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American college football season
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
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 17 8:00 p.m. vs.
High Point W 20–76,500
[2]
[3]
September 24 at
Appalachian State W 13–6
[4]
[5]
October 1 at
Tusculum * W 20–05,000
[6]
[7]
[8]
October 8 8:00 p.m. at
East Tennessee State * W 10–218,000
[9]
[10]
October 15 vs.
East Carolina W 19–64,500
[11]
[12]
October 22 8:00 p.m.
Lenoir Rhyne W 14–05,000
[13]
[14]
October 29 at
Maryville (TN) *
Maryville, TN L 13–203,000–5,000
[15]
[16]
November 5 8:15 p.m. at
Newberry W 34–7
[17]
[18]
November 12 8:00 p.m.
Emory and Henry * Memorial Stadium Cullowhee, NC W 26–27
[19]
[20]
November 19 7:30 p.m.
Carson–Newman * Memorial Stadium Cullowhee, NC W 13–6
[21]
[22]
November 24 2:30 p.m. vs.
West Liberty * L 0–20
[23]
[24]
[25]
References
^
"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
.
^
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
.
^ 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
.
^
"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
.
^
"WCTC takes Appalachian" . Asheville Citizen-Times . September 25, 1949. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Pioneers Take On Western Carolina Catamounts Tonight" .
The Greeneville Sun .
Greenville, Tennessee . October 1, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^
"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
.
^
"Catamounts Hammer Tusculum 20 To 0" . Elizabethton Star .
Elizabethton, Tennessee .
Associated Press . October 2, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^
"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
.
^
"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
.
^
"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
.
^
"Cats down ECTC, 19–6" . Asheville Citizen-Times . October 16, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Cats Gunning For Conference Crown Tonight" .
Asheville Citizen-Times .
Asheville, North Carolina . October 22, 1949. p. 9. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^ 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
.
^
"Scots Defeat W. C., 20-13" .
The Knoxville News-Sentinel .
Knoxville, Tennessee . October 30, 1949. p. B3. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^
"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
.
^
"Newberry Plays Tough Western Carolina Team This Evening" .
The State .
Columbia, South Carolina . November 5, 1949. p. 2B. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^ Fennell, Abe (November 6, 1949).
"Newberry Dropped by WCTC 34-7" .
The State .
Columbia, South Carolina . p. 2B. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^
"Bowl-Bound Wasps, Cat Clash Tonight" .
Asheville Citizen-Times .
Asheville, North Carolina . November 12, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^
"Wasps Take Game From WCTC" .
Asheville Citizen-Times .
Asheville, North Carolina . November 13, 1949. p. 6D. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^
"Catamounts Play Season's Finale Tonight" .
Asheville Citizen-Times .
Asheville, North Carolina . November 19, 1949. p. 9. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^
"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
.
^ Thompson, Gene (November 24, 1949).
"Smoky Mountain Bowl Game Today" .
Bristol Herald Courier .
Bristol, Virginia . p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^ 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
.
^
"Catamount Football Record Book" (PDF) . Western Carolina University Athletics. p. 34. Retrieved March 29, 2024 .
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