1990 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

The 1990 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Steve Hodgin, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SoCon.

1990 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–8 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Steve Hodgin (1st season)
Home stadium	E. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Furman $^	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Appalachian State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 15 The Citadel ^	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Marshall	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
VMI	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
East Tennessee State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 0–67	42,700	[1]
September 8	VMI	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 28–20	6,752	[2]
September 15	at North Carolina A&T*	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	L 19–40		[3]
September 22	East Tennessee State	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 21–17	5,928	[4]
September 29	Mars Hill*	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 20–7		[5]
October 6	No. 18 The Citadel	Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 10–28	11,148	[6]
October 13	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 18–49	15,700	[7]
October 20	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry)	L 9–27	21,412	[8]
October 27	at No. 8 Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 9–42	14,910	[9]
November 3	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 21–23	5,203	[10]
November 17	Marshall	Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 14–42	9,626	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game