Tennessee

SEC · 1952 Season · Final

Season

Developing

Record

8–2–1

0.773 Win %

Conference

4th

5–0 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

122

1902–2026

All-Time Record

872–404–51

0.676 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1938, 1950, 1998

#1 Finishes

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

1952 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
6	Week 6 · Sep 30	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H	SEC	5–4	W 14–7
7	Week 7 · Oct 7	Duke (DUKE)H2H	IND SOCON	8–2	L 0–7
8	Week 8 · Oct 14	TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA	Unranked	—	W 26–6
9	Week 9 · Oct 21	Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H	SEC	10–2	W 20–0
10	Week 10 · Oct 28	WOFFORD	Unranked	—	W 50–0
11	Week 11 · Nov 4	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H	IND SOCON	2–6	W 41–14
12	Week 12 · Nov 11	LSU H2H	SEC	3–7	W 22–3
13	Week 13 · Nov 18	Florida (FLORIDA)H2H	SEC	8–3	W 26–12
14	Week 14 · Nov 25	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H	SEC	5–4–2	T 14–14
15	Week 15 · Dec 2	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H	SEC	3–5–2	W 46–0
14	Final · Jan 6	Texas (TEXAS)H2H	IND SWC	9–2	L 0–16

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

1.492

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+27

-4+31

Alabama +10
Florida +8
Mississippi State +5
LSU +3
Vanderbilt +3
North Carolina +2
Kentucky 0
Duke -2
Texas -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 #13Better than 91%

Win % Place 19thBetter than 87%

0.773 Win % · Change -4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-7

+20

+50

+27

+19

+14

+46

-16

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.