| Tennessee Results - 1940-49 | ||||
| 1940 Won 10 Lost 1 (NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Dunkel, Williamson, SEC CHAMPIONS) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 28 | Mercer | Knoxville | 49-0 W | |
| Oct. 5 | Duke | Knoxville | 13-0 W | |
| Oct. 12 | Chattanooga | Knoxville | 53-0 W | |
| Oct. 19 | Alabama | Birmingham | 5/-- | 27-12 W |
| Oct. 26 | Florida | Knoxville | 5/-- | 14-0 W |
| Nov. 2 | LSU | Knoxville | 7/-- | 28-0 W |
| Nov. 9 | Southwestern | Memphis | 5/-- | 41-0 W |
| Nov. 16 | Virginia | Knoxville | 5/-- | 41-14 W |
| Nov. 23 | Kentucky (HC) | Knoxville | 6/-- | 33-0 W |
| Nov. 30 | Vanderbilt | Nashville | 6/-- | 20-0 W |
| Sugar Bowl | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Boston College | New Orleans | 4/5 | 13-19 L |
| SEC 5-0 (1st) - 4th AP | 332-45 | |||
| 1941 Won 8 Lost 2 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 20 | Furman | Knoxville | 32-6 W | |
| Oct. 4 | Duke | Durham | 0-19 L | |
| Oct. 11 | Dayton | Knoxville | 26-0 W | |
| Oct. 18 | Alabama | Knoxville | 2-9 L | |
| Oct. 25 | Cincinnati | Knoxville | 21-6 W | |
| Nov. 1 | LSU | Baton Rouge | 13-6 W | |
| Nov. 8 | Howard | Knoxville | 28-6 W | |
| Nov. 15 | Boston College | Boston | --/18 | 14-7 W |
| Nov. 22 | Kentucky | Lexington | 20-7 W | |
| Nov. 29 | Vanderbilt (HC) | Knoxville | --/12 | 26-7 W |
| SEC 3-1 (2nd) - 18th AP | 182-73 | |||
| 1942 Won 9 Lost 1 Tied 1 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 26 | South Carolina | Columbia | 0-0 T | |
| Oct. 3 | Fordham | Knoxville | 40-14 W | |
| Oct. 10 | Dayton | Knoxville | 34-6 W | |
| Oct. 17 | Alabama | Birmingham | 15t/4 | 0-8 L |
| Oct. 24 | Furman | Knoxville | 17t/-- | 52-7 W |
| Oct. 31 | LSU | Knoxville | 20/19 | 26-0 W |
| Nov. 7 | Cincinnati | Knoxville | 13/-- | 34-12 W |
| Nov. 14 | Mississippi | Memphis | 11/-- | 14-0 W |
| Nov. 21 | Kentucky (HC) | Knoxville | 11/-- | 26-0 W |
| Nov. 28 | Vanderbilt | Nashville | 10/-- | 19-7 W |
| Sugar Bowl | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Tulsa | New Orleans | 7/4 | 14-7 W |
| SEC 4-1 (Tie 2nd) - 7th AP | 259-61 | |||
| 1943 (NO TEAM) WORLD WAR II | ||||
| 1944 Won 7 Lost 1 Tied 1 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 30 | Kentucky | Knoxville | 26-13 W | |
| Oct. 7 | Mississippi | Memphis | 20-7 W | |
| Oct. 14 | Florida | Knoxville | 15/-- | 40-0 W |
| Oct. 21 | Alabama | Knoxville | 17/-- | 0-0 T |
| Oct. 28 | Clemson | Knoxville | 19t/-- | 26-7 W |
| Nov. 4 | *LSU N | Baton Rouge | 16/-- | 13-0 W |
| Nov. 18 | Temple (HC) | Knoxville | 17/-- | 27-14 W |
| Nov. 25 | Kentucky | Lexington | 15/-- | 21-7 W |
| Rose Bowl | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Southern California | Pasadena | 12/7 | 0-25 L |
| SEC 5-0-1 (2nd) - 12th AP | 173-73 | |||
| *Tennessees first night game | ||||
| 1945 Won 8 Lost 1 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 29 | Wake Forest | Knoxville | 7-6 W | |
| Oct. 6 | William & Mary | Knoxville | 48-13 W | |
| Oct. 13 | Chattanooga | Knoxville | 18/-- | 30-0 W |
| Oct. 20 | Alabama | Birmingham | --/6 | 7-25 L |
| Oct. 27 | Villanova | Knoxville | 33-2 W | |
| Nov. 3 | North Carolina | Knoxville | 20-6 W | |
| Nov. 10 | Mississippi | Memphis | 34-0 W | |
| Nov. 24 | Kentucky | Lexington | 14/-- | 14-0 W |
| Dec. 1 | Vanderbilt (HC) | Knoxville | 17/-- | 45-0 W |
| SEC 3-1 (2nd) - 14th AP | 238-52 | |||
| 1946 Won 9 Lost 2 (SEC CHAMPIONS) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 28 | Georgia Tech | Knoxville | 13-9 W | |
| Oct. 5 | Duke | Durham | 12-7 W | |
| Oct. 12 | Chattanooga | Knoxville | 8t/-- | 47-7 W |
| Oct. 19 | Alabama (HC) | Knoxville | 9/7 | 12-0 W |
| Oct. 26 | Wake Forest | Knoxville | 4/-- | 6-19 L |
| Nov. 2 | North Carolina | Knoxville | 10/9 | 20-14 W |
| Nov. 9 | Mississippi | Memphis | 7/-- | 18-14 W |
| Nov. 16 | Boston College | Boston | 8/-- | 33-13 W |
| Nov. 23 | Kentucky | Knoxville | 7/-- | 7-0 W |
| Nov. 30 | Vanderbilt | Nashville | 8/-- | 7-6 W |
| Orange Bowl | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Rice | Miami | 7/10 | 0-8 L |
| SEC 5-0 (Tie 1st) - 7th AP | 175-97 | |||
| 1947 Won 5 Lost 5 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 27 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta | 0-27 L | |
| Oct. 4 | Duke (HC) | Knoxville | 7-19 L | |
| Oct. 11 | Chattanooga | Knoxville | 26-7 W | |
| Oct. 18 | Alabama | Birmingham | 0-10 L | |
| Oct. 25 | Tennessee Tech | Knoxville | 49-0 W | |
| Nov. 1 | North Carolina | Chapel Hill | 6-20 L | |
| Nov. 8 | Mississippi | Memphis | 13-43 L | |
| Nov. 15 | Boston College | Knoxville | 38-13 W | |
| Nov. 22 | Kentucky | Lexington | 13-6 W | |
| Nov. 29 | Vanderbilt | Knoxville | 12-7 W | |
| SEC 2-3 (Tie 9th) | 164-159 | |||
| 1948 Won 4 Lost 4 Tied 2 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 25 | Mississippi State | Knoxville | 6-21 L | |
| Oct. 2 | Duke | Durham | 7-7 T | |
| Oct. 9 | Chattanooga | Knoxville | 20/-- | 26-0 W |
| Oct. 16 | Alabama (HC) | Knoxville | 21-6 W | |
| Oct. 23 | Tennessee Tech | Knoxville | 41-0 W | |
| Oct. 30 | North Carolina | Knoxville | --/3 | 7-14 L |
| Nov. 6 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta | --/6 | 13-6 W |
| Nov. 13 | Mississippi | Memphis | 18/-- | 13-16 L |
| Nov. 20 | Kentucky | Knoxville | 0-0 T | |
| Nov. 27 | Vanderbilt | Nashville | --/15 | 6-28 L |
| SEC 2-3-1 (8th) | 140-98 | |||
| 1949 Won 7 Lost 2 Tied 1 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | AP Rank UT/Opp | Result |
| Sept. 24 | Mississippi State | Knoxville | 10-0 W | |
| Oct. 1 | Duke | Knoxville | 7-21 L | |
| Oct. 8 | Chattanooga | Knoxville | 39-7 W | |
| Oct. 15 | Alabama | Birmingham | 7-7 T | |
| Oct. 22 | Tennessee Tech | Knoxville | 36-6 W | |
| Oct. 29 | North Carolina | Chapel Hill | --/13 | 35-6 W |
| Nov. 5 | Georgia Tech (HC) | Knoxville | 14/-- | 13-30 L |
| Nov. 12 | Mississippi | Memphis | 35-7 W | |
| Nov. 19 | Kentucky | Lexington | --/11 | 6-0 W |
| Nov. 26 | Vanderbilt | Knoxville | 18/-- | 26-20 W |
| SEC 4-1-1 (3rd) - 17th AP | 214-104 | |||
