1979 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1979
| team = Western Carolina Catamounts
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 2–4
| head_coach = Bob Waters
| hc_year = 11th
| captain =
| stadium = E. J. Whitmire Stadium
}}
{{1979 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1979 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 11th year under head coach Bob Waters, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished in seventh place in the SoCon.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1979
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 1
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = East Carolina
| site_stadium = Ficklen Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| score = 6–31
| attend = 25,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72666989/east-carolina-stuns-scouts-wins-in-air/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=East Carolina stuns scouts, wins in air|date=September 2, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Tennessee Tech
| site_stadium = E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| score = 24–7
| attend = 8,650
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-asheville-times-pusey-back-on-track/139711550/|work=The Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Pusey back on track as Western whips Tennessee Tech|date=September 9, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Fairfield Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| score = 24–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-selma-times-journal-carolina-wins/139710415/|work=The Selma Times-Journal|title=Carolina wins|date=September 16, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Appalachian State
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 27–35
| gamename = rivalry
| attend = 17,124
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89966809/appalachian-beats-western-carolina/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian beats Western Carolina|date=September 23, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Elon Fightin' Christians|title=Elon}}
| site_stadium = E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| score = 20–7
| attend = 5,712
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-williams-leads-wcu-over/139711887/|work=Greensboro Daily News|title=Williams leads WCU over Elon|date=September 30, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| score = 19–21
| attend = 14,750
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-the-citadel-wins-thr/139709594/|work=The Greenville News|title=The Citadel wins thriller over Western Carolina|date=October 7, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}
| site_stadium = E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| score = 56–21
| attend = 6,725
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-harp-pusey-lead-western-in-56/139712305/|work=The State|title=Harp, Pusey lead Western in 56–21 rout|date=October 21, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Lenoir–Rhyne Bears|title=Lenoir–Rhyne}}
| site_stadium = E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| score = 42–6
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/florence-morning-news-pusey-leads-catamo/139712477/|work=Florence Morning News|title=Pusey leads Catamounts|date=October 28, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| score = 35–42
| attend = 7,109
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-utchattanooga-sto/139708984/|work=Winston-Salem Journal|title=UT–Chattanooga stops WCU comeback 42–35|date=November 4, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Sirrine Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| score = 14–23
| attend = 8,854
| source = {{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109740738/furman-defense-stymies-western-carolina/|title=Furman defense stymies Western Carolina 23–14|date=November 11, 1979|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = w
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| site_stadium = E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| score = 13–9
| attend = 8,115
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-james-keys-wc-upse/139712792/|work=The News and Observer|title=James keys WC upset|date=November 18, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
References
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