1934 Tulane Green Wave football team

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1934 Tulane Green Wave football
SEC co-champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 20–14 vs. Temple
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1934 record10–1 (8–0 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Lofton
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
(capacity: 35,000)
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulane + 8 0 0 10 1 0
Alabama + 7 0 0 10 0 0
Tennessee 5 1 0 8 2 0
LSU 4 2 0 7 2 2
Georgia 3 2 0 7 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 3 0 6 3 0
Florida 2 2 1 6 3 1
Ole Miss 2 3 1 4 5 1
Kentucky 1 3 0 5 5 0
Auburn 1 6 0 2 8 0
Sewanee 0 4 0 2 7 0
Mississippi State 0 5 0 4 6 0
Georgia Tech 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1934 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1934 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Ted Cox, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 10–1 and a mark of 8–0 in conference play, sharing the SEC title with Alabama. Tulane was invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they defeated Temple.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Chattanooga*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 41–0
October 6Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 13–0
October 13at Florida
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 28–12
October 20Georgia
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 17–16
October 27Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 20–12
November 3Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 15–0
November 10vs. Colgate*
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
L 6–20
November 17at Kentucky
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 20–7
November 24Sewanee
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 32–0[1]
December 1at LSU
W 13–12
January 1, 1935vs. Temple*
W 20–14[2]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[]

  1. ^ "Tulane reserves score easy victory over Sewanee, 32 to 0". Monroe Morning World. November 25, 1934. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tulane melts Owls' lead to win 20–14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 2, 1935. pp. 13, 15. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1934 Tulane Green Wave Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com".
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