Vanderbilt Football Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873 Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium Capacity: 41,448 Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Bill Edwards Conference: Southeastern-
1951 Season Highlights
Bill Edwards enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
1951 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Middle Tennessee State
22
7
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Auburn
14
24
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Alabama
22
20
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Mississippi
34
20
W
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Florida
13
33
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Georgia Tech
7
8
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
19
14
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Louisiana State
20
13
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Tulane
10
14
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Memphis
13
7
W
Sat., Dec. 1 @
Tennessee
27
35
L
1951 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 201
Scoring Average 18.3
Points Allowed 195
Defense Average 17.7
Opponents Record 65-34
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 1-3
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1951 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1951 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.