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1959 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1959 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–3–2 (3–2–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
 1958
1960 
1959 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Georgia $7001010
No. 3 LSU510920
No. 2 Ole Miss #5101010
No. 10 Alabama412722
Auburn430730
Vanderbilt322532
Georgia Tech330650
Tennessee341541
No. 19 Florida240541
Kentucky160460
Tulane051361
Mississippi State070270
  • $ Conference champion
  • # Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin national champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1959 college football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Art Guepe in his seventh season and finished the season with a record of five wins, three losses and two ties (5–3–2 overall, 3–2–2 in the SEC).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at No. 17 GeorgiaL 6–2140,000[1]
October 3AlabamaT 7–727,967[2][3]
October 10No. 5 Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 0–3325,000[4]
October 17No. 19 Floridadagger
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 13–621,500[5]
October 24at Virginia*W 33–011,000[6]
October 31at Minnesota*L 6–2049,284[7]
November 7Kentucky
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 11–625,000[8]
November 14at TulaneT 6–618,000[9]
November 21Florence State*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 42–715,000[10]
November 28at TennesseeW 14–031,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. "Georgia slams Alabama, 17–3". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 20, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Ballard, Barney (October 4, 1959). "Bama, Vandy play to 7–7 tie". The Gadsden Times. Google News Archives. Associated Press. p. 9. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  3. Land, Charles (October 4, 1959). "Bama and Vandy battle to third straight deadlock". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 9. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  4. "Ole Miss runs wild, trounces Vandy, 33–0". The Atlanta Journal. October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Vanderbilt dumps Florida from unbeaten ranks". The Commercial Appeal. October 18, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Vandy crushes Virginia by 33–0". Daily Press. October 25, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Gophers win before grads". Omaha World-Herald. November 1, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Moore and Morris shine as Vandy nips Kentucky". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 8, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Vandy, Tulane battle to 6–6 tie". The Tennessean. November 15, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "VU belts Florence 42–7". The Nashville Tennessean. November 22, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Vanderbilt beats Tennessee Vols". The Jackson Sun. November 29, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1959 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
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