2015 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

2015 Western Carolina Catamounts football
2015 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Mark Speir (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brad Glenn (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Shawn Quinn (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Mark Speir, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing third in the SoCon. Western Carolina played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

2015 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Chattanooga +^	6	–	1	9	–	4
No. 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 Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 pm	Mars Hill*	Bob Waters Field at 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*	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	WMYA	W 33–21	9,191
October 10	3:30 pm	Mercer	Bob Waters Field at 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	Bob Waters Field at 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	Bob Waters Field at 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 Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ "2021 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University Athletics. 2021. p. 124. Retrieved November 22, 2021.