Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 24 | Mississippi State | | | W 10–0 | 32,000 | [1] |
October 1 | Duke* | | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| L 7–21 | 40,000 | [2] |
October 8 | Chattanooga* | | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| W 39–7 | 15,000 | [3] |
October 15 | at Alabama | | | T 7–7 | 41,000 | [4] |
October 22 | Tennessee Tech* | | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| W 36–6 | 10,000 | [5] |
October 29 | at No. 13 North Carolina* | | | W 35–6 | | [6] |
November 5 | Georgia Tech | No. 14 | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN
| L 13–30 | 45,000 | [7] |
November 12 | vs. Ole Miss | | | W 35–7 | 28,054 | [8] |
November 19 | at No. 11 Kentucky | | | W 6–0 | 38,000 | [9] |
November 26 | Vanderbilt | No. 18 | - Shields–Watkins Field
- Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
| W 26–20 | 42,000 | [10] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "Tennessee sophs make difference in rough battle". Monroe Morning World. September 25, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke tramples Tennessee". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols pull Moccasin fangs, 39–7, for unimpressive victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 9, 1949. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama battles to 7–7 deadlock with Tennessee". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 16, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Breaks help Vols in win over Tech". The Chattanooga Times. October 23, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee smears Tar Heels, 35–6". The Miami Herald. October 30, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech astounds Vols with 30–13 victory". The Commercial Appeal. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee defeats Ole Miss". The Clarion-Ledger. November 13, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols bowl over Kentucky, 6 to 0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 20, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols edge Commodores 26–20". The Tennessean. November 27, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1950 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.