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Western Carolina Football Schedule: Upcoming Games, Results & History

Western Carolina football's 2026 schedule release graphic, featuring logos of all 12 opponents and game dates.
Western Carolinas 2026 schedule will feature 12 games six home dates and a non conference trip to Cincinnati from the Big XII Graphic and photo courtesy WCU athletics

📅 Western Carolina Football Schedules

Welcome to the Western Carolina Catamounts football schedule hub on NC Football News. This page serves as a central reference for Western Carolina football schedules, featuring the most current season’s slate along with past and future schedules as they become available.

Western Carolina competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Southern Conference. Below, you’ll find game dates, opponents, locations and available TV or streaming information, organized by season for easy reference.

Related Western Carolina Football Pages

  • Western Carolina Football Hub (coming soon)
  • Western Carolina Football Recruiting (coming soon)
  • 2026 Western Carolina Football Season (coming soon)

Western Carolina Catamounts logo Western Carolina Football Schedule – 2026

Week #DateH/AWCU OpponentTimeTV/StreamResultRecord*Conf.Game
Week 0Aug. 29vsEastern KentuckyESPN+
Week 1Sept. 5atCampbell
Week 2Sept. 12atCincinnati
Week 3Sept. 19vsPresbyterianESPN+
Week 4Sept. 26atEast Tennessee State*ESPN+
Week 5Oct. 3vsTennessee Tech*ESPN+
Week 6Oct. 10atMercer*ESPN+
Week 7Oct. 17Bye Week
Week 8Oct. 24vsChattanooga*ESPN+
Week 9Oct. 31atFurman*ESPN+
Week 10Nov. 7vsWofford*ESPN+
Week 11Nov. 14atSamford*ESPN+
Week 12Nov. 21vsThe Citadel*ESPN+
Week 13Nov. 28FCS Playoffs
* SoCon game

🏈 Click “Game Details →” for final scores, highlights and notes from Western Carolina football games. Game Details pages will be added as the season approaches.

All games hosted by Southern Conference teams, including WCU, will be streamed on ESPN+ in 2026.


Western Carolina Catamounts logo Western Carolina Football Schedule – 2025

Date@WCU OpponentTimeTV/StreamResultRecordConf.Extra
Aug. 30vsGardner-Webb6 p.m.ESPN+L, 45-520-10-0
Sept. 6atWake Forest2 p.m.ACCNXL, 10-420-20-0
Sept. 13vsElon2:30 p.m.ESPN+L, 31-370-30-0
Sept. 20vsSamford*2:30 p.m.ESPN+W, 50-351-31-0
Sept. 27atCampbell3:30 p.m.FloFootballW, 42-352-31-0
Oct. 4atWofford*1:30 p.m.ESPN+W, 23-213-32-0
Oct. 11vsFurman*2:30 p.m.ESPN+W, 52-74-33-0
Oct. 18atThe Citadel*2 p.m.ESPN+W, 45-385-34-0
Nov. 1atChattanooga*4 p.m.ESPN+W, 35-286-35-0
Nov. 8vsMercer*2:30 p.m.ESPN+L, 47-496-45-1
Nov. 15vsEast Tennessee State*12 p.m.ESPN+L, 35-526-55-2
Nov. 22atVMI*12 p.m.ESPN+W, 48-67-56-2
* SoCon game

Western Carolina Catamounts logo WCU Future Non-Conference Opponents

2026: Eastern Kentucky (Aug. 29), at Campbell (Sept. 5), at Cincinnati (Sept. 12), Presbyterian (Sept. 19)

2027: at East Carolina (Sept. 4), Campbell (Sept. 18), at North Carolina Central (Sept. 25)

2028: at Appalachian State (Sept. 2), North Carolina Central (Oct. 7)

2030: at Charlotte (Aug. 31)

2031: at Georgia (Sept. 6)

  • Source: Western Carolina University athletics, FBSchedules.com

Western Carolina and Appalachian State will rekindle their Battle for the Old Mountain Jug with a non-conference meeting in 2028. The former SoCon rivals haven’t played in football since 2013, App State’s final year as an FCS school before moving to the FBS and the Sun Belt Conference. WCU will visit Boone in an attempt to regain the Old Mountain Jug.

Looking for schedules for all North Carolina college football teams? Check out our Master Schedules page (week-by-week breakdown) or our Team Schedules Hub (links to schedules for all 33 teams).


Western Carolina Catamounts logo Western Carolina Football Schedule – 2024

DateOpponentResultScoreOverallConference
Aug. 29atNC StateL21-380-10-0
Sep. 7vsCampbellL16-240-20-0
Sep. 14atElonW24-171-20-0
Sep. 21atMontanaL35-461-30-0
Oct. 5vsWofford*W21-172-31-0
Oct. 12vsThe Citadel*W30-163-32-0
Oct. 19atFurman*W52-204-33-0
Oct. 26atMercer*L34-444-43-1
Nov. 2vsChattanooga*W38-305-44-1
Nov. 9atEast Tennessee State*L21-245-54-2
Nov. 16vsVMI*W58-286-55-2
Nov. 23atSamford*W47-427-56-2

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