1987 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

1987 Western Carolina Catamounts football
1987 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–7 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Bob Waters (19th season);
Home stadium	E. J. Whitmire Stadium
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

The 1987 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 19th year under head coach Bob Waters, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the SoCon.

1987 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Appalachian State $^	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Marshall ^	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	5	–	0
Furman	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
VMI	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
East Tennessee State	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at No. 9 (I-A) Clemson*		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 0–43	71,465	^[1]
September 12	at South Carolina*		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 6–31	66,573	^[2]
September 19	No. 10 Furman		E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 20–14	10,334	^[3]
September 26	at East Tennessee State		Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 37–20	9,475	^[4]
October 10	Mars Hill*	No. 12	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 41–0	9,270	^[5]
October 17	North Carolina A&T*	No. 12	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 55–34	7,448	^[6]
October 24	No. 20 Georgia Southern*	No. 9	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 16–37	13,460	^[7]
October 31	at The Citadel	No. 18	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 24–38	10,339	^[8]
November 7	Chattanooga		E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 11–13	5,216	^[9]
November 14	at No. 20 Marshall		Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 16–47	14,423	^[10]
November 21	No. 2 Appalachian State		E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)	L 13–33	11,154	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Clemson slides by W. Carolina". St. Petersburg Times. September 6, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gamecocks blister Western 31–6". The State. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rejuvenated W. Carolina fends off Furman 20–14". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Western Carolina wins 37–20". News and Record. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "WCU routs Mars Hill; Cottrell Hurt". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Northington, Tom (October 18, 1987). "Western overwhelms Aggies". Greensboro News & Record. pp. C3. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Defending champ Georgia Southern rips Catamounts". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "The Citadel guns down WCU, 38–24". The Herald. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Miscues key in Western's 13–11 loss". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Marshall sets SC records in romp over Catamounts". The Salisbury Post. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Appalachian romps past WCU, 33–13". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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