1957 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1957 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Art Guepe in his fifth season and finished the season with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–2 overall, 3–3–1 in the SEC).

1957 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1957 record5–3–2 (3–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
1957 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Auburn $ 7 0 010 0 0
No. 7 Ole Miss 5 0 19 1 1
No. 14 Mississippi State 4 2 16 2 1
No. 17 Florida 4 2 16 2 1
No. 13 Tennessee 4 3 08 3 0
Vanderbilt 3 3 15 3 2
LSU 4 4 05 5 0
Georgia Tech 3 4 14 4 2
Georgia 3 4 03 7 0
Tulane 1 5 02 8 0
Alabama 1 6 12 7 1
Kentucky 1 7 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21Missouri*T 7–7
September 28at GeorgiaW 9–6
October 5Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
T 6–6
October 12No. 14 Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–28
October 19at Penn State*W 32–20
November 2LSU
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 7–0
November 9Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 12–7[1]
November 16at FloridaL 7–14
November 23The Citadel*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–0
November 30at No. 18 TennesseeL 6–20[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Vandy edges hot Kentucky". The Birmingham News. November 10, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Gator Bowl-bound Vols whip Vandy, 20–6". The Bristol Herald Courier. December 1, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1957 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
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