# 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

The 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Mark Speir, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for eighth place 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 |
| September 3 | 6:00 pm | at East Carolina* | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | ESPN3 | L 7–52 | 44,161 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | Gardner–Webb* | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC | SDN | W 44–14 | 11,598 |
| September 17 | 1:30 pm | vs. East Tennessee State | Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol, TN | ESPN3 | L 31–34 | 13,863 |
| October 1 | 3:30 pm | No. 9 The Citadel | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC | ESPN3 | L 14–37 | 12,283 |
| October 8 | 7:00 pm | Wofford | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC | ASN | L 19–31 | 9,457 |
| October 15 | 4:00 pm | at Mercer | Moye ComplexMacon, GA | ESPN3 | L 24–38 | 12,247 |
| October 22 | 6:00 pm | at No. 21 Samford | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL | ASN | L 17–30 | 4,031 |
| October 29 | 3:30 pm | No. 10 Chattanooga | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC | SDN/WMYA | L 25–38 | 10,760 |
| November 5 | 2:00 pm | VMI | Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC | ESPN3 | W 32–29 | 8,225 |
| November 12 | 4:00 pm | at Furman | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | ESPN3/WMYA | L 21–49 | 4,117 |
| November 19 | 4:00 pm | at South Carolina* | Williams–Brice StadiumColumbia, SC | SECN | L 31–44 | 76,650 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### @ East Carolina Pirates

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Pirates | 10 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 52 |

### Gardner–Webb

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| • Catamounts | 14 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 44 |

### Vs. East Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| • Buccaneers | 0 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 |

### The Citadel

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #9 Bulldogs | 7 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
| Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |

### Wofford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Terriers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Catamounts | 9 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 19 |

### @ Mercer

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| • Bears | 0 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 38 |

### @ Samford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| • #21 Bulldogs | 7 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 30 |

### Chattanooga

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #10 Mocs | 14 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
| Catamounts | 10 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 25 |

### VMI

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Keydets | 0 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| • Catamounts | 7 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 32 |

### @ Furman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| • Paladins | 7 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 49 |

### @ South Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 14 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
| • Gamecocks | 21 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 44 |