1915 Tennessee

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

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1915, game by game: won vs. Carson Newman 101–0; won vs. Tusculum 21–0; lost vs. Clemson 0–3; won vs. Centre 80–0; won vs. Cumberland (TN) 101–0; lost at Vanderbilt 0–35; lost at Mississippi State 0–14; lost at Kentucky 0–6+101−35Won 101–0 vs. Carson Newman+101Carson NewmanWon 21–0 vs. Tusculum+21TusculumLost 0–3 vs. Clemson-3ClemsonWon 80–0 vs. Centre+80CentreWon 101–0 vs. Cumberland (TN)+101Cumberland (TN)Lost 0–35 at Vanderbilt-35VanderbiltLost 0–14 at Mississippi State-14Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–6 at Kentucky-6Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kentucky 6–⁠0; tied for 14th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
0–⁠4 tied for 14th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
303–⁠58
Coach
Zora Clevenger
Elo
1517 −67 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.7 No. 67 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Evan McLean
Offense
Straight T
Defense
Multiple

1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt3–⁠09–⁠1
LSU3–⁠06–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠06–⁠2
Auburn5–⁠16–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠2–⁠1
Florida3–⁠24–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠22–⁠4–⁠2
Kentucky1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Furman1–⁠15–⁠3
Chattanooga0–⁠0–⁠10–⁠0–⁠2
Mercer1–⁠21–⁠3
Tulane1–⁠34–⁠4
The Citadel0–⁠25–⁠3
Tennessee0–⁠44–⁠4
Wofford0–⁠23–⁠5
Ole Miss0–⁠42–⁠6
Samford0–⁠20–⁠2

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