Tennessee Upsets and Scares 1980-2019

Total upset score over 40 years is 3215. Average per year is 80.375

Total Upset Score	Result	Upset Value	Away Bonus	Blowout Bonus
250	On Sep 28, 1985, unranked Tennessee defeated 1st ranked Auburn by 18 points at home.	250	0	0
240	On Oct 16, 1982, unranked Tennessee defeated 2nd ranked Alabama by 7 points at home.	240	0	0
240	On Sep 9, 1989, unranked Tennessee defeated 6th ranked UCLA by 18 points away.	200	40	0
196	On Oct 6, 2007, unranked Tennessee defeated 12th ranked Georgia by 21 points at home.	140	0	56
196	On Jan 1, 2016, unranked Tennessee defeated 12th ranked Northwestern by 39 points at a neutral site.	140	0	56
180	On Oct 15, 1983, unranked Tennessee defeated 11th ranked Alabama by 7 points away.	150	30	0
168	On Oct 9, 2004, 17th ranked Tennessee defeated 3rd ranked Georgia by 5 points away.	140	28	0
150	On Oct 24, 2009, unranked Tennessee narrowly lost to 1st ranked Alabama by 2 points away.	125	25	0
150	On Oct 19, 2013, unranked Tennessee defeated 11th ranked South Carolina by 2 points at home.	150	0	0
144	On Nov 8, 2003, 18th ranked Tennessee defeated 6th ranked Miami (FL) by 4 points away.	120	24	0
140	On Sep 2, 2006, 23rd ranked Tennessee defeated 9th ranked California by 17 points at home.	140	0	0
140	On Nov 10, 2018, unranked Tennessee defeated 12th ranked Kentucky by 17 points at home.	140	0	0
110	On Oct 27, 2007, unranked Tennessee defeated 15th ranked South Carolina by 3 points at home.	110	0	0
105	On Sep 13, 1980, unranked Tennessee narrowly lost to 5th ranked USC by 3 points at home.	105	0	0
100	On Dec 17, 1983, unranked Tennessee defeated 16th ranked Maryland by 7 points at a neutral site.	100	0	0
100	On Sep 19, 1992, 14th ranked Tennessee defeated 4th ranked Florida by 17 points at home.	100	0	0
100	On Oct 5, 2013, unranked Tennessee narrowly lost to 6th ranked Georgia by 3 points at home.	100	0	0
84	On Oct 2, 2010, unranked Tennessee narrowly lost to 12th ranked LSU by 2 points away.	70	14	0
84	On Sep 27, 2014, unranked Tennessee narrowly lost to 12th ranked Georgia by 3 points away.	70	14	0
80	On Sep 14, 1985, unranked Tennessee tied 10th ranked UCLA at home.	80	0	0
72	On Oct 22, 2005, 17th ranked Tennessee narrowly lost to 5th ranked Alabama by 3 points away.	60	12	0
70	On Dec 22, 1984, unranked Tennessee narrowly lost to 12th ranked Maryland by 1 points at a neutral site.	70	0	0
66	On Sep 27, 2008, unranked Tennessee narrowly lost to 15th ranked Auburn by 2 points away.	55	11	0
50	On Sep 6, 1980, unranked Tennessee narrowly lost to 16th ranked Georgia by 1 points at home.	50	0	0

For this table an upset is a win over an opponent ranked 10 or more slots better. Unranked teams are considered ranked 26th. The upset score is 10 points multiplied by the difference in ranking, thus a 21st ranked team beating a 1st ranked team is a better upset (200 points) than a 21st ranked team beating an 11th ranked team (100 points). Winning away grants a 20% bonus. Winning by 21 points or more is a blowout and grants a 40% bonus. A scare is a tie or a loss within 3 points of a better ranked team. Scares are worth 50% of upsets, and can get an away bonus. Leave a comment if you would like to see another school, other years, or different criteria for determining an upset or scare.