1953 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1953 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Art Guepe, the Commodores compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, trying for tenth place in the SEC.

1953 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1953 record3–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainLarry Stone
Home stadiumDudley Field
1953 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Alabama $ 4 0 36 3 3
No. 8 Georgia Tech 4 1 19 2 1
No. 16 Kentucky 4 1 17 2 1
Ole Miss 4 1 17 2 1
No. 17 Auburn 4 2 17 3 1
Mississippi State 3 1 35 2 3
Tennessee 3 2 16 4 1
LSU 2 3 35 3 3
Florida 1 3 23 5 2
Vanderbilt 1 5 03 7 0
Georgia 1 5 03 8 0
Tulane 0 7 01 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at PennL 7–1335,000[1]
October 3AlabamaL 12–2124,000[2]
October 10at Ole MissL 6–28
October 17at Baylor*L 6–47
October 24Virginia*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 28–13
October 31No. 8 Georgia Tech*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–4324,000
November 7Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 14–40
November 14at TulaneW 21–7[3]
November 21Middle Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 31–13
November 26at TennesseeL 6–2321,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. Bibb, John (September 27, 1953). "Late Penn Scores Tip VU, 13-7". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tenn. p. 1B via Newspapers.com.
  2. Watkins, Edwin (October 4, 1953). "Bama's Starr paces Tide in win over Vandy, 21 to 12". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 10. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  3. "Vandy upsets Tulane, 21–7". The Chattanooga Times. November 15, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Vol runners humble Vanderbilt, 33–6". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 29, 1953. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Vanderbilt Historical Scores
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