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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024
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
  Record6-5
  Points Scored201
  Scoring Average18.3
  Points Allowed195
  Defense Average17.7
  Opponents Record65-34
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record1-3
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1951 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 11-0-129590Won  17-147-017541  Bobby Dodd
Tennessee 10-1386116Lost  13-285-015061  Robert R. Bob Neyland
Louisiana State 7-3-1128111 4-2-16371  Gaynell Gus Tinsley
Mississippi 6-3-1254157 4-2-1181130  John H. Vaught
Kentucky 8-4314121Won  20-73-310268  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Vanderbilt 6-5201195 3-5147167  Bill Edwards
Alabama 5-6263188 3-4109113  Harold D. Red Drew
Auburn 5-5180212 3-4101164  Ralph Shug Jordan
Florida 5-5174131 2-48896  George R. Bob Woodruff
Georgia 5-5176184 2-47397  Wallace Butts
Mississippi State 4-582127 2-523107  Arthur W. Slick Morton
Tulane 4-6143172 1-540117  Henry E. Frnka

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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.