2008 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

The 2008 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Catamounts were led by first year head coach Dennis Wagner and played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in SoCon play to finish in eight place.

2008 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2008 record3–9 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKeith Heckendorf (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Pawlowski (1st season)
Home stadiumE.J. Whitmire Stadium
(Capacity: 13,742)
2008 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 Appalachian State $^  8 0     11 3  
No. 9 Wofford ^  7 1     9 3  
No. 17 Elon  6 2     8 4  
Furman  4 4     7 5  
Samford  4 4     6 5  
Georgia Southern  4 4     6 5  
The Citadel  2 6     4 8  
Western Carolina  1 7     3 9  
Chattanooga  0 8     1 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 287:00 pmShorter*W 35-05,778
September 66:00 pmat Florida State*L 0-6973,024
September 136:00 pm No. 25 Liberty*
  • E.J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 16-197,289
September 207:00 pmat Presbyterian*W 23-214,876
September 273:00 pmat No. 13 The CitadelL 14-3411,216
October 41:00 pmSamford
  • E.J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 6-219,174
October 112:00 pmat No. 20 FurmanL 21-2810,078
October 181:30 pmat No. 6 WoffordL 14-427,063
October 251:00 pmGeorgia Southern
  • E.J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 31-38 2OT8,327
November 11:00 pmChattanooga
  • E.J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 27-75,137
November 81:30 pmat No. 11 ElonL 14-3310,747
November 223:00 pm No. 2 Appalachian State
  • E.J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 10-3514,213

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