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1929 Tennessee

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

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1929, game by game: won vs. Centre 40–0; won at Chattanooga 20–0; won vs. Ole Miss 52–7; won vs. Alabama 6–0; won at Washington and Lee 39–0; won vs. Auburn 27–0; won vs. Carson Newman 73–0; won vs. Vanderbilt 13–0; tied at Kentucky 6–6; won vs. South Carolina 54–0+73Won 40–0 vs. Centre+40CentreWon 20–0 at Chattanooga+20ChattanoogaWon 52–7 vs. Ole Miss+45Ole MissWon 6–0 vs. Alabama+6AlabamaWon 39–0 at Washington and Lee+39Washington and …Won 27–0 vs. Auburn+27AuburnWon 73–0 vs. Carson Newman+73Carson NewmanWon 13–0 vs. Vanderbilt+13VanderbiltTied 6–6 at Kentucky0KentuckyWon 54–0 vs. South Carolina+54South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsCentreW 40–⁠093%
Oct 5atChattanoogaW 20–⁠063%
Oct 12vsOle MissW 52–⁠779%
Oct 19vsAlabamaW 6–⁠064%
Oct 26atWashington and LeeW 39–⁠075%
Nov 2vsAuburnW 27–⁠092%
Nov 9vsCarson NewmanW 73–⁠096%
Nov 16vsVanderbiltW 13–⁠064%
Nov 28atKentuckyT 6–⁠660%
Dec 7vsSouth CarolinaW 54–⁠083%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Carolina 54–⁠0; 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 19th-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 1929.

Consensus All-AmericanGene McEver, RB

Record
9–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0–⁠1 2nd in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
330–⁠13
Coach
Bob Neyland
Elo
1729 +107 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
15.3 No. 14 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Howard Johnson
Offense
Single-wing

1929 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane6–⁠09–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
North Carolina7–⁠19–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠17–⁠2
Kentucky3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
VMI4–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia4–⁠26–⁠4
Duke2–⁠14–⁠6
LSU3–⁠26–⁠3
Alabama4–⁠36–⁠3
Clemson3–⁠38–⁠3
Virginia Tech2–⁠35–⁠4
Georgia Tech3–⁠53–⁠6
Virginia1–⁠3–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Maryland1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
South Carolina2–⁠56–⁠5
Washington and Lee1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠4–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
Mississippi State0–⁠3–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2
Sewanee0–⁠4–⁠12–⁠5–⁠2
Auburn0–⁠72–⁠7
NC State0–⁠51–⁠8

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