View the Western Carolina Catamounts 2026 football schedule, including game dates, opponents, kickoff times, TV and streaming information, scores and results throughout the season.
🏟️ Home Stadium: Bob Waters Field at E.J. Whitmire Stadium
📍 Location: 291 Catamount Road, Cullowhee, NC 28723
👥 Capacity: 13,742
🏈 Conference: Southern Conference
Western Carolina Football Schedule 2026
| Date | H/A | Opponent | Score | Time | TV/Stream | W-L (Conf) | Notes | Week # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat,4/11 | Spring Game | 12:00 p.m. ET | Spring | |||||
| Sat,8/29 | vs | Eastern Kentucky | W, 45-21 | 7:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | 1-0 (0-0) | Blackout Whitmire’ Game | Week 0 |
| Sat,9/5 | at | Campbell | L, 19-28 | 3:30 p.m. ET | FloSports | 1-1 (0-0) | Week 1 | |
| Sat,9/12 | at | Cincinnati | 7:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Week 2 | |||
| Sat,9/19 | vs | Presbyterian | 2:30 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | WCU Family Weekend | Week 3 | ||
| Sat,9/26 | at | East Tennessee State* | 3:30 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Blue Ridge Border Battle | Week 4 | ||
| Sat,10/3 | vs | Tennessee Tech* | 🏟️ Game Center | 6:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Football Alumni Weekend | Week 5 | |
| Sat,10/10 | at | Mercer* | 3:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Week 6 | |||
| Sat,10/17 | BYE | Week 7 | ||||||
| Sat,10/24 | vs | Chattanooga* | 2:30 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | WCU Homecoming 2026 | Week 8 | ||
| Sat,10/31 | at | Furman* | 2:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Week 9 | |||
| Sat,11/7 | vs | Wofford* | 1:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Heroes Day | Week 10 | ||
| Sat,11/14 | at | Samford* | ESPN+ | Week 11 | ||||
| Sat,11/21 | vs | The Citadel* | 1:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Hall of Fame / Senior Day | Week 12 | ||
| Sat,11/28 | FCS Playoffs | Week 13 | ||||||
| * SoCon game |
🎧 How to Listen to Western Carolina Football in 2026
Western Carolina football broadcasts are available throughout the 2026 season on the Catamount Sports Network. The radio lineup includes 105.7 FM/540 AM WRGC in Sylva, 104.9 FM/1050 AM WFSC in Franklin and 1310 AM WISE Sports Radio in Asheville, with select games also airing on 103.9 FM BigFoot Country in Marion. Fans outside the coverage area can listen to every game free through CatamountSports.com.
Western Carolina Football Schedule 2025: Scores & Final Record
| Date | H/A | Opponent | Score | Time | TV/Stream | Record | Conf. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 30 | vs | Gardner-Webb | L, 45-52 | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ | 0-1 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 6 | at | Wake Forest | L, 10-42 | 2 p.m. | ACCNX | 0-2 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 13 | vs | Elon | L, 31-37 | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | 0-3 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 20 | vs | Samford* | W, 50-35 | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | 1-3 | 1-0 | |
| Sept. 27 | at | Campbell | W, 42-35 | 3:30 p.m. | FloFootball | 2-3 | 1-0 | |
| Oct. 4 | at | Wofford* | W, 23-21 | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | 3-3 | 2-0 | |
| Oct. 11 | vs | Furman* | W, 52-7 | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | 4-3 | 3-0 | |
| Oct. 18 | at | The Citadel* | W, 45-38 | 2 p.m. | ESPN+ | 5-3 | 4-0 | |
| Nov. 1 | at | Chattanooga* | W, 35-28 | 4 p.m. | ESPN+ | 6-3 | 5-0 | |
| Nov. 8 | vs | Mercer* | L, 47-49 | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | 6-4 | 5-1 | |
| Nov. 15 | vs | East Tennessee State* | L, 35-52 | 12 p.m. | ESPN+ | 6-5 | 5-2 | |
| Nov. 22 | at | VMI* | W, 48-6 | 12 p.m. | ESPN+ | 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 Eastern Kentucky (Aug. 26), at Appalachian State (Sept. 2), North Carolina Central (Oct. 7)
2029: at Elon (Sept. 15)
2030: at Charlotte (Aug. 31), Elon (Sept. 7)
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.
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