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-
1948 Season Highlights
Harry R. Red Sanders enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
1948 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Georgia Tech
0
13
L
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Alabama
14
14
T
@ Mobile, AL
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Mississippi
7
20
L
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Kentucky
26
7
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @ Yale
35
0
W
Fri., Oct. 29 @
Auburn
47
0
W
@ Montgomery, AL
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Louisiana State
48
7
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Marshall
56
0
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Maryland
34
0
W
@ Washington, DC
Sat., Nov. 27 vs.
Tennessee
28
6
W
Fri., Dec. 3 @
Miami
33
6
W
1948 Season Totals
Record 8-2
-1
Points Scored 328
Scoring Average 29.8
Points Allowed 73
Defense Average 6.6
Opponents Record 46-47
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 5-1
-1
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
12 7-2-1
AP
1948 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1948 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.