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1936 Tennessee

6–⁠2–⁠2 (3–⁠1–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bob Neyland, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1936, game by game: won vs. Chattanooga 13–0; lost at North Carolina 6–14; lost vs. Auburn 0–6; tied vs. Alabama 0–0; won vs. No. 2 Duke 15–13; won at Georgia 46–0; won vs. Maryville (TN) 34–0; won at Vanderbilt 26–13; won vs. Kentucky 7–6; tied vs. Ole Miss 0–0+46−8Won 13–0 vs. Chattanooga+13ChattanoogaLost 6–14 at North Carolina-8North CarolinaLost 0–6 vs. Auburn-6AuburnTied 0–0 vs. Alabama0AlabamaWon 15–13 vs. No. 2 Duke+2No. 2 DukeWon 46–0 at Georgia+46GeorgiaWon 34–0 vs. Maryville (TN)+34Maryville (TN)Won 26–13 at Vanderbilt+13VanderbiltWon 7–6 vs. Kentucky+1KentuckyTied 0–0 vs. Ole Miss0Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsChattanoogaW 13–⁠092%
Oct 3atNorth CarolinaL 6–⁠1427%
Oct 10vsAuburnL 0–⁠646%
Oct 17vsAlabamaT 0–⁠032%
Oct 24vs2DukeW 15–⁠1329%
Oct 31atGeorgiaW 46–⁠042%
Nov 7vsMaryville (TN)W 34–⁠092%
Nov 14atVanderbiltW 26–⁠1349%
Nov 26vsKentuckyW 7–⁠667%
Dec 5vsOle MissT 0–⁠065%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Ole Miss 0–⁠0; No. 17 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 18
  2. Wk 5: 19
  3. Wk 6: 17
  4. Final: 17

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 1936.

Record
6–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠2 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 17
Points
147–⁠52
Coach
Bob Neyland
Elo
1580 +75 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.0 No. 20 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Single-wing

Drafted in 1937

The 1937 draft
Rd 6Phil Dickens OTChicago Cardinals

All-SEC

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • DeWitt WeaverOGAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1936 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1936 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU6–⁠09–⁠1–⁠12
Alabama5–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠14
Auburn4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠2
Tennessee3–⁠1–⁠26–⁠2–⁠217
Mississippi State3–⁠27–⁠3–⁠1
Georgia3–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Georgia Tech3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠36–⁠4
Florida1–⁠54–⁠6
Ole Miss0–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠2
Sewanee0–⁠50–⁠6–⁠1

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