1912 Tennessee

4–⁠4 (0–⁠3 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Zora Clevenger.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1912, game by game: won vs. King 101–0; won vs. Maryville (TN) 38–0; won at Tennessee Medical College 62–0; lost at Sewanee 6–33; won vs. Centre 67–0; lost at Mercer 14–27; lost vs. Kentucky 6–13; lost at Alabama 0–7+101−27Won 101–0 vs. King+101KingWon 38–0 vs. Maryville (TN)+38Maryville (TN)Won 62–0 at Tennessee Medical College+62Tennessee Medic…Lost 6–33 at Sewanee-27SewaneeWon 67–0 vs. Centre+67CentreLost 14–27 at Mercer-13MercerLost 6–13 vs. Kentucky-7KentuckyLost 0–7 at Alabama-7Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 7–⁠0; tied for 14th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
0–⁠3 tied for 14th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
294–⁠80
Coach
Zora Clevenger
Elo
1409 −11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.9 No. 72 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
C.H. Fonde
Offense
Straight T
Defense
Multiple

1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M2–⁠08–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠01–⁠0
Vanderbilt2–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Georgia4–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Auburn5–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Alabama3–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Clemson3–⁠24–⁠4
Mercer2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠35–⁠3
Mississippi State2–⁠34–⁠3
Ole Miss1–⁠24–⁠3
LSU1–⁠34–⁠3
Florida0–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Tennessee0–⁠34–⁠4
The Citadel0–⁠22–⁠4
Samford0–⁠31–⁠6

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