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WWESTERNESTERN CCAROLINAAROLINA WCU ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS /// RAMSEY CENTER /// @CATAMOUNTS /// CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS 2016 SEASON << WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES >> • WCU QUICK FACTS • GAME 8: CHATTANOOGA (7-1, 5-1 SoCon) at WESTERN CAROLINA (1-6, 0-5 SoCon) Location: ................................................Cullowhee, N.C. 28723 Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016 • 3:36 pm • Cullowhee, N.C. • E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field (13,742) ...........................................................................................Pronounced “KULL - uh - whee” Founded: ...........................................................................1889 GAME COVERAGE: Enrollment: .....................................................................10,806 CHATTANOOGA (8/10) Nickname: ...............................................................Catamounts BROADCAST: Head Coach: Russ Huesman Colors: .................................................................. Purple & Gold TALENT: Jason Patterson, Tom Van Hoy, Jack Connors Record at UTC: 57-34, 8th yr Stadium: .....................................E.J. Whitmire Stadium (13,742) RADIO: Catamount Sports Network Field: ...........................Bob Waters Field (Desso Challenge Pro 2) Career Record: same ONLINE AUDIO: CatamountSports.com Affi liation: ............ NCAA Div. I – Championship Subdivision (FCS) Conference: ..................................................................Southern TWITTER: @Catamounts WESTERN CAROLINA LIVE GAMETRACKER: CatamountSports.com Chancellor: .............................Dr. David O. Belcher (Furman, ‘79) Head Coach: Mark Speir Athletic Director: .................... Randy Eaton (UT-San Antonio, ‘90) SERIES: WCU trails, 16-26 (L–7) Record at WCU: 18-35, 5th yr FOOTBALL HISTORY: In Cullowhee, N.C. WCU trails, 10–11 (L–3) Career Record: same First Year of Football: ...........................................................1931 In Chattanooga, Tenn. WCU trails, 6-15 (L–5) Seasons of Football: ................................................................82 All-Time Record: .............................................327-476-23 (.410) 2016 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. 3 at East Carolina Greenville, N.C. L, 52–7 TV: ESPN3 ECU posted 688 yds of OFF; WCU dropped 8th straight Last Appearance: ...............................................................1983 SEPT. 10 GARDNER-WEBB CULLOWHEE W, 44-14 TV: SDN WCU totaled 690 yds of tot. offense; T. Adams, 5 TD passes WCU FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF: Sept. 17 at ETSU * Bristol, Tenn. L, 34-31 TV: SDN ETSU scored 24-straight points to erase 21-3 defi cit Head Coach: .......................................Mark Speir (Clemson, ‘90) Sept. 24 OPEN • Head Coaching Record at WCU: ... 18-35, 11-24 SoCon (5th yr) • Overall Record: ...............................................................Same OCT. 1 #9 THE CITADEL * CULLOWHEE L, 37-14 TV: ESPN3 WCU held to 121 yds; Newsome with 259 all-purpose yds Football Offi ce Phone: ....................................... (828) 227-7395 OCT. 8 WOFFORD * CULLOWHEE L, 31-19 TV: ASN T. Robinson matched school-record with 15 rec., 2 TD ASSISTANT COACHES/STAFF Oct. 15 at Mercer * Macon, Ga. L, 38-24 TV: ESPN3 Mercer scored 21 pts in 2 min in 3rd qtr, broke open 14-3 gm Brad Glenn (Clemson, 1995) ............Offensive Coordinator / QBs Dustin Landry (Auburn, 2006) .............. Defense Coord. / Nickels Oct. 22 at #20 Samford * Birmingham, Ala. L, 30-17 TV: ASN F. Payne with 42-yd INT return for TD; T. Robinson with 9yd TD Mark Rhea (Toledo, 1991) .............. AHC / DL / Recruiting Coord. OCT. 29 #8 CHATTANOOGA * CULLOWHEE 3:30 PM TV: WMYA/SDN Homecoming; WCU has lost 7-straight vs. UTC John Holt (Appalachian, 2008) ................. OL / Run Game Coord. Pat Mills (Appalachian, 2010) .............TE / Special Teams Coord. NOV. 5 VMI * CULLOWHEE 2:00 PM TV: ESPN3 WCU has won 13-straight since 1992; 11-0 at home Tyler Carlton (Tulsa, 2009) ....................................Wide Receivers Nov. 12 at Furman * Greenville, S.C. 3:00 pm TV: ESPN3 WCU with two-straight wins, after 8-consecutive losses Chris Collins (Western Carolina, 2008) ..................... Linebackers Zac Etheridge (Auburn, 2009) ...................................Cornerbacks Nov. 19 at South Carolina Columbia, S.C. TBA TV: TBA 5th series meeting, 1st since 1989; WCU trails, 0-4 Blake Gideon (Texas, 2012) ............................................ Safeties * denotes Southern Conference game /// All times listed are Eastern Jason Nichols (East Carolina, 1998) .....................Running Backs Jake Thornton (Western Carolina, 2016) ...........Quality Control (O) A WESTERN CAROLINA WIN WOULD: • Western Carolina entered the year looking to ride a wave Brian Volz (Western Carolina, 2013) ................Quality Control (D) of momentum from back-to-back seven-win seasons ... Daniel Gibson (Western Carolina, 2008) .........Dir. of Football Ops • Snap the Catamounts’ current fi ve-game losing skid; Evan Barr (Tennessee, 2008) ......Director of Athletic Performance WCU fi nished 7-5 in 2014 – which was the best by a WCU • Halt the Catamounts’ seven-game losing skid in the Brandon King (App State, 2006) ..................Head Athletic Trainer football team in a decade and fi rst winning record since Steven Honbarger (App State, 2001) ....... Director of Sports Med. all-time series against Chattanooga while also ending a 2005 – followed by a 7-4 mark in 2015; three-game slide in games played in Cullowhee; Mike Taylor .....................................Athletics Equipment Manager • WCU has 16 seniors on its 2016 squad – seven players on • Give the Catamounts four-straight Homecoming game Sandy Neuenschwander ........... Football Administrative Assistant offense, eight on defensive, and one specialist; victories dating back to 2013 ... It would even WCU’s WESTERN CAROLINA MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION: overall record on Homecoming to 21-21-1 since 1974; • WCU returns 15 out of a possible 25 starters between Asst. AD/Media Relations (FB Contact): ................... Daniel Hooker its offense, defensive, and special teams units – 6 players • E-mail Address: ................................. [email protected] • Represent WCU’s fi rst victory over a nationally-ranked on both offense and defense ... WCU lost one specialist, K • Offi ce / Cell: ......................(828) 227-2339 / (828) 508-2494 FCS foe since 2006 – a 20-17 home win over then No. 19 Director of Media Relations: .....................................Sean Forrester Eastern Kentucky ... It’d snap a 26-game winless drought Blake Metcalf, while returning two All-SoCon selections; • E-mail Address: .............................. [email protected] against top 25 teams ... It’d be WCU’s fi rst victory over a • The Catamount offense returns 26 of its 36 TDs from a Director of Media Relations / New Media: ................Denise Gideon ranked SoCon team since 2005; season ago including 15-of-20 scores on the ground – in- • E-mail Address: [email protected] • Give WCU its fi rst SoCon victory of the season; cluding nine from Detrez Newsome – and 11-of-16 through Director of Video Operations .........................................Will Adams the air (Newsome and Tyler Sexton, 3 apiece); • E-mail Address: [email protected] A WESTERN CAROLINA LOSS WOULD: • Defensively, the Catamounts return seven of their nine Football Press Box Phone: .....................................(828) 227-2116 • Extend the Catamounts’ current seasonal losing skid Website: .............................................www.CatamountSports.com to six-straight – the longest for WCU since dropping interceptions from a year ago including four players that Athletics Mailing & Overnight Address: ........ Western Carolina Univ. 13-straight between 2012 and 2013 ... It would also be fi nished with two picks apiece; 92 Catamount Road WCU’s 27th-straight loss to a FCS top 25 team; • A combined 17 Western Carolina football players SHARE Ramsey Center – Athletics • Represent the eighth-straight loss overall – and fourth- a LAST name – none of which are related: Cullowhee, N.C. 28723 consecutive defeat in Cullowhee – for WCU in the series GIBBS ................................................Bobby (DB), Jay (DE) with Chattanooga. HELMS ........................................... Michael (TE), Jake (DL) JACOBS ........................................Austin (OL), Hunter (WR) CATAMOUNT QUICK SLANTS: JOHNSON ......................................Charles (WR), Alex (WR) • Western Carolina’s 2016 roster includes a combined 57 PAYNE ................................................Fred (DB), Aubry (TE) players from the state of North Carolina ... Georgia is second ROBINSON......... Jacob (WR), Spearman (WR), Terryon (WR) with 23 players, followed by South Carolina (8), Florida (3) WHITE ...........................................Kendall (LB), Mikey (DB) and Tennessee (3), with one originally from Connecticut; WILSON ......................................Bryce (DB), Terrance (DB) WCU vs. Chattanooga PAGE 1 2016 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM /// 2016 MEDIA INFORMATION