1952 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1952 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record3–5–2 (1–4–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme T formation
Captain
2
  • John Cheadle
  • Don Wade
Home stadium Dudley Field
Seasons
←  1951
1953  →
1952 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $ 7 –0 –012 –0 –0
No. 8 Tennessee 5 –0 –18 –2 –1
No. 7 Ole Miss 4 –0 –28 –1 –2
No. 9 Alabama 4 –2 –010 –2 –0
Georgia 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
No. 15 Florida 3 –3 –08 –3 –0
Mississippi State 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Tulane 3 –5 –05 –5 –0
No. 20 Kentucky 1 –3 –25 –4 –2
LSU 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –4 –13 –5 –2
Auburn 0 –7 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1952 college football season. The team's head coach was Bill Edwards, who was in his fourth and final year as the Commodores' head coach. Members of the Southeastern Conference, the Commodores played their home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1952, Vanderbilt went 3–5–2 overall with a conference record of 1–4–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 20 Georgia
L 7–19
September 27at Virginia *
L 0–27
October 4at Northwestern *
T 20–20
October 11 Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
T 21–21
October 18 Florida
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 20–13
October 25at Georgia Tech
L 0–30
November 1 Washington and Lee *
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 67–7 [1]
November 7at Miami (FL) *
W 9–0
November 15at Tulane
L 7–16 [2]
November 29 Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–46 [3]
  • *Non-conference game

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The 1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Rod Dowhower in his first season and finished with a record of two wins and nine losses.

References

  1. ↑ "Vanderbilt overpowers Generals, 67–7". Kingsport Times-News. November 2, 1952. Retrieved August 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Tulane's bruising Green Wave rips crippled Commodores by 16 to 7". The Tennessean. November 16, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Vols humiliate Vandy 46 to 0". The Tennessean. November 30, 1952. Retrieved March 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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