1946 Vanderbilt
5–4 (3–4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Red Sanders. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 20 NC State 7–0Nov 9
NC State was ranked No. 20, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 35–0 | 90% |
| Oct 5 | vs Ole Miss | W 7–0 | 51% |
| Oct 12 | vs Florida | W 20–0 | 68% |
| Oct 19 | at Kentucky | L 7–10 | 41% |
| Oct 26 | vs LSU | L 0–14 | 40% |
| Nov 2 | at Auburn | W 19–0 | 42% |
| Nov 9 | vs 20NC State | W 7–0 | 49% |
| Nov 16 | at Alabama | L 7–12 | 25% |
| Nov 30 | vs 8Tennessee | L 6–7 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 7–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1946.
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 3–4 7th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 108–43
- Coach
- Red Sanders
- Elo
- 1478 +58 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 12.6 No. 27 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Alf Satterfield
- Offense
- Single-wing
Drafted in 1947
The 1947 draft| Rd 4 | Charley Hoover C | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 5 | Al Satterfield OT | San Francisco 49ers (AAFC) |
| Rd 6 | Binks Bushmiaer B | Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) |
All-SEC
2 second teamSecond team
John NorthEUP-2- William RobertsonOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1946 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia | 5–0 | 11–0 | 3 |
| Tennessee | 5–0 | 9–2 | 7 |
| LSU | 5–1 | 9–1–1 | 8 |
 Georgia Tech | 4–2 | 9–2 | 11 |
 Mississippi State | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
| Alabama | 4–3 | 7–4 | |
| Vanderbilt | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Kentucky | 2–3 | 7–3 | |
 Tulane | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
| Auburn | 1–5 | 4–6 | |
| Ole Miss | 1–6 | 2–7 | |
| Florida | 0–5 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.