1954 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1954 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1954 college football season.

1954 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1954 record2–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Captain
2
  • Pete Williams
  • John Hall
Home stadiumDudley Field
1954 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Ole Miss $ 5 0 09 2 0
Georgia Tech 6 2 08 3 0
Florida 5 2 05 5 0
Kentucky 5 2 07 3 0
Georgia 3 2 16 3 1
No. 13 Auburn 3 3 08 3 0
Mississippi State 3 3 06 4 0
Alabama 3 3 24 5 2
LSU 2 5 05 6 0
Tulane 1 6 11 6 3
Vanderbilt 1 5 02 7 0
Tennessee 1 5 04 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Baylor*L 19–25
October 2at AlabamaL 14–28
October 9Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–22
October 16at GeorgiaL 14–16
October 30at Rice*L 13–34
November 6at KentuckyL 7–19
November 14Tulane
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–615,000[1]
November 20Villanova*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 34–19
November 27Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 26–027,000[2]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Green Wave edges Vandy, 6–0". The Tennessean. November 14, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Fired-up Vandy crushes Tennessee 26–0". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 28, 1954. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Vanderbilt Historical Scores".
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