California vs. Tennessee
California and Tennessee have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1977; the series is tied 2–2 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s even at 2–2. Share
- California wins
- 2
- Tennessee wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1977
- Longest streak
- 2 Tennessee
- Current streak
- 1 California
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 2–2
- Most recent
- 2007
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 2 meetings: California 1, Tennessee 1
- Average margin
- 16.8 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At California
- 1–0 California’s record at home
- At Tennessee
- 2–1 Tennessee’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Robert Meachem Tennessee | 5 catches, 182 yards, 2 TD | 2006 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Sep 1, 2007 | 12California 45, 15Tennessee 31 | at California | ||
| Sep 2, 2006 | 23Tennessee 35, 9California 18 | at Tennessee | ||
| Oct 3, 1987 | 10Tennessee 38, California 12 | at Tennessee | ||
| Sep 10, 1977 | California 27, Tennessee 17 | at Tennessee |
Every game is listed as played on the field.