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Tennessee

SEC · 1947 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–5
0.500 Win %
Conference
9th
2–3 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

1947 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Sep 30Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC10–1L 0–27
7Week 7 · Oct 7Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON4–3–2L 7–19
8Week 8 · Oct 14Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 26–7
9Week 9 · Oct 21Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC8–3L 0–10
10Week 10 · Oct 28TENNESSEE TECHUnranked—W 49–0
11Week 11 · Nov 4North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 6–20
12Week 12 · Nov 11Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC9–2L 13–43
13Week 13 · Nov 18Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 38–13
14Week 14 · Nov 25Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC8–3W 13–6
15Week 15 · Dec 2Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC6–4W 12–7

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
2.803
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+12
-11+23
  • Kentucky +8
  • Vanderbilt +6
  • Boston College +5
  • Tennessee Chattanooga +4
  • Georgia Tech -1
  • North Carolina -2
  • Ole Miss -2
  • Duke -3
  • 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 #46Better than 67%
Win % Place 62ndBetter than 55%

0.500 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#45Regular Season Final#46Post-Season W1#46Post-Season W2#45Post-Season W3#46Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-27
-12
+19
-10
+49
-14
-30
+25
+7
+5

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

Final Rank by Season
#171941#31942#71944#61945#51946

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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