1949 Vanderbilt
5–5 (4–4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bill Edwards. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Marshall 27–6Nov 19
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | at Georgia Tech | L 7–12 | 45% |
| Oct 1 | vs Alabama | W 14–7 | 69% |
| Oct 8 | vs Ole Miss | W 28–27 | 61% |
| Oct 15 | at Florida | W 22–17 | 59% |
| Oct 22 | vs Arkansas | L 6–7 | 75% |
| Oct 29 | vs Auburn | W 26–7 | 88% |
| Nov 5 | at 17LSU | L 13–33 | 52% |
| Nov 12 | vs Tulane | L 14–41 | 52% |
| Nov 19 | vs Marshall | W 27–6 | 91% |
| Nov 26 | at 18Tennessee | L 20–26 | 35% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 26–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 43rd-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 1949.
Led the nationLee Nalley: punt return yards (498 yds)
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 4–4 7th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 177–183
- Coach
- Bill Edwards
- Elo
- 1551 −64 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.7 No. 44 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Carl Copp
- Offense
- T formation
Drafted in 1950
The 1950 draft| Rd 6 | Herb Rich B | Baltimore Colts |
All-SEC
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Carl CoppOTAP-3; UP-1
Second team
- Herb RichRBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1949 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1949 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane | 5–1 | 7–2–1 | |
 Kentucky | 4–1 | 9–3 | 11 |
| Tennessee | 4–1–1 | 7–2–1 | 17 |
| Georgia Tech | 5–2 | 7–3 | |
| LSU | 4–2 | 8–3 | 9 |
| Alabama | 4–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Vanderbilt | 4–4 | 5–5 | |
| Auburn | 2–4–2 | 2–4–3 | |
| Ole Miss | 2–4 | 4–5–1 | |
| Florida | 1–4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
 Georgia | 1–4–1 | 4–6–1 | |
 Mississippi State | 0–6 | 0–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.