1955 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1955 Vanderbilt Commodores football

Gator Bowl, W 25–13 vs. Auburn
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1955 record	8–3–0 (4–3–0 SEC)
Head coach	Art Guepe (3rd year)
Captain	Larry Frank & Jim Cunningham
Home stadium	Dudley Field

	Conf					Overall
1955 SEC football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#10 Ole Miss †	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
#8 Auburn	5	–	1	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
#7 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Tulane	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
LSU	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	5	–	2
Florida	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	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 3rd 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 8–3–0 overall with a conference record of 4–3–0 and as of 2013 football season this is the best SEC record for Vandy.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 24, 1955	at Georgia		Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA	L 13–14
October 1, 1955	Alabama		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 21–6
October 8, 1955	Ole Miss		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	L 0–13
October 14, 1955	at Chattanooga*		Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN	W 12–0
October 22, 1955	Middle Tennessee State*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 20–13
October 29, 1955	Virginia*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 34–7
November 5, 1955	Kentucky		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 34–0
November 7, 1952	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 20–7
November 19, 1955	Florida		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 21–6
November 26, 1955	Tennessee	#19	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	L 14–20
December 31, 1955	vs. #8 Auburn*		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	W 25–13
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern.

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References

↑ http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Vanderbilt.htm#1954

Vanderbilt Commodores football

Venues	Curry Field (1892–1921) Vanderbilt Stadium (1922–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Georgia Kentucky Ole Miss Sewanee Tennessee

Culture & lore	Mr. C "Dynamite" Spirit of Gold Marching Band 1906 Carlisle vs. Vanderbilt football game 1910 Vanderbilt vs. Yale football game 1922 Michigan vs. Vanderbilt football game

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans All-Southerns NFL draftees Statistical leaders William Lofland Dudley

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