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2026 · Week 11

Western Carolina

Not on the current FBS field · last rated 1981

Western Carolina was rated 4 seasons (1978–1981) and hasn't appeared in the FBS field since. Nothing here updates going forward — what follows is the complete record.

Season by season

Best finish: #61 in 1979. 4 seasons rated.

25 1 150 1978 (MRI 2.0): #66 of 138 (6-5)1979 (MRI 2.0): #61 of 138 (6-5)1980 (MRI 2.0): #112 of 138 (3-8)1981 (MRI 2.0): #123 of 136 (4-7) 1978 1981

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 150 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Hover a point for the season.

SeasonRec MRI 2.0MRI Classic
1981 4–7 #123 of 136 · -14.15 –
1980 3–8 #112 of 138 · -10.29 –
1979 6–5 #61 of 138 · 0.77 –
1978 6–5 #66 of 138 · 1.24 –