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Tennessee

SEC · 1956 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
10–1
0.909 Win %
Conference
2nd
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

1956 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC7–3W 35–7
7Week 7 · Oct 9Duke (DUKE)H2HACC5–4–1W 33–20
8Week 8 · Oct 16TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGAUnranked—W 42–20
9Week 9 · Oct 23Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC2–7–1W 24–0
10Week 10 · Oct 30Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC2–7–1W 34–7
11Week 11 · Nov 6North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC2–7–1W 20–0
12Week 12 · Nov 13Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC10–1W 6–0
13Week 13 · Nov 20Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC7–3W 27–7
14Week 14 · Nov 27Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC6–4W 20–7
12Regular Season Final · Dec 4Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC5–5W 27–7
15Final · Jan 8Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC9–2L 7–13

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
1.129
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+44
-2+46
  • Georgia Tech +10
  • Auburn +7
  • Ole Miss +7
  • Kentucky +6
  • Duke +5
  • Vanderbilt +5
  • Alabama +2
  • Maryland +2
  • North Carolina +2
  • Baylor -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 #6Better than 96%
Win % Place 4thBetter than 98%

0.909 Win % · Change -4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#4W14#2Regular Season Final#2Post-Season W1#2Post-Season W4#6Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+28
+13
+22
+24
+27
+20
+6
+20
+13
+20
-6

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

Final Rank by Season
#51951#131952#421953#761954#371955

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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