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1959 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record5–3–2 (3–2–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Dudley Field
Seasons
←  1958
1960 →
1959 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Georgia $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 3 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 2 Ole Miss # 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Alabama 4 – 1 – 2 7 – 2 – 2
Auburn 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 2 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Georgia Tech 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
No. 19 Florida 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Tulane 0 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • # Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin national champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Art Guepe in his seventh season and finished the season with a record of five wins, three losses and two ties (5–3–2 overall, 3–2–2 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at No. 17 Georgia
L 6–2140,000 [1]
October 3 Alabama
T 7–727,967 [2] [3]
October 10No. 5 Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN ( rivalry)
L 0–3325,000 [4]
October 17No. 19 Floridadagger
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 13–621,500 [5]
October 24at Virginia*
W 33–011,000 [6]
October 31at Minnesota*
L 6–2049,284 [7]
November 7 Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN ( rivalry)
W 11–625,000 [8]
November 14at Tulane
T 6–618,000 [9]
November 21 Florence State*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 42–715,000 [10]
November 28at Tennessee
W 14–031,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Georgia slams Alabama, 17–3". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 20, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Ballard, Barney (October 4, 1959). "Bama, Vandy play to 7–7 tie". The Gadsden Times. Google News Archives. Associated Press. p. 9. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  3. ^ Land, Charles (October 4, 1959). "Bama and Vandy battle to third straight deadlock". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 9. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "Ole Miss runs wild, trounces Vandy, 33–0". The Atlanta Journal. October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Vanderbilt dumps Florida from unbeaten ranks". The Commercial Appeal. October 18, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vandy crushes Virginia by 33–0". Daily Press. October 25, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gophers win before grads". Omaha World-Herald. November 1, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Moore and Morris shine as Vandy nips Kentucky". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 8, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vandy, Tulane battle to 6–6 tie". The Tennessean. November 15, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "VU belts Florence 42–7". The Nashville Tennessean. November 22, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vanderbilt beats Tennessee Vols". The Jackson Sun. November 29, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1959 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
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