1955 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1955 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 25–13 vs. Auburn
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record8–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainLarry Frank, Jim Cunningham
Home stadium Dudley Field
Seasons
←  1954
1956  →
1955 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Ole Miss $ 5 –1 –010 –1 –0
No. 8 Auburn 5 –2 –18 –2 –1
No. 7 Georgia Tech 4 –1 –19 –1 –1
Tennessee 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
Vanderbilt 4 –3 –08 –3 –0
Mississippi State 4 –4 –06 –4 –0
Kentucky 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Tulane 3 –3 –15 –4 –1
LSU 2 –3 –13 –5 –2
Florida 3 –5 –04 –6 –0
Georgia 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Alabama 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1955 college football season. The team's head coach was Art Guepe, who was in his third year as the Commodores' head coach. Members of the Southeastern Conference, the Commodores played their home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1955, Vanderbilt went 8–3 overall with a conference record of 4–3 this was the best SEC record for Vandy until 2012 when they had an SEC record of 5–3. The team was led by Don Orr and Charley Horton.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Georgia
L 13–1420,000 [1]
October 1 Alabama
W 21–627,500 [2]
October 8vs. Ole Miss
L 0–1323,207 [3]
October 14at Chattanooga *
W 12–08,500 [4]
October 22 Middle Tennessee *
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 20–1317,500 [5]
October 29 Virginia *
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 34–715,500 [6]
November 5 Kentucky Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 34–028,000 [7]
November 12at Tulane
W 20–7 [8]
November 19 Florida
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 21–616,500 [9]
November 26 Tennessee No. 19
L 14–2040,000 [10]
December 31vs. No. 8 Auburn *
W 25–1332,174 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  2. ↑ "Vanderbilt spanks Alabama, 21–6". The Huntsville Times. October 2, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Rebels run early to take Vandy, 13–0". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Defense proving Vanderbilt's strong point". Nashville Banner. October 15, 1955. Retrieved September 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Vandy blasts MTSC, 46 to 0". The Nashville Tennessean. October 23, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Wahoos bow to Vanderbilt". The Roanoke Times. October 30, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Kentucky eleven slaughtered, 34–0, by Vanderbilt". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 6, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Philip King paces Vandy to 20–7 win over Tulane". The Knoxville Journal. November 13, 1955. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Vandy rolls to 21–6 victory over Gators". The Orlando Sentinel. November 20, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Vols rally to smash Vandy, 20–14". The Knoxville Journal. November 27, 1955. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Orr leads Vandy past Auburn, 25–13". Pensacola News Journal. January 1, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1955 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2023.


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