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Tennessee

SEC · 1939 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
10–1
0.909 Win %
Conference
3rd
6–0 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

1939 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 3NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON2–8W 13–0
7Week 7 · Oct 10Sewanee (SEWANEE)H2HSEC3–5W 40–0
8Week 8 · Oct 17TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGAUnranked—W 28–0
9Week 9 · Oct 24Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC5–3–1W 21–0
10Week 10 · Oct 31MERCERUnranked—W 17–0
11Week 11 · Nov 7LSUH2HSEC4–5W 20–0
12Week 12 · Nov 14Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON3–8W 34–0
13Week 13 · Nov 21Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–7–1W 13–0
12Regular Season Final · Dec 5Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC6–2–1W 19–0
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 12Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC5–5–1W 7–0
14Final · Jan 2USCH2HPAC8–0–2L 0–14

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
1.564
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+30
0+30
  • Kentucky +6
  • Alabama +5
  • Auburn +5
  • LSU +4
  • Sewanee +3
  • Citadel +3
  • NC State +2
  • Vanderbilt +2
  • USC 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 #15Better than 90%
Win % Place 5thBetter than 97%

0.909 Win % · Change -8

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#11W13#12W14#8Regular Season Final#7Post-Season W1#15Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+13
+40
+28
+21
+17
+20
+34
+13
+19
+7
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#81934#741935#231936#301937#11938

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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