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]
| 1948 Vanderbilt Commodores football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 12 |
| Record | 8–2–1 (4–2–1 SEC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Captain | John Clark |
| Home stadium | Dudley Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Georgia Tech | L 0–13 | 22,000 | [2] | ||
| October 2 | at Alabama | T 14–14 | 36,000 | [3] | ||
| October 9 | at No. 13 Ole Miss | L 7–20 | 22,500 | [4] | ||
| October 16 | at Kentucky | W 26–7 | 25,000 | [5] | ||
| October 23 | at Yale* | W 35–0 | 30,000 | [6] | ||
| October 29 | at Auburn | W 47–0 | 18,000 | [7] | ||
| November 6 | LSU |
| W 48–7 | 21,000 | [8] | |
| November 13 | Marshall* |
| W 56–0 | 16,000 | [9] | |
| November 20 | at Maryland* | W 34–0 | 21,000 | [10] | ||
| November 27 | Tennessee | No. 15 |
| W 28–6 | 24,074 | [11] |
| December 3 | at Miami (FL)* | No. 12 | W 33–6 | 28,952 | [12] | |
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Rankings
edit| Week | |||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 12 (2) |
References
edit- ^ "1948 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ "Jackets smack Vanderbilt, 13 to 0". The Macon Telegraph and News. September 26, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama scores last-second TD to tie Vandy". The Huntsville Times. October 3, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss downs Vandy on late splurge, 20–7". The Birmingham News. October 10, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy topples UK, 26 to 7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 17, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Turkin, Hy (October 24, 1948). "Commodores overpower Yale, 35–0, on ground". Sunday News. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy scores in every period to wallop Auburn, 47–0". Alabama Journal. October 30, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt humbles Louisiana State 48–7". Johnson City Press. November 7, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt mauls Marshall by 56–0". The Chattanooga Times. November 14, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt extends victory string; Wallops Terps 34–0". The State. November 21, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy foils Vol hex in 28-to-6 rout". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 28, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt trips Hurricanes, 33–6". Wilmington Morning News. December 4, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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