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
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. 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. Western Carolina played home games at Memorial Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina