The 1950 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1950 college football season. The team's head coach was Bill Edwards, who was in his second season as the Commodores' head coach.
| 1950 Vanderbilt Commodores football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (3–4 SEC) |
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| Offensive scheme | T formation |
| Captain | Russ Faulkinberry |
| Home stadium | Dudley Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Kentucky $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Alabama | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Tulane | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Members of the Southeastern Conference, the Commodores played their six home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | Middle Tennessee* | W 47–0 | 18,000 | [1] | ||
| September 30 | Auburn |
| W 41–0 | 19,000 | [2] | |
| October 7 | at No. 12 Alabama | W 27–22 | 32,000 | [3] | ||
| October 14 | Ole Miss | No. 19 |
| W 20–14 | [4] | |
| October 21 | Florida | No. 13 |
| L 27–31 | 24,000 | [5] |
| October 28 | at Arkansas* | W 14–13 | [6] | |||
| November 4 | at Chattanooga* | W 34–12 | 10,000 | [7] | ||
| November 11 | LSU |
| L 7–33 | 24,000 | [8] | |
| November 18 | at Memphis State* | W 29–13 | 9,548 | [9] | ||
| November 25 | at Tulane | L 6–35 | [10] | |||
| December 2 | No. 4 Tennessee |
| L 0–43 | 28,000 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Vandy wins opening game". The Tampa Tribune. September 24, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt smothers Auburn, 41–0". The Chattanooga Times. October 1, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crimson Tide bows to Commodores in 27 to 22 thriller". The Knoxville Journal. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss loses 20–14". The Clarion-Ledger. October 15, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Underdog Florida strikes first to stun Vanderbilt with 31–27 upset". The Huntsville Times. October 22, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt quells rally to nip Arkansas, 14–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Curtis breaks record, Vandy rips Mocs 34–12". The Nashville Tennessean. November 4, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU passes whip Vanderbilt, 33–7". The Charlotte Observer. November 12, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy sputters, spills Memphis State 29–13". The Tennessean. November 19, 1950. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ernst's passes rout Vanderbilt". The Commercial Appeal. November 26, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee drubs Vanderbilt, 43–0". Lexington Herald-Leader. December 3, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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