
1954 Tennessee
4–6 (1–5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Harvey Robinson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Mississippi State 19–7Sep 25
By 12 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs | W 19–7 | 60% |
| Oct 2 | at | L 6–7 | 34% |
| Oct 9 | vs | W 20–14 | 94% |
| Oct 16 | vs | L 0–27 | 56% |
| Oct 23 | vs | W 14–7 | 93% |
| Oct 30 | vs | W 26–20 | 70% |
| Nov 6 | at | L 7–28 | 31% |
| Nov 13 | vs | L 0–14 | 61% |
| Nov 20 | vs | L 13–14 | 45% |
| Nov 27 | at | L 0–26 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Vanderbilt 26–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 111th-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 1954.
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 1–5 tied for 11th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 105–164
- Coach
- Harvey Robinson
- Elo
- 1465 −107 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.4 No. 60 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1955
The 1955 draft| Rd 3 | Darris McCord OT | Detroit Lions |
All-SEC
2 first teamFirst team
Darris McCordOTAP-2; UP
Tom TracyRB
From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1954 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5–0 | 9–2 | 6 | |
| 6–2 | 8–3 | ||
| 5–2 | 7–3 | ||
| 5–2 | 5–5 | ||
| 3–2–1 | 6–3–1 | ||
| 3–3 | 8–3 | 13 | |
| 3–3 | 6–4 | ||
| 3–3–2 | 4–5–2 | ||
| 2–5 | 5–6 | ||
| 1–6–1 | 1–6–3 | ||
| 1–5 | 4–6 | ||
| 1–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.
