American college football season
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).
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 26 at No. 17 Georgia L 6–2140,000 [ 1] October 3 Alabama T 7–727,967 [ 2] [ 3] October 10 No. 5 Ole Miss Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry ) L 0–3325,000 [ 4] October 17 No. 19 Florida Dudley Field Nashville, TN W 13–621,500 [ 5] October 24 at Virginia * W 33–011,000 [ 6] October 31 at Minnesota * L 6–2049,284 [ 7] November 7 Kentucky Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry ) W 11–625,000 [ 8] November 14 at Tulane T 6–618,000 [ 9] November 21 Florence State * Dudley Field Nashville, TN W 42–715,000 [ 10] November 28 at Tennessee W 14–031,000 [ 11] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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