1836 – Emory & Henry College is founded
1838 – First classes are held
Late 1870’s – First recorded athletic contest, a baseball game at King College
1878 – First reference to an athletic event on campus, a football game
1892 – Emory & Henry trustees authorize intercollegiate football
1895 – Emory & Henry trustees vote to permanently ban football because of concerns about high rates of injury and even death in the sport, and the fear that sports would detract from the intellectual pursuits of the College
1901 – One of the earliest basketball games is played on campus
1903 – One of the earliest baseball games is played on campus
Early 1900’s – Tennis is played on campus
1913 – E&H defeats University of North Carolina 20-17 and Wake Forest College 28-21 in basketball
1915 –Trustees vote to reinstate football after rules of the game are changed and NCAA is formed to oversee intercollegiate athletics after pressure from President Theodore Roosevelt
1921 – E&H trustees vote to admit women
1921 – E&H football competes against University of Tennessee in the first game ever in what is now Neyland Stadium; E&H dubbed “Wasps” by a reporter after the game
1927-28 – E&H football, under the direction of Coach Pedie Jackson, remains undefeated
1931 – Baseball player Monte Weaver (’27) enters Major League Baseball and plays until 1939
1935 – Glenn Roberts (’35) is voted a First Team All-American (all divisions) and was the first collegiate player to score more than 2,000 points in a career; he is credited as being one of the first to use the jump shot; his accomplishments are featured on the website for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
1949 – E&H football competes in the Burley Bowl and the Tangerine Bowl
1950 – E&H football competes in the Burley Bowl and the Tangerine Bowl
1953 – E&H football competes in the Burley Bowl
1962 – Wasps win the Smoky Mountain Athletic Conference Championship with an 8-0-1 record including an improbable come-from-behind victory over national powerhouse Washington and Lee; Earl Hawkins scored five touchdowns in the game that is arguably considered one of the greatest in E&H football history
1963 – Coach Carl Bolt leads the baseball team to a Smoky Mountain Athletic Conference Championship
1964 – Eleanor Hall Hutton hired and begins the modern era of women’s sports; coaches volleyball (1965-76), basketball (1965-78) and tennis (1965-88)
1964 – Earl Hawkins becomes the first Wasps player to be drafted into the NFL
1969 – Larry Bales is drafted by the Dallas Cowboys and Sonny Wade is drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles
1973 – E&H becomes a charter member of the newly-formed NCAA Division III
1973 – Eleanor Hutton leads volleyball program to a State Championship
1974 – Women’s basketball team, under Coach Hutton, defeats University of Virginia, James Madison and William and Mary to become state runner-up, losing to Roanoke College in finals.
1976 – E&H becomes a charter member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference
1977 – Margaret Hutson joins the staff to teach and coach volleyball after coaching women’s basketball at University of Tennessee
1977-83 – Margaret Hutson leads team to seven consecutive 20-win seasons in volleyball, including the only 30-win season in school history in 1983
1980 – Eleanor Hutton leads the women’s tennis team to a State Championship
1980 – Coach Bob Johnson hired as men’s basketball coach
1981 – Women’s tennis again wins a State Championship, a South Atlantic Region Championship and a #9 national ranking
1981 – E&H hires Joy Scruggs, a former UT Lady Vol basketball player, to coach women’s basketball
1982 – The NCAA and ODAC begin sponsorship of women’s athletics; previously women’s sports were held under the AIAW.
1982 – E&H hires Lou Wacker, a long-time assistant from Hampden-Sydney to coach the football team; Wacker will lead the team to 11 ODAC Championships and five NCAA Tournament berths in his 23-year tenure
1985 – Women’s tennis wins first of three consecutive ODAC Tennis Championships under Coach Hutton; Coach Hutton is selected as ODAC Coach of the Year
1985 – Football team wins first of 11 ODAC Championships under Coach Wacker
1986 – Coach Wacker leads Wasps to ODAC Championship and first-ever Division III NCAA Tournament berth
1986 – Coach Eleanor Hutton receives ODAC Coach of the Year award and the Division III National Tennis Coach of the Year award which is presented to her by women’s tennis legend Chris Evert
1987 – Wasps earn another berth to NCAA football playoffs
1988 – Bob Johnson leads men’s basketball team to first of five consecutive 20-win seasons; team makes first NCAA tournament appearance advancing to the “Sweet Sixteen”
1988 – Head Coach Joy Scruggs leads the women’s basketball program to the ODAC championship
1988 and 90 – Wasps repeat as ODAC Champions in football
1990, 1991 and 1992 – Men’s basketball makes three more NCAA tournament appearances under Coach Johnson
1991 – Ruthie Woodring wins the ODAC title in women’s cross country and is selected as ODAC Runner of the Year
1992 – Coach Wacker again leads Wasps football team to ODAC title and NCAA Tournament
1993 – E&H starts men’s soccer program
1993 – Bob Johnson leads men’s basketball program to fifth consecutive NCAA tournament appearance and the second “Sweet Sixteen” appearance
1994 – Wasps win first of four consecutive (1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997) ODAC football titles
1995 – Wasps appear in the NCAA football tournament after winning ODAC
1995 – E&H starts softball program
1996, 1999 and 2005 – Tennis Coach Beverly Sheddan wins ODAC Coach of the Year honors
1997 – E&H starts women’s soccer program
1998 – Coach Wacker leads football to an undefeated season and a 10th ODAC championship; Wacker wins his 5th ODAC Coach of the Year honor
2000 – Wasps win final ODAC Championship and NCAA Tournament bid under Wacker
2003 – Softball wins ODAC Championship and becomes first women’s team in school history to reach the NCAA Tournament
2004 – Coach Wacker retires with a career record of 164-76
2012 – Trey McCall selected as ODAC Coach of the Year in baseball
2014 – Emory & Henry acquires Intermont Equestrian program after the closure of Virginia Intermont College
2014 – Curt Newsome selected as ODAC Coach of the Year in football
2015 – Dave Griffore was selected as ODAC Coach of the Year in swimming
2015 – Intermont Equestrian wins International Dressage Association National Championship, the program’s fifth national title in dressage and 18th overall; Morgan Sollenberger also wins the IHSA Individual Championship in Novice Equitation on the Flat
2016 – Intermont Equestrian wins the International Dressage Association National Championship, the program’s third consecutive title and 19th overall; Morgan Sollenberger repeats for the second year as the IHSA Individual Champion, giving Intermont Equestrian its 30th individual national champion
2017 – Softball earns at-large bid to NCAA Tournament after becoming runner-up in ODAC Tournament. The Wasps lost to Transylvania, 4-1, in the opening game and then defeated Thomas More by a score of 6-3 in the second game. Wasps were then eliminated by No. 2-nationally ranked Berry
2018 – Hall of Famer, Anne Crutchfield, named ODAC Coach of the Year in women’s basketball
2018 – Women’s Basketball receives at-large bid to NCAA Tournament, marking the first time the women’s team has played in the tournament. The Wasps reached the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament
2018 – Men’s Basketball wins it’s first-ever ODAC Championship. With the win, the Wasps received in automatic into the NCAA Tournament
