1949 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

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. The team employed a Single-wing formation on offense. Western Carolina played home games at Memorial Stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina