1902 Tennessee

6–⁠2 (0–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by H.E. Fisher.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1902, game by game: won vs. King 12–0; won vs. Maryville (TN) 34–0; lost vs. Vanderbilt 5–12; won vs. Sewanee 6–0; won at Nashville 10–0; won vs. Ole Miss 11–10; won at Georgia Tech 10–6; lost vs. Clemson 0–11+34−11Won 12–0 vs. King+12KingWon 34–0 vs. Maryville (TN)+34Maryville (TN)Lost 5–12 vs. Vanderbilt-7VanderbiltWon 6–0 vs. Sewanee+6SewaneeWon 10–0 at Nashville+10NashvilleWon 11–10 vs. Ole Miss+1Ole MissWon 10–6 at Georgia Tech+4Georgia TechLost 0–11 vs. Clemson-11Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 11–⁠0; 13th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
0–⁠2 13th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
88–⁠39
Coach
H.E. Fisher
Elo
1508 +8 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.3 No. 49 of 72 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Nash Buckingham

1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson5–⁠06–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠08–⁠1
LSU4–⁠16–⁠1
Georgia3–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
North Carolina1–⁠0–⁠15–⁠1–⁠3
Texas2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Furman1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠4
Auburn1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠4–⁠1
NC State0–⁠2–⁠23–⁠4–⁠2
Tulane0–⁠2–⁠21–⁠4–⁠2
Alabama1–⁠44–⁠4
Mississippi State0–⁠2–⁠11–⁠4–⁠1
Tennessee0–⁠26–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.