1952 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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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.[1]

Record3–5–2 (1–4–1 SEC)
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeT formation
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1952 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–5–2 (1–4–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Captains
  • John Cheadle
  • Don Wade
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
 1951
1953 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1952 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $7001200
No. 8 Tennessee501821
No. 7 Ole Miss402812
No. 9 Alabama4201020
Georgia430740
No. 15 Florida330830
Mississippi State340540
Tulane350550
No. 20 Kentucky132542
LSU250370
Vanderbilt141352
Auburn070280
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20GeorgiaL 7–1924,000[2]
September 27at Virginia*L 0–2722,000[3]
October 4at Northwestern*T 20–2035,000[4]
October 11Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
T 21–2123,000[5]
October 18Florida
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 20–1320,000[6]
October 25at Georgia TechL 0–3035,373[7]
November 1Washington and Lee*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 67–716,000[8]
November 7at Miami (FL)*W 9–032,906[9]
November 15at TulaneL 7–1626,000[10]
November 29Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–4627,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
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