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Tennessee

SEC · 1962 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–6
0.400 Win %
Conference
10th
2–6 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

1962 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC6–3–1L 21–22
7Week 7 · Oct 9Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC3–6L 6–7
8Week 8 · Oct 16Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC7–3–1L 0–17
9Week 9 · Oct 23Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC10–1L 7–27
10Week 10 · Oct 30TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGAUnranked—W 48–14
11Week 11 · Nov 6Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC0–10W 23–0
12Week 12 · Nov 13Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC0–10W 28–16
13Week 13 · Nov 20Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC10–0L 6–19
14Week 14 · Nov 27Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC3–5–2L 10–12
12Regular Season Final · Dec 4Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC1–9W 30–0

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
4.708
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-17
-18+1
  • Vanderbilt +1
  • Wake Forest 0
  • Tulane 0
  • Ole Miss 0
  • Alabama -1
  • Auburn -3
  • Georgia Tech -3
  • Kentucky -5
  • Mississippi State -6

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 #85Better than 39%
Win % Place 78thBetter than 44%

0.400 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#85Post-Season W1#85Post-Season W2#85Post-Season W3#85Post-Season W4#85Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-1
-1
-17
-20
+34
+23
+12
-13
-2
+30

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

Final Rank by Season
#151957#651958#451959#221960#381961

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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