1947 Vanderbilt Commodores football team explained

Year:	1947
Team:	Vanderbilt Commodores
Sport:	football
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:	SEC
Record:	6–4
Conf Record:	3–3
Head Coach:	Red Sanders
Hc Year:	5th
Off Scheme:	Single-wing
Captain:	John North, Tex Robertson
Stadium:	Dudley Field

The 1947 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1947 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Red Sanders, the team compiled a 6–4 record (3–3 against SEC opponents), tied for fourth place in the SEC, and outscored all opponents by a total of 182 to 85.^[1]

Vanderbilt was ranked at No. 31 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[2]

Schedule

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Rankings

See also: 1947 NCAA football rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1947 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. February 19, 2019. Newspapers.com.
2. News: Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings. Times. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 18, 1947. 47. Newspapers.com.
3. Web site: Coaching Records Game by Game: Harry R. "Red" Sanders 1947 . College Football Data Warehouse . 2010-09-14 . 2012-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018144224/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2060&year=1947 . dead .
4. Web site: 1947 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results.