1957 Tulane Green Wave football team

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1957 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1957 record2–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Auburn $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 7 Ole Miss 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Mississippi State 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 17 Florida 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 13 Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
LSU 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Georgia 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Alabama 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Kentucky 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Andy Pilney, the team compiled a 2–8 record.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20VPI*
L 13–1432,000[1]
September 28at No. 13 Texas*
L 6–2035,000[2]
October 5at Marquette*
W 20–612,500[3]
October 11Georgia
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–1330,000[4]
October 18No. 11 Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 0–5030,000[5]
October 26Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 13–2025,000[6]
November 2vs. Mississippi State
L 6–2727,000[7]
November 9vs. Alabama
W 7–015,000[8]
November 16at No. 10 Army*
L 14–2021,125[9]
November 30at LSU
L 6–2548,040[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "VPI upsets Tulane, 14–13". The Times-Dispatch. September 21, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas whips Wave, 20–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane upends Marquette 20–6". The Daily Advertiser. October 6, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Green Wave passes come way too late". Daily World. October 13, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ole Miss drubs Tulane, 50–0". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 20, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sub's run helps Tech nip Tulane". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 27, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "State triumphs 27–6". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulane stops sputtering Tide". The Birmingham News. November 10, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Anderson breaks Davis' record, helps Army defeat Tulane, 20–14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "LSU tops Tulane by 25–6 score". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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