ALL-TIME YEARLy RECORDS

Yearly Results
The 1955 Commodores
Coached by Art Guepe, the 1955 Commodores win six straight games to get to the Gator Bowl where they defeat No. 8 Auburn 25-13.
1952 (3-5-2/1-4-1 11th)
Coach: Bill Edwards
Captains: John Cheadle, Don Wade
9/20 Georgia* L 7-19
9/27 Virginia L 0-27
10/4 Northwestern T 20-20
10/11 Mississippi* T 21-21
10/18 Florida* W 20-13
10/25 Georgia Tech (#5) L 0-30
11/1 Wash. & Lee* W 67-7
11/7 Miami (Fla.) W 9-0
11/15 Tulane L 7-16
11/29 Tennessee* (#9) L 0-46
1953 (3-7/1-5 7th)
Coach: Art Guepe
Captain: Larry Stone
9/26 Pennsylvania L 7-13
10/3 Alabama* L 12-21
10/10 Mississippi L 6-28
10/17 Baylor (#8) L 6-47
10/24 Virginia* W 28-13
10/31 Georgia Tech* (#8) L 0-43
11/7 Kentucky* (#14) L 14-40
11/14 Tulane W 21-7
11/21 MTSU* W 31-13
11/28 Tennessee L 6-33
1954 (2-7/1-5 11th)
Coach: Art Guepe
Captains: Pete Williams, John Hall
9/25 Baylor (#10) L 19-25
10/2 Alabama L 14-28
10/9 Mississippi* (#7) L 7-22
10/16 Georgia L 14-16
10/30 Rice (#19) L 13-34
11/6 Kentucky L 7-19
11/13 Tulane* L 0-6
11/20 Villanova* W 34-19
11/27 Tennessee* W 26-0
1955 (8-3/4-3 5th)
Coach: Art Guepe
Captains: Larry Frank, Jim Cunningham
9/24 Georgia L 13-14
10/1 Alabama* W 21-6
10/8 Mississippi L 0-13
10/14 Chattanooga W 12-0
10/22 MTSU* W 46-0
10/29 Virginia* W 34-7
11/5 Kentucky* (#17) W 34-0
11/12 Tulane W 20-7
11/19 Florida* W 21-8
11/26 (#19) Tennessee L 14-20
12/31 Auburn (#8 )^ W 25-13
^ Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla.
1956 (5-5/2-5 8th)
Coach: Art Guepe
Captains: Don Orr, Art Demmas
9/22 Georgia* W 14-0
9/29 (#15) Chattanooga* W 46-7
10/6 (#18) Alabama W 32-7
10/13 (#13) Mississippi (#7) L 0-16
10/20 Florida* L 7-21
10/27 MTSU W 23-13
11/3 Virginia W 6-2
11/10 Kentucky L 6-7
11/17 Tulane* L 6-13
12/1 Tennessee* (#2) L 7-27
1957 (5-3-2/3-3-1 6th)
Coach: Art Guepe
Captains: Bob Laws, Phil King
9/21 Missouri* T 7-7
9/28 Georgia W 9-6
10/5 Alabama* T 6-6
10/12 Mississippi* (#14) L 0-28
10/19 Penn State W 32-20
11/2 LSU* W 7-0
11/9 Kentucky* W 12-7
11/16 Florida L 7-14
11/23 The Citadel* W 27-0
11/30 Tennessee (#18) L 6-20
1958 (5-2-3/2-1-3 4th)
Coach: Art Guepe
Captains: Billy Grover
9/20 Missouri W 12-8
9/27 Georgia* W 21-14
10/4 (#20) Alabama T 0-0
10/11 Clemson* (#8) L 7-12
10/18 Florida (#18) T 6-6
10/25 Virginia* W 39-6
10/31 Miami, Fla. W 28-15
11/8 Kentucky T 0-0
11/15 Tulane* W 12-0
11/29 (#15) Tennessee* L 6-10
1959 (5-3-2/3-2-2 6th)
Coach: Art Guepe
Captain: Tom Moore
9/26 Georgia (#17) L 6-21
10/3 Alabama* T 7-7
10/10 Mississippi* (#5) L 0-33
10/17 Florida* (#19) W 13-6
10/24 Virginia W 33-0
10/31 Minnesota L 6-20
11/7 Kentucky* W 11-6
11/14 Tulane T 6-6
11/21 Florence (Ala.) State* W 42-7
11/28 Tennessee W 14-0
1960 (3-7/1-6 12th)
Coach: Art Guepe
Captain: Fred Riggs
9/24 Georgia* L 7-18
10/1 Alabama (#15) L 0-21
10/8 Mississippi* (#2) L 0-26
10/15 Florida L 0-12
10/22 Marquette W 23-6
10/29 Clemson* W 22-20
11/5 Kentucky L 0-27
11/12 William & Mary* W 22-8
11/19 Tulane* L 0-20
11/26 Tennessee* L 0-35
1961 (2-8/1-6 12th)
Coach: Art Guepe
Captains: Cody Brinkley, Ed Creagh
9/23 West Virginia* W 16-6
9/30 Georgia W 21-0
10/7 Alabama* (#4) L 6-35
10/14 UCLA L 21-28
10/21 Florida* L 0-7
10/28 Mississippi (#2) L 0-47
11/11 Kentucky* L 3-16
11/17 Tulane L 14-17
11/25 South Carolina* L 7-23
12/2 Tennessee L 7-41
1962 (1-9/1-6 12th)
Coach: Art Guepe
Captains: Jule Crocker, Mike Reese
9/22 West Virginia L 0-26
9/29 Georgia* L 0-10
10/6 Alabama (#2) L 7-17
10/13 The Citadel* L 6-21
10/20 Florida L 7-42
10/27 Mississippi* (#7) L 0-35
11/3 Boston College* L 22-27
11/10 Kentucky L 0-7
11/17 Tulane W 20-0
12/1 Tennessee* L 0-30
1963 (1-7-2/0-5-2 10th)
Coach: Jack Green
Captain: Sam Sullins
9/21 Furman* L 13-14
9/28 Georgia L 0-20
10/5 Alabama* (#2) L 6-21
10/19 Florida* L 0-21
10/26 Mississippi (#5) L 7-27
11/2 Boston College L 6-19
11/9 Kentucky* T 0-0
11/16 Tulane T 10-10
11/23 Geo. Washington* W 31-0
11/30 Tennessee* L 0-14
1964 (3-6-1/1-4-9th)
Coach: Jack Green
Captains: Dave Malone, Bill Juday,
Willard Fuqua
9/19 Georgia Tech L 2-14
9/26 Georgia* L 0-7
10/3 Alabama (#4) L 0-24
10/10 Wake Forest* W 9-6
10/17 Geo. Washington W 14-0
10/24 Mississippi* T 7-7
11/7 Kentucky L 21-22
11/14 Tulane* L 2-7
11/20 Miami, Fla.* L 17-35
11/28 Tennessee* W 7-0
Oct. 16, 1948
After a 20-7 loss at No.
14 Ole Miss, Vanderbilt
defeats Kentucky 26-7,
starting an eight-game
win streak. The
Commodores outscored
the eight opponents
307-26. By season's
end, AP pollsters ranked
Red Sanders' squad No.
12 in the nation.
Returning Nalley
Nobody could return a
punt like Lee Nalley. From
1947-49, Nalley set
numerous NCAA records,
including running back five
punts for touchdowns.
Oct. 7, 1950
Behind Nashville native and All-SEC quarterback Bill Wade,
the Commodores beat No. 12 Alabama 27-22 in Mobile. The
team reaches a No. 13 ranking.
Scoreless Ties
Competing on the road in 1958, the Commodores played to
0-0 ties at Alabama and Kentucky, and to a 6-6 draw at Florida.
Oct. 14, 1955
A 12-0 shutout of Chattanooga
sparks Vanderbilt run that leads to
the team's first bowl appearance.
Gator Bowl officials paired the
Commodores against No. 8 Auburn
after Vanderbilt's 7-3 regular season.
Dec. 31, 1955
Bouyed by five fumble
recoveries, the Commodores
defeat Auburn 25-13 in the
11th annual Gator Bowl.
The offensive attack was
led by All-America halfback
Charley Horton, at left,
and quarterback Don Orr,
who scored two
touchdowns despite playing
with a dislocated elbow.
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