1940 Tulane Green Wave football team

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1940 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1940 record5–5 (1–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainClaude Groves, Tommy O'Boyle
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
(capacity: 69,000)
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Tennessee $ 5 0 0 10 1 0
No. 9 Mississippi State 4 0 1 10 0 1
Ole Miss 3 1 0 9 2 0
Alabama 4 2 0 7 2 0
Auburn 3 2 1 6 4 1
LSU 3 3 0 6 4 0
Georgia 2 3 1 5 4 1
Florida 2 3 0 5 5 0
Kentucky 1 2 2 5 3 2
Tulane 1 3 0 5 5 0
Vanderbilt 1 5 1 3 6 1
Georgia Tech 1 5 0 3 7 0
Sewanee 0 1 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by fifth-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 5–5 and a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing tenth in the SEC.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Boston College*L 7–2742,000
October 5Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 14–20
October 12at Fordham*L 7–2034,000
October 19Rice*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 15–6
October 26at North Carolina*W 14–13
November 2Clemson*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 13–0
November 9at AlabamaL 6–1320,000[1]
November 16Georgia
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 21–13
November 23Louisiana Normal*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 47–0
November 30at LSUL 0–1430,799
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ Bassett, Norman (November 10, 1940). "Tide beats back Green Wave in thrilling dual, 13 to 6". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 6. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
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