–41	101,583
November 21	1:30 PM	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA	ESPN3	W 24–20	4,523
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Western Carolina Catamounts football

Venues	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium (1974–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle for the Old Mountain Jug (Appalachian State)

Culture & lore	Paws "Fight on! You Catamounts" Pride of the Mountains Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 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

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/29/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.