📅 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 Football Schedule – 2026
Western Carolina Football Schedule – 2026| Week # | Date | H/A | WCU Opponent | Time | TV/Stream | Result | Record | *Conf. | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 0 | Aug. 29 | vs | Eastern Kentucky | ESPN+ | |||||
| Week 1 | Sept. 5 | at | Campbell | ||||||
| Week 2 | Sept. 12 | at | Cincinnati | ||||||
| Week 3 | Sept. 19 | vs | Presbyterian | ESPN+ | |||||
| Week 4 | Sept. 26 | at | East Tennessee State* | ESPN+ | |||||
| Week 5 | Oct. 3 | vs | Tennessee Tech* | ESPN+ | |||||
| Week 6 | Oct. 10 | at | Mercer* | ESPN+ | |||||
| Week 7 | Oct. 17 | Bye Week | |||||||
| Week 8 | Oct. 24 | vs | Chattanooga* | ESPN+ | |||||
| Week 9 | Oct. 31 | at | Furman* | ESPN+ | |||||
| Week 10 | Nov. 7 | vs | Wofford* | ESPN+ | |||||
| Week 11 | Nov. 14 | at | Samford* | ESPN+ | |||||
| Week 12 | Nov. 21 | vs | The Citadel* | ESPN+ | |||||
| Week 13 | Nov. 28 | FCS 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 Football Schedule – 2025
| Date | @ | WCU Opponent | Time | TV/Stream | Result | Record | Conf. | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 30 | vs | Gardner-Webb | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ | L, 45-52 | 0-1 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 6 | at | Wake Forest | 2 p.m. | ACCNX | L, 10-42 | 0-2 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 13 | vs | Elon | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | L, 31-37 | 0-3 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 20 | vs | Samford* | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | W, 50-35 | 1-3 | 1-0 | |
| Sept. 27 | at | Campbell | 3:30 p.m. | FloFootball | W, 42-35 | 2-3 | 1-0 | |
| Oct. 4 | at | Wofford* | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | W, 23-21 | 3-3 | 2-0 | |
| Oct. 11 | vs | Furman* | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | W, 52-7 | 4-3 | 3-0 | |
| Oct. 18 | at | The Citadel* | 2 p.m. | ESPN+ | W, 45-38 | 5-3 | 4-0 | |
| Nov. 1 | at | Chattanooga* | 4 p.m. | ESPN+ | W, 35-28 | 6-3 | 5-0 | |
| Nov. 8 | vs | Mercer* | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | L, 47-49 | 6-4 | 5-1 | |
| Nov. 15 | vs | East Tennessee State* | 12 p.m. | ESPN+ | L, 35-52 | 6-5 | 5-2 | |
| Nov. 22 | at | VMI* | 12 p.m. | ESPN+ | W, 48-6 | 7-5 | 6-2 | |
| * SoCon game |
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 Football Schedule – 2024
| Date |  | Opponent | Result | Score | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 29 | at | NC State | L | 21-38 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Sep. 7 | vs | Campbell | L | 16-24 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Sep. 14 | at | Elon | W | 24-17 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Sep. 21 | at | Montana | L | 35-46 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Oct. 5 | vs | Wofford* | W | 21-17 | 2-3 | 1-0 |
| Oct. 12 | vs | The Citadel* | W | 30-16 | 3-3 | 2-0 |
| Oct. 19 | at | Furman* | W | 52-20 | 4-3 | 3-0 |
| Oct. 26 | at | Mercer* | L | 34-44 | 4-4 | 3-1 |
| Nov. 2 | vs | Chattanooga* | W | 38-30 | 5-4 | 4-1 |
| Nov. 9 | at | East Tennessee State* | L | 21-24 | 5-5 | 4-2 |
| Nov. 16 | vs | VMI* | W | 58-28 | 6-5 | 5-2 |
| Nov. 23 | at | Samford* | W | 47-42 | 7-5 | 6-2 |