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Western Carolina University Football
The Western Carolina Catamounts football program represents Western Carolina University. The team competes in the Division I FCS, NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southern Conference. Since the school's first football team was fielded in 1931, the Catamounts have a record of 341-502-23, have made two postseason appearances, and have played in one national championship game. Western Carolina plays its home games at the 13,742 seat Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium located on the campus in Cullowhee, North Carolina. History Head coaching history Western Carolina has had 14 head coaches since the first team was organized in 1931. Kerwin Bell, the current head coach, was hired on April 27, 2021. Bob Waters (1969–1988) holds the record for most wins (116), longest tenure (20 seasons), and highest winning percentage (.550) among all former Western Carolina coaches. C.C. Poindexter, often called the "Father of Western Carolina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerwin Bell
Kerwin Douglas Bell (born June 15, 1965) is an American football coach and former player who has been the head coach of the Western Carolina Catamounts football team since 2021. Bell was born in the rural North Central Florida town of Live Oak, Florida, Live Oak and was a star high school football quarterback at Lafayette County High School (Florida), Lafayette County High School. Though he led the Lafayette Hornets to their only state championship, he did not attract the attention of top college football programs while playing at the small high school. He enrolled at the University of Florida, made the Florida Gators football, football team as a Walk-on (sports), walk-on, and was redshirted during his freshman season of 1983. Injuries to more experienced players just before the 1984 Florida Gators football team, 1984 season pushed Bell into a starting role for the Gators' season opening game against the defending national champion 1984 Miami Hurricanes football team, Miami Hurri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |