Tennessee
SEC · 1961 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
1961 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H |  SEC | 6–4 | L 21–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 5–5 | W 17–3 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND MVC | 2–8 | W 52–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 11–0 | L 3–34 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 | TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA | Unranked | — | W 20–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H |  ACC | 5–5 | L 21–22 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | SEC | 7–4 | W 10–6 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 9–2 | L 10–24 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 5–5 | W 26–16 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 2–8 | W 41–7 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Georgia Tech +7
- Mississippi State +5
- Kentucky +5
- Tulsa +2
- Vanderbilt +2
- Alabama 0
- Ole Miss -2
- Auburn -4
- North Carolina -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.600 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.