1949 Emory and Henry Wasps football team

1949 Emory and Henry Wasps football
Smokey Mountain champion
Virginia Little Six champion
Burley Bowl champion
ConferenceSmoky Mountain Conference, Virginia Little Six Conference
Record11–1 (4–0 Smoky Mountain, 2–0 Virginia Little Six)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSplit-T
Captains
  • Jim Painter
  • Chick Davis?
Home stadiumBristol Municipal Stadium, Fullerton Field
1949 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Emory and Henry $ 4 0 011 1 0
East Tennessee State 3 1 05 4 0
Milligan 1 2 13 5 2
Carson–Newman 1 3 02 7 1
Tusculum 0 3 12 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
1949 Virginia Little Six Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Emory and Henry $ 2 0 011 1 0
Hampden–Sydney 1 1 05 4 0
Bridgewater 0 0 01 3 0
Randolph–Macon 0 2 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1949 Emory and Henry Wasps football team represented Emory and Henry College during the 1949 college football season. 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.