The 1981 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 13th year under head coach Bob Waters, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, finishing in sixth place in the SoCon.[1]
| 1981 Western Carolina Catamounts football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–4 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | E. J. Whitmire Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman $ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | at East Carolina* | L 6–42 | 24,873 | [2] | |
| September 12 | at VMI | L 14–21 | [3] | ||
| September 19 | at The Citadel | L 3–12 | 18,950 | [4] | |
| September 26 | Furman | L 27–31 | 11,850 | [5] | |
| October 3 | Middle Tennessee* |
| L 7–20 | 7,200 | [6] |
| October 10 | at Wofford* |
| W 37–30 | 5,405 | [7] |
| October 17 | East Tennessee State |
| L 23–34 | 11,250 | [8] |
| October 24 | Chattanooga |
| W 24–10 | [9] | |
| October 31 | at No. 17 Florida State* | L 31–56 | 52,721 | [10] | |
| November 14 | at Marshall | W 38–28 | [11] | ||
| November 21 | Appalachian State |
| W 21–10 | 11,218 | [12] |
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References
edit- ^ "1981 Western Carolina Catamounts Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "East Carolina rips Catamounts 42–6". The Charlotte Observer. September 6, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Punchless WCU falls to Keydets". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Citadel, Manson hold off Stubborn WCU, 12–3". The Times and Democrat. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WCU falls as Sorrells paces Furman rally". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Middle Tennessee 23, Western Carolina 10". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western overturns Wofford". The Greenville News. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WCU fritters away big lead in loss to East Tennessee". The Charlotte Observer. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Catamounts stun UT–C". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Allen's record sets FSU blast". St. Petersburg Times. November 1, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Relieved James leads Western over Marshall". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 15, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WCU defense strangles Apps". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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