The 2021 Western Carolina Catamounts football team represented the Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Kerwin Bell, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 4âÂÂ7 with a mark of 4âÂÂ4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the SoCon. Western Carolina played home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina.