1919 Tennessee

3–⁠3–⁠3 (0–⁠3–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by John Bender.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1919, game by game: won vs. Tusculum 29–6; won vs. Maryville (TN) 32–2; tied at Vanderbilt 3–3; lost vs. Mississippi State 0–6; lost at Clemson 0–14; tied vs. North Carolina 0–0; tied at South Carolina 6–6; won vs. Cincinnati 33–12; lost at Kentucky 0–13+30−14Won 29–6 vs. Tusculum+23TusculumWon 32–2 vs. Maryville (TN)+30Maryville (TN)Tied 3–3 at Vanderbilt0VanderbiltLost 0–6 vs. Mississippi State-6Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–14 at Clemson-14ClemsonTied 0–0 vs. North Carolina0North CarolinaTied 6–6 at South Carolina0South CarolinaWon 33–12 vs. Cincinnati+21CincinnatiLost 0–13 at Kentucky-13Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kentucky 13–⁠0; 14th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 119th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠3–⁠3
Conference
0–⁠3–⁠1 14th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
103–⁠62
Coach
John Bender
Elo
1400 −27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.5 No. 75 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Chink Lowe

1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn5–⁠18–⁠1
Alabama5–⁠18–⁠1
Georgia Tech3–⁠17–⁠3
Kentucky1–⁠0–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State4–⁠26–⁠2
Furman2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt2–⁠1–⁠25–⁠1–⁠2
LSU2–⁠26–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠2–⁠24–⁠2–⁠3
Wofford1–⁠13–⁠2–⁠1
Florida1–⁠25–⁠3
Tennessee0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠3
The Citadel0–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠44–⁠4
Samford0–⁠33–⁠5–⁠2
Chattanooga0–⁠00–⁠1
Mercer0–⁠10–⁠2

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