1955 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1955 Vanderbilt Commodores football
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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
2
  • Larry Frank
  • Jim Cunningham
Home stadium Dudley Field
Seasons
« 1954 1956 »
1955 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
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 this was the best SEC record for Vandy until 2012 when they had an SEC record of 5–3–0. The team was led by Don Orr and Charley Horton.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 24, 1955 at Georgia Memorial StadiumColumbus, GA L 13–14  
October 1, 1955 Alabama Dudley FieldNashville, TN W 21–6  
October 8, 1955 Ole Miss Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) L 0–13  
October 14, 1955 at Chattanooga* Chamberlain FieldChattanooga, 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 Kentuckydagger Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 34–0  
November 7, 1952 at Tulane Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA W 20–7  
November 19, 1955 Florida Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 21–6  
November 26, 1955 Tennessee #19 Shields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN (Rivalry) L 14–20  
December 31, 1955 vs. #8 Auburn* Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) W 25–13  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. All times are in Eastern.

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