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Tennessee

SEC · 1936 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
6–2–2
0.700 Win %
Conference
4th
3–1 in SEC

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

1936 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGAUnranked—W 13–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 6–14
7Week 7 · Oct 13Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC7–2–2L 0–6
8Week 8 · Oct 20Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC8–0–1T 0–0
9Week 9 · Oct 27Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON9–1W 15–13
10Week 10 · Nov 3Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC5–4–1W 46–0
11Week 11 · Nov 10MARYVILLEUnranked—W 34–0
12Week 12 · Nov 17Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC3–5–1W 26–13
14Week 14 · Dec 1Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC6–4W 7–6
12Regular Season Final · Dec 8Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC5–5–2T 0–0

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
1.854
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+19
-4+23
  • Duke +9
  • Kentucky +6
  • Georgia +5
  • Vanderbilt +3
  • Alabama 0
  • Ole Miss 0
  • North Carolina -2
  • Auburn -2

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 #23Better than 84%
Win % Place 30thBetter than 79%

0.700 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#23W14#23Regular Season Final#23Post-Season W1#23Post-Season W3#23Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+13
-8
-6
0
+2
+46
+34
+13
+1
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#31931#61932#121933#81934#741935

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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