1951 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1951 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1951 college football season. The team's head coach was Bill Edwards, who was in his third season as the Commodores' head coach. Members of the Southeastern Conference, the Commodores played their home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

1951 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1951 record65 (35 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
CaptainBob Werckle
Home stadiumDudley Field
1951 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Georgia Tech + 7 0 0  11 0 1
No. 1 Tennessee + 5 0 0  10 1 0
LSU 4 2 1  7 3 1
Ole Miss 4 2 1  6 3 1
No. 15 Kentucky 3 3 0  8 4 0
Auburn 3 4 0  5 5 0
Vanderbilt 3 5 0  6 5 0
Alabama 3 5 0  5 6 0
Florida 2 4 0  5 5 0
Georgia 2 4 0  5 5 0
Mississippi State 2 5 0  4 5 0
Tulane 1 5 0  4 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22Middle Tennessee State*W 22–7
September 29at AuburnL 14–24
October 6Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 22–20
October 13vs. Ole MissW 34–20
October 20FloridaL 13–33
October 27Georgia Tech
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–8
November 3Chattanooga*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 19–14
November 10at LSUW 20–13
November 17Tulane
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 10–14
November 24Memphis State*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 13–7
December 1at TennesseeL 27–35
  • *Non-conference game

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