Tennessee
SEC · 2021 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
2021 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 7 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2H |  MAC | 4–8 | W 38–6 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H |  ACC | 11–3 | L 34–41 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 | Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | Unranked | — | W 56–0 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 6–7 | L 14–38 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | SEC | 6–7 | W 62–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | SEC | 7–6 | W 45–20 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 10–3 | L 26–31 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 13–2 | L 24–52 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 10–3 | W 45–42 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 14–1 | L 17–41 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)H2H |  SUN | 5–7 | W 60–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 30 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 2–10 | W 45–21 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 4 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 9–4 | L 45–48 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Kentucky +10
- South Carolina +7
- Missouri +6
- South Alabama +5
- Bowling Green +4
- Vanderbilt +2
- Georgia -1
- Alabama -2
- Pittsburgh -3
- Ole Miss -3
- Purdue -4
- Florida -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.538 Win % · Change -2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.