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Tennessee

SOCON · 1931 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

1931 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29MARYVILLEUnranked—W 33–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HIND SOCON1–6–2W 44–0
7Week 7 · Oct 13Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HIND SOCON2–6–1W 38–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HIND SOCON9–1W 25–0
9Week 9 · Oct 27North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON4–3–3W 7–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON5–3–2W 25–2
11Week 11 · Nov 10CARSON-NEWMANUnranked—W 31–0
12Week 12 · Nov 17Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HIND SOCON5–4W 21–7
14Week 14 · Dec 1Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HIND SOCON5–2–2T 6–6
13Regular Season Final · Dec 8NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)H2HIND FBSI6–3–1W 13–0

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
1.139
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+32
0+32
  • Alabama +9
  • NEW York University +6
  • Duke +5
  • Vanderbilt +5
  • North Carolina +4
  • Ole Miss +2
  • Clemson +1
  • 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 #3Better than 99%
Win % Place 1stBetter than 100%

0.950 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#3Regular Season Final#3Post-Season W1#3Post-Season W2#3Post-Season W3#3Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+33
+44
+38
+25
+7
+23
+31
+14
0
+13

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

Final Rank by Season
#161926#81927#41928#51929#41930

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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