1909 Tennessee

1–⁠6–⁠2 (0–⁠3 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by George Levene.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1909, game by game: tied vs. Centre 0–0; lost vs. North Carolina 0–3; lost at Kentucky 0–17; lost vs. Georgia 0–3; lost vs. Georgia Tech 0–29; lost at Vanderbilt 0–51; lost vs. Alabama 0–10; tied at Chattanooga 0–0; won vs. Transylvania 11–0+11−51Tied 0–0 vs. Centre0CentreLost 0–3 vs. North Carolina-3North CarolinaLost 0–17 at Kentucky-17KentuckyLost 0–3 vs. Georgia-3GeorgiaLost 0–29 vs. Georgia Tech-29Georgia TechLost 0–51 at Vanderbilt-51VanderbiltLost 0–10 vs. Alabama-10AlabamaTied 0–0 at Chattanooga0ChattanoogaWon 11–0 vs. Transylvania+11Transylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Transylvania 11–⁠0; tied for 11th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 115th-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 1909.

Record
1–⁠6–⁠2
Conference
0–⁠3 tied for 11th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
11–⁠113
Coach
George Levene
Elo
1418 −127 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.1 No. 66 of 74 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Nathan Dougherty

1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt4–⁠07–⁠3
LSU3–⁠06–⁠2
Tulane2–⁠0–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠15–⁠2
Alabama4–⁠1–⁠25–⁠1–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠16–⁠3
Samford2–⁠25–⁠2–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia1–⁠3–⁠11–⁠4–⁠2
The Citadel0–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Mississippi State0–⁠45–⁠4
Mercer0–⁠33–⁠4
Tennessee0–⁠31–⁠6–⁠2

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