1951 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1951 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Edwards (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	T formation
Captain	Bob Werckle
Home stadium	Dudley Field

1951 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Middle Tennessee*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 22–7		[1]
September 29	at Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 14–24		[2]
October 6	Alabama	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 22–20	25,000	[3]
October 13	vs. Ole Miss	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 34–20		[4]
October 20	Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 13–33		[5]
October 27	No. 3 Georgia Tech	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–8	26,000	[6]
November 3	Chattanooga*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 19–14		[7]
November 10	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 20–13	18,000	[8]
November 17	Tulane	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 10–14	17,000	[9]
November 24	Memphis State*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 13–7	4,000	[10]
December 1	at Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 27–35	45,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Vanderbilt tops Middle Tennessee". The Tampa Tribune. September 23, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tiger on prowl: Vandy falls, 24–14". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Vanderbilt upsets Bama, 22–20". The Huntsville Times. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Vandy upsets Ole Miss club". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Sullivan turns runner, Gators wallop Vandy". The Birmingham News. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Unbeaten Tech skids to 8–7 victory over Vandy". The Bradenton Herald. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Vanderbilt shades Moccasins 19–14". The Tennessean. November 4, 1951. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Wade romps, Vandy nips LSU, 20 to 13". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tulane rallies, trips Vanderbilt, 14–10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Wade sparks Vandy to 13–7 win". The Tennessean. November 25, 1951. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tennessee scrambles over Vanderbilt by 35 to 27". The Herald-Sun. December 2, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.