1948 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1948 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 12
Record8–2–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainJohn Clark
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Georgia $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Ole Miss 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 13 Tulane 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Vanderbilt 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 4 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Mississippi State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Tennessee 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Kentucky 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Florida 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
LSU 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1948 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Red Sanders, the Commodores complied an overall record of 8–2–1, with a conference record of 4–2–1, and finished ninth in the SEC.[1]

This was Red Sanders's last season as the Commodores' head coach. Vanderbilt lost their first game of the season to Georgia Tech, tied their second with Alabama, and then lost the next to Mississippi, who finished the season 8–1. Vanderbilt won the last eight games of the season, which ties as the school's second longest and remained the longest win streak for the program until a seven-game streak to end the 2012 season. The 1948 Vanderbilt team outscored their opponents 328 to 73 and posted four shutouts. The Commodores played only four home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. Lee Nalley broke the record for punt return yardage.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Georgia Tech
L 0–1322,000[2]
October 2at Alabama
T 14–1436,000[3]
October 9at No. 13 Ole Miss
L 7–2022,500[4]
October 16at Kentucky
W 26–725,000[5]
October 23at Yale*
W 35–030,000[6]
October 29at Auburn
W 47–018,000[7]
November 6LSU
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 48–721,000[8]
November 13Marshall*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 56–016,000[9]
November 20at Maryland*
W 34–021,000[10]
November 27TennesseeNo. 15
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 28–624,074[11]
December 3at Miami (FL)*No. 12
W 33–628,952[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP———————1512 (2)

References

  1. ^ "1948 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "Jackets smack Vanderbilt, 13 to 0". The Macon Telegraph and News. September 26, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Alabama scores last-second TD to tie Vandy". The Huntsville Times. October 3, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ole Miss downs Vandy on late splurge, 20–7". The Birmingham News. October 10, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Vandy topples UK, 26 to 7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 17, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Turkin, Hy (October 24, 1948). "Commodores overpower Yale, 35–0, on ground". Sunday News. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vandy scores in every period to wallop Auburn, 47–0". Alabama Journal. October 30, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vanderbilt humbles Louisiana State 48–7". Johnson City Press. November 7, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vanderbilt mauls Marshall by 56–0". The Chattanooga Times. November 14, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vanderbilt extends victory string; Wallops Terps 34–0". The State. November 21, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vandy foils Vol hex in 28-to-6 rout". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 28, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Vanderbilt trips Hurricanes, 33–6". Wilmington Morning News. December 4, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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