1947 Tulane Green Wave football team

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1947 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1947 record2–5–2 (2–3–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainLeonard Finley
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
(capacity: 80,735)
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Ole Miss $ 6 1 0 9 2 0
No. 10 Georgia Tech 4 1 0 10 1 0
No. 6 Alabama 5 2 0 8 3 0
Mississippi State 2 2 0 7 3 0
Georgia 3 3 0 7 4 1
Vanderbilt 3 3 0 6 4 0
Tulane 2 3 2 2 5 2
LSU 2 3 1 5 3 1
Kentucky 2 3 0 8 3 0
Tennessee 2 3 0 5 5 0
Auburn 1 5 0 2 7 0
Florida 0 3 1 4 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1947 college football season. Led by second-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 2–5–2 and a mark of 2–3–2 in conference play, placing seventh in the SEC.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27AlabamaW 21–2060,000[1]
October 4Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–2048,000[2]
October 11at No. 16 Rice*
L 0–3328,000[3]
October 18Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 14–27> 40,000[4]
October 25Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 40–0
November 1Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–2035,000[5]
November 15Florida
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
T 7–725,000[6]
November 22at No. 2 Notre Dame*L 6–5957,000
December 6LSU
T 6–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ Mullins, Jim (September 28, 1947). "Tulane out-points Tide, 21–20 in thrill-packed scoring race". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  2. ^ "Georgia Tech Coasts To Easy Win Over Tulane, 20-0". Montgomery Advertiser-Alabama Journal. October 5, 1947. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Fast-Moving Rice Trounces Tulane, 33-0, to Thrill 28,000". The Daily Oklahoman. October 12, 1947. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Arnold Hederman (October 19, 1947). "Ole Miss Scores Mighty Triumph At Tulane, 27-14: Rebels Smash Greenie Defense For Four Scores". Clarion-Ledger. pp. I-1, II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miss. State Whips Tulane". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 2, 1947. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Florida, Tulane Battle To 7 To 7 Deadlock". St. Petersburg Times. November 16, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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