1949 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Carolina $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Appalachian State 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Elon 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Catawba 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Lenoir Rhyne 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Guilford 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
East Carolina 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Atlantic Christian 0 – 5 – 2 1 – 7 – 2
High Point 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 178:00 p.m.vs. High Point
W 20–76,500[2][3]
September 24at Appalachian State
W 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 Rhynedagger
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]

[25]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "North State Loop Ended Thursday". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 28, 1949. p. 12. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ a b Terrell, Bobby (September 17, 1949). "Cats Panthers Clash At Stadium Tonight". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. p. 8. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Terrell, Bobby (September 18, 1949). "Catamounts Roll Over High Point, 20 To 7". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. p. 1D. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Western Carolina Dumps Appalachian, 13-6". Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. September 25, 1949. p. 3B. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "WCTC takes Appalachian". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 25, 1949. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pioneers Take On Western Carolina Catamounts Tonight". The Greeneville Sun. Greenville, Tennessee. October 1, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Catamounts Roll Over Tusculum Eleven 20-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. October 2, 1949. p. 1D. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Catamounts Hammer Tusculum 20 To 0". Elizabethton Star. Elizabethton, Tennessee. Associated Press. October 2, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "State Buccaneers Face Western Carolina Eleven Tonight". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 8, 1949. p. 9. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Western Carolina Defeats Buccaneers 14 To 0". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 9, 1949. p. 5B. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Cats Depend On Line In ECT Battle". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. October 14, 1949. p. 18. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Cats down ECTC, 19–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 16, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cats Gunning For Conference Crown Tonight". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. October 22, 1949. p. 9. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Terrell, Bobby (October 23, 1949). "Catamounts Roll Over Lenoir Rhyne, 14-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. p. 4D. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Scots Defeat W. C., 20-13". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 30, 1949. p. B3. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Maryville Snaps W.C.T.C. Streak". Greensboro Daily News. Greensboro, North Carolina. Associated Press. October 30, 1949. p. 2, sports and general news section. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Newberry Plays Tough Western Carolina Team This Evening". The State (newspaper). Columbia, South Carolina. November 5, 1949. p. 2B. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ Fennell, Abe (November 6, 1949). "Newberry Dropped by WCTC 34-7". The State (newspaper). Columbia, South Carolina. p. 2B. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ "Bowl-Bound Wasps, Cat Clash Tonight". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. November 12, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ^ "Wasps Take Game From WCTC". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. November 13, 1949. p. 6D. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  21. ^ "Catamounts Play Season's Finale Tonight". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. November 19, 1949. p. 9. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  22. ^ "Catamounts Claw Eagles By 13-6 Edge". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. November 20, 1949. p. 4D. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  23. ^ Thompson, Gene (November 24, 1949). "Smoky Mountain Bowl Game Today". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  24. ^ Thompson, Gene (November 25, 1949). "West Liberty Wins Smoky Mountain Bowl 20-0". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. p. 8. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  25. ^ "Catamount Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Carolina University Athletics. p. 34. Retrieved March 29, 2024.


Stub icon

This college football 1940s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1949_Western_Carolina_Catamounts_football_team&oldid=1216373694"