1949 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

The 1949 Western Carolina Catamounts team represented Western Carolina Teachers College (WCTC)—now known as Western Carolina University—as a member of the North State Conference (NSC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tom Young, the Catamounts compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the NSC title.[1] Western Carolina was invited to the Smoky Mountain Bowl, where the Catamounts lost to West Liberty. The team employed a Single-wing formation on offense.[2] Western Carolina played home games at Memorial Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina

1949 Western Carolina Catamounts football
NSC champion
Smoky Mountain Bowl, L 0–20 vs. West Liberty
ConferenceNorth State Conference
Record8–3 (4–0 NSC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 North State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Carolina $400830
Appalachian State620830
Elon520820
Catawba420550
Lenoir Rhyne530730
Guilford231451
East Carolina141451
Atlantic Christian052172
High Point060090
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 178:00 p.m.vs. High PointW 20–76,500[2][3]
September 24at Appalachian StateW 13–6[4][5]
October 1at Tusculum*
W 20–05,000[6][7][8]
October 88:00 p.m.at East Tennessee State*
W 10–218,000[9][10]
October 15vs. East Carolina
W 19–64,500[11][12]
October 228:00 p.m.Lenoir Rhyne
W 14–05,000[13][14]
October 29at Maryville (TN)*Maryville, TNL 13–203,000–5,000[15][16]
November 58:15 p.m.at Newberry
W 34–7[17][18]
November 128:00 p.m.Emory and Henry*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 26–27[19][20]
November 197:30 p.m.Carson–Newman*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 13–6[21][22]
November 242:30 p.m.vs. West Liberty*L 0–20[23][24]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References


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