1983 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
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The 1983 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 15th year under head coach Bob Waters, the team compiled an overall record of 11–3–1, with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SoCon. Western Carolina advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game and were defeated by Southern Illinois.
| 1983 Western Carolina Catamounts football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 11–3–1 (5–0–1 SoCon) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Mike Hennigan (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | E. J. Whitmire Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Furman $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Western Carolina ^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at Clemson* | L 10–44 | 69,962 | [1] | ||
| September 17 | at Wake Forest* | L 0–21 | 21,351 | [2] | ||
| September 24 | East Tennessee State | W 17–16 | [3] | |||
| October 1 | at Marshall | W 21–7 | 10,200 | [4] | ||
| October 8 | at Tennessee Tech* | W 42–10 | 11,308 | [5] | ||
| October 15 | No. 5 Furman |
| T 17–17 | 11,642 | [6] | |
| October 22 | Wofford* |
| W 37–20 | 10,755 | [7] | |
| October 29 | No. 17 Chattanooga |
| W 25–15 | 9,245 | [8] | |
| November 5 | at The Citadel | No. T–20 | W 44–17 | 13,240 | [9] | |
| November 12 | Gardner–Webb* | No. 18 |
| W 43–7 | 6,212 | [10] |
| November 19 | Appalachian State | No. 13 |
| W 41–15 | 13,924 | [11] |
| November 26 | No. 7 Colgate* | No. 9 |
| W 24–23 | 6,500 | [12] |
| December 3 | at No. 3 Holy Cross* | No. 9 |
| W 21–28 | 10,814 | [13] |
| December 10 | at No. 2 Furman | No. 9 |
| W 14–7 | 13,034 | [14] |
| December 17 | vs. No. 1 Southern Illinois* | No. 9 | L 7–43 | 15,950 | [15] | |
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References
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