1994 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

1994 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumE. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Marshall $^ 7 1 0 12 2 0
No. 17 Appalachian State ^ 6 2 0 9 4 0
Georgia Southern 5 3 0 6 5 0
Western Carolina 5 3 0 6 5 0
The Citadel 4 4 0 6 5 0
East Tennessee State 4 4 0 6 5 0
Furman 2 6 0 3 8 0
Chattanooga 2 6 0 3 8 0
VMI 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Steve Hodgin, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Lenoir–Rhyne*No. 17W 23–14[1]
September 10at Georgia Tech*No. 17L 26–4540,012[2]
September 17at The CitadelNo. 17W 42–3814,176[3]
September 24at No. 24 (I-A) NC State*No. 14L 13–3843,000[4]
October 1at FurmanNo. 14W 35–2412,125[5]
October 8Georgia SouthernNo. 17
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 35–3110,212[6]
October 15at No. 1 MarshallNo. 16L 14–3824,968[7]
October 22ChattanoogaNo. 23
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 53–1511,337[8]
October 29at VMINo. 21W 33–75,129[9]
November 12No. 12 Appalachian StateNo. 18
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)
L 7–1215,247[10]
November 19East Tennessee StateNo. 23
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 31–34[11]

References

  1. ^ "Big win, Cats slip by Bears". Hickory Daily Record. September 2, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tech wins, but nobody is bragging". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 11, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Western Carolina downs The Citadel in shootout". The Island Packet. September 18, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wolfpack cruises past Catamounts 38–13". Winston-Salem Journal. September 25, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rally Cats get win". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 2, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "WCU rallies again". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 9, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Marshall thunders past WCU". The Salisbury Post. October 16, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "A happy homecoming; Western Carolina stomps Chattanooga, 53–15". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 23, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Western explodes in second half to top VMI". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 30, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "ASU's decade of dominance". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 13, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bucs achieve winning season". Elizabethton Star. November 20, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.