2020 Western Carolina
1–8. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat The Citadel 21–14Mar 13
By 7 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to No. 22 Liberty 14–58Nov 14
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14 | at 22Liberty | L 14–58 | 7% |
| Nov 21 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 17–49 | 32% |
| Dec 5 | at North Carolina | L 9–49 | 6% |
| Feb 20 | at Furman | L 7–35 | 19% |
| Feb 27 | at Samford | L 27–55 | 26% |
| Mar 6 | vs VMI | L 7–30 | 44% |
| Mar 13 | vs The Citadel | W 21–14 | 42% |
| Mar 20 | at Mercer | L 28–45 | 34% |
| Mar 27 | at East Tennessee State | L 17–24 | 24% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to East Tennessee State 24–17; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).
- Record
- 1–8
- Conference
- 1–5 9th in the Southern Conference (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 147–359
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1113 −87 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- No. 177
- Offensive coordinator
- John Holt
- Defensive coordinator
- Andy McCollum
Top recruits in the 2020 class
| Keenan Hambrick WR | ★★★ | No. 1608 |
| J.R. Martin DUAL | ★★ | No. 3364 |
| Quintin Talley S | ★★ | No. 3562 |
| Calvin Jones WR | ||
| Caleb Carter OT |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2020 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 2.0 | 0.784 |
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.838 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.778 |
| Whole class | 3 | 2.3 | 0.800 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.