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-
1952 Season Highlights
Bill Edwards enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
1952 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Georgia
7
19
L
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Virginia
0
27
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Northwestern
20
20
T
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Mississippi
21
21
T
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Florida
20
13
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Georgia Tech
0
30
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs. Washington & Lee
67
7
W
Fri., Nov. 7 @
Miami
9
0
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Tulane
7
16
L
Sat., Nov. 29 vs.
Tennessee
0
46
L
1952 Season Totals
Record 3-5
-2
Points Scored 151
Scoring Average 15.1
Points Allowed 199
Defense Average 19.9
Opponents Record 62-30
Conference Record 1-4
Home Record 2-2
-1
Away Record 1-3
-1
1952 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1952 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1952 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.