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1951 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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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.

Record6–5 (3–5 SEC)
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeT formation
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1951 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
CaptainBob Werckle
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1951 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Georgia Tech +7–0–011–0–1
No. 1 Tennessee +5–0–010–1–0
LSU4–2–17–3–1
Ole Miss4–2–16–3–1
No. 15 Kentucky3–3–08–4–0
Auburn3–4–05–5–0
Vanderbilt3–5–06–5–0
Alabama3–5–05–6–0
Florida2–4–05–5–0
Georgia2–4–05–5–0
Mississippi State2–5–04–5–0
Tulane1–5–04–6–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Middle Tennessee*W 22–7[1]
September 29at AuburnL 14–24[2]
October 6Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 22–2025,000[3]
October 13vs. Ole MissW 34–20[4]
October 20FloridaL 13–33[5]
October 27No. 3 Georgia Tech
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–826,000[6]
November 3Chattanooga*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 19–14[7]
November 10at LSUW 20–1318,000[8]
November 17Tulane
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 10–1417,000[9]
November 24Memphis State*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 13–74,000[10]
December 1at TennesseeL 27–3545,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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