1949 Emory and Henry Wasps football team

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]

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
Captains	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

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	2:15 p.m.	vs. Hanover*	Memorial Stadium Johnson City, TN (Burley Bowl)	W 35–0	12,000	[15][16]
January 2		vs. Saint Vincent*	Tangerine Bowl Stadium Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	L 6–7	9,500	[17]
*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	[18]
*Non-conference game