1951 Tulane Green Wave football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 4–6 (1–5 SEC) |
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Captain | Richard Fugler, Jerome Helluin, Ellsworth Kingery, John McLean |
Home stadium | Tulane Stadium |
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No. 5 Georgia Tech + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Tennessee + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by sixth-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 4–6 and a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing last out of 12 teams in the SEC. Tulane was ranked at No. 57 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[1]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 29 | Miami (FL)* | W 21–7 | [2] | ||
October 6 | No. 19 Baylor* |
| L 14–27 | 40,000 | [3] |
October 13 | No. 15 Holy Cross* |
| W 20–14 | 30,000 | [4] |
October 20 | at Ole Miss | L 6–25 | 17,000 | [5] | |
October 27 | Auburn |
| L 0–21 | [6] | |
November 3 | Mississippi State |
| L 7–10 | [7] | |
November 10 | No. 12 Kentucky |
| L 0–37 | [8] | |
November 17 | at Vanderbilt | W 14–10 | 17,000 | [9] | |
November 24 | Southeastern Louisiana* |
| W 48–7 | [10] | |
December 1 | at LSU | L 13–14 | 46,000 | [11] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Greenies' learn fast, whip Miami". The Palm Beach Post. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Isbell engineers Baylor over Tulane, 27–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Nason, Jerry (October 14, 1951). "Tulane Catches Holy Cross, 20-14". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels smite Tulane, lear in leading role". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn batters Tulane, 21 to 0". The Huntsville Times. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss State beats Tulane on fourth period field goal, 10–7". The Daily Advertiser. November 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Parilli passes carry Kentucky to 37–0 victory over Tulane". The Owensboro Messenger. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane rallies, trips Vanderbilt, 14–10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane romps over Southeastern in 48–7 breather". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana noses out Tulane". The Commercial Appeal. December 2, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.