| Year: | 1949 |
| Team: | Emory and Henry Wasps |
| Conference: | Smoky Mountain Conference |
| Conference2: | Virginia Little Six Conference |
| Short Conf: | Smoky Mountain |
| Short Conf2: | Virginia Little Six |
| Record: | 11–1 |
| Conf Record: | 4–0 |
| Conf2 Record: | 2–0 |
| Head Coach: | Conley Snidow |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Split-T |
| Captain: | Jim Painter, Chick Davis?[1] |
| Stadium: | Bristol Municipal Stadium, Fullerton Field |
| Champion: | Smokey Mountain champion Virginia Little Six champion Burley Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Burley Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 32–0 vs. Tangerine Bowl, L 6–7 vs. Saint Vincent |
The 1949 Emory and Henry Wasps football team represented Emory and Henry College during the 1949 college football season.[2] 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 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.[3]