1946 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1946 Vanderbilt Commodores football
1946 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1946 record	5–4 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach	Red Sanders (4th season);
Offensive scheme	Single wing
Captain	Alf Satterfield
Home stadium	Dudley Field
	Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1946 college football season.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 28	Tennessee Tech*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 35–0
October 5	vs. Mississippi	Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 7–0
October 12	Florida	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 20–0
October 19	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 7–10
October 26	LSU	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–14
November 2	at Auburn	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 19–0
November 9	No. 20 NC State	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 7–0
November 16	at Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 7–12
November 30	No. 8 Tennessee	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 6–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Commodores were selected.^[2]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
4	24	Charley Hoover	Center	Detroit Lions
8	61	Al Satterfield	Guard	Philadelphia Eagles
21	189	Fred Hamilton	Tackle	Pittsburgh Steelers
23	209	Binks Bushmiaer	Back	Pittsburgh Steelers

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

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National championships in bold

1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Georgia +	5	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
No. 7 Tennessee +	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 8 LSU	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
No. 11 Georgia Tech	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Tulane	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Auburn	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Florida	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll