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-
1950 Season Highlights
Bill Edwards enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
1950 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Middle Tennessee State
47
0
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Auburn
41
0
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Alabama
27
22
W
@ Mobile, AL
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Mississippi
20
14
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Florida
27
31
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Arkansas
14
13
W
@ Little Rock, AR
Fri., Nov. 3 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
34
12
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Louisiana State
7
33
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Memphis
29
13
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Tulane
6
35
L
Sat., Dec. 2 vs.
Tennessee
0
43
L
1950 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 252
Scoring Average 22.9
Points Allowed 216
Defense Average 19.6
Opponents Record 60-42
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 4-1
1950 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1950 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1950 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.