2023 Western Carolina Catamounts football team explained

Year:2023
Team:Western Carolina Catamounts
Sport:football
Conference:Southern Conference
Short Conf:SoCon
Record:7–4
Conf Record:5–3
Statsrank:23
Head Coach:Kerwin Bell
Hc Year:3rd
Off Coach:Kade Bell
Oc Year:3rd
Off Scheme:No-huddle spread
Def Coach:Chaz Scales
Dc Year:3rd
Def Scheme:4–3
Stadium:Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium

The 2023 Western Carolina Catamounts football team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Catamounts were led by third-year head coach Kerwin Bell and played home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

Schedule

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Game summaries

at Arkansas

See also: 2023 Arkansas Razorbacks football team.

Statistics Western CarolinaArkansas
First downs 18 21
Plays–yards 70–291 61–379
Rushes–yards 30–64 36–105
Passing yards 227 274
Passing: comp–att–int 25–40–4 20–25–0
Turnovers 5 0
Time of possession 30:43 29:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Western CarolinaPassingCole Gonzales9/14, 118 yards, 1 INT
RushingBranson Adams4 carries, 38 yards
ReceivingCensere Lee3 receptions, 41 yards
ArkansasPassingKJ Jefferson18/23, 246 yards, 3 TD
RushingRaheim Sanders15 carries, 42 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJaedon Wilson3 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD

No. 8 Samford

See also: 2023 Samford Bulldogs football team.

at Eastern Kentucky

See also: 2023 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team.

Charleston Southern

See also: 2023 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team.

at The Citadel

See also: 2023 The Citadel Bulldogs football team.

at Chattanooga

See also: 2023 Chattanooga Mocs football team.

Furman

See also: 2023 Furman Paladins football team.

Mercer

See also: 2023 Mercer Bears football team.

at Wofford

See also: 2023 Wofford Terriers football team.

East Tennessee State

See also: 2023 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team.

at VMI

See also: 2023 VMI Keydets football team.

Statistics

Team

Western CarolinaOpp
Scoring
  Points per Game
  Points per Turnovers
First Downs
  Rushing
  Passing
  Penalty
Rushing yards
  Avg per play
  Avg per game
  Rushing touchdowns
Passing yards
  Att-Comp-Int
  Avg per pass
  Avg per catch
  Avg per game
  Passing touchdowns
Total Offense
  Plays
  Avg per play
  Avg per game
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
  Avg per game
Western CarolinaOpp
  Punt-Yards
   Avg per play
   Avg per punt net
  Punt Return-Yards
   Avg per punt return
  Kickoffs-Yards
   Avg per play
   Avg per kick net
  Kickoff Return-Yards
   Avg per kickoff return
  Interceptions-Yards
   Avg per play
Time of possession / game
3rd Down Conversions (Pct%)(0%)(0%)
4th Down Conversions (Pct%)(0%)(0%)
Touchdowns Scored
Field Goals-Attempts
  PAT-Attempts
   2 point conversion-attempts
Sack by Yards
Misc Yards
Safeties
Onside kicks
Red zone scores(0%)(0%)
  Red zone touchdowns(0%)(0%)
Attendance
  Date/Avg per date
  Neutral Site

Individual leaders

Passing statistics
NAMEPOSRATCMP-ATT-INTYDSAVG/GCMP%TDLONG
QB0.00-0-00 yrds0.0%0 TDs0
TOTALS0.00-0-00 yrds0.00.0%0 TDs0

Defense

Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown

Special teams

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 Catamount Football Schedule . 11 March 2023 . catamountsports.com.
  2. Web site: 2023 Football Schedule . 25 March 2023 . FBS Schedules.