1999 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

The 1999 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Bill Bleil, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SoCon.

1999 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Bill Bleil (3rd season)
Home stadium	E. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 9 Appalachian State ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 12 Furman ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Wofford		5	–	3					6	–	5
East Tennessee State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Chattanooga		3	–	5					5	–	6
Western Carolina		2	–	6					3	–	8
The Citadel		1	–	7					2	–	9
VMI		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2		Mars Hill*	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 59–0	10,067	[1]
September 11		at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 10–51	36,376	[2]
September 25		at No. 20 East Tennessee State	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 10–38	5,448	[3]
October 2		Furman	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 19–27	11,818	[4]
October 9		at No. 1 Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 7–70	16,406	[5]
October 16	6:00 p.m.	Wofford	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 21–35	9,214	[6]
October 23	7:00 p.m.	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	L 28–56	5,719	[7]
October 30	2:00 p.m.	VMI	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 40–2	8,978	[8]
November 6		Samford*	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 32–35 OT		[9]
November 13		at No. 5 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry)	L 10–34	18,971	[10]
November 20		The Citadel	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 24–17	5,622	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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