1947 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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]

1947 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Red Sanders (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Captains	John North Tex Robertson
Home stadium	Dudley Field
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Ole Miss $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Vanderbilt	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Tulane	2	–	3	–	2			2	–	5	–	2
LSU	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Florida	0	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evansville, IL	W 3–0	42,000	[3]
October 4	Alabama		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 14–7	22,000	[4]
October 11	No. 18 Ole Miss	No. 10	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 10–6	22,000	[5]
October 18	No. 20 Kentucky	No. 10	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–14	22,500	[6]
October 25	at No. 18 LSU*	No. 19	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 13–19	42,000	[7]
November 1	Auburn		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 28–0	18,000	[8]
November 8	Tennessee Tech		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 68–0	16,000	[9]
November 14	at Miami (FL)*		Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 33–7	29,717	[10]
November 22	Maryland*		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 6–20	20,000	[11]
November 29	Tennessee		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–12	40,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1947 college football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
AP	10	10	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—