1946 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1946 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainAlf Satterfield
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Georgia + 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 7 Tennessee + 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 8 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Georgia Tech 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Tulane 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Auburn 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Florida 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1946 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1946 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Red Sanders, the Commodores compiled a 5–4 record (3–4 against SEC opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 108 to 43.[1]

Two Vanderbilt players received honors from the

United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-SEC football team: end Josh North (UP-2); and tackle Alf Stterfield (UP-3).[2]

Vanderbilt was ranked at No. 26 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
    		• W 35–018,000[4]
    October 5vs. MississippiMemphis, TN (rivalry)W 7–022,000[5]
    October 12Florida
    • Dudley Field
    • Nashville, TN
    		W 20–020,000[6]
    October 19at Kentucky
    		L 7–1021,000[7]
    October 26LSU
    • Dudley Field
    • Nashville, TN
    		L 0–1421,500[8]
    November 2at Auburn
    		W 19–016,000[9]
    November 9No. 20 NC State
    • Dudley Field
    • Nashville, TN
    		W 7–017,500[10]
    November 16at Alabama
    		L 7–12[11]
    November 30No. 8 Tennessee
    • Dudley Field
    • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
    		L 6–7[12]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [13]

    After the season

    Main article:
    1947 NFL Draft

    The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Commodores were selected.[14]

    Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
    4 24 Charley Hoover Center Detroit Lions
    8 61 Al Satterfield Guard Philadelphia Eagles
    21 189 Fred Hamilton Tackle Pittsburgh Steelers
    23 209 Binks Bushmiaer Back Pittsburgh Steelers

    References

    1. ^ "1946 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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    11. ^ "Tiders throttle Vandy with 12 to 7 victory". The Tuscaloosa News. November 17, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
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    13. ^ "Vanderbilt Season Schedule - databaseFootball.com/NCAA". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
    14. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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