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1992 Tennessee

9–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Phillip Fulmer (games 1–⁠3, bowl game), then Johnny Majors (games 4–⁠11), finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1992, game by game: won vs. Louisiana 38–3; won at No. 14 Georgia 34–31; won vs. No. 4 Florida 31–14; won vs. Cincinnati 40–0; won at LSU 20–0; lost vs. Arkansas 24–25; lost vs. No. 4 Alabama 10–17; lost at South Carolina 23–24; won at Memphis 26–21; won vs. Kentucky 34–13; won at Vanderbilt 29–25; won vs. No. 16 Boston College 38–23+40−7Won 38–3 vs. Louisiana+35LouisianaWon 34–31 at No. 14 Georgia+3No. 14 GeorgiaWon 31–14 vs. No. 4 Florida+17No. 4 FloridaWon 40–0 vs. Cincinnati+40CincinnatiWon 20–0 at LSU+20LSULost 24–25 vs. Arkansas-1ArkansasLost 10–17 vs. No. 4 Alabama-7No. 4 AlabamaLost 23–24 at South Carolina-1South CarolinaWon 26–21 at Memphis+5MemphisWon 34–13 vs. Kentucky+21KentuckyWon 29–25 at Vanderbilt+4VanderbiltWon 38–23 vs. No. 16 Boston College+15No. 16 Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsLouisianaW 38–⁠383%
Sep 12at14GeorgiaW 34–⁠3146%
Sep 19vs4FloridaW 31–⁠1454%
Sep 26vsCincinnatiW 40–⁠086%
Oct 3atLSUW 20–⁠071%
Oct 10vsArkansasL 24–⁠2587%
Oct 17vs4AlabamaL 10–⁠1754%
Oct 31atSouth CarolinaL 23–⁠2472%
Nov 14atMemphisW 26–⁠2160%
Nov 21vsKentuckyW 34–⁠1387%
Nov 28atVanderbiltW 29–⁠2575%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs16Boston CollegeHall of Fame BowlW 38–⁠2364%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boston College 38–⁠23 in the Hall of Fame Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 21
  2. Wk 2: 22
  3. Wk 3: 20
  4. Wk 4: 14
  5. Wk 5: 8
  6. Wk 6: 7
  7. Wk 7: 4
  8. Wk 8: 13
  9. Wk 9: 17
  10. Wk 10: 16
  11. Wk 11: 24
  12. Wk 12: 23
  13. Wk 13: 20
  14. Wk 14: 18
  15. Wk 15: 17
  16. Wk 16: 17
  17. Final: 12

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 1992.

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 4
Points
347–⁠196
Coach
Phillip Fulmer (games 1–⁠3, bowl game), then Johnny Majors (games 4–⁠11)
Elo
1700 +77 this season
SP+ rating
19.3 No. 11 of 105; offense No. 17, defense No. 15
SRS
13.9 No. 11 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Phillip Fulmer
Defensive coordinator
Larry Marmie
Captains
Todd Kelly and J.J. McCleskey
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 1Todd Kelly DESan Francisco 49ers

All-SEC

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1992 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1992 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠013–⁠01
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠28
Florida6–⁠29–⁠410
Tennessee5–⁠39–⁠312
Ole Miss5–⁠39–⁠316
Mississippi State4–⁠47–⁠523
Arkansas3–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠55–⁠6
Auburn2–⁠5–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠64–⁠7
Vanderbilt2–⁠64–⁠7
LSU1–⁠72–⁠9

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