# 2022 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

The 2022 Western Carolina Catamounts football team represented the Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Kerwin Bell the Catamounts 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 |
| September 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Charleston Southern* | Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC | | W 52–38 | 3,922 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech* | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | ACCNX | L 17–35 | 36,486 |
| September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Presbyterian* | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC | ESPN+ | W 77–21 | 11,776 |
| September 24 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Samford | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL | ESPN+ | L 12–35 | 7,519 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | VMI | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC | ESPN+ | W 38–17 | 11,103 |
| October 8 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Mercer | Five Star StadiumMacon, GA | ESPN+ | L 6–49 | 10,927 |
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at Furman | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | | L 40–47 | 9,617 |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | The Citadel | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC | ESPN+ | L 21–34 | 7,304 |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Wofford | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC | ESPN+ | W 36–29 | 10,107 |
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at East Tennessee State | William B. Greene Jr. StadiumJohnson City, TN | ESPN+ | W 20–17 | 7,244 |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 15 Chattanooga | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC | ESPN+ | W 32–29 | 9,089 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Charleston Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 17 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
| Buccaneers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### At Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Yellow Jackets | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |

### Presbyterian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Catamounts | 7 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 77 |

### At No. 21 Samford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| No. 21 Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |

### VMI

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Keydets | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Catamounts | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |

### At No. 12 Mercer

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 12 Bears | 21 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 49 |

### At Furman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 40 |
| Paladins | 14 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 47 |

### The Citadel

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Citadel Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |

### Wofford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Terriers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| Catamounts | 3 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 36 |

### At East Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Buccaneers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |

### No. 15 Chattanooga

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Mocs | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 29 |
| Catamounts | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 32 |