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1932 Tennessee

9–⁠0–⁠1 (7–⁠0–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Bob Neyland.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1932, game by game: won at Chattanooga 13–0; won vs. Ole Miss 33–0; won vs. North Carolina 20–7; won at Alabama 7–3; won vs. Maryville (TN) 60–0; won vs. Duke 16–13; won vs. Mississippi State 31–0; tied at Vanderbilt 0–0; won vs. Kentucky 26–0; won at Florida 32–13+60Won 13–0 at Chattanooga+13ChattanoogaWon 33–0 vs. Ole Miss+33Ole MissWon 20–7 vs. North Carolina+13North CarolinaWon 7–3 at Alabama+4AlabamaWon 60–0 vs. Maryville (TN)+60Maryville (TN)Won 16–13 vs. Duke+3DukeWon 31–0 vs. Mississippi State+31Mississippi Sta…Tied 0–0 at Vanderbilt0VanderbiltWon 26–0 vs. Kentucky+26KentuckyWon 32–13 at Florida+19Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atChattanoogaW 13–⁠086%
Oct 1vsOle MissW 33–⁠087%
Oct 8vsNorth CarolinaW 20–⁠781%
Oct 15atAlabamaW 7–⁠346%
Oct 22vsMaryville (TN)W 60–⁠097%
Oct 29vsDukeW 16–⁠1375%
Nov 5vsMississippi StateW 31–⁠093%
Nov 12atVanderbiltT 0–⁠052%
Nov 24vsKentuckyW 26–⁠081%
Dec 3atFloridaW 32–⁠1383%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida 32–⁠13; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 11th-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 1932.

Southern Conference champions7–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Auburn and LSU

Record
9–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠0–⁠1 2nd in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
238–⁠36
Coach
Bob Neyland
Elo
1757 +73 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.4 No. 11 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Malcolm Aitken
Offense
Single-wing

1932 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU4–⁠06–⁠3–⁠1
Tennessee7–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Auburn6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Virginia Tech6–⁠18–⁠1
Alabama5–⁠28–⁠2
Vanderbilt4–⁠1–⁠26–⁠1–⁠2
NC State3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Tulane5–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Duke5–⁠37–⁠3
Georgia Tech4–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠4–⁠2
Kentucky4–⁠54–⁠5
Virginia2–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss2–⁠35–⁠6
Georgia2–⁠4–⁠22–⁠5–⁠2
Maryland2–⁠45–⁠6
North Carolina2–⁠5–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
VMI1–⁠42–⁠8
Washington and Lee1–⁠41–⁠9
Florida1–⁠63–⁠6
Clemson0–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State0–⁠43–⁠5
Sewanee0–⁠62–⁠7–⁠1

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