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Tennessee

SEC · 2003 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
10–3
0.769 Win %
Conference
4th
6–2 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

2003 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND WAC9–5W 24–6
3Week 3 · Sep 9Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HMAC8–4W 34–24
5Week 5 · Sep 23Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC8–5W 24–10
6Week 6 · Sep 30South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC5–7W 23–20
7Week 7 · Oct 7Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC8–5L 21–28
8Week 8 · Oct 14Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC11–3L 14–41
10Week 10 · Oct 28Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC4–9W 51–43
11Week 11 · Nov 4Duke (DUKE)H2HACC4–8W 23–6
12Week 12 · Nov 11Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND BE11–2W 10–6
13Week 13 · Nov 18Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC2–10W 59–21
14Week 14 · Nov 25Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–10W 48–0
15Week 15 · Dec 2Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC4–8W 20–7
19Final · Jan 6Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC9–4L 14–27

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
1.598
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+45
-12+57
  • Miami +11
  • Fresno State +9
  • Marshall +8
  • Florida +8
  • South Carolina +5
  • Alabama +4
  • Duke +4
  • Kentucky +4
  • Mississippi State +2
  • Vanderbilt +2
  • Georgia -3
  • Clemson -4
  • Auburn -5

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 #18Better than 88%
Win % Place 13thBetter than 91%

0.769 Win % · Change -6

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#13W15#13Regular Season Final#13Post-Season W2#12Post-Season W3#18Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+18
+10
+14
+3
-7
-27
+8
+17
+4
+38
+48
+13
-13

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

Final Rank by Season
#11998#101999#292000#32001#392002

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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