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1928 Tennessee

9–⁠0–⁠1 (6–⁠0–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Bob Neyland.

A group photo of the 1928 Tennessee Volunteers football team
A group photo of the 1928 Tennessee Volunteers football teamPhoto: The (Nashville) Tennessean, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1928, game by game: won vs. Maryville (TN) 41–0; won vs. Centre 41–7; won vs. Ole Miss 13–12; won at Alabama 15–13; won vs. Washington and Lee 26–7; won vs. Carson Newman 57–0; won vs. Sewanee 37–0; won at Vanderbilt 6–0; tied vs. Kentucky 0–0; won vs. Florida 13–12+57Won 41–0 vs. Maryville (TN)+41Maryville (TN)Won 41–7 vs. Centre+34CentreWon 13–12 vs. Ole Miss+1Ole MissWon 15–13 at Alabama+2AlabamaWon 26–7 vs. Washington and Lee+19Washington and …Won 57–0 vs. Carson Newman+57Carson NewmanWon 37–0 vs. Sewanee+37SewaneeWon 6–0 at Vanderbilt+6VanderbiltTied 0–0 vs. Kentucky0KentuckyWon 13–12 vs. Florida+1Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsMaryville (TN)W 41–⁠094%
Oct 6vsCentreW 41–⁠791%
Oct 13vsOle MissW 13–⁠1273%
Oct 20atAlabamaW 15–⁠1344%
Oct 27vsWashington and LeeW 26–⁠779%
Nov 3vsCarson NewmanW 57–⁠095%
Nov 10vsSewaneeW 37–⁠087%
Nov 17atVanderbiltW 6–⁠042%
Nov 29vsKentuckyT 0–⁠082%
Dec 8vsFloridaW 13–⁠1259%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida 13–⁠12; 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 36th-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 1928.

Record
9–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0–⁠1 2nd in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
249–⁠51
Coach
Bob Neyland
Elo
1684 +71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.9 No. 18 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Roy Witt
Offense
Single-wing

1928 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠010–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠2
Alabama6–⁠26–⁠3
LSU3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠2
Clemson4–⁠28–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠35–⁠4
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Kentucky2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
VMI2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
NC State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠42–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠62–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee1–⁠62–⁠8
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠71–⁠8

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