2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference	Southern Conference
2016 record	2–9 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Mark Speir (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Glenn (5th year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dustin Landry (1st year)
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	E.J. Whitmire Stadium (Capacity: 13,742)
Seasons « 2015 2017 »

2016 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#10 The Citadel $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
#13 Chattanooga ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
#9 Wofford ^		6	–	2					10	–	4
#23 Samford ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
Mercer		4	–	4					6	–	5
Furman		3	–	5					3	–	8
East Tennessee State		2	–	6					5	–	6
VMI		1	–	7					3	–	8
Western Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Western Carolina @ East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Catamounts 0 7 0 0 7 • Pirates 10 21 21 0 52 Date: September 3 Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC Game start: 6:00 PM EDT Elapsed time: 2:59 Game attendance: 44,161 Game weather: 73°F • NNW 12 • Overcast with light rain Referee: Todd LaPenta Television network: ESPN3

Gardner–Webb @ Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Runnin' Bulldogs 7 7 0 0 14 • Catamounts 14 3 13 14 44 Date: September 10 Location: E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC Game start: 6:00 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 11,598 Game weather: Low 80s • WSW 5 • Mostly sunny Referee: Edwin Lee Television network: SDN

Western Carolina vs. East Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total Catamounts 7 14 0 10 31 • Buccaneers 0 10 14 10 34 Date: September 17 Location: Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, TN Game start: 1:30 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:31 Game attendance: 13,863 Game weather: 80°F • S 6 • Fair Referee: Thomas Graham Television network: ESPN3

The Citadel @ Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total • #9 Bulldogs 7 20 7 3 37 Catamounts 0 0 7 7 14 Date: October 1 Location: E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC Game start: 3:30 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:11 Game attendance: 12,283 Game weather: Low 70s • W 4 • Sunny Referee: Larry Saunders Television network: ESPN3

Wofford @ Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total • Terriers 3 14 7 7 31 Catamounts 9 0 7 3 19 Date: October 8 Location: E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC Game start: 7:00 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3:01 Game attendance: 9,457 Game weather: Low 60s • NNW 12 • Partly cloudy, windy Referee: Edwin Lee Television network: ASN

Western Carolina @ Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total Catamounts 0 7 14 3 24 • Bears 0 3 21 14 38 Date: October 15 Location: Moye Complex Macon, GA Game start: 4:00 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:33 Game attendance: 12,247 Game weather: 75°F • E 6 • Cloudy Referee: Marshall Lewis Television network: ESPN3

Western Carolina @ Samford

1 2 3 4 Total Catamounts 7 0 3 7 17 • #21 Bulldogs 7 6 14 3 30 Date: October 22 Location: Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 4,031 Game weather: 65°F • NNW 8 • Sunny and clear Referee: Larry Saunders Television network: ASN

Chattanooga @ Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total • #10 Mocs 14 17 7 0 38 Catamounts 10 0 7 8 25 Date: October 29 Location: E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC Game start: 3:30 PM EDT Elapsed time: 2:51 Game attendance: 10,760 Game weather: 75°F • 4–6 mph • Mostly sunny and mild Referee: Larry Adcock Television network: SDN/WMYA

The 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team represented Western Carolina University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference. They were led by fifth year head coach Mark Speir and played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

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