The 1956 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1956 college football season. The team's head coach was Art Guepe, who was in his fourth year as the Commodores' head coach. Members of the Southeastern Conference, the Commodores played their home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1956, Vanderbilt went 5–5 overall with a conference record of 2–5.[1]
| 1956 Vanderbilt Commodores football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–5 SEC) |
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| Captain | Don Orr, Art Demmas |
| Home stadium | Dudley Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Georgia | W 14–0 | 28,000 | [2] | ||
| September 29 | Chattanooga* | No. 15 |
| W 46–7 | 17,500 | [3] |
| October 6 | at Alabama | No. 18 | W 32–7 | 23,071 | [4][5] | |
| October 13 | at No. 7 Ole Miss | No. 13 | L 0–16 | 28,500 | [6] | |
| October 20 | Florida |
| L 7–21 | 24,000 | [7] | |
| October 27 | Middle Tennessee* |
| W 23–13 | [8] | ||
| November 3 | at Virginia* | W 6–2 | 8,000 | [9] | ||
| November 10 | at Kentucky | L 6–7 | [10] | |||
| November 17 | Tulane |
| L 6–13 | 22,000 | [11] | |
| December 1 | No. 2 Tennessee |
| L 7–27 | 28,000 | [12] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1956 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Vanderbilt whips Geoegia, 14–0". The Commercial Appeal. September 23, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy buries Chattanooga in 46–7 slide". The Tennessean. September 30, 1956. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Land, Charles (October 7, 1956). "Commodores' power too much as Tidesmen fall again, 32–7". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ^ "Commodores run roughshod, over Crimson Tide, 32 to 7". The Gadsden Times. Associated Press. October 7, 1956. p. 11. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "Ole Miss tops Vandy, 16–0, Cothren shines". Daily Press. October 14, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida surprises Vandy in 21–7 shocker". The Knoxville Journal. October 21, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt wins, 23–13, over MTSC". Kingsport Times-News. October 28, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy edges Cavaliers". The Roanoke Times. November 4, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky nips Vandy, 7–6, in SEC thriller". Daily Press. November 11, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane spills Vandy, 13 to 6". The Tennessean. November 18, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Majors is star in 27 to 7 romp". The Huntsville Times. December 2, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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