1908 Tennessee

7–⁠2 (2–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by George Levene.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1908, game by game: won vs. North Carolina 12–0; won vs. Maryville (TN) 39–5; won vs. Kentucky 7–0; won vs. Georgia 10–0; won at Georgia Tech 6–5; lost at Vanderbilt 9–16; won vs. Clemson 6–5; won vs. Chattanooga 35–0; lost at Alabama 0–4+35−7Won 12–0 vs. North Carolina+12North CarolinaWon 39–5 vs. Maryville (TN)+34Maryville (TN)Won 7–0 vs. Kentucky+7KentuckyWon 10–0 vs. Georgia+10GeorgiaWon 6–5 at Georgia Tech+1Georgia TechLost 9–16 at Vanderbilt-7VanderbiltWon 6–5 vs. Clemson+1ClemsonWon 35–0 vs. Chattanooga+35ChattanoogaLost 0–4 at Alabama-4Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 4–⁠0; tied for 6th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The tied 79th-best 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 1908.

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 6th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
124–⁠35
Coach
George Levene
Elo
1568 +63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.6 No. 49 of 67 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Walker Leach

1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU3–⁠010–⁠0
Vanderbilt3–⁠07–⁠2–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠07–⁠1
Alabama2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Auburn3–⁠16–⁠1
Tennessee2–⁠27–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠23–⁠4
Texas A&M0–⁠13–⁠5
Ole Miss0–⁠33–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠31–⁠6
Samford0–⁠20–⁠2
Mercer0–⁠20–⁠3

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