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1930 Tennessee

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

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1930, game by game: won vs. Maryville (TN) 54–0; won at Centre 18–0; won vs. Ole Miss 27–0; lost at Alabama 6–18; won vs. North Carolina 9–7; won vs. Clemson 27–0; won vs. Carson Newman 34–0; won at Vanderbilt 13–0; won vs. Kentucky 8–0; won at Florida 13–6+54−12Won 54–0 vs. Maryville (TN)+54Maryville (TN)Won 18–0 at Centre+18CentreWon 27–0 vs. Ole Miss+27Ole MissLost 6–18 at Alabama-12AlabamaWon 9–7 vs. North Carolina+2North CarolinaWon 27–0 vs. Clemson+27ClemsonWon 34–0 vs. Carson Newman+34Carson NewmanWon 13–0 at Vanderbilt+13VanderbiltWon 8–0 vs. Kentucky+8KentuckyWon 13–6 at Florida+7Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsMaryville (TN)W 54–⁠095%
Oct 4atCentreW 18–⁠091%
Oct 11vsOle MissW 27–⁠084%
Oct 18atAlabamaL 6–⁠1852%
Oct 25vsNorth CarolinaW 9–⁠760%
Nov 1vsClemsonW 27–⁠065%
Nov 8vsCarson NewmanW 34–⁠096%
Nov 15atVanderbiltW 13–⁠043%
Nov 27vsKentuckyW 8–⁠074%
Dec 6atFloridaW 13–⁠652%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida 13–⁠6; 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 16th-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 1930.

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 3rd in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
209–⁠31
Coach
Bob Neyland
Elo
1738 +86 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.6 No. 9 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Harry Thayer
Offense
Single-wing

1930 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠08–⁠1
Tennessee6–⁠19–⁠1
Duke4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠28–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠27–⁠5
Florida4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Clemson3–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠35–⁠3
South Carolina4–⁠36–⁠4
Virginia Tech2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠32–⁠7
Georgia Tech2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
LSU2–⁠46–⁠4
Virginia2–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee1–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
NC State1–⁠52–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠63–⁠7
Washington and Lee0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI0–⁠53–⁠6

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