1955 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1955 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 25–13 vs. Auburn
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainLarry Frank, Jim Cunningham
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Southeastern Conference football standings
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

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.