1948 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1948 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1948 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Red Sanders, the Commodores complied an overall record of 8–2–1, with a conference record of 4–2–1, and finished ninth in the SEC.

1948 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 12
Record8–2–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
  • Red Sanders (6th season)
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainJohn Clark
Home stadiumDudley Field
1948 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Georgia $ 6 0 09 2 0
No. 15 Ole Miss 6 1 08 1 0
No. 13 Tulane 5 1 09 1 0
No. 12 Vanderbilt 4 2 18 2 1
Georgia Tech 4 3 07 3 0
Alabama 4 4 16 4 1
Mississippi State 3 3 04 4 1
Tennessee 2 3 14 4 2
Kentucky 1 3 15 3 2
Florida 1 5 05 5 0
LSU 1 5 03 7 0
Auburn 0 7 01 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

This was Red 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 ties as the school's second longest and remained the longest win streak for the program until a seven-game streak to end the 2012 season. 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. Lee Nalley broke the record for punt return yardage.

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