1939 Tulane Green Wave football team

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1939 Tulane Green Wave football
SEC co-champion
Sugar Bowl, L 13–14 vs. Texas A&M
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 5
1939 record8–1–1 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Krueger
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
(capacity: 69,000)
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Tennessee + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Georgia Tech + 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Tulane + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Auburn 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Alabama 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Georgia 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
LSU 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Florida 0 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Sewanee 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1939 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Red Dawson, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 8–1–1 and a mark of 5–0 in conference play, sharing the SEC title with the Tennessee and Georgia Tech. Tulane was invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Texas A&M.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Clemson*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 7–6
October 7Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 12–0
October 14Fordham*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 7–043,000[1]
October 21North Carolina*No. 4
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
T 14–14
October 28No. 14 Ole MissNo. 9
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 18–6
November 11No. 20 AlabamaNo. 7
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 13–052,000[2]
November 18at Columbia*No. 6
  • Baker Field
  • New York, NY
W 25–025,000[3]
November 25SewaneeNo. 5
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 52–0[4]
December 2LSUNo. 5
W 33–2041,531
January 1, 1940vs. No. 1 Texas A&M*No. 5
L 13–1473,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ Richardson, William D. (October 15, 1939). "Early Tulane Coup Trips Fordham, 7-0". New York Times. p. 85.
  2. ^ "Tulane overcomes three year Alabama jinx to overpower Crimson Tide before 52,000 fans". The Shreveport Times. November 12, 1939. Retrieved February 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Daley, Arthur J. (November 19, 1939). "Powerful Tulane Conquers Game Columbia Team, 25-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ "Tulane reserves beat Sewanee". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1939 Tulane Green Wave Stats".
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