1904 Tennessee

3–⁠5–⁠1 (1–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by S.D. Crawford.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1904, game by game: won vs. Maryville (TN) 17–0; tied vs. Nashville 0–0; lost at Georgia Tech 0–2; lost vs. Sewanee 0–12; lost at Vanderbilt 0–22; lost vs. Clemson 0–6; lost vs. Cincinnati 0–35; won at Chattanooga 23–0; won at Alabama 5–0+23−35Won 17–0 vs. Maryville (TN)+17Maryville (TN)Tied 0–0 vs. Nashville0NashvilleLost 0–2 at Georgia Tech-2Georgia TechLost 0–12 vs. Sewanee-12SewaneeLost 0–22 at Vanderbilt-22VanderbiltLost 0–6 vs. Clemson-6ClemsonLost 0–35 vs. Cincinnati-35CincinnatiWon 23–0 at Chattanooga+23ChattanoogaWon 5–0 at Alabama+5Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Alabama 5–⁠0; 8th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 114th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠2 8th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
45–⁠77
Coach
S.D. Crawford
Elo
1436 −8 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.7 No. 57 of 81 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Roscoe Word

1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn3–⁠06–⁠0
Vanderbilt2–⁠09–⁠0
Texas1–⁠06–⁠2
NC State1–⁠03–⁠1–⁠2
Tulane2–⁠15–⁠2
Clemson3–⁠23–⁠3–⁠1
Alabama4–⁠37–⁠3
Tennessee1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky0–⁠01–⁠0
Texas A&M0–⁠14–⁠2
Florida State0–⁠01–⁠1
LSU0–⁠23–⁠4
Mississippi State0–⁠32–⁠5
Georgia0–⁠31–⁠5

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