1949 Emory and Henry Wasps football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1949
| team = Emory and Henry Wasps
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Smoky Mountain Conference
| conference2 = Virginia Little Six Conference
| short_conf = Smoky Mountain
| short_conf2 = Virginia Little Six
| record = 11–1
| conf_record = 4–0
| conf2_record = 2–0
| head_coach = Conley Snidow
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme = Split-T
| def_scheme =
| captain = Jim Painter
| captain2 = Chick Davis?{{Cite news|date=1949-11-25|title=Emory & Henry Wins Easily Before 12,000|pages=11|work=Daily Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56840913/emory-henry-wins-easily-before-12000/|access-date=2020-08-07}}
| stadium = Bristol Municipal Stadium, Fullerton Field
| champion = Smokey Mountain champion
Virginia Little Six champion
Burley Bowl champion
| bowl = Burley Bowl
| bowl_result = W 32–0 vs. Hanover (IN)
Tangerine Bowl, L 6–7 vs. Saint Vincent
}}
{{1949 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings}}
{{1949 Virginia Little Six Conference football standings}}
The 1949 Emory and Henry Wasps football team represented Emory and Henry College during the 1949 college football season.{{Cite news|date=1949-09-18|title=Times-Dispatch State, Southern Conference Schedule|pages=70|work=The Times Dispatch|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56841069/times-dispatch-state-southern/|access-date=2020-08-06}} 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.{{Cite news|date=1949-12-23|title=Virginia Eleven Picked as AP Team of Year|pages=21|work=The Times Dispatch|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56840592/virginia-eleven-picked-as-ap-team-of/|access-date=2020-08-06}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Concord Mountain Lions|title=Concord}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Bluefield, WV
| score = 19–7
| attend = 6,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Milligan Buffaloes|title=Milligan}}
| site_stadium = Bristol Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Bristol, TN
| score = 27–7
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Carson–Newman Eagles|title=Carson–Newman}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Jefferson City, TN
| score = 19–14
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Hampden–Sydney Tigers|title=Hampden–Sydney}}
| site_stadium = Bristol Municipal Stadium?
| site_cityst = Bristol, TN
| score = 28–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Guilford Quakers|title=Guilford}}
| site_stadium = Bristol Municipal Stadium?
| site_cityst = Bristol, TN
| score = 27–7
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Maryville Scots|title=Maryville (TN)}}
| site_stadium = Fullerton Field
| site_cityst = Emory, VA
| score = 38–17
| attend = 4,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Tusculum Pioneers|title=Tusculum}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Greenville, TN
| score = 32–6
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = w
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| site_stadium = Bristol Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Bristol, TN
| score = 34–7
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Western Carolina
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| score = 27–26
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Bowl-Bound Wasps, Cat Clash Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times/144400773/ |newspaper=Asheville Citizen-Times |location=Asheville, North Carolina |date=November 12, 1949 |page=11 |access-date=March 29, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Wasps Take Game From WCTC |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times/144400634/ |newspaper=Asheville Citizen-Times |location=Asheville, North Carolina |date=November 13, 1949 |page=6D |access-date=March 29, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets|title=Randolph–Macon}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Ashland, VA
| score = 32–6
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| time = 2:15 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Hanover
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| gamename = Burley Bowl
| score = 35–0
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Burley Bowl Kickoff Set Today At 2:15 P.M. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press/168173920/ |newspaper=Johnson City Press-Chronicle |location=Johnson City, Tennessee |date=November 24, 1949 |page=1B |access-date=March 17, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|title=Emory Downs Hanover 32-0 In Burley Bowl|newspaper=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|author=Jimmy Smyth|date=November 25, 1949|page=1B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press-emory-downs-hanover-3/167799598/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = January 2
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Saint Vincent
| site_stadium = Tangerine Bowl Stadium
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| gamename = Tangerine Bowl
| score = 6–7
| attend = 9,500
}}
}}
Second team schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14 or 15
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Eastern Tennessee State Seconds
| site_stadium = Fullerton Field
| site_cityst = Emory, VA
| score = 13–6
}}
}}
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