1906 Tennessee

1–⁠6–⁠2 (0–⁠2–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by J.D. DePree.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1906, game by game: won vs. American 10–0; lost vs. Maryville (TN) 0–11; lost vs. Centre 0–6; tied at American 5–5; lost vs. Sewanee 0–17; lost at Kentucky 0–21; lost at Clemson 0–16; tied at Georgia 0–0; lost at Alabama 0–51+10−51Won 10–0 vs. American+10AmericanLost 0–11 vs. Maryville (TN)-11Maryville (TN)Lost 0–6 vs. Centre-6CentreTied 5–5 at American0AmericanLost 0–17 vs. Sewanee-17SewaneeLost 0–21 at Kentucky-21KentuckyLost 0–16 at Clemson-16ClemsonTied 0–0 at Georgia0GeorgiaLost 0–51 at Alabama-51Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsAmericanW 10–⁠084%
Oct 13vsMaryville (TN)L 0–⁠1185%
Oct 20vsCentreL 0–⁠683%
Oct 25atAmericanT 5–⁠565%
Nov 3vsSewaneeL 0–⁠1722%
Nov 10atKentuckyL 0–⁠2124%
Nov 19atClemsonL 0–⁠1616%
Nov 21atGeorgiaT 0–⁠032%
Nov 29atAlabamaL 0–⁠5117%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 51–⁠0; tied for 9th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

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

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1906.

Record
1–⁠6–⁠2
Conference
0–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 9th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
15–⁠127
Coach
J.D. DePree
Elo
1306 −123 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.6 No. 61 of 64 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
E.B. Proctor

1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt2–⁠08–⁠1
Texas A&M2–⁠06–⁠1
Clemson3–⁠0–⁠14–⁠0–⁠3
Alabama4–⁠15–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠14–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠1–⁠12–⁠4–⁠1
NC State0–⁠0–⁠10–⁠1–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠2–⁠12–⁠2–⁠1
LSU0–⁠2–⁠12–⁠2–⁠2
Tennessee0–⁠2–⁠11–⁠6–⁠2
Samford0–⁠2–⁠10–⁠2–⁠1
Tulane0–⁠2–⁠10–⁠4–⁠1
Auburn0–⁠31–⁠5–⁠1
Mercer0–⁠10–⁠1

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