The 2020 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Mark Speir in his ninth and final season as head coach, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the SoCon. Western Carolina played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 1–8 (1–5 SoCon) |
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| Offensive coordinator | John Holt (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Andy McCollum (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 VMI $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga† | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford† | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| November 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 22 (FBS) Liberty* | ESPNU | L 14–58 | 1,000 | |
| November 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky* | ESPN3 | L 17–49 | 3009 | |
| December 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 17 (FBS) North Carolina* | ACCN | L 9–49 | 3535 | |
| February 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Furman | ESPN+ | L 7–35 | 1994 | |
| February 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Samford | ESPN+ | L 27–55 | 1276 | |
| March 6 | 1:00 p.m. | VMI | ESPN+ | L 7–30 | 1300 | |
| March 13 | 1:00 p.m. | The Citadel |
| ESPN+ | W 21–14 | 980 |
| March 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at Mercer | ESPN+ | L 28–45 | 3527 | |
| March 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at East Tennessee State | ESPN+ | L 17–24 | 2442 | |
| April 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Chattanooga |
| ESPN+ | Canceled[a] | |
| April 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Wofford |
| ESPN+ | Canceled[b] | |
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- ^ On March 29, 2021, Chattanooga announced that it would opt out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
- ^ On April 5, 2021, Wofford announced that it was opting out of the remainder of the spring 2021 season as a result of injuries and player opt-outs due to COVID-19.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Chattanooga Football Opting Out of the Remainder of the 2021 Spring FCS Season". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ "Wofford opts out of remainder of Southern Conference spring football season". Post and Courier. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Western Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ "2021 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University Athletics. 2021. p. 124. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
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