Vanderbilt Football Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873 Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium Capacity: 41,448 Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Bill Edwards Conference: Southeastern-
1949 Season Highlights
Bill Edwards enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
1949 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Georgia Tech
7
12
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Alabama
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Mississippi
28
27
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Florida
22
17
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Arkansas
6
7
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Auburn
26
7
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Louisiana State
13
33
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Tulane
14
41
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Marshall
27
6
W
Sat., Nov. 26 @
Tennessee
20
26
L
1949 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 177
Scoring Average 17.7
Points Allowed 183
Defense Average 18.3
Opponents Record 56-36
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-3
1949 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1949 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1949 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.