University of Tennessee Athletics
All-Time Results 1940-1949
March 27, 2001 | Men's Basketball
| 1948-49 | |||||
| Record: 19-7 | |||||
| SEC: 8-3 (3rd) | |||||
| Coach: Emmett Lowery | |||||
| Captain: Paul Walther | |||||
| AP Rank | |||||
| Date | UT | Opp | Opponent | Result | Site |
| N29 | - | - | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 58-43 | Harrogate |
| D2 | - | - | at St. John's | L, 45-67 | New York City |
| D4 | - | - | at St. Joseph's | L, 68-83 | Philadelphia |
| D8 | - | - | Tennessee Tech | W, 58-45 | Knoxville |
| D11 | - | - | Tulsa | W, 63-38 | Knoxville |
| D17 | - | - | at Florida | W, 58-52 | Gainesville |
| D20 | - | - | at Tampa | W, 74-50 | Tampa |
| D30 | - | - | vs. Arkansas | L, 55-58 | Memphis |
| J3 | - | - | Wake Forest | W, 70-51 | Knoxville |
| J8 | - | - | Loyola (South) | W, 73-57 | Knoxville |
| J10 | - | - | at Vanderbilt | W, 53-51 | Nashville |
| J15 | - | + | Kentucky | L, 51-66 | Knoxville |
| J22 | - | - | at Georgia Tech | W, 63-56 | Atlanta |
| J24 | - | - | at Georgia | W, 61-59 | Athens |
| J29 | - | - | Vanderbilt | W, 67-64 | Knoxville |
| J31 | - | - | North Carolina | W, 84-56 | Knoxville |
| F4 | - | - | Georgia | W, 77-51 | Knoxville |
| F5 | - | - | Georgia Tech | L, 71-72* | Knoxville |
| F8 | - | 1 | at Kentucky | L, 56-71 | Lexington |
| F12 | - | - | Mississippi State | W, 63-58 | Knoxville |
| F19 | - | - | at Chattanooga | W, 94-75 | Chattanooga |
| F21 | - | - | LSU | W, 81-72 | Knoxville |
| F23 | - | - | The Citadel | W, 64-42 | Knoxville |
| Southeastern Conference Tournament | |||||
| M3 | - | - | Mississippi State | W, 73-45 | Louisville |
| M4 | - | - | Ole Miss | W, 74-49 | Louisville |
| M5 | - | 1 | Kentucky | L, 44-83 | Louisville |
| + First poll of the season was not released until Jan. 20. Kentucky was ranked No. 2 in the first poll. | |||||
| 1947-48 | |||
| Record: 20-5 | |||
| SEC: 10-2 (Third) | |||
| Coach: Emmett Lowery | |||
| Captain: Marshall Hawkins | |||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Site |
| D2 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 56-41 | Knoxville |
| D5 | Milligan | W, 76-36 | Knoxville |
| D9 | at Washington & Lee | W, 85-49 | Bristol |
| D11 | Tennessee Tech | W, 57-33 | Knoxville |
| D13 | at Milligan | W, 52-34 | Johnson City |
| D20 | vs. Miami (Ohio) | L, 51-54 | Cincinnati |
| D31 | Wake Forest | W, 60-47 | Knoxville |
| J3 | at Duke | W, 62-58 | Durham |
| J5 | at North Carolina | L, 43-52 | Chapel Hill |
| J10 | Alabama | W, 47-35 | Knoxville |
| J12 | Mississippi State | W, 64-57 | Knoxville |
| J17 | Kentucky | L, 54-65 | Knoxville |
| J24 | at Georgia Tech | W, 59-57 | Atlanta |
| J26 | at Georgia | W, 70-64 | Athens |
| J31 | at Chattanooga | W, 79-64 | Chattanooga |
| F2 | at Mississippi State | W, 47-46 | Starkville |
| F6 | Georgia Tech | W, 49-46 | Knoxville |
| F7 | Georgia | W, 69-60 | Knoxville |
| F14 | at Kentucky | L, 42-69 | Lexington |
| F16 | at Vanderbilt | W, 63-48 | Nashville |
| F21 | Vanderbilt | W, 72-53 | Knoxville |
| F27 | vs. LSU | W, 56-48 | Memphis |
| Southeastern Conference Tournament | |||
| M4 | Mississippi State | W, 73-52 | Louisville |
| M5 | Ole Miss | W, 81-62 | Louisville |
| M6 | Kentucky | L, 47-70 | Louisville |
| 1946-47 | |||
| Record: 16-5 | |||
| SEC: 10-3 (3rd) | |||
| Coach: John Mauer | |||
| Captains: Ted Cook, Dick Mehen (Co-Captain) | |||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Site |
| D2 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 60-24 | Knoxville |
| D7 | Milligan | W, 59-33 | Knoxville |
| D9 | Tennessee Tech | W, 65-22 | Knoxville |
| D18 | at East Tennessee State | W, 53-23 | Johnson City |
| D21 | at Long Island | L, 32-42 | New York City |
| J4 | Duke | W, 53-47 | Knoxville |
| J10 | at Mississippi State | W, 35-34 | Starkville |
| J11 | at Auburn | W, 66-30 | Auburn |
| J18 | Kentucky | L, 39-54 | Knoxville |
| J20 | at Georgia Tech | L, 43-48 | Atlanta |
| J27 | at Georgia | W, 48-33 | Athens |
| F1 | Mississippi State | W, 65-36 | Knoxville |
| F3 | Auburn | W, 63-27 | Knoxville |
| F7 | Georgia Tech | W, 40-28 | Knoxville |
| F8 | Georgia | W, 62-33 | Knoxville |
| F10 | Ole Miss | W, 61-28 | Knoxville |
| F15 | at Kentucky | L, 46-61 | Lexington |
| F17 | at Vanderbilt | W, 54-47 | Nashville |
| F22 | Vanderbilt | W, 56-21 | Knoxville |
| Southeastern Conference Tournament | |||
| F27 | Georgia | W, 58-45 | Louisville |
| F28 | Tulane | L, 41-47 | Louisville |
| 1945-46 | |||
| Record: 15-5 | |||
| SEC: 8-3 (3rd) | |||
| Coach: John Mauer | |||
| Captain: Garland (Mule) O'Shields | |||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Site |
| D3 | Tennessee Tech | W, 52-26 | Knoxville |
| D8 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 63-18 | Knoxville |
| D11 | Milligan | W, 50-38 | Knoxville |
| D19 | at East Tennessee State | W, 44-24 | Johnson City |
| D25 | at Long Island | L, 43-45 | New York City |
| D29 | at Temple | W, 43-36 | Philadelphia |
| J5 | Marshall | W, 44-31 | Knoxville |
| J11 | at Ole Miss | W, 65-42 | Oxford |
| J12 | at Mississippi State | W, 52-27 | Starkville |
| J19 | Kentucky | L, 32-50 | Knoxville |
| J26 | at Georgia Tech | W, 49-27 | Atlanta |
| J27 | at Georgia | W, 46-33 | Athens |
| F2 | Fort Benning (Exh.) | L, 32-34 | Knoxville |
| F4 | Mississippi State | W, 38-31 | Knoxville |
| F9 | Georgia Tech | L, 34-38 | Knoxville |
| F11 | Georgia | W, 53-28 | Knoxville |
| F16 | at Kentucky | L, 34-54 | Lexington |
| F18 | at Vanderbilt | W, 55-33 | Nashville |
| F25 | Vanderbilt | W, 42-32 | Knoxville |
| Southeastern Conference Tournament | |||
| F28 | Vanderbilt | W, 46-32 | Louisville |
| M1 | Alabama | L, 24-35 | Louisville |
| 1944-45 | |||
| Record: 18-5 | |||
| SEC: 8-2 (1st) | |||
| Coach: John Mauer | |||
| Captain: Garland (Mule) O'Shields | |||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Site |
| D2 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 63-28 | Knoxville |
| D8 | Tennessee Tech | W, 44-28 | Knoxville |
| D15 | Tusculum | W, 49-17 | Knoxville |
| D25 | at New York University | W, 50-48 | New York City |
| D27 | at Temple | L, 31-33 | Philadelphia |
| D30 | vs. Ohio University | W, 40-36 | Buffalo |
| J6 | Marshall | W, 48-40 | Knoxville |
| J11 | at Alabama | W, 23-14 | Tuscaloosa |
| J12 | at Mississippi State | W, 41-26 | Starkville |
| J20 | Kentucky | W, 35-34 | Knoxville |
| J27 | Georgia Tech | W, 44-26 | Knoxville |
| J30 | Georgia | W, 42-26 | Knoxville |
| F3 | Mississippi State | W, 44-27 | Knoxville |
| F10 | at Georgia Tech | L, 49-53 | Atlanta |
| F12 | at Georgia | W, 48-38 | Athens |
| F17 | at Kentucky | L, 34-40 | Lexington |
| F19 | Alabama | W, 38-27 | Knoxville |
| F24 | Murray State | W, 57-38 | Knoxville |
| Southeastern Conference Tournament | |||
| M1 | Ole Miss | W, 59-37 | Louisville |
| M2 | Auburn | W, 56-26 | Louisville |
| M3 | Georgia Tech | W, 41-37 | Louisville |
| M3 | Kentucky | L, 35-39 | Louisville |
| National Invitation Tournament | |||
| ? | Rhode Island | L, 45-52 | New York City |
| 1943-44 |
| (No Team) |
| 1942-43 | |||
| Record: 14-4 | |||
| SEC: 6-3 (3rd) | |||
| Coach: John Mauer | |||
| Captain: Paul Herman | |||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Site |
| D5 | Tennessee Tech | W, 44-27 | Knoxville |
| D10 | Union | W, 48-31 | Knoxville |
| D19 | Duke | W, 51-33 | Knoxville |
| D26 | at St. John's | L, 41-52 | New York City |
| D30 | Fort Knox (Exh.) | L, 35-38 | Knoxville |
| J8 | at Mississippi State | W, 35-33 | State College |
| J9 | at Alabama | W, 37-27 | Tuscaloosa |
| J16 | Kentucky | L, 28-30 | Knoxville |
| J23 | Xavier | W, 55-23 | Knoxville |
| J29 | Auburn | W, 57-23 | Knoxville |
| F1 | at Xavier | W, 48-38 | Cincinnati |
| F6 | Mississippi State | W, 42-36 | Knoxville |
| F8 | Alabama | W, 36-33 | Knoxville |
| F13 | at Kentucky | L, 29-53 | Lexington |
| F15 | at Vanderbilt | L, 27-30 | Nashville |
| F20 | Vanderbilt | W, 44-22 | Knoxville |
| Southeastern Conference Tournament | |||
| F26 | Vanderbilt | W, 41-31 | Louisville |
| F27 | LSU | W, 52-34 | Louisville |
| F27 | Kentucky | W, 33-30 | Louisville |
| 1941-42 | |||
| Record: 19-3 | |||
| SEC: 7-1 (1st) | |||
| Coach: John Mauer | |||
| Captain: Bernie Mehen | |||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Site |
| D6 | Tennessee Tech | W, 42-23 | Knoxville |
| D9 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 60-15 | Knoxville |
| D11 | Austin Peay | W, 50-18 | Knoxville |
| D20 | Union | W, 42-19 | Knoxville |
| D23 | at Xavier | W, 46-36 | Cincinnati |
| D30 | 1-Long Island | W, 36-33 | New Orleans |
| J5 | at Duke | L, 35-37 | Durham |
| J9 | at Alabama | W, 37-15 | Tuscaloosa |
| J10 | at Ole Miss | W, 42-39 | Oxford |
| J17 | Kentucky | W, 46-40 | Knoxville |
| J23 | Auburn | W, 43-23 | Knoxville |
| J24 | Xavier | W, 42-30 | Knoxville |
| J31 | Marshall | W, 48-37 | Knoxville |
| F2 | Turner Field | W, 47-23 | Knoxville |
| F7 | Alabama | W, 36-29 | Knoxville |
| F9 | Chattanooga | W, 45-12 | Knoxville |
| F14 | at Kentucky | L, 33-36 | Lexington |
| F16 | at Vanderbilt | W, 34-33 | Nashville |
| F21 | Vanderbilt | W, 39-26 | Knoxville |
| Southeastern Conference Tournament | |||
| F26 | Georgia | W, 62-50 | Louisville |
| F27 | Mississippi State | W, 50-40 | Louisville |
| F28 | Alabama | L, 18-21 | Louisville |
| 1-Sugar Bowl Classic | |||
| 1940-41 | |||
| Record: 17-5 | |||
| SEC: 8-3 | |||
| Coach: John Mauer | |||
| Captain: Frank Thomas | |||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Site |
| D7 | Tennessee Tech | W, 46-27 | Knoxville |
| D20 | Emory & Henry | W, 51-27 | Knoxville |
| D27 | 191st FA (exh.) | W, 85-2 | Knoxville |
| D30 | Austin Peay | W, 31-23 | Knoxville |
| J2 | Marshall | W, 33-22 | Knoxville |
| J4 | at Virginia | L, 30-41 | Charlottesville |
| J6 | at Marshall | L, 29-33 | Huntington |
| J11 | at Alabama | L, 22-27 | Tuscaloosa |
| J18 | Kentucky | W, 32-22 | Knoxville |
| J24 | Mississippi State | W, 37-28 | Knoxville |
| J25 | Georgia | W, 46-23 | Knoxville |
| J27 | Chattanooga | W, 53-18 | Knoxville |
| J31 | at Auburn | W, 51-33 | Auburn |
| F1 | at Georgia | L, 36-47 | Athens |
| F8 | Ole Miss | W, 61-29 | Knoxville |
| F10 | Alabama | W, 34-23 | Knoxville |
| F15 | at Kentucky | L, 28-37 | Lexington |
| F17 | at Vanderbilt | W, 37-36 | Nashville |
| F22 | Vanderbilt | W, 46-25 | Knoxville |
| Southeastern Conference Tournament | |||
| F27 | Mississippi State | W, 35-29 | Louisville |
| F28 | Georgia | W, 41-39 | Louisville |
| M1 | Florida | W, 47-26 | Louisville |
| M1 | Kentucky | W, 36-33 | Louisville |
| 1939-40 | |||
| Record: 14-7 | |||
| SEC: 7-3 (2nd) | |||
| Coach: John Mauer | |||
| Captain: Gilbert Huffman | |||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Site |
| D11 | Tennessee Tech | W, 37-23 | Knoxville |
| D20 | Milligan | W, 35-23 | Knoxville |
| D30 | King College | W, 54-17 | Knoxville |
| J2 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 39-32 | Knoxville |
| J6 | at Michigan State | L, 20-29 | East Lansing |
| J8 | at Xavier | L, 35-36 | Cincinnati |
| J13 | at Alabama | W, 26-23 | Tuscaloosa |
| J15 | Vanderbilt | W, 29-23 | Knoxville |
| J20 | at Kentucky | L, 26-35 | Lexington |
| J26 | at Sewanee | W, 46-19 | Sewanee |
| J27 | at Vanderbilt | W, 34-31 | Nashville |
| J31 | Tennessee Wesleyan | W, 43-21 | Knoxville |
| F3 | Marshall | L, 40-47 | Knoxville |
| F10 | Sewanee | W, 36-28 | Knoxville |
| F12 | Alabama | L, 23-26 | Knoxville |
| F17 | Kentucky | W, 27-23 | Knoxville |
| F23 | at Florida | L, 38-41 | Gainesville |
| F24 | at Georgia | W, 58-41 | Athens |
| Southeastern Conference Tournament | |||
| F28 | Georgia Tech | W, 55-43 | Knoxville |
| F29 | Florida | W, 42-32 | Knoxville |
| M1 | Kentucky | L, 29-30** | Knoxville |
