2014 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

2014 Western Carolina Catamounts football
2014 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–5 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Mark Speir (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Brad Glenn (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Shawn Quinn (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Mark Speir, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the SoCon. Western Carolina played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

2014 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Chattanooga $^	7	–	0	10	–	4
Samford	5	–	2	7	–	4
Western Carolina	5	–	2	7	–	5
Wofford	4	–	3	6	–	5
The Citadel	3	–	4	5	–	7
Furman	2	–	5	3	–	9
Mercer	1	–	6	6	–	6
VMI	1	–	6	2	–	10

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

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	at South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN3	L 31–36	31,642
September 6	3:30 pm	Brevard*	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	SDN	W 45–21	8,929
September 13	3:30 pm	Catawba*	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	SDN	W 35–17	10,511
September 27	3:30 pm	at Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ASN	W 35–17	9,789
October 4	2:00 pm	at Presbyterian*	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC		L 14–19	4,007
October 11	3:30 pm	Wofford	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN3	W 26–14	7,343
October 18	4:00 pm	at Mercer	Moye Complex Macon, GA	ESPN3	W 35–21	9,277
October 25	2:00 pm	The Citadel	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	SDN	W 29–15	13,323
November 1	2:00 pm	No. 14 Chattanooga	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	SDN	L 0–51	8,705
November 8	2:30 pm	at Samford	Seibert Stadium Birmingham, AL	ASN	L 20–34	4,689
November 15	2:00 pm	VMI	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	SDN	W 42–27	8,339
November 22	4:00 pm	at No. 1 (FBS) Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	L 14–48	101,325
*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.