Vanderbilt Football Team History
Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Founded: 1873 Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium Capacity: 41,448 Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Arthur L Art Guepe Conference: Southeastern-
1955 Season Highlights
Arthur L Art Guepe enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Vanderbilt.
1955 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Georgia
13
14
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Alabama
21
6
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Mississippi
0
13
L
@ Memphis, TN
Fri., Oct. 14 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
12
0
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Middle Tennessee State
46
0
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Virginia
34
7
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Kentucky
34
0
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Tulane
20
7
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Florida
21
6
W
Sat., Nov. 26 @
Tennessee
14
20
L
Sat., Dec. 31
Auburn
25
13
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
1955 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 240
Scoring Average 21.8
Points Allowed 86
Defense Average 7.8
Opponents Record 50-46
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-2
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1955 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1955 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.