2003 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
Appearance
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 5–7 (3–5 SoCon) |
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Defensive coordinator | Geoff Collins (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 16 (I-A) NC State* | L 20–59 | 53,800 | [1] | ||
September 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at Duke* | L 3–29 | 18,022 | [2] | ||
September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Johnson C. Smith* | W 45–0 | 10,083 | [3] | ||
September 20 | 3:30 p.m. | The Citadel |
| TFN | W 28–21 | 8,549 | [4] |
September 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at East Tennessee State | W 28–21 | 4,868 | [5] | ||
October 4 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 6 Furman |
| L 13–19 | 10,557 | [6] | |
October 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Georgia Southern | L 25–31 | 15,708 | [7] | ||
October 18 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 8 Wofford![]() |
| L 6–38 | 11,021 | [8] | |
October 25 | 6:00 p.m. | at Chattanooga | L 0–38 | 6,693 | [9] | ||
November 1 | 2:00 p.m. | Elon |
| W 26–3 | 7,994 | [10] | |
November 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at Appalachian State | L 18–26 | 14,443 | [11] | ||
November 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb* |
| W 39–16 | 8,028 | [12] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Hall worth his wait". The Herald-Sun. August 31, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Smith pitches Duke past Western". Winston-Salem Journal. September 7, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Carolina rolls against J.C. Smith". The Charlotte Observer. September 14, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Catamounts' defense rises to the occasion". The State. September 21, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Catamounts repel East Tennessee St". Elizabethton Star. September 28, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats let game slip away". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hunter runs, passes Eagles past W. Carolina". The Macon Telegraph. October 12, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats fall hard, Terriers' tricks drop WCU from race". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 19, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Catamounts fall in road shutout". News and Record. October 26, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats give Phoenix a beating". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 2, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats cough up ball, lose heartbreaker". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 16, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western Carolina runs past G–Webb". The Charlotte Observer. November 23, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2021 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University Athletics. 2021. p. 123. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "2003 Football Schedule". catamountsports.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.