The Western Carolina and East Carolina football programs will end a 35-year hiatus in their in-state series when they kick off the 2016 season against each other.
They have signed a contract for a Sept. 3, 2016 meeting at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina.
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East Carolina has won the last seven meetings at home and holds a 17-13 series lead over the Catamounts.
Western Carolina is coming off a 7-5 season, its first winning record since 2005 and the most wins since 2001. With a 5-2 mark in the Southern Conference, coach Mark Speir's program tied for second place to match the best finish in school history.
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