1949 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

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

  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. ^ 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.