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Tennessee

SEC · 2018 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
12th
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

2018 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HB128–4L 14–40
3Week 3 · Sep 11East Tennessee State BuccaneersUnranked—W 59–3
4Week 4 · Sep 18UTEPH2HUSA1–11W 24–0
5Week 5 · Sep 25Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC10–3L 21–47
6Week 6 · Oct 2Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC11–3L 12–38
8Week 8 · Oct 16Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC8–5W 30–24
9Week 9 · Oct 23Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC14–1L 21–58
10Week 10 · Oct 30South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC7–6L 24–27
11Week 11 · Nov 6Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)H2HUSA5–7W 14–3
12Week 12 · Nov 13Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC10–3W 24–7
13Week 13 · Nov 20Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HSEC8–5L 17–50
14Week 14 · Nov 27Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC6–7L 13–38

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
3.893
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-5
-29+24
  • Kentucky +10
  • Auburn +8
  • Charlotte +5
  • UTEP +1
  • Alabama -1
  • Florida -3
  • Georgia -3
  • West Virginia -4
  • Missouri -5
  • South Carolina -6
  • Vanderbilt -7

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 #84Better than 39%
Win % Place 84thBetter than 39%

0.417 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#82Post-Season W1#83Post-Season W2#81Post-Season W3#83Post-Season W4#84Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-26
+56
+24
-26
-26
+6
-37
-3
+11
+17
-33
-25

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

Final Rank by Season
#752013#482014#262015#162016#1022017

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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