2008 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

2008 Western Carolina Catamounts football
2008 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–9 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Dennis Wagner (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Keith Heckendorf (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Pawlowski (1st season)
Home stadium	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Appalachian State $^	8	–	0	11	–	3
No. 9 Wofford ^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 17 Elon	6	–	2	8	–	4
Furman	4	–	4	7	–	5
Samford	4	–	4	6	–	5
Georgia Southern	4	–	4	6	–	5
The Citadel	2	–	6	4	–	8
Western Carolina	1	–	7	3	–	9
Chattanooga	0	–	8	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2008 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Dennis Wagner, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing eighth in the SoCon. Western Carolina played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28		Shorter*	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 35–0	5,778
September 6	6:00 p.m.	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	SUN PPV	L 0–69	73,024
September 13		No. 25 Liberty*	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		L 16–19	7,289
September 20	1:30 p.m.	at Presbyterian*	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC		W 23–21	4,876
September 27	1:30 p.m.	at No. 13 The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		L 14–34	11,216
October 4		Samford	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		L 6–21	9,174
October 11		at No. 20 Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		L 21–28	10,078
October 18		at No. 6 Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC		L 14–42	7,063
October 25	1:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		L 31–38 ^2OT	8,327
November 1	1:00 p.m.	Chattanooga	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		W 27–7	5,137
November 8		at No. 11 Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		L 14–33	10,747
November 22	3:00 p.m.	No. 2 Appalachian State	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug)	SportSouth	L 10–35	14,213
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ "2021 Western Carolina Catamount Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University Athletics. 2021. p. 123. Retrieved November 22, 2021.

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Venues	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium (1974–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Appalachian State: Battle for the Old Mountain Jug
Culture & lore	Paws "Fight on! You Catamounts" Pride of the Mountains Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024