1954 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1954 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Pete Williams
  • John Hall
Home stadium Dudley Field
Seasons
←  1953
1955  →
1954 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Ole Miss $ 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Georgia Tech 6 –2 –08 –3 –0
Florida 5 –2 –05 –5 –0
Kentucky 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Georgia 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
No. 13 Auburn 3 –3 –08 –3 –0
Mississippi State 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Alabama 3 –3 –24 –5 –2
LSU 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Tulane 1 –6 –11 –6 –3
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Tennessee 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Ole Miss's game against Arkansas counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1954 college football season. The team's head coach was Art Guepe, who was in his second year as the Commodores' head coach. Members of the Southeastern Conference, the Commodores played their home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1954, Vanderbilt went 2–7 overall with a conference record of 1–5. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Baylor *
L 19–2522,500 [2]
October 2at Alabama
L 14–2826,000 [3]
October 9No. 7 Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–2226,000 [4]
October 16at Georgia
L 14–16 [5]
October 30at Rice *
L 13–3428,000 [6]
November 6at Kentucky
L 7–1928,000 [7]
November 14 Tulane
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–615,000 [8]
November 20 Villanova *
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 34–1912,000–12,500 [9]
November 27 Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 26–027,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1954 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Vandy presses Baylor". The Birmingham News. September 26, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Crimson Tide shells Vanderbilt, 28–14, in uphill fight". The Selma Times-Journal. October 3, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ole Miss fights off Vandy to win, 22–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 10, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Late Georgia field goal beats weary Vandy, 16–14". The Birmingham News. October 17, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Moegle's 3 TD's aid Rice over Vandy, 34–13". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "U.K. 'light brigade' defeats Vandy 19–7 in spike of heavy cannonade of penalties". The Courier-Journal. November 7, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Green Wave edges Vandy, 6–0". The Tennessean. November 14, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Vandy tops Villanova by 34 to 19". The Knoxville Journal. November 21, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Fired-up Vandy crushes Tennessee 26–0". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 28, 1954. Retrieved March 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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