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1954 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainPete Williams, John Hall
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons← 19531955 →
1954 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Ole Miss $ 5 – 1 – 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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Ole Miss's game against Arkansas counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Baylor*L 19–2522,500
October 2at AlabamaL 14–2826,000
October 9No. 7 Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–2226,000
October 16at GeorgiaL 14–16
October 30at Rice*L 13–3428,000
November 6at KentuckyL 7–1928,000
November 14Tulane
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–615,000
November 20Villanova*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 34–1912,000
November 27Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 26–027,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1954 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  2. "Vandy presses Baylor". The Birmingham News. September 26, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Crimson Tide shells Vanderbilt, 28–14, in uphill fight". The Selma Times-Journal. October 3, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ole Miss fights off Vandy to win, 22–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 10, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Late Georgia field goal beats weary Vandy, 16–14". The Birmingham News. October 17, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "Green Wave edges Vandy, 6–0". The Tennessean. November 14, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Vandy tops Villanova by 34 to 19". The Knoxville Journal. November 21, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "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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