1951 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1951 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1951 record	6–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Edwards (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	T formation
Captain	Bob Werckle
Home stadium	Dudley Field

1951 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Georgia Tech +	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	1
#1 Tennessee +	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
#15 Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Auburn	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Alabama	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Florida	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1951 college football season. The team's head coach was Bill Edwards, who was in his third season as the Commodores' head coach. Members of the Southeastern Conference, the Commodores played their home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22, 1951	Middle Tennessee State*	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 22–7
September 29, 1951	at Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 14–24
October 6, 1951	Alabama	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 22–20
October 13, 1951	vs. Mississippi State	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	W 34–20
October 20, 1951	Florida	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	L 13–33
October 27, 1951	Georgia Tech	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 7 –8
November 3, 1951	Chattanooga*	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 19 –14
November 10, 1951	at LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 20–13
November 17, 1951	Tulane	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 10 –14
November 24, 1951	Memphis State*	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 13–7
December 1, 1951	at Tennessee	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	L 27–35
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern.