1953 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1953 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1953 Vanderbilt Commodores football
1953 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1953 record	3–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Art Guepe (1st season);
Captain	Larry Stone
Home stadium	Dudley Field
	Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

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.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–13	35,000	^[1]
October 3	Alabama	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 12–21	24,000	^[2]
October 10	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 6–28
October 17	at Baylor*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 6–47
October 24	Virginia*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 28–13
October 31	No. 8 Georgia Tech*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–43	24,000
November 7	Kentucky	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 14–40
November 14	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 21–7		^[3]
November 21	Middle Tennessee	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 31–13
November 26	at Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 6–23
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

^ Bibb, John (September 27, 1953). "Late Penn Scores Tip VU, 13-7". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tenn. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
^ 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.
^ "Vandy upsets Tulane, 21–7". The Chattanooga Times. November 15, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Vanderbilt Historical Scores

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[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] Vanderbilt Historical Scores

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National championships in bold

1953 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Alabama $	4	–	0	–	3	6	–	3	–	3
No. 8 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
No. 16 Kentucky	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Ole Miss	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
No. 17 Auburn	4	–	2	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	1	–	3	5	–	2	–	3
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
LSU	2	–	3	–	3	5	–	3	–	3
Florida	1	–	3	–	2	3	–	5	–	2
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Georgia	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Tulane	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll