1948 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
The 1948 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1948 college football season. This was Henry Russell Sanders's last season as the Commodores' head coach. Vanderbilt lost their first game of the season to Georgia Tech, tied their second with Alabama, and then lost the next to Mississippi, who finished the season 8–1. Vanderbilt won the last eight games of the season, which remains the longest win streak program history. The 1948 Vanderbilt team outscored their opponents 328 to 73 and posted four shutouts. The Commodores played only four home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
| September 25, 1948 |
|
Georgia Tech |
|
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
|
L 0–13 |
| October 2, 1948 |
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at Alabama |
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Ladd Stadium • Mobile, AL |
|
T 14–14 |
| October 9, 1948 |
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at #13 Mississippi |
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Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS |
|
L 7–20 |
| October 16, 1948 |
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at Kentucky |
|
Stoll Field/McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY |
|
W 26–7 |
| October 23, 1948 |
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at Yale* |
|
Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT |
|
W 35–0 |
| October 29, 1948 |
|
at Auburn |
|
Montgomery, AL |
|
W 47–0 |
| November 6, 1948 |
|
LSU |
|
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
|
W 48–7 |
| November 13, 1948 |
|
Marshall* |
|
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
|
W 56–0 |
| November 20, 1948 |
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at Maryland* |
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Griffith Stadium • Washington, DC |
|
W 34–0 |
| November 27, 1948 |
|
Tennessee |
#15 |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
|
W 28–6 |
| December 3, 1948 |
|
at Miami* |
#12 |
Miami, FL (Burdine Stadium) |
|
W 33–6 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
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