1950 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1950 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1950 record7–4 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme T formation
Captain Russ Faulkinberry
Home stadium Dudley Field
Seasons
  1949
1951  
1950 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Kentucky $5101110
No. 4 Tennessee 4101110
No. 16 Alabama 620920
No. 20 Tulane 311621
Georgia Tech 420560
Georgia 321633
Mississippi State 340450
Vanderbilt 340740
LSU 232452
Florida 240550
Ole Miss 150550
Auburn 0700100
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1950 college football season. The team's head coach was Bill Edwards, who was in his second season as the Commodores' head coach.

Members of the Southeastern Conference, the Commodores played their six home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 23 Middle Tennessee *W 47–0
September 30 Auburn
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 41–0
October 7at No. 12 Alabama W 27–22
October 14 Ole Miss No. 19
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 20–14
October 21 Florida Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 13
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 27–31
October 28at Arkansas *W 14–13
November 4at Chattanooga *W 34–12 [1]
November 11 LSU
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–33
November 18at Memphis State *W 29–13 [2]
November 25at Tulane L 6–35
December 2No. 4 Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–43
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from no Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Curtis breaks record, Vandy rips Mocs 34–12". The Nashville Tennessean. November 4, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Vandy sputters, spills Memphis State 29–13". The Tennessean. November 19, 1950. Retrieved September 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.