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1950 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record6–2–1 (3–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainDennis Doyle, George Maddux
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Kentucky $ 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Alabama 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Tulane 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Georgia 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 3
Mississippi State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
LSU 2 – 3 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
Florida 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by fifth-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 6–2–1 and a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the SEC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Alabama
L 14–2645,000[1]
October 7Louisiana College*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 64–0[2]
October 14No. 10 Notre Dame*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 9–1373,159[3]
October 21Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 27–20[4]
October 28at Auburn
W 28–0[5]
November 11at Navy*
W 27–020,000[6]
November 18Virginia*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 42–1830,000[7]
November 25Vanderbilt
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 35–6[8]
December 2LSU
T 14–1474,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season[edit]

Main article: 1951 NFL Draft

The 1951 NFL Draft was held on January 18–19, 1951. The following Green Wave players were selected.[10]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
2 18 Don Joyce Defensive end Chicago Cardinals
3 38 Jerry Helluin Defensive tackle Cleveland Browns
4 48 George Kinek End Los Angeles Rams
6 74 Dan Rogas Guard Cleveland Browns
7 84 Paul Lea Defensive tackle Chicago Bears
9 104 Denny Doyle Guard Philadelphia Eagles
15 172 Joe Ernst Back Green Bay Packers
17 202 Hal Waggoner Back Philadelphia Eagles
30 359 Joe Shinn End New York Yanks

References[edit]

  1. ^ Watkins, Ed (October 1, 1950). "Bama barrage buries Wave 26 to 14". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 8. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  2. ^ "Green Wave topples La. College by 64–0". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Irish barely regain victory stride by 13–9". Quad-City Times. October 15, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane uses aerial route to drop Ole Miss, 27–20". Kingsport Times-News. October 22, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane takes Tigers, 28–0". The Birmingham News. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Brown, George (November 12, 1950). "Joe Ernst Passes Tulane to 27-0 Win Over Navy". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. p. 38. Retrieved July 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Tulane downs Virginia, 42–18". The Tampa Tribune. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ernst's passes rout Vanderbilt". The Commercial Appeal. November 26, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Spirited Tigers tie Green Wave, 14–14". The Shreveport Times. December 3, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1951 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2021.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team

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