1956 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1956 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1956 record5–5 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Captain
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
No. 4 Georgia Tech 7 1 0 10 1 0
Florida 5 2 0 6 3 1
Ole Miss 4 2 0 7 3 0
Auburn 4 3 0 7 3 0
Kentucky 4 4 0 6 4 0
Tulane 3 3 0 6 4 0
Vanderbilt 2 5 0 5 5 0
Alabama 2 5 0 2 7 1
Mississippi State 2 5 0 4 6 0
LSU 1 5 0 3 7 0
Georgia 1 6 0 3 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 22Georgia
W 14–0
September 29ChattanoogaNo. 15
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 46–7[1]
October 6at AlabamaNo. 18
W 32–7
October 13at No. 7 Ole MissNo. 13Oxford, MS (rivalry)L 0–16
October 20Florida
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–21
October 27Middle Tennessee*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 23–13
November 3at Virginia*W 6–2
November 10at KentuckydaggerL 6–7
November 17Tulane
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–13[2]
December 1No. 2 Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–27
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Vandy buries Chattanooga in 46–7 slide". The Tennessean. September 30, 1956. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tulane spills Vandy, 13 to 6". The Tennessean. November 18, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vanderbilt Historical Scores".
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