Vanderbilt Football Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873 Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium Capacity: 41,448 Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Harry R. Red Sanders Conference: Southeastern-
1946 Season Highlights
Harry R. Red Sanders enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
1946 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 28 vs. Tennessee Tech
35
0
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Mississippi
7
0
W
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Florida
20
0
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Kentucky
7
10
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Louisiana State
0
14
L
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Auburn
19
0
W
@ Montgomery, AL
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
North Carolina State
7
0
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Alabama
7
12
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
Tennessee
6
7
L
1946 Season Totals
Record 5-4
Points Scored 108
Scoring Average 12.0
Points Allowed 43
Defense Average 4.8
Opponents Record 46-35
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-2
1946 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1946 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1946 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.