1926 Tennessee
8–1 (5–1 Southern Conference), coached by Bob Neyland. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Carolina 34–0Oct 2
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vsCarson Newman | W 13–0 | 85% |
| Oct 2 | vs North Carolina | W 34–0 | 50% |
| Oct 9 | at LSU | W 14–7 | 54% |
| Oct 15 | vsMaryville (TN) | W 6–0 | 92% |
| Oct 23 | vsCentre | W 30–7 | 71% |
| Oct 30 | at Mississippi State | W 33–0 | 54% |
| Nov 6 | vsSewanee | W 12–0 | 77% |
| Nov 13 | at Vanderbilt | L 3–20 | 47% |
| Nov 25 | vs Kentucky | W 6–0 | 75% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kentucky 6–0; 2nd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 8–1
- Conference
- 5–1 2nd in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 151–34
- Coach
- Bob Neyland
- Elo
- 1608 +107 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 11.3 No. 21 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Billy Harkness
- Offense
- Single-wing
1926 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama | 8–0 | 9–0–1 | |
 Tennessee | 5–1 | 8–1 | |
| Vanderbilt | 4–1 | 8–1 | |
 South Carolina | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
 Georgia | 4–2 | 5–4 | |
 Virginia | 4–2–1 | 6–2–2 | |
 Virginia Tech | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Washington and Lee | 3–2–1 | 4–3–2 | |
 Georgia Tech | 4–3 | 4–5 | |
| LSU | 3–3 | 6–3 | |
 Auburn | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
| North Carolina | 3–3 | 4–5 | |
 Ole Miss | 2–2 | 5–4 | |
| Mississippi State | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
 VMI | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
 Tulane | 2–4 | 3–5–1 | |
 Maryland | 1–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
 Florida | 1–4–1 | 2–6–2 | |
| Kentucky | 1–4–1 | 2–6–1 | |
 Clemson | 1–3 | 2–7 | |
 NC State | 0–4 | 4–6 | |
| Sewanee | 0–5 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.