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1949 Tennessee

7–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bob Neyland, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1949, game by game: won vs. Mississippi State 10–0; lost vs. Duke 7–21; won vs. Chattanooga 39–7; tied vs. Alabama 7–7; won vs. Tennessee Tech 36–6; won at No. 13 North Carolina 35–6; lost vs. Georgia Tech 13–30; won vs. Ole Miss 35–7; won at No. 11 Kentucky 6–0; won vs. Vanderbilt 26–20+32−17Won 10–0 vs. Mississippi State+10Mississippi Sta…Lost 7–21 vs. Duke-14DukeWon 39–7 vs. Chattanooga+32ChattanoogaTied 7–7 vs. Alabama0AlabamaWon 36–6 vs. Tennessee Tech+30Tennessee TechWon 35–6 at No. 13 North Carolina+29No. 13 North CarolinaLost 13–30 vs. Georgia Tech-17Georgia TechWon 35–7 vs. Ole Miss+28Ole MissWon 6–0 at No. 11 Kentucky+6No. 11 KentuckyWon 26–20 vs. Vanderbilt+6Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsMississippi StateW 10–⁠058%
Oct 1vsDukeL 7–⁠2159%
Oct 8vsChattanoogaW 39–⁠774%
Oct 15vsAlabamaT 7–⁠760%
Oct 22vsTennessee TechW 36–⁠695%
Oct 29at13North CarolinaW 35–⁠623%
Nov 5vsGeorgia TechL 13–⁠3058%
Nov 12vsOle MissW 35–⁠760%
Nov 19at11KentuckyW 6–⁠030%
Nov 26vsVanderbiltW 26–⁠2065%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Vanderbilt 26–⁠20; No. 17 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 14
  2. Wk 8: 18
  3. 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 1949.

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 14
Points
214–⁠104
Coach
Bob Neyland
Elo
1632 +95 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.4 No. 27 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Single-wing

All-SEC

1 first team

First team

  • Bud SherrodEAP-1; UP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1949 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1949 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane5–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠19–⁠311
Tennessee4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠117
Georgia Tech5–⁠27–⁠3
LSU4–⁠28–⁠39
Alabama4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠45–⁠5
Auburn2–⁠4–⁠22–⁠4–⁠3
Ole Miss2–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Florida1–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Georgia1–⁠4–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Mississippi State0–⁠60–⁠8–⁠1

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