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.[5] 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 game, 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.
| 1949 Emory and Henry Wasps football | |
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Smokey Mountain champion, Virginia Little Six champion, Virginia Sports Team of the Year (AP)[1] | |
| Conference | [[Smoky Mountain Conference, Virginia Little Six Conference]] |
| 1949 record | 11–1 (4–0,[2] 2–0[3] SMC, VLSC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Split T formation |
| Captain | Jim Painter, Chick Davis?[4] |
| Home stadium | Fullerton Field |
| 1949 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | vs. Concord* | Bluefield, WV | W 19–7 | 6,000 | [6] |
| September 24 | vs. Milligan |
| W 27–7 | [7] | |
| October 1 | at Carson–Newman* | Jefferson City, TN | W 19–14 | [8] | |
| October 8 | vs. Hampden–Sydney |
| W 28–0 | [9] | |
| October 15 | vs. Guilford* |
| W 27–7 | [10] | |
| October 22 | Maryville |
| W 38–17 | 4,000 | [11] |
| October 29 | at Tusculum | Greenville, TN | W 32–6 | [12] | |
| November 5 | vs. Eastern Tennessee State |
| W 34–7 | [13] | |
| November 12 or 13 | at Western Carolina | Cullowhee, NC | W 27–26 | [14] | |
| November 19 | at Randolph–Macon | Ashland, VA | W 32–6 | [15] | |
| November 24 | vs. Hanover (IN)* | Johnson City, TN (Burley Bowl) | W 35–0 | 12,000 | [16] |
| January 2 | vs. Saint Vincent* | L 6–7 | 9,500 | [17] | |
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Second team schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 14 or 15 | Eastern Tennessee State Seconds* |
| W 13–6 | [18] |
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References
- "Virginia Eleven Picked as AP Team of Year". The Times Dispatch. 1949-12-23. p. 21. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- "Conference Champions". web.archive.org. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- "Conference Champions". web.archive.org. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- "Emory & Henry Wins Easily Before 12,000". Daily Press. 1949-11-25. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- "Times-Dispatch State, Southern Conference Schedule". The Times Dispatch. 1949-09-18. p. 70. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- "Concord Bows to Emory and Henry And Miller, 19-7". The Raleigh Register. 1949-09-18. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- "Dugger Sets Up Only Milligan Touchdown". Elizabethton Star. 1949-09-25. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- "Emory-Henry Defeats C-N". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. 1949-10-02. p. 19. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- "Wasps Trim Tigers, 28-0; Passes Click". The Times Dispatch. 1949-10-09. p. 78. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- "Bob Miller Goes Over Three Times". The Times Dispatch. 1949-10-16. p. 75. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- "Wasps Drop Maryville Scots, 27-18". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. 1949-10-23. p. 22. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- "Emory-Henry Hangs Up 7th Straight Win". Daily Press. 1949-10-30. p. 24. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- "Emory & Henry, ETSC Tangle In Loop Tilt". Elizabethton Star. 1949-11-06. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- "Conference's Tormented Turned On Tormentors". The Times Dispatch. 1949-11-14. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- "Emory And Henry Finishes Regular Season Undefeated". The News Leader. 1949-11-20. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- "Emory & Henry Wins Easily Before 12,000". Daily Press. 1949-11-25. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- "Emory-Henry Yields By 7-6 In Tangerine". Daily Press. 1950-01-03. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- "baby Buccaneers Drop Game To Emory Wasps". Elizabethton Star. 1949-10-16. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
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