1956 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1956 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.

1956 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1956 record5–5 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Captain
Home stadiumDudley Field
1956 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 0 010 1 0
No. 4 Georgia Tech 7 1 010 1 0
Florida 5 2 06 3 1
Ole Miss 4 2 07 3 0
Auburn 4 3 07 3 0
Kentucky 4 4 06 4 0
Tulane 3 3 06 4 0
Vanderbilt 2 5 05 5 0
Alabama 2 5 02 7 1
Mississippi State 2 5 04 6 0
LSU 1 5 03 7 0
Georgia 1 6 03 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 22GeorgiaW 14–0
September 29ChattanoogaNo. 15
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 46–7[1]
October 6at AlabamaNo. 18W 32–7
October 13at No. 7 Ole MissNo. 13Oxford, MS (rivalry)L 0–16
October 20Florida
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–21
October 27Middle Tennessee*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 23–13
November 3at Virginia*W 6–2
November 10at KentuckyL 6–7
November 17Tulane
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–13[2]
December 1No. 2 Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–27
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Vandy buries Chattanooga in 46–7 slide". The Tennessean. September 30, 1956. Retrieved September 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tulane spills Vandy, 13 to 6". The Tennessean. November 18, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Vanderbilt Historical Scores".
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