1905 Tennessee

3–⁠5–⁠1 (0–⁠2–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by J.D. DePree.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1905, game by game: won vs. Tennessee Deaf School 16–6; won vs. American 104–0; tied at Clemson 5–5; lost vs. Vanderbilt 0–45; lost at Sewanee 6–11; lost at Georgia Tech 0–45; won vs. Centre 31–5; lost at Alabama 0–29; lost at Chattanooga 0–5+104−45Won 16–6 vs. Tennessee Deaf School+10Tennessee Deaf …Won 104–0 vs. American+104AmericanTied 5–5 at Clemson0ClemsonLost 0–45 vs. Vanderbilt-45VanderbiltLost 6–11 at Sewanee-5SewaneeLost 0–45 at Georgia Tech-45Georgia TechWon 31–5 vs. Centre+26CentreLost 0–29 at Alabama-29AlabamaLost 0–5 at Chattanooga-5Chattanooga
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Chattanooga 5–⁠0; 5th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 120th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠2–⁠1 5th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
162–⁠151
Coach
J.D. DePree
Elo
1395 −62 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.3 No. 59 of 82 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Roscoe Word

1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt4–⁠07–⁠1
Clemson3–⁠1–⁠13–⁠2–⁠1
Alabama4–⁠26–⁠4
Auburn2–⁠32–⁠4
Tennessee0–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Texas A&M0–⁠07–⁠2
NC State0–⁠00–⁠1–⁠1
Georgia0–⁠31–⁠5
Mississippi State0–⁠20–⁠2
Ole Miss0–⁠00–⁠1

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