1949 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1949 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1949 record	5–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Edwards
Offensive scheme	T formation
Captain	Carl Copp
Home stadium	Dudley Field

1949 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tulane $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
#11 Kentucky	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#17 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
#9 LSU	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	2			2	–	4	–	3
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Florida	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Georgia	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1949 college football season. The team's head coach was Bill Edwards, who served his first season as the Commodores' head coach. Vanderbilt went 5–5 with a record of 4–4 in Southeastern Conference play. The Commodores played their six home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24, 1949	at Georgia	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 7–12
October 1, 1949	Alabama	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 14–7
October 8, 1949	Mississippi State	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 28–27
October 15, 1949	vs. Florida	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	W 22–17
October 22, 1949	Arkansas*	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 6–7
October 29, 1949	Auburn	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 26–7
November 5, 1949	at LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 13–33
November 12, 1949	Tulane	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 14–41
November 19, 1949	Marshall*	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 27–6
November 26, 1949	at Tennessee	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	L 20–26
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern.