List of Western Carolina Catamounts football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Western Carolina Catamounts football team. Representing Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, the Catamounts compete in the Southern Conference in the NCAA Division I FCS. The school began playing football in 1931, and plays their home games out of 13,742-seat Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium. The Catamounts are currently led by head coach Kerwin Bell.

The Catamounts' first and currently only conference championship came in 1949 where they went 8–3 and participated in the now-defunct Smoky Mountain Bowl. The program made an appearance in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA national championship game, winning three games before falling to Southern Illinois in the championship game. The 1983 campaign was the winningest season in program history with an 11–3–1 record.

Seasons

National champions †

Conference champions *

Division champions ‡

Bowl game berth ^

Year	Coach	Conference	Conference finish	Record			Bowl/Postseason	Final ranking
				Wins	Losses	Ties		TSN/STATS Poll	Coaches' Poll
Western Carolina Catamounts
1931	C.C. Poindexter	Ind	—	4	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1932		Ind	—	2	9	0	—	N/A	N/A
1933		North State	—	1	6	2	—	N/A	N/A
1934		North State, Smoky Mountain	—	3	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1935	Ralph James	North State, Smoky Mountain	—	1	10	0	—	N/A	N/A
1936		North State, Smoky Mountain	—	2	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1937		North State, Smoky Mountain	—	1	6	2	—	N/A	N/A
1938		North State	—	0	7	1	—	N/A	N/A
1939	James Whatley	North State	—	1	6	1	—	N/A	N/A
1940		North State	—	2	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1941		North State	—	3	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1942	No team	Season cancelled due to World War II.
1943	No team	Season cancelled due to World War II.
1944	No team	Season cancelled due to World War II.
1945	Marion McDonald	North State	—	1	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1946	Tom Young	North State	—	6	3	1	—	N/A	N/A
1947		North State	—	3	5	1	—	N/A	N/A
1948		North State	—	7	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1949		North State	1st	8	3	0	Lost 1949 Smoky Mountain Bowl vs West Liberty State, 0-20	N/A	N/A
1950		North State	—	3	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1951		North State	—	3	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1952		North State	—	2	8	0	—	N/A	N/A
1953		North State	—	1	9	0	—	N/A	N/A
1954		North State	—	4	5	1	—	N/A	N/A
1955		North State	—	2	7	1	—	N/A	N/A
1956	Dan Robinson	North State	—	1	9	0	—	N/A	N/A
1957		North State	—	2	5	1	—	N/A	N/A
1958		North State	—	1	8	1	—	N/A	N/A
1959		North State	—	7	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1960		North State	—	6	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1961		CIAC	—	4	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1962		CIAC	—	3	5	1	—	N/A	N/A
1963		CIAC	—	2	6	1	—	N/A	N/A
1964		CIAC	—	5	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1965		CIAC	—	7	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1966		CIAC	—	5	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1967		CIAC	—	4	5	1	—	N/A	N/A
1968		Ind	—	4	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1969	Bob Waters	Ind	—	9	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1970		Ind	—	6	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1971		Ind	—	4	6	0	—	N/A	N/A
1972		Ind	—	7	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1973		Ind	—	6	3	1	—	N/A	N/A
1974		Ind	—	9	2	0	NCAA Division II Playoffs - First Round	N/A	N/A
1975		Ind	—	3	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1976		Southern	—	6	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1977		Southern	5th	6	4	1	—	N/A	N/A
1978		Southern	T-3rd	6	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1979		Southern	7th	6	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1980		Southern	5th	3	7	1	—	N/A	N/A
1981		Southern	6th	4	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1982		Southern	3rd	6	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1983		Southern	2nd	11	3	1	NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs - Runner Up	9	N/A
1984		Southern	2nd	8	3	0	—	14	N/A
1985		Southern	T-5th	4	6	1	—	N/A	N/A
1986		Southern	2nd	6	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1987		Southern	T-5th	4	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1988		Southern	T-7th	2	9	0	—	N/A	N/A
1989	Dale Strahm	Southern	T-6th	3	7	1	—	N/A	N/A
1990	Steve Hodgin	Southern	6th	3	8	0	—	N/A	N/A
1991		Southern	T-6th	2	9	0	—	N/A	N/A
1992		Southern	T-2nd	7	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1993		Southern	3rd	6	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1994		Southern	T-3rd	6	5	0	—	N/A	N/A
1995		Southern	T-7th	3	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1996		Southern	9th	4	7	-	—	N/A	N/A
1997	Bill Bleil	Southern	7th	3	8	-	—	N/A	N/A
1998		Southern	3rd	6	5	-	—	N/A	N/A
1999		Southern	7th	3	8	-	—	N/A	N/A
2000		Southern	T-6th	4	7	-	—	N/A	N/A
2001		Southern	4th	7	4	-	—	N/A	N/A
2002	Kent Briggs	Southern	T-5th	5	6	-	—	N/A	N/A
2003		Southern	6th	5	7	-	—	N/A	N/A
2004		Southern	T-5th	4	7	-	—	N/A	N/A
2005		Southern	4th	5	4	-	—	N/A	N/A
2006		Southern	8th	2	9	-	—	N/A	N/A
2007		Southern	8th	1	10	-	—	N/A	N/A
2008	Dennis Wagner	Southern	8th	3	9	-	—	N/A	N/A
2009		Southern	9th	2	9	-	—	N/A	N/A
2010		Southern	9th	2	9	-	—	N/A	N/A
2011		Southern	9th	1	10	-	—	N/A	N/A
2012	Mark Speir	Southern	9th	1	10	-	—	N/A	N/A
2013		Southern	T-8th	2	10	-	—	N/A	N/A
2014		Southern	T-2nd	7	5	-	—	N/A	N/A
2015		Southern	3rd	7	4	-	—	N/A	N/A
2016		Southern	T-8th	2	9	-	—	N/A	N/A
2017		Southern	4th	7	5	-	—	N/A	N/A
2018		Southern	8th	3	8	-	—	N/A	N/A
2019		Southern	8th	3	9	-	—	N/A	N/A
2020		Southern	9th	1	8	-	—	N/A	N/A
2021	Kerwin Bell	Southern	T-4th	4	7	-	—	N/A	N/A
2022		Southern	5th	6	5	-	—	N/A	N/A
2023		Southern	4th	7	4	-	—	23	RV
Total Totals through the 2019 season				347	522	23	(all games)