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Tennessee

SEC · 1963 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–5
0.500 Win %
Conference
8th
3–5 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

1963 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON3–6–1W 34–6
6Week 6 · Oct 1Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC9–2L 19–23
7Week 7 · Oct 8Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC7–2–2L 0–7
8Week 8 · Oct 15Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC7–3L 7–23
9Week 9 · Oct 22Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC9–2L 0–35
10Week 10 · Oct 29TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGAUnranked—W 49–7
12Week 12 · Nov 12Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC1–8–1W 26–0
13Week 13 · Nov 19Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC7–1–2L 0–20
14Week 14 · Nov 26Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC3–6–1W 19–0
15Week 15 · Dec 3Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC1–7–2W 14–0

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
3.235
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-10+8
  • Richmond +3
  • Kentucky +3
  • Tulane +1
  • Vanderbilt +1
  • Ole Miss -1
  • Auburn -2
  • Mississippi State -2
  • Alabama -2
  • Georgia Tech -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 #56Better than 60%
Win % Place 57thBetter than 59%

0.500 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#54Regular Season Final#54Post-Season W1#54Post-Season W2#54Post-Season W3#56Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+28
-4
-7
-16
-35
+42
+26
-20
+19
+14

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

Final Rank by Season
#651958#451959#221960#381961#851962

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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