2024 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

2024 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 17
FCS Coaches	No. 17
Record	0–1 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Kerwin Bell (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rylan Wells (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Odom (1st season)
Home stadium	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium

2024 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mercer		0	–	0					1	–	0
The Citadel		0	–	0					1	–	0
Wofford		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 11 Chattanooga		0	–	0					0	–	1
East Tennessee State		0	–	0					0	–	1
No. 15 Furman		0	–	0					0	–	1
Samford		0	–	0					0	–	1
VMI		0	–	0					0	–	1
No. 17 Western Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	1
As of September 3, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Western Carolina Catamounts football team will represent Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Catamounts will be coached by fourth-year head coach Kerwin Bell and play at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at No. 24 (FBS) NC State*	No. 20	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	L 21–38	56,919
September 7	2:30 p.m.	Campbell*	No. 17	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Elon*		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports/WMYV
September 21	3:00 p.m.	at Montana*		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN+
October 5	2:30 p.m.	Wofford		Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+
October 12	2:30 p.m.	The Citadel		Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+
October 19	2:00 p.m.	at Furman		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+
October 26	3:30 p.m.	at Mercer		Fiver Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN+
November 2	2:30 p.m.	Chattanooga		Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at East Tennessee State		William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+
November 16	1:00 p.m.	VMI		Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+
November 23	3:00 p.m.	at Samford		Pete Hanna Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at No. 24 (FBS) NC State

See also: 2024 NC State Wolfpack football team

Game One – No. 20 Western Carolina Catamounts (0–0) at No. 24 (FBS) NC State Wolfpack (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Western Carolina	14	0	7	0	21
No. 24 NC State (FBS)	7	7	3	21	38

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

• Date: August 29, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), and Dawn Boyle (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter (5:55) WCU – Jake Young 8-yard pass from Cole Gonzales (Christian Lowery kick) (Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:08; Western Carolina 7-0) (2:39) NCST – Kelvin Concepcion 17-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Kanoah Vinesett kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:16; Tied 7-7) (0:05) WCU – AJ Colombo 12-yard pass from Cole Gonzales (Christian Lowery kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:34; Western Carolina 14-7) Second quarter (12:03) NCST – Kelvin Concepcion 5-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Kanoah Vinesett kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:02; Tied 14-14) Third quarter (8:00) NCST – Kanoah Vinesett 46-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 39 yards, 6:52; NC State 17-14) (4:36) WCU – Branson Adams 17-yard run (Christian Lowery kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:24; Western Carolina 21-17) Fourth quarter (14:45) NCST – Kelvin Concepcion 35-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Kanoah Vinesett kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 0:47; NC State 24-21) (6:33) NCST – Jordan Waters 7-yard run (Kanoah Vinesett kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 5:31; NC State 31-21) (1:50) NCST – Jordan Waters 50-yard run (Kanoah Vinesett kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:28; NC State 38-21)

Statistics	WCU	NCST
First downs	16	28
Total yards	58–364	73–521
Rushing yards	18–123	33–203
Passing yards	241	318
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–40–0	26–40–1
Time of possession	24:30	35:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Carolina	Passing	Cole Gonzales	22/35, 211 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Cole Gonzales	6 carries, 75 yards
	Receiving	AJ Colombo	9 receptions, 97 yards, TD
NC State	Passing	Grayson McCall	26/40, 318 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jordan Waters	20 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Kevin Concepcion	9 receptions, 121 yards, 3 TD

Campbell

See also: 2024 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

Game Two – Campbell Fighting Camels (0–1) at No. 17 Western Carolina Catamounts (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Campbell	0	0	0	0	0
No. 17 Western Carolina	0	0	0	0	0

at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC

• Date: September 7, 2024
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CAMP	WCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Campbell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Western Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving