Chattanooga vs. Western Carolina

Chattanooga and Western Carolina have 30 meetings on file, the first in 1973; Chattanooga leads the series 20–⁠10 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and Western Carolina has won the last 4.

Chattanooga wins
20
Western Carolina wins
10
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1973
Longest streak
8 Chattanooga
Current streak
4 Western Carolina
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s4–⁠2
1980s1–⁠1
2000s5–⁠2
2010s9–⁠1
2020s1–⁠4
Average margin
17.7 points; 9 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Chattanooga
10–⁠5 Chattanooga’s record at home
At Western Carolina
5–⁠10 Western Carolina’s record at home
Shutouts
3

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Chattanooga’s biggest win2014: Chattanooga 51, Western Carolina 0by 51 points
  2. Western Carolina’s biggest win2017: Western Carolina 45, Chattanooga 7by 38 points
  3. Upset2004: Chattanooga 27, Western Carolina 24Chattanooga had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1981: Western Carolina 24, Chattanooga 10Western Carolina had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1978: Western Carolina 31, Chattanooga 21Western Carolina had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsChattanoogaSeriesWestern Carolina
1977–⁠1979Joe Morrison2–⁠1Bob Waters

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Chattanooga’s side (Morrison 2–⁠1 against Waters). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Chattanooga and Western Carolina, 1973 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 24, 2026Chattanooga at Western Carolina upcomingat Western Carolina
Nov 1, 2025Western Carolina 35, Chattanooga 28at Chattanooga
Nov 2, 2024Western Carolina 38, Chattanooga 34at Western Carolina
Oct 7, 2023Western Carolina 52, Chattanooga 50at Chattanooga
Nov 19, 2022Western Carolina 32, Chattanooga 29at Western Carolina
Oct 2, 2021Chattanooga 45, Western Carolina 17at Chattanooga
Sep 28, 2019Chattanooga 60, Western Carolina 36at Chattanooga
Oct 13, 2018Chattanooga 26, Western Carolina 6at Western Carolina
Sep 30, 2017Western Carolina 45, Chattanooga 7at Chattanooga
Oct 29, 2016Chattanooga 38, Western Carolina 25at Western Carolina
Oct 31, 2015Chattanooga 41, Western Carolina 13at Chattanooga
Nov 1, 2014Chattanooga 51, Western Carolina 0at Western Carolina
Oct 5, 2013Chattanooga 42, Western Carolina 21at Chattanooga
Nov 3, 2012Chattanooga 45, Western Carolina 24at Western Carolina
Oct 15, 2011Chattanooga 51, Western Carolina 7at Chattanooga
Sep 25, 2010Chattanooga 27, Western Carolina 21at Western Carolina
Oct 31, 2009Chattanooga 24, Western Carolina 20at Chattanooga
Nov 1, 2008Western Carolina 27, Chattanooga 7at Western Carolina
Oct 13, 2007Chattanooga 39, Western Carolina 21at Chattanooga
Oct 14, 2006Chattanooga 17, Western Carolina 14at Western Carolina
Oct 22, 2005Western Carolina 38, Chattanooga 20at Chattanooga
Oct 23, 2004Chattanooga 27, Western Carolina 24at Western Carolina
Oct 25, 2003Chattanooga 38, Western Carolina 0at Chattanooga
Oct 24, 1981Western Carolina 24, Chattanooga 10at Western Carolina
Nov 8, 1980Chattanooga 39, Western Carolina 14at Chattanooga
Nov 3, 1979Chattanooga 42, Western Carolina 35at Western Carolina
Nov 4, 1978Western Carolina 31, Chattanooga 21at Chattanooga
Oct 8, 1977Chattanooga 21, Western Carolina 10at Western Carolina
Sep 25, 1976Chattanooga 28, Western Carolina 14at Western Carolina
Oct 25, 1975Chattanooga 27, Western Carolina 6at Chattanooga
Oct 20, 1973Western Carolina 14, Chattanooga 0at Western Carolina

Every game is listed as played on the field.