2014 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2014
| team = Western Carolina Catamounts
| sport = football
| image = WCU Athletics wordmark.png
| image_size = 200
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 7–5
| conf_record = 5–2
| head_coach = Mark Speir
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach = Brad Glenn
| oc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Shawn Quinn
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
}}
{{2014 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 2014 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Mark Speir, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for second place 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 = 2014
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = South Florida
| site_stadium = Raymond James Stadium
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 31–36
| attend = 31,642
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2014|team=Brevard Tornadoes|title=Brevard}}
| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = SDN
| score = 45–21
| attend = 8,929
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2014|team=Catawba Indians|title=Catawba}}
| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = SDN
| score = 35–17
| attend = 10,511
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Paladin Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| tv = ASN
| score = 35–17
| attend = 9,789
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Presbyterian
| site_stadium = Bailey Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Clinton, SC
| tv =
| score = 14–19
| attend = 4,007
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Wofford
| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 26–14
| attend = 7,343
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Mercer
| site_stadium = Moye Complex
| site_cityst = Macon, GA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 35–21
| attend = 9,277
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = SDN
| score = 29–15
| attend = 13,323
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Chattanooga
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = SDN
| score = 0–51
| attend = 8,705
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Samford
| site_stadium = Seibert Stadium
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ASN
| score = 20–34
| attend = 4,689
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| tv = SDN
| score = 42–27
| attend = 8,339
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank = 1 (FBS)
| site_stadium = Bryant–Denny Stadium
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
| tv = SECN
| score = 14–48
| attend = 101,325
}}
}}
{{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 }}
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