Tennessee at Vanderbilt

Saturday, November 27, 1954

Vanderbilt beat Tennessee 26–⁠0. It was their 49th meeting; after it, Tennessee led the series 22–⁠20–⁠3 in the games on file.

AwayTennessee4–⁠6 in 1954
0
HomeVanderbilt2–⁠7 in 1954
26

FinalHigh 58°F, low 44°F, 0.15 in. of rainAttendance 27,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Nondy Tops Tennessee, 26-0; Riot Averted in Final Seconds

    Evening star, November 28, 1954, page 68

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    Nondy Tops Tennessee, 26–⁠0; Riot Averted in Final Seconds never threatened, and its one mild offensive was stopped at the Vanderbilt 81 in the third quarter. Hunt smacked the rugged Ten nessee line for sizable gains in the first two periods and plunged over from the ! for the first score. The scoring march tray eled So yards in nine plays. , Hunt rammed two yards to. climax another 37-yard scoring drive midway of the second quarter, and Looney passed to Halfback Tommy Harkins a few plays later. That drive went “a yards. Vanderbilt crossed the final stripe for its fourth touchdown late in the final quarter, with Looney passing to Halfback Charley Horton for the final II yards. TeId.rS;ss Tsndnsssss -------- 9 g 9 9-o9 Vanderbilt scoring: ToucRdoVns@ Horton l2). Hunt, Harkins Conversions -CSOOdall, Wo0droof

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Tennessee 59% to win. Vanderbilt won as Elo’s underdog.

Officially, Tennessee leads 79–⁠33–⁠5; as played, 81–⁠31–⁠4 in the 116 games on file; the official count covers all 120 meetings, counting the 71 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Vanderbilt 45, Tennessee 24
2024Tennessee 36, Vanderbilt 23
2023Tennessee 48, Vanderbilt 24
2022Tennessee 56, Vanderbilt 0
2021Tennessee 45, Vanderbilt 21
2020Tennessee 42, Vanderbilt 17

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