1946 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1946 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1946 college football season.

1946 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1946 record5–4 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle wing
CaptainAlf Satterfield
Home stadiumDudley Field
1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia + 5 0 011 0 0
No. 7 Tennessee + 5 0 09 2 0
No. 8 LSU 5 1 09 1 1
No. 11 Georgia Tech 4 2 09 2 0
Mississippi State 3 2 08 2 0
Alabama 4 3 07 4 0
Vanderbilt 3 4 05 4 0
Kentucky 2 3 07 3 0
Tulane 2 4 03 7 0
Auburn 1 5 04 6 0
Ole Miss 1 6 02 7 0
Florida 0 5 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Tennessee Tech*W 35–0
October 5vs. MississippiMemphis, TN (rivalry)W 7–0
October 12Florida
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 20–0
October 19at KentuckyL 7–10
October 26LSU
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–14
November 2at AuburnW 19–0
November 9No. 20 NC State
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 7–0
November 16at AlabamaL 7–12
November 30No. 8 Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 6–7[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Commodores were selected.[3]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
424Charley HooverCenterDetroit Lions
861Al SatterfieldGuardPhiladelphia Eagles
21189Fred HamiltonTacklePittsburgh Steelers
23209Binks BushmiaerBackPittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. "Vols end season with 7–6 victory over Vandy". Kingsport Times-News. December 1, 1946. Retrieved March 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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