2006 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
Appearance
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 2–9 (0–7 SoCon) |
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Defensive coordinator | Don Powers (1st season) |
Home stadium | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Appalachian State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Furman ^ | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Wofford | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Kent Briggs, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the SoCon. Western Carolina played home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Chowan* | W 42–0 | 3,014 | [1] | |||
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky* |
| W 20–17 | 8,247 | [2] | ||
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Furman | No. 22 | CSS | L 7–42 | 14,232 | [3] | |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 25 Georgia Southern | No. 24 |
| L 14–24 | 10,483 | [4] | |
October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Elon | L 19–37 | 4,374 | [5] | |||
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Chattanooga![]() |
| L 14–17 OT | 8,540 | [6] | ||
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at The Citadel | L 27–30 OT | 15,495 | [7] | |||
October 28 | 1:30 p.m. | at Wofford | L 7–35 | 7,072 | [8] | |||
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Liberty* | L 0–21 | 8,286 | [9] | |||
November 11 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 1 Appalachian State |
| L 9–31 | 13,742 | [10] | ||
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 3 (FBS) Florida* | PPV | L 0–62 | 90,233 | [11] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "WCU chews up Chowan". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 1, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Catamounts top Colonels". Messenger-Inquirer. September 17, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Felton runs over Cats". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 24, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles prevail over Cats". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 1, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New and improved Phoenix wins". News and Record. October 8, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lopez duo helps Chattanooga top Western Carolina". News and Record. October 15, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Citadel edges Catamounts in OT". Sun-News. October 22, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terriers run past Western Carolina". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 29, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No doubt about it: LU triumphs". The News and Advance. November 5, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "App State downs Western". Hickory Daily Record. November 12, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators crush Catamounts". Pensacola News Journal. November 19, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 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.