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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 2–7 (1–5 SEC) |
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Captain | Pete Williams, John Hall |
Home stadium | Dudley Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Ole Miss $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1954 college football season. The team's head coach was Art Guepe, who was in his second year as the Commodores' head coach. Members of the Southeastern Conference, the Commodores played their home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1954, Vanderbilt went 2–7 overall with a conference record of 1–5.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 | Baylor* | L 19–25 | 22,500 | [2] | |
October 2 | at Alabama | L 14–28 | 26,000 | [3] | |
October 9 | No. 7 Ole Miss |
| L 7–22 | 26,000 | [4] |
October 16 | at Georgia | L 14–16 | [5] | ||
October 30 | at Rice* | L 13–34 | 28,000 | [6] | |
November 6 | at Kentucky | L 7–19 | 28,000 | [7] | |
November 14 | Tulane |
| L 0–6 | 15,000 | [8] |
November 20 | Villanova* |
| W 34–19 | 12,000 | [9] |
November 27 | Tennessee |
| W 26–0 | 27,000 | [10] |
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References
- ↑ "1954 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Vandy presses Baylor". The Birmingham News. September 26, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Crimson Tide shells Vanderbilt, 28–14, in uphill fight". The Selma Times-Journal. October 3, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ole Miss fights off Vandy to win, 22–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 10, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Late Georgia field goal beats weary Vandy, 16–14". The Birmingham News. October 17, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Moegle's 3 TD's aid Rice over Vandy, 34–13". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "U.K. 'light brigade' defeats Vandy 19–7 in spike of heavy cannonade of penalties". The Courier-Journal. November 7, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Green Wave edges Vandy, 6–0". The Tennessean. November 14, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Vandy tops Villanova by 34 to 19". The Knoxville Journal. November 21, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Fired-up Vandy crushes Tennessee 26–0". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 28, 1954. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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