In Catawba's victory over Davidson, the Indians out-rushed Davidson, 310 yards to 91 yards, combined with 179 yards gained in the air, for a total of 489 yards gained. Sophomore QB Mike Sheehan was named this week's SAC offensive player of the week, he connected on 12 of 13 pass attempts for 174 yards and three touchdowns. Sheehan averaged 13.4 yards per strike, and rushed for 56 yards.
Catawba and Western Carolina have not met since the 1969 campaign which was the last of 28 meetings between the schools, until this season. In the last contest between the two schools, Bob Waters was in his first season as head coach at WCU, and the game was played in Memorial Stadium (behind the Stillwell Science building). The Cats won that game and went on to a 9-1 overall record that year. The Cats own a 2 two game win streak over the Indians, but are only 8-18-2 against Catawba overall and are 3-6 in Cullowhee.
Of course, the head coach of the Indians is former WCU defensive coordinator, Curtis Walker. The Indians placed four players on the SAC preseason all-conference teams: Taylor Fender (OL), Jonathan Jean (DL), Jason Taylor (LB), and Cary Littlejohn (RB).
When: Saturday, September 13, 2014 at 3:30 pm
Where: Bob Waters Field at E.J. Whitmire Stadium
TV: The SoCon Digital Network
Radio: The Catamount Sports Network
The Series: The Catamounts and Indians first met in 1933 after Western Carolina joined the newly formed North State Intercollegiate Conference, commonly known as the Old North State Conference. The Old North State later became the Carolina's Conference with the addition of the first school from the state of South Carolina, Newberry College in 1961 .
WCU and Catawba played yearly conference games from 1933 until 1969. During that period, Catawba dominated WCU on the football field, with the Indians owning a 18-8-2 record over the Catamounts.
Their conference: The South Atlantic Conference (SAC) - The South Atlantic Conference is in its 38th year as a NCAA Division II conference.
Their coach: Curtis Walker - Former defensive coordinator and linebacker coach at Western Carolina, Curtis Walker is in his second season as head coach at his alma mater. Prior to WCU, Walker spent 10 seasons as the DC at Coastal Carolina.
Last year’s record: 6-5 overall, 3-4 in the SAC
Offense: Multiple
Defense: 4-3
2013 Statistics:
Rushing Offense: 131.7 yards per game
TDs Rushing: 16
Passing Offense: 258.9 yards per game
TDs Passing: 17
Total Offense: 390.6 yards per game
Scoring Offense: 23.8 points per game
Fumbles-Lost: 12 - 6
Red-Zone Scores: 33 - 37 89%
Red-Zone Touchdowns: 27 - 37 73%
PAT-Attempts: 27 - 33 82%
3rd Down Conversions: 68 - 170 40%
4th Down Conversions: 11 - 19 58%
Losses/Weaknesses - The Indians lost 5 starting seniors on offense, & 5 starting seniors on defense
Prediction: WCU 36 - Catawba 10
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