2008 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2008
| team = Western Carolina Catamounts
| sport = football
| image = WCU Athletics wordmark.png
| image_size = 200
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 3–9
| conf_record = 1–7
| head_coach = Dennis Wagner
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Keith Heckendorf
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Matt Pawlowski
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
}}
{{2008 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 2008 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Dennis Wagner, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing eighth in the SoCon. Western Carolina played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2008
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 28
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Shorter Hawks|title=Shorter}}
| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv =
| score = 35–0
| attend = 5,778
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Florida State
| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| tv = SUN PPV
| score = 0–69
| attend = 73,024
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Liberty
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv =
| score = 16–19
| attend = 7,289
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Presbyterian
| site_stadium = Bailey Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Clinton, SC
| tv =
| score = 23–21
| attend = 4,876
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = The Citadel
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv =
| score = 14–34
| attend = 11,216
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| time =
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Samford Bulldogs|title=Samford}}
| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv =
| score = 6–21
| attend = 9,174
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Furman
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Paladin Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| tv =
| score = 21–28
| attend = 10,078
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Wofford
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Gibbs Stadium
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| tv =
| score = 14–42
| attend = 7,063
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Georgia Southern
| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv =
| score = 31–38
| overtime = 2OT
| attend = 8,327
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv =
| score = 27–7
| attend = 5,137
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Elon Phoenix|title=Elon}}
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Rhodes Stadium
| site_cityst = Elon, NC
| tv =
| score = 14–33
| attend = 10,747
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Appalachian State
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| gamename = Battle for the Old Mountain Jug
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = SportSouth
| score = 10–35
| attend = 14,213
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=2021 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide |url=https://catamountsports.com/documents/2021/9/1/WCUFB2021_MediaGuide.pdf |publisher=Western Carolina University Athletics |location=Cullowhee, North Carolina |date=2021 |page=123 |access-date=November 22, 2021 }}
References
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