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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.

Record6–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Headcoach
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1998 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumE. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons
 1997
1999 
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1998 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^ 80  141 
No. 6 Appalachian State ^ 62  103 
Western Carolina 53  65 
Chattanooga 44  56 
The Citadel 44  56 
East Tennessee State 35  47 
Wofford 35  47 
Furman 35  56 
VMI 08  110 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 p.m.at Duke*L 10–2422,460[1]
September 19at The CitadelW 14–811,011[2]
September 26East Tennessee StateW 31–24 2OT[3]
October 3at No. 25 FurmanL 7–319,620[4]
October 10No. 2 Georgia Southern
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 21–289,671[5]
October 172:00 p.m.at WoffordL 10–177,413[6]
October 241:00 p.m.Chattanooga
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 24–217,747[7]
October 311:00 p.m.at VMIW 39–173,714[8]
November 7Elon*
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 10–76,844[9]
November 14at Tennessee Tech*L 6–171,300[10]
November 21No. 3 Appalachian State
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)
W 23–613,785[11]
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