1955 Gator Bowl
The 1955 Gator Bowl, part of the 1955 bowl game season, was the eleventh annual contest and took place on December 31, 1955, at the Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The competing teams were the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Auburn Tigers, both representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Vanderbilt upset favored Auburn 25–13 to secure their first ever bowl victory. This remained the lone bowl victory for the Commodores until their 16–14 victory over Boston College in the 2008 Music City Bowl.
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| Date | December 31, 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Gator Bowl Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | RB Joe Childress (Auburn) QB Don Orr (Vanderbilt) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Auburn by 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Fred Koster (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 32,174 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$70,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
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