1956 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1956 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.

1956 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1956 record5–5 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Captain
Home stadiumDudley Field
1956 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 0 0  10 1 0
No. 4 Georgia Tech 7 1 0  10 1 0
Florida 5 2 0  6 3 1
Ole Miss 4 2 0  7 3 0
Auburn 4 3 0  7 3 0
Kentucky 4 4 0  6 4 0
Tulane 3 3 0  6 4 0
Vanderbilt 2 5 0  5 5 0
Alabama 2 5 0  2 7 1
Mississippi State 2 5 0  4 6 0
LSU 1 5 0  3 7 0
Georgia 1 6 0  3 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 22GeorgiaW 14–0
September 29ChattanoogaNo. 15
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 46–7
October 6at AlabamaNo. 18W 32–7
October 13at No. 7 Ole MissNo. 13Oxford, MS (rivalry)L 0–16
October 20Florida
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–21
October 27Middle Tennessee State*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 23–13
November 3at Virginia*W 6–2
November 10at KentuckyL 6–7
November 17Tulane
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 6–13
December 1No. 2 Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–27
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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