1948 Tulane Green Wave football team

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1948 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 13
1948 record9–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainEmile O'Brien
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
(capacity: 80,735)
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Georgia $ 6 0 0 9 2 0
No. 15 Ole Miss 6 1 0 8 1 0
No. 13 Tulane 5 1 0 9 1 0
No. 12 Vanderbilt 4 2 1 8 2 1
Georgia Tech 4 3 0 7 3 0
Alabama 4 4 1 6 4 1
Mississippi State 3 3 0 4 4 1
Tennessee 2 3 1 4 4 2
Kentucky 1 3 1 5 3 2
Florida 1 5 0 5 5 0
LSU 1 5 0 3 7 0
Auburn 0 7 0 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1948 college football season. Led by third-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 9–1 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing third in the SEC.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25AlabamaW 21–1465,000[1]
October 2at Georgia TechL 7–13
October 9South Carolina*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 14–0
October 16No. 10 Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 20–7
October 23AuburnNo. 17
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 21–6
October 30Mississippi StateNo. 19
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 9–0
November 6VMI*No. 20
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 28–7[2]
November 13Baylor*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 35–13
November 20at Cincinnati*No. 14W 6–0
November 27at LSUNo. 14W 46–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ Little, Tom (September 26, 1948). "Tide shifts to T for rally bur Green Wave wins 21–14". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  2. ^ "Ed Price paces Tulane to 28–7 victory over VMI". The Tampa Tribune. November 7, 1948. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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