1955 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1955 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1955 college football season. The team's head coach was Art Guepe, who was in his third year as the Commodores' head coach. Members of the Southeastern Conference, the Commodores played their home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1955, Vanderbilt went 8–3 overall with a conference record of 4–3 this was the best SEC record for Vandy until 2012 when they had an SEC record of 5–3. The team was led by Don Orr and Charley Horton.

1955 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 25–13 vs. Auburn
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	8–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach	Art Guepe (3rd season)
Captain	Larry Frank, Jim Cunningham
Home stadium	Dudley Field
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Ole Miss $	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Auburn	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
No. 7 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Tulane	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
LSU	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Florida	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 13–14	20,000	[1]
October 1	Alabama		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 21–6	27,500	[2]
October 8	vs. Ole Miss		Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 0–13	23,207	[3]
October 14	at Chattanooga*		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 12–0	8,500	[4]
October 22	Middle Tennessee*		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 20–13	17,500	[5]
October 29	Virginia*		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 34–7	15,500	[6]
November 5	Kentucky		Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 34–0	28,000	[7]
November 12	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 20–7		[8]
November 19	Florida		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 21–6	16,500	[9]
November 26	Tennessee	No. 19	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 14–20	40,000	[10]
December 31	vs. No. 8 Auburn*		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	W 25–13	32,174	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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