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Tennessee

SEC · 1966 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
5th
3–2 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

1966 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC4–6W 28–0
6Week 6 · Oct 4Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC2–8W 23–3
7Week 7 · Oct 11Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI9–2L 3–6
8Week 8 · Oct 18Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC11–0L 10–11
9Week 9 · Oct 25South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HACC1–9W 29–17
10Week 10 · Nov 1Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI8–2W 38–7
11Week 11 · Nov 8TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGAUnranked—W 28–10
12Week 12 · Nov 15Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC8–3L 7–14
13Week 13 · Nov 22Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC3–6–1W 28–19
14Week 14 · Nov 29Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC1–9W 28–0
17Final · Jan 3Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI8–3W 18–12

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
1.977
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+22
-5+27
  • Army +8
  • Syracuse +8
  • Auburn +4
  • Kentucky +3
  • Rice +2
  • South Carolina +1
  • Vanderbilt +1
  • Alabama 0
  • Georgia Tech -2
  • Ole Miss -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 #28Better than 80%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.727 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#30Regular Season Final#31Post-Season W1#31Post-Season W2#31Post-Season W3#28Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+28
+20
-3
-1
+12
+31
+18
-7
+9
+28
+6

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

Final Rank by Season
#381961#851962#561963#661964#31965

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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