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American college football season
The 1958 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented
Vanderbilt University in the
1958 NCAA University Division football season . The Commodores were led by head coach
Art Guepe in his sixth season and finished the season with a record of five wins, two losses and three ties (5–2–3 overall, 2–1–3 in the SEC).
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 20 at
Missouri * W 12–824,000
[1]
September 27
Georgia W 21–1424,000
[2]
October 5 at
Alabama No. 20 T 0–036,000
[3]
[4]
October 11 No. 8
Clemson * Dudley Field Nashville, TN L 7–1226,000
[5]
October 18 at No. 18
Florida T 6–640,105
[6]
October 25
Virginia * Dudley Field Nashville, TN W 39–621,000
[7]
October 31 at
Miami (FL) * W 28–1525,400
[8]
November 8 at
Kentucky T 0–028,000
[9]
November 15
Tulane Dudley Field Nashville, TN W 12–023,500
[10]
November 29
Tennessee No. 15 Dudley Field Nashville, TN (
rivalry ) L 6–1027,967
[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
[12]
References
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"Mizzou misses chances, loses to Vanderbilt, 12–8" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . September 21, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Smith passes Vandy over Georgia, 21–14" . The Montgomery Advertiser . September 28, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Cox, Don (October 5, 1958).
"Tide battles Vandy to deadlock" . The Gadsden Times . p. 8. Retrieved January 6, 2013 .
^ Land, Charles (October 5, 1958).
"Underdog Tide battles Vanderbilt to 0–0 tie" . The Tuscaloosa News . p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2013 .
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"Tigers beat Vandy in final seconds, 12–7" . The Greenville News . October 12, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Gators tie Vandy, 6–6, on last-second pass" . The Orlando Sentinel . October 19, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Vanderbilt romps to 39–6 triumph over Virginia" . Johnson City Press . October 26, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Vandy smears Miami on passes, 28 to 15" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . November 1, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Kentucky and Vanderbilt battle to scoreless tie" . The Jackson Sun . November 9, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Ray's sprint gives Vandy 12–0 win" . The Tennessean . November 16, 1958. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Vols sparked by Majors to 10–6 upset of Vandy" . The Courier-Journal . November 30, 1958. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"1958 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 19, 2015 .
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