Schedule
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | Georgia | | | W 14–0 | 28,000 | [2] |
September 29 | Chattanooga* | No. 15 | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN
| W 46–7 | 17,500 | [3] |
October 6 | at Alabama | No. 18 | | W 32–7 | 23,071 | [4][5] |
October 13 | at No. 7 Ole Miss | No. 13 | | L 0–16 | 28,500 | [6] |
October 20 | Florida | | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN
| L 7–21 | 24,000 | [7] |
October 27 | Middle Tennessee* | | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN
| W 23–13 | | [8] |
November 3 | at Virginia* | | | W 6–2 | 8,000 | [9] |
November 10 | at Kentucky | | | L 6–7 | | [10] |
November 17 | Tulane | | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN
| L 6–13 | 22,000 | [11] |
December 1 | No. 2 Tennessee | | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| L 7–27 | 28,000 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
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- ^ "1956 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Vanderbilt whips Geoegia, 14–0". The Commercial Appeal. September 23, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy buries Chattanooga in 46–7 slide". The Tennessean. September 30, 1956. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Land, Charles (October 7, 1956). "Commodores' power too much as Tidesmen fall again, 32–7". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ^ "Commodores run roughshod, over Crimson Tide, 32 to 7". The Gadsden Times. Associated Press. October 7, 1956. p. 11. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "Ole Miss tops Vandy, 16–0, Cothren shines". Daily Press. October 14, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida surprises Vandy in 21–7 shocker". The Knoxville Journal. October 21, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt wins, 23–13, over MTSC". Kingsport Times-News. October 28, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy edges Cavaliers". The Roanoke Times. November 4, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky nips Vandy, 7–6, in SEC thriller". Daily Press. November 11, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane spills Vandy, 13 to 6". The Tennessean. November 18, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Majors is star in 27 to 7 romp". The Huntsville Times. December 2, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.