1951 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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

1951 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Georgia Tech +	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	1
No. 1 Tennessee +	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
No. 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 co-champions 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	Middle Tennessee State*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 22–7
September 29	at Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 14–24
October 6	Alabama	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 22–20
October 13	vs. Ole Miss	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 34–20
October 20	Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 13–33
October 27	Georgia Tech	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–8
November 3	Chattanooga*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 19–14
November 10	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 20–13
November 17	Tulane	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 10–14
November 24	Memphis State*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 13–7
December 1	at Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 27–35
*Non-conference game