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1952 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–5–2 (1–4–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
CaptainJohn Cheadle, Don Wade
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons← 19511953 →
1952 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 8 Tennessee 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 7 Ole Miss 4 – 0 – 2 8 – 1 – 2
No. 9 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Georgia 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 15 Florida 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Mississippi State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Tulane 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
No. 20 Kentucky 1 – 3 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
LSU 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1952 college football season. The team's head coach was Bill Edwards, who was in his fourth and final year as the Commodores' head coach. Members of the Southeastern Conference, the Commodores played their home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1952, Vanderbilt went 3–5–2 overall with a conference record of 1–4–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20GeorgiaL 7–1924,000
September 27at Virginia*L 0–2722,000
October 4at Northwestern*T 20–2035,000
October 11Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
T 21–2123,000
October 18Florida
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 20–1320,000
October 25at Georgia TechL 0–3035,373
November 1Washington and Lee*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 67–716,000
November 7at Miami (FL)*W 9–032,906
November 15at TulaneL 7–1626,000
November 29Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–4627,500
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1952 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  2. "101-yd. run tops Georgia victory". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 21, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Virginia humiliates Vanderbilt by 27 to 0". The Knoxville Journal. September 28, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Youthful Vanderbilt holds Northwestern to 20–20 tie". Star Tribune. October 5, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Heroic Vandy ties Ole Miss 21 to 21". The Nashville Tennessean. October 12, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Florida rallies but loses to Vanderbilt, 20 to 13". Panama City News-Herald. October 19, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Georgia Tech mauls Vanderbilt to run unbeaten string to 20". The News and Observer. October 26, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Vanderbilt overpowers Generals, 67–7". Kingsport Times-News. November 2, 1952. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Vandy sputters to 9–0 triumph over Hurricanes". The Bradenton Herald. November 9, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tulane's bruising Green Wave rips crippled Commodores by 16 to 7". The Tennessean. November 16, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Vols humiliate Vandy 46 to 0". The Tennessean. November 30, 1952. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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