1949 Tulane Green Wave football team

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1949 Tulane Green Wave football
SEC champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1949 record7–2–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
  • Henry Frnka (4th season)
CaptainMax Druen, Richard Sheffield, Bill Svoboda, Francis Young
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
(capacity: 80,735)
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulane $ 5 1 0 7 2 1
No. 11 Kentucky 4 1 0 9 3 0
No. 17 Tennessee 4 1 1 7 2 1
Georgia Tech 5 2 0 7 3 0
No. 9 LSU 4 2 0 8 3 0
Alabama 4 3 1 6 3 1
Vanderbilt 4 4 0 5 5 0
Auburn 2 4 2 2 4 3
Ole Miss 2 4 0 4 5 1
Florida 1 4 1 4 5 1
Georgia 1 4 1 4 6 1
Mississippi State 0 6 0 0 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by fourth-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 7–2–1 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the SEC title.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24vs. Alabama
  • Ladd Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
W 28–1437,500[1]
October 1Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 18–0
October 8Southeastern Louisiana*No. 4
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 40–0
October 15at No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 4
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
L 7–4658,196
October 22AuburnNo. 20
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 14–6
October 29Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 54–6
November 5Navy*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
T 21–21
November 12at Vanderbilt
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 41–14
November 19at No. 9 Virginia*No. 19
W 28–14
November 26No. 13 LSUNo. 10
L 0–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "Price leads Tulane to win over Crimson Tide, 28 to 14". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. Associated Press. September 25, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
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