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2003 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

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2003 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–7 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGeoff Collins (2nd season)
Home stadiumBob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Wofford $^   8 0     12 2  
Appalachian State   6 2     7 4  
No. 24 Georgia Southern   5 3     7 4  
Furman   4 4     6 5  
The Citadel   4 4     6 6  
Western Carolina   3 5     4 7  
Chattanooga   3 5     3 9  
East Tennessee State   2 6     5 7  
Elon   1 7     2 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2003 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Catamounts were led by second-year head coach Kent Briggs and played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Western Carolina compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SoCon.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 306:00 p.m.at No. 16 (I-A) NC State*L 20–5953,800[1]
September 56:00 p.m.at Duke*L 3–2918,022[2]
September 136:00 p.m.Johnson C. Smith*W 45–010,083[3]
September 203:30 p.m.The Citadel
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
TFNW 28–218,549[4]
September 271:00 p.m.at East Tennessee StateW 28–214,868[5]
October 46:00 p.m.No. 6 Furman
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 13–1910,557[6]
October 111:00 p.m.at No. 11 Georgia SouthernL 25–3115,708[7]
October 182:00 p.m.No. 8 Wofforddagger
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 6–3811,021[8]
October 256:00 p.m.at ChattanoogaL 0–386,693[9]
November 12:00 p.m.Elon
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 26–37,994[10]
November 152:00 p.m.at Appalachian StateL 18–2614,443[11]
November 222:00 p.m.Gardner–Webb*
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 39–168,028[12]

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References

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  1. ^ "Hall worth his wait". The Herald-Sun. August 31, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Smith pitches Duke past Western". Winston-Salem Journal. September 7, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "W. Carolina rolls against J.C. Smith". The Charlotte Observer. September 14, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Catamounts' defense rises to the occasion". The State. September 21, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Catamounts repel East Tennessee St". Elizabethton Star. September 28, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cats let game slip away". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hunter runs, passes Eagles past W. Carolina". The Macon Telegraph. October 12, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cats fall hard, Terriers' tricks drop WCU from race". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 19, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Catamounts fall in road shutout". News and Record. October 26, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cats give Phoenix a beating". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 2, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cats cough up ball, lose heartbreaker". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 16, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Western Carolina runs past G–Webb". The Charlotte Observer. November 23, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2021 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University Athletics. 2021. p. 123. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  14. ^ "2003 Football Schedule". catamountsports.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.