The Tennessee Volunteers were 9-1 in 1946. They fell to the Rice Owls, 8 to 0, in the Orange Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 175 | 2,076 | 531 | 3.9 | 1,146 | 369 | 3.1 | 930 | 162 | 5.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 44th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 89 | 1,488 | 3.3 | 841 | 331 | 2.5 | 647 | 124 | 5.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 100th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||||||
Net | +86 | +588 | +531 | +0.6 | +305 | +38 | +0.6 | +283 | +38 | +0.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 28th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 4th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |