The 2018 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented
Western Carolina University
Western Carolina University (WCU) is a public university in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina system.
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as a member of the
Southern Conference
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(SoCon) during the
2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season
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. Led by seventh-year head coach
Mark Speir
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, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing eighth in the SoCon. Western Carolina played their home games at
Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
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The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Catamounts predicted to finish in fifth place. The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Catamounts predicted to finish in fourth place.
Preseason All-SoCon Teams
The Catamounts placed six players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.
Offense
''1st team''
Zach Weeks – OL
''2nd team''
Tyrie Adams – QB
Nathan Dalton – OL
Andrew Miles – OL
Defense
''1st team''
Marvin Tillman – DB
Specialists
''1st team''
Ian Berryman – P
Schedule
Game summaries
Newberry
At Gardner–Webb
VMI
At Furman
At Samford
Chattanooga
At Mercer
At East Tennessee State
The Citadel
Wofford
At North Carolina
References
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Western Carolina
Western Carolina University (WCU) is a public university in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina system.
The fifth oldest institution of the sixteen four-year universities in the UNC system, WCU was founded t ...
Western Carolina Catamounts football
The Western Carolina Catamounts football program represents Western Carolina University. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southern Conference. Since the school's first footba ...