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Tennessee

SEC · 1942 Season · Final

Developing
Record
9–1–1
0.864 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–1 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

1942 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON1–7–1T 0–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6Fordham (FORDHAM)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1W 40–14
7Week 7 · Oct 13DAYTONUnranked—W 34–6
8Week 8 · Oct 20Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC8–3L 0–8
9Week 9 · Oct 27Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON3–6W 52–7
10Week 10 · Nov 3LSUH2HSEC7–3W 26–0
11Week 11 · Nov 10CINCINNATIUnranked—W 34–12
12Week 12 · Nov 17Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC2–7W 14–0
13Week 13 · Nov 24Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC3–6–1W 26–0
14Week 14 · Dec 1Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC6–4W 19–7
16Final · Jan 5Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC10–1W 14–7

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
1.300
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+33
-3+36
  • Tulsa +10
  • LSU +7
  • Vanderbilt +6
  • Fordham +5
  • Furman +3
  • Kentucky +3
  • Ole Miss +2
  • South Carolina 0
  • Alabama -3

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 4thBetter than 98%

0.864 Win % · Change 4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#7W14#7Regular Season Final#7Post-Season W1#7Post-Season W2#3Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
0
+26
+28
-8
+45
+26
+22
+14
+26
+12
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#301937#11938#151939#61940#171941

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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