1996 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

1996 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumE. J. Whitmire Stadium
1996 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Marshall $^   8 0     15 0  
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^   7 1     10 3  
No. 13 Furman ^   6 2     9 4  
No. 25 Appalachian State   5 3     7 4  
The Citadel   3 5     4 7  
Georgia Southern   2 6     4 7  
VMI   2 6     3 8  
Chattanooga   2 6     3 8  
Western Carolina   1 7     4 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Steve Hodgin, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, and finished ninth in the SoCon.