Arkansas has never played Western Carolina in football, so when the teams take the field at War Memorial Stadium on Saturday at noon, it will be a first.
The Catamounts hail from Cullohwee, North Carolina and are an FCS school, playing in the Southern Conference.
When they were in Division I-AA, they made it to the national championship of the playoffs in 1983 before losing to Southern Illinois in the title game, 43-7.
In 2022, Western Carolina went 6-5 and finished 4-4 in conference play. They lost 35-17 to Georgia Tech in the one game it played against Power Five competition a year ago.
The Catamounts’ head coach is Kerwin Bell. Some fans may remember him as a quarterback for the Florida Gators in the late 1980s. He had a journeyman professional career before getting into coaching.
Two years ago, Oklahoma welcomed Western Carolina to Norman and the Catamounts left with a check and a 76-0 defeat.