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WWESTERNESTERN CCAROLINAAROLINA WCU ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS /// RAMSEY CENTER – 92 CATAMOUNT RD. /// @CATAMOUNTS /// CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS 2017 SEASON << WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES >> • WCU QUICK FACTS • GAME #2: WESTERN CAROLINA (0-1) vs. DAVIDSON (1-0) Location: ................................................Cullowhee, N.C. 28723 Sat., Sept. 9, 2017 • 6:00 pm ET • Cullowhee, N.C • E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field (13472) ...........................................................................................Pronounced “KULL - uh - whee” Founded: ...........................................................................1889 GAME COVERAGE: Enrollment: .....................................................................11,043 DAVIDSON Nickname: ...............................................................Catamounts TV BROADCAST: Head Coach: Paul Nichols Colors: .................................................................. Purple & Gold TALENT: Daniel Hooker (pxp), Kyle Rush (color) & Katie Miller (side) Stadium: .....................................E.J. Whitmire Stadium (13,742) Record at DAV: 6-40, 5th yr RADIO: Catamount Sports Network Field: ...........................Bob Waters Field (Desso Challenge Pro 2) Career Record: same Affi liation: ............ NCAA Div. I – Championship Subdivision (FCS) TALENT: Gary Ayers, Greg McLamb, Jeff Bryson, Dan Gibson Conference: ..................................................................Southern ONLINE STREAM: CatamountSports.com WESTERN CAROLINA Chancellor: .............................Dr. David O. Belcher (Furman, ‘79) TWITTER: @Catamounts Head Coach: Mark Speir Athletic Director: .................... Randy Eaton (UT-San Antonio, ‘90) SERIES: WCU leads, 2-0 – (W–2) Record at WCU: 19-39, 6th yr FOOTBALL HISTORY: In Cullowhee:.....WCU leads, 1-0; Lst Mtg: WCU, 45-13 (1984) Career Record: same First Year of Football: ...........................................................1931 In Davidson: ........WCU leads, 1-0; Lst Mtg: WCU, 13-0 (1985) Seasons of Football: ............................................................ 84th All-Time Record: ............................................328-481-23 (.409) 2017 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE / RESULTS NCAA Postseason Appearances (Div. I): ...............................2 (1) Postseason Record (Div. I): ........................................... 3-2 (3-1) DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME/RESULT TV NOTES Best Finish: .........1983 National Finalist (lost 43-7 to So. Illinois) Sept. 2 at Hawai’i Honolulu, Haw. L, 41-18 Spectrum T. Adams accounted for 377 yds of total offense in loss Last Appearance: ...............................................................1983 SEPT. 9 DAVIDSON CULLOWHEE 6:00 PM ESPN3 WCU leads series, 2-0; fi rst meeting since 1985 WCU FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF: Sept. 16 at Gardner-Webb Boiling Springs, N.C. 6:00 pm WMYA/BSN WCU won 44-14 at home in 2016; leads series, 4-3 Head Coach: .......................................Mark Speir (Clemson, ‘90) SEPT. 23 SAMFORD * CULLOWHEE 3:30 pm ESPN3 WCU claimed fi rst series meeting in Cullowhee in 2015 • Head Coaching Record at WCU: ... 19-39, 12-26 SoCon (6th yr) • Overall Record: ...............................................................Same Sept. 30 at Chattanooga * Chattanooga, Tenn. 6:00 pm ESPN3 Catamounts look to halt 8-game slide in series Football Offi ce Phone: ....................................... (828) 227-7395 Oct. 7 at Wofford * Spartanburg, S.C. 1:30 pm ESPN3 WCU won most recent meeting at Wofford in 2015, 24-17 ASSISTANT COACHES/STAFF Oct. 14 ETSU * CULLOWHEE 3:30 pm ESPN3 First series meeting in Cullowhee since 2002 Brad Glenn (Clemson, 1995) ............Offensive Coordinator / QBs Oct. 21 at VMI * Lexington, Va. 1:30 pm ESPN3 Catamounts have won 14-straight in all-time series John Wiley (East Texas State, 1984) .........Defensive Coord. / ILBs Mark Rhea (Toledo, 1991) .............. AHC / Recruiting Coord. / DL Oct. 28 FURMAN * CULLOWHEE 3:30 pm ESPN3 “Battle for Purple Supremacy” on WCU’s Homecoming Day John Holt (Appalachian, 2008) ................. Run Game Coord. / OL Nov. 4 at The Citadel * Charleston, S.C. 2:00 pm ESPN3 WCU looks to halt a two-game slide against the Cadets Blake Gideon (Texas, 2012) .............Defensive Pass Coord. / DBs NOv. 11 MERCER * CULLOWHEE 2:00 pm ESPN3 WCU has won 2-of-3 series meetings, 1-0 at home Pat Mills (Appalachian, 2010) ...........Special Teams Coord. / TEs Tyler Carlton (Tulsa, 2009) ....................................Wide Receivers Nov. 18 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. TBA TBA First-ever meeting with fl agship school of UNC system Reuben Wright (Catawba, 1994) ...........................Running Backs * denotes Southern Conference game /// All times listed are Eastern Zac Etheridge (Auburn, 2009) .......................Outside Linebackers Brian Volz (Western Carolina, 2013) ..............Defensive Assistant • Western Carolina stumbled in 2016 with a 2-9 record Michael Painter (Bowling Green, 2006) ..........Dir. of Football Ops A WESTERN CAROLINA WIN WOULD: Tommy Chandler (Auburn, 2009) ...................Director of Scouting after building momentum with back-to-back seven-win sea- Evan Barr (Tennessee, 2008) ......Director of Athletic Performance • Keep the Catamounts perfect with the third-straight sons ... WCU fi nished 7-5 in 2014 – which was the best by Steven Honbarger (App State, 2001) ....... Director of Sports Med. series victory over Davidson head-to-head all-time; a WCU football team in a decade and fi rst winning record since 2005 – followed by a 7-4 mark in 2015; Mike Taylor .....................................Athletics Equipment Manager • Mark the fourth-straight season with a victory in its Sandy Neuenschwander ........... Football Administrative Assistant home-opener and would represent back-to-back victo- • WCU has 21 seniors on its 2017 squad – nine players on WESTERN CAROLINA MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION: ries over FCS opponents to open the home slate – WCU offense, 11 on defense, and one specialist; Asst. AD/Media Relations (FB Contact): ................... Daniel Hooker defeated Gardner-Webb at home last year in its opener; • WCU returns 17 out of a possible 25 starters between its • E-mail Address: ................................. [email protected] • Halt a three-game winless skid for Western Carolina offense, defense, and special teams units ... WCU returns • Offi ce / Cell: ......................(828) 227-2339 / (828) 508-2494 dating back to last season ... WCU’s last victory came at nine starters on offense, seven on defense, and one spe- Director of Media Relations (Secondary FB): .............Sean Forrester home over VMI (Nov. 5, 2016 – W, 32-29); cialist starter; • E-mail Address: .............................. [email protected] • Western Carolina returns a bulk of its offensive produc- Director of Media Relations: .....................................Denise Gideon • Be the 20th victory for WCU head coach Mark Speir at tion from a season ago including 27 of the team’s 32 of- • E-mail Address: [email protected] Western Carolina University, which would make him the Director of Video Operations / ESPN3 ...........................Will Adams seventh different Catamount football head coach to win fensive touchdowns including all 16 scores on the ground – • E-mail Address: [email protected] 20-or-more games at the school. including 10 from Detrez Newsome – and 10-of-15 through Football Press Box Phone: .....................................(828) 227-2116 the air, led by Terryon Robinson with 6 receiving scores; Website: .............................................www.CatamountSports.com A WESTERN CAROLINA LOSS WOULD: • The Catamount defensive unit returns with renewed vigor Athletics Mailing & Overnight Address: ........ Western Carolina Univ. under new coordinator, veteran coach John Wiley ... All told, • Be the fi rst-ever in the series against Davidson; 92 Catamount Road WCU returns four defenders who posted 60-or-more tackles Ramsey Center – Athletics • Extend WCU’s current winless drought to four-straight; a season ago; Cullowhee, N.C. 28723 • Halt WCU’s four-game win streak in home openers. • A combined 12 Western Carolina football players SHARE a LAST name – none of which are related: CATAMOUNT QUICK SLANTS: HARRIS ....................................................Alan (LB), Ty (LB) • Western Carolina’s 2017 roster includes a combined 59 JOHNSON .................................Charles (WR), Dawson (OL) players from the state of North Carolina ... Georgia is second JONES ............................................. Reggie (DB), Will (QB) with 25 players, followed by South Carolina (9, Florida (4) ROBINSON...................................Jacob (WR), Terryon (WR) and Tennessee (4), with one from Alabama, California, Con- WHITE ....................................Kendall (LB), JerMichael(DB) necticut, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, and Virginia; WILSON ......................................Bryce (DB), Terrance (DB) WCU vs. Davidson PAGE 1 2017 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM /// 2017 MEDIA INFORMATION THIS WEEK IN CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL /// SEPT. 4–10 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday OFF MEETINGS: MEETINGS: MEETINGS: MEETINGS: GAME DAY MEETINGS: No Practice 2:30 – 3:45 pm 4:00 – 5:15 pm 2:30 – 3:45 pm 4:00 – 4:30 pm Western Carolina 4:00 pm – 5:45