1949 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1949 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1949 college football season. The team's head coach was Bill Edwards, who served his first season as the Commodores' head coach. Vanderbilt went 5–5 with a record of 4–4 in Southeastern Conference play. The Commodores played their six home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

1949 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
CaptainCarl Copp
Home stadiumDudley Field
1949 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulane $ 5 –1 –07 –2 –1
No. 11 Kentucky 4 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 17 Tennessee 4 –1 –17 –2 –1
Georgia Tech 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
No. 9 LSU 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Alabama 4 –3 –16 –3 –1
Vanderbilt 4 –4 –05 –5 –0
Auburn 2 –4 –22 –4 –3
Ole Miss 2 –4 –04 –5 –1
Florida 1 –4 –14 –5 –1
Georgia 1 –4 –14 –6 –1
Mississippi State 0 –6 –00 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Georgia Tech
L 7–1239,000[1]
October 1Alabama
W 14–727,500[2]
October 8Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 28–27[3]
October 15vs. Florida
W 22–17[4]
October 22Arkansas*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–726,500[5]
October 29Auburndagger
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–725,000[6]
November 5at No. 17 LSU
L 13–33[7]
November 12Tulane
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 14–41[8]
November 19Marshall*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–617,000[9]
November 26at No. 18 Tennessee
L 20–2642,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "4th period Tech drive carries 89 yards to victory over Vandy". The Atlanta Constitution. September 25, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Vandy defeats Alabama, 14–7". Pensacola News Journal. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Mayes' toe gives Vandy one-point win over Ole Miss". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 9, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Vanderbilt Commodores defeat Florida in 4th". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 16, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Arkansas surprises Vanderbilt 7–6". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Vandy sharp in first half defeating Auburn, 26–7". The Birmingham News. October 30, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Vandy smothered under, 33 to 13 by LSU Tigers". The Knoxville Journal. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tulane scores win over Vandy". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 13, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Vandy gets scare, but beats Marshall". The News and Observer. November 20, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Vols edge Commodores 26–20". The Tennessean. November 27, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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