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American college football season
The 1952 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented
Vanderbilt University during the
1952 college football season. The team's head coach was
Bill Edwards, who was in his fourth and final year as the Commodores' head coach. Members of the
Southeastern Conference, the Commodores played their home games at
Dudley Field in
Nashville, Tennessee. In 1952, Vanderbilt went 3–5–2 overall with a conference record of 1–4–1.
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 |
Georgia | | L 7–19 | 24,000 |
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September 27 | at
Virginia* | | L 0–27 | 22,000 |
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October 4 | at
Northwestern* | | T 20–20 | 35,000 |
[4] |
October 11 |
Ole Miss | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN (
rivalry)
| T 21–21 | 23,000 |
[5] |
October 18 |
Florida | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN
| W 20–13 | 20,000 |
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October 25 | at
Georgia Tech | | L 0–30 | 35,373 |
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November 1 |
Washington and Lee* | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN
| W 67–7 | 16,000 |
[8] |
November 7 | at
Miami (FL)* | | W 9–0 | 32,906 |
[9] |
November 15 | at
Tulane | | L 7–16 | 26,000 |
[10] |
November 29 |
Tennessee | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN (
rivalry)
| L 0–46 | 27,500 |
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References
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"1952 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
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"101-yd. run tops Georgia victory". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 21, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Virginia humiliates Vanderbilt by 27 to 0". The Knoxville Journal. September 28, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Youthful Vanderbilt holds Northwestern to 20–20 tie". Star Tribune. October 5, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Heroic Vandy ties Ole Miss 21 to 21". The Nashville Tennessean. October 12, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Florida rallies but loses to Vanderbilt, 20 to 13". Panama City News-Herald. October 19, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia Tech mauls Vanderbilt to run unbeaten string to 20". The News and Observer. October 26, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Vanderbilt overpowers Generals, 67–7". Kingsport Times-News. November 2, 1952. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Vandy sputters to 9–0 triumph over Hurricanes". The Bradenton Herald. November 9, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tulane's bruising Green Wave rips crippled Commodores by 16 to 7". The Tennessean. November 16, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Vols humiliate Vandy 46 to 0". The Tennessean. November 30, 1952. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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