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Tennessee

SOCON · 1928 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
9–0–1
0.950 Win %
Conference
2nd
6–0 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
122
1902–2026
All-Time Record
872–404–51
0.676 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1938, 1950, 1998
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 17 · Top 10: 34 · Top 25: 62
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 9 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Tennessee head-to-head · History & Eras

1928 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2MARYVILLEUnranked—W 41–0
7Week 7 · Oct 9CENTREUnranked—W 41–7
8Week 8 · Oct 16Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HIND SOCON5–4W 13–12
9Week 9 · Oct 23Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HIND SOCON6–3W 15–13
10Week 10 · Oct 30Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)H2HIND SOCON2–8W 26–7
11Week 11 · Nov 6CARSON-NEWMANUnranked—W 57–0
12Week 12 · Nov 13Sewanee (SEWANEE)H2HIND SOCON2–7W 37–0
13Week 13 · Nov 20Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HIND SOCON8–2W 6–0
12Regular Season Final · Dec 4Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HIND SOCON4–3–1T 0–0
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 11Florida (FLORIDA)H2HIND SOCON8–1W 13–12

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.242
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+31
0+31
  • Vanderbilt +8
  • Florida +8
  • Alabama +6
  • Ole Miss +5
  • Washington & LEE +2
  • Sewanee +2
  • Kentucky 0

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #4Better than 98%
Win % Place 3rdBetter than 99%

0.950 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#5Regular Season Final#4Post-Season W1#4Post-Season W2#4Post-Season W4#4Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+41
+34
+1
+2
+19
+57
+37
+6
0
+1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#611923#921924#481925#161926#81927

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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