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1956 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record5–5 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Captain Don Orr, Art Demmas
Home stadium Dudley Field
Seasons
←  1955
1957 →
1956 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Georgia Tech 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Florida 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Auburn 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Kentucky 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Tulane 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Alabama 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Mississippi State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
LSU 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Georgia 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. The team's head coach was Art Guepe, who was in his fourth year as the Commodores' head coach. Members of the Southeastern Conference, the Commodores played their home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1956, Vanderbilt went 5–5 overall with a conference record of 2–5. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Georgia
W 14–028,000 [2]
September 29 Chattanooga*No. 15
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 46–717,500 [3]
October 6at AlabamaNo. 18
W 32–723,071 [4] [5]
October 13at No. 7 Ole MissNo. 13
L 0–1628,500 [6]
October 20 Florida
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–2124,000 [7]
October 27 Middle Tennessee*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 23–13 [8]
November 3at Virginia*
W 6–28,000 [9]
November 10at Kentuckydagger
L 6–7 [10]
November 17 Tulane
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–1322,000 [11]
December 1No. 2 Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN ( rivalry)
L 7–2728,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1956 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Vanderbilt whips Geoegia, 14–0". The Commercial Appeal. September 23, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vandy buries Chattanooga in 46–7 slide". The Tennessean. September 30, 1956. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Land, Charles (October 7, 1956). "Commodores' power too much as Tidesmen fall again, 32–7". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  5. ^ "Commodores run roughshod, over Crimson Tide, 32 to 7". The Gadsden Times. Associated Press. October 7, 1956. p. 11. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  6. ^ "Ole Miss tops Vandy, 16–0, Cothren shines". Daily Press. October 14, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Florida surprises Vandy in 21–7 shocker". The Knoxville Journal. October 21, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vanderbilt wins, 23–13, over MTSC". Kingsport Times-News. October 28, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vandy edges Cavaliers". The Roanoke Times. November 4, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kentucky nips Vandy, 7–6, in SEC thriller". Daily Press. November 11, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tulane spills Vandy, 13 to 6". The Tennessean. November 18, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Majors is star in 27 to 7 romp". The Huntsville Times. December 2, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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