1998 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

1998 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumE. J. Whitmire Stadium
1998 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^   8 0     14 1  
No. 6 Appalachian State ^   6 2     10 3  
Western Carolina   5 3     6 5  
Chattanooga   4 4     5 6  
The Citadel   4 4     5 6  
East Tennessee State   3 5     4 7  
Wofford   3 5     4 7  
Furman   3 5     5 6  
VMI   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1998 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Bleil, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished third in the SoCon.