1947 Tennessee
5–5 (2–3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bob Neyland. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tennessee Tech 49–0Oct 25
By 49 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | at Georgia Tech | L 0–27 | 43% |
| Oct 4 | vs Duke | L 7–19 | 58% |
| Oct 11 | vs Chattanooga | W 26–7 | 80% |
| Oct 18 | at Alabama | L 0–10 | 38% |
| Oct 25 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 49–0 | 95% |
| Nov 1 | at North Carolina | L 6–20 | 34% |
| Nov 8 | at Ole Miss | L 13–43 | 45% |
| Nov 15 | vs Boston College | W 38–13 | 49% |
| Nov 22 | at Kentucky | W 13–6 | 32% |
| Nov 29 | vs Vanderbilt | W 12–7 | 64% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Vanderbilt 12–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 78th-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 1947.
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 2–3 tied for 9th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 164–152
- Coach
- Bob Neyland
- Elo
- 1569 −35 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 6.9 No. 40 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Single-wing
1947 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss | 6–1 | 9–2 | 13 |
| Georgia Tech | 4–1 | 10–1 | 10 |
| Alabama | 5–2 | 8–3 | 6 |
 Georgia | 3–3 | 7–4–1 | |
| Vanderbilt | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
 Mississippi State | 2–2 | 7–3 | |
 Tulane | 2–3–2 | 2–5–2 | |
 LSU | 2–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Kentucky | 2–3 | 8–3 | |
 Tennessee | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
 Auburn | 1–5 | 2–7 | |
 Florida | 0–3–1 | 4–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.