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 #3: WESTERN CAROLINA (1-1, 0-0 SoCon) at ETSU (1-0, 0-0 SoCon) Location: ................................................Cullowhee, N.C. 28723 Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 • 1:30 pm • Bristol, Tenn. • Bristol Motor Speedway ...........................................................................................Pronounced “KULL - uh - whee” Founded: ...........................................................................1889 Enrollment: .....................................................................10,806 GAME COVERAGE: SOCON WESTERN CAROLINA (–/RV) Nickname: ...............................................................Catamounts DIGITAL Head Coach: Mark Speir Colors: .................................................................. Purple & Gold ONLINE STREAM: NETWORK Stadium: .....................................E.J. Whitmire Stadium (13,742) RADIO: Catamount Sports Network Record at WCU: 18-30, 5th yr Field: ...........................Bob Waters Field (Desso Challenge Pro 2) ONLINE AUDIO: CatamountSports.com Career Record: same Affi liation: ............ NCAA Div. I – Championship Subdivision (FCS) TWITTER: @Catamounts Conference: ..................................................................Southern ETSU SERIES: WCU leads, 23-21-1 (W–1); Last Mtg in 2003 Chancellor: .............................Dr. David O. Belcher (Furman, ‘79) Head Coach: Carl Torbush Athletic Director: .................... Randy Eaton (UT-San Antonio, ‘90) In Cullowhee, N.C. WCU leads, 11-10 (L–1) In Johnson City, Tenn. Series tied, 11-11 (W–2) Record at ETSU: 3-9, 2nd yr FOOTBALL HISTORY: Neutral: WCU leads, 1-0 (W–1, 1950) Career Record: 23-35, 7th yr First Year of Football: ...........................................................1931 Seasons of Football: ................................................................82 All-Time Record: .............................................327-472-23 (.412) 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. 1:30 pm TV: SDN 1st mtg since 2003; Game @ Bristol Motor Speedway Head Coach: .......................................Mark Speir (Clemson, ‘90) • Head Coaching Record at WCU: ... 18-30, 11-19 SoCon (5th yr) Sept. 24 OPEN • Overall Record: ...............................................................Same OCT. 1 THE CITADEL * CULLOWHEE 3:30 PM TV: ESPN3 WCU Family Weekend; Lost 4 of last 5 meetings vs. CIT Football Offi ce Phone: ....................................... (828) 227-7395 OCT. 8 WOFFORD * CULLOWHEE 7:00 PM TV: ASN WCU has won back-to-back since losing 8-straight ASSISTANT COACHES/STAFF Oct. 15 at Mercer * Macon, Ga. 4:00 pm TV: ESPN3 Catamounts have won the fi rst two series meetings Brad Glenn (Clemson, 1995) ............Offensive Coordinator / QBs Dustin Landry (Auburn, 2006) .............. Defense Coord. / Nickels Oct. 22 at Samford * Birmingham, Ala. 7:00 pm TV: ASN WCU halted 11-game winless drought with win last yr Mark Rhea (Toledo, 1991) .............. AHC / DL / Recruiting Coord. OCT. 29 CHATTANOOGA * CULLOWHEE 3:30 PM TV: 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) • Western Carolina is looking to ride a wave of momentum Brian Volz (Western Carolina, 2013) ................Quality Control (D) from back-to-back seven-win seasons ... WCU fi nished 7-5 Daniel Gibson (Western Carolina, 2008) .........Dir. of Football Ops A WESTERN CAROLINA WIN WOULD: Evan Barr (Tennessee, 2008) ......Director of Athletic Performance in 2014 – which was the best by a WCU football team in a • Represent a SoCon-opening victory for the Catamounts Brandon King (App State, 2006) ..................Head Athletic Trainer decade and fi rst winning record since 2005 – and a 7-4 Steven Honbarger (App State, 2001) ....... Director of Sports Med. for the fi rst-time since 2014 – and just the second victory mark in 2015; in a SoCon opener dating back to the 2005 season ... It Mike Taylor .....................................Athletics Equipment Manager • WCU has 16 seniors on its 2015 squad – seven players on would also make WCU 22-17 in SoCon openers and 9-14 Sandy Neuenschwander ........... Football Administrative Assistant offense, eight on defensive, and one specialist; in SoCon openers played away from Cullowhee; WESTERN CAROLINA MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION: • WCU returns 15 out of a possible 25 starters between Asst. AD/Media Relations (FB Contact): ................... Daniel Hooker • Give the Catamounts a two-game win streak in the its offense, defensive, and special teams units – 6 players • E-mail Address: ................................. [email protected] all-time series with East Tennessee State ... It would be on both offense and defense ... WCU lost one specialist, K • Offi ce / Cell: ......................(828) 227-2339 / (828) 508-2494 WCU’s fourth victory in the past fi ve meetings with the Blake Metcalf, while returning two All-SoCon selections; Director of Media Relations: .....................................Sean Forrester Bucs dating back to 2000 while also extending WCU’s • E-mail Address: .............................. [email protected] lead in the all-time series to 24-21-1; • The Catamount offense returns 26 of its 36 TDs from a Director of Media Relations / New Media: ................Denise Gideon season ago including 15-of-20 scores on the ground – in- • E-mail Address: [email protected] • Extend Western Carolina’s current seasonal winning cluding nine from Detrez Newsome – and 11-of-16 through Director of Video Operations .........................................Will Adams streak to two-straight games. the air (Newsome and Tyler Sexton, 3 apiece); • E-mail Address: [email protected] • Football Press Box Phone: .....................................(828) 227-2116 A WESTERN CAROLINA LOSS WOULD: Defensively, the Catamounts return seven of their nine Website: .............................................www.CatamountSports.com interceptions from a year ago including four players that Athletics Mailing & Overnight Address: ........ Western Carolina Univ. • Drop the Catamounts to 23-22-1 in the all-time, head- fi nished with two picks apiece.; 92 Catamount Road to-head series with ETSU; • A combined 17 Western Carolina football players SHARE Ramsey Center – Athletics • Mark Western Carolina’s fi rst loss to ETSU since 2002 a LAST name – none of which are related: Cullowhee, N.C. 28723 – a 27-7 Bucs victory in Cullowhee. GIBBS ................................................Bobby (DB), Jay (DE) 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 at ETSU PAGE 1 2016 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL CATAMOUNTSPORTS.COM /// 2016 MEDIA INFORMATION THIS WEEK IN CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL /// SEPT. 12 – 18 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday OFF MEETINGS: MEETINGS: MEETINGS: MEETINGS: GAME DAY WEIGHTS / AEP: No Practice 3:00 – 4:15 pm 3:55 – 5:05 pm 3:30 – 4:50 pm 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Western Carolina 2:00 – 4:00 pm Academic meet- PRACTICE: PRACTICE: PRACTICE: