1949 Emory and Henry Wasps football team

American college football season

1949 Emory and Henry Wasps football
Smokey Mountain champion Virginia Little Six champion Burley Bowl champion
Burley Bowl, W 32–0 vs. Hanover (IN) Tangerine Bowl, L 6–7 vs. Saint Vincent
Conference	Smoky Mountain Conference, Virginia Little Six Conference
Record	11–1 (4–0 Smoky Mountain, 2–0 Virginia Little Six)
Head coach	Conley Snidow (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Split-T
Captain	Jim Painter, Chick Davis?^[1]
Home stadium	Bristol Municipal Stadium, Fullerton Field
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Emory and Henry $	4	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
East Tennessee State	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Milligan	1	–	2	–	1	3	–	5	–	2
Carson–Newman	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	1
Tusculum	0	–	3	–	1	2	–	5	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1949 Virginia Little Six Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Emory and Henry $	2	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Hampden–Sydney	1	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Bridgewater	0	–	0	–	0	1	–	3	–	0
Randolph–Macon	0	–	2	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1949 Emory and Henry Wasps football team represented Emory and Henry College during the 1949 college football season.^[2] In Conley Snidow's second season as head coach, the Wasps compiled a 11–1 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 323 to 121. Emory and Henry won two conference championships, with a 4–0 record in the Smoky Mountain Conference and a 2–0 record in the first season of competition for the Virginia Little Six Conference. Another rarity was Emory and Henry's two postseason bowl games, a Thanksgiving Day game against the Hanover Panthers in the Burley Bowl and a contest against Saint Vincent in the Tangerine Bowl. The Wasps were also named Virginia Sports team of the Year by the Associated Press in December.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		vs. Concord*	Bluefield, WV	W 19–7	6,000	^[4]
September 24		vs. Milligan	Bristol Municipal Stadium Bristol, TN	W 27–7		^[5]
October 1		at Carson–Newman	Jefferson City, TN	W 19–14		^[6]
October 8		vs. Hampden–Sydney	Bristol Municipal Stadium? Bristol, TN	W 28–0		^[7]
October 15		vs. Guilford*	Bristol Municipal Stadium? Bristol, TN	W 27–7		^[8]
October 22		Maryville (TN)*	Fullerton Field Emory, VA	W 38–17	4,000	^[9]
October 29		at Tusculum	Greenville, TN	W 32–6		^[10]
November 5		East Tennessee State	Bristol Municipal Stadium Bristol, TN	W 34–7		^[11]
November 12	8:00 p.m.	at Western Carolina*	Memorial Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 27–26		^[12]^[13]
November 19		at Randolph–Macon	Ashland, VA	W 32–6		^[14]
November 24		vs. Hanover (IN)*	Johnson City, TN (Burley Bowl)	W 35–0	12,000	^[15]
January 2		vs. Saint Vincent*	Tangerine Bowl Stadium Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	L 6–7	9,500	^[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Second team schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 14 or 15	Eastern Tennessee State Seconds*	Fullerton Field Emory, VA	W 13–6	^[17]
*Non-conference game

References

^ "Emory & Henry Wins Easily Before 12,000". Daily Press. November 25, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ "Times-Dispatch State, Southern Conference Schedule". The Times Dispatch. September 18, 1949. p. 70. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
^ "Virginia Eleven Picked as AP Team of Year". The Times Dispatch. December 23, 1949. p. 21. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
^ "Concord Bows to Emory and Henry And Miller, 19-7". The Raleigh Register. September 18, 1949. p. 13. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
^ "Dugger Sets Up Only Milligan Touchdown". Elizabethton Star. September 25, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
^ "Emory-Henry Defeats C-N". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 2, 1949. p. 19. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
^ "Wasps Trim Tigers, 28-0; Passes Click". The Times Dispatch. October 9, 1949. p. 78. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
^ "Bob Miller Goes Over Three Times". The Times Dispatch. October 16, 1949. p. 75. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ "Wasps Drop Maryville Scots, 27-18". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 23, 1949. p. 22. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ "Emory-Henry Hangs Up 7th Straight Win". Daily Press. October 30, 1949. p. 24. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ "Emory & Henry, ETSC Tangle In Loop Tilt". Elizabethton Star. November 6, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ "Bowl-Bound Wasps, Cat Clash Tonight". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. November 12, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Wasps Take Game From WCTC". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. November 13, 1949. p. 6D. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Emory And Henry Finishes Regular Season Undefeated". The News Leader. November 20, 1949. p. 7. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ "Emory & Henry Wins Easily Before 12,000". Daily Press. November 25, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
^ "Emory-Henry Yields By 7-6 In Tangerine". Daily Press. January 3, 1950. p. 8. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ "baby Buccaneers Drop Game To Emory Wasps". Elizabethton Star. October 16, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

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Venues	Fullerton Field Bristol Municipal Stadium Fred Selfe Stadium at Nicewonder Field
Bowls & rivalries	1950 Tangerine Bowl 1951 Tangerine Bowl
People	Head coaches
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