1949 Tulane Green Wave football team

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1949 Tulane Green Wave football
SEC champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–2–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainMax Druen, Richard Sheffield, Bill Svoboda, Francis Young
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulane $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
No. 11 Kentucky 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 9 LSU 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Auburn 2 – 4 – 2 2 – 4 – 3
Ole Miss 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Florida 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Georgia 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Henry Frnka, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 7–2–1 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the SEC title.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24vs. Alabama
W 28–1437,500[1]
October 1Georgia Tech
W 18–055,000[2]
October 8Southeastern Louisiana*No. 4
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 40–018,000[3]
October 15at No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 4
L 7–4658,196[4]
October 22AuburnNo. 20
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 14–623,000[5]
October 29Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 54–635,000[6]
November 5Navy*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
T 21–2170,000[7]
November 12at Vanderbilt
W 41–14[8]
November 19at No. 9 Virginia*No. 19
W 28–1430,000[9]
November 26No. 13 LSUNo. 10
L 0–2180,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1949 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
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References

  1. ^ "Price leads Tulane to win over Crimson Tide, 28 to 14". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. Associated Press. September 25, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "Tulane Greenies roll Georgia Tech down under, 18–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane beats SEC 40 to 0". Daily World. October 9, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "'Super' Irish rout Tulane team 46–7 with 2-lane battering". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane scores early to nip battling Auburn, 14–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 23, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Greenies trample Maroons win, 54–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Navy passes tie Tulane, 21 to 21". The Birmingham News. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulane scores win over Vandy". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 13, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulane snaps Virginia streak, 28–14". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 20, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "LSU blasts Tulane, 21–0, to dim Wave bowl hopes". Daily Press. November 27, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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