1937 Tulane Green Wave football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC) |
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Captain | Norman Buckner, Norman Hall |
Home stadium | Tulane Stadium |
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No. 4 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sewanee | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1937 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1937 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Red Dawson, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 5–4–1 and a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, placing ninth in the SEC.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 | Clemson* | W 7–0 | 15,000 | [1] | ||
October 4 | Auburn |
| T 0–0 | [2] | ||
October 9 | Mississippi College* |
| W 84–0 | 12,000 | [3] | |
October 16 | vs. Colgate* | W 7–6 | 32,524 | [4] | ||
October 23 | at North Carolina* | L 0–13 | [5] | |||
October 30 | Ole Miss |
| W 14–7 | 19,000 | [6] | |
November 6 | No. 2 Alabama | No. 19 |
| L 6–9 | 31,000 | [7] |
November 13 | at Georgia | L 6–7 | 12,000 | [8] | ||
November 20 | Sewanee |
| W 33–7 | 10,000 | [9] | |
November 27 | No. 10 LSU |
| L 7–20 | 40,000 | [10] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Clemson loses to Green Wave 7 to 0 after magnificent fight". The State. September 26, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers hold Tulane 0–0 on muddy field". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wave sinks Miss. College by 84 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 10, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane tops Colgate, 7–6". The News and Observer. October 17, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels smash big Tulane Greenies, 13 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane registers touchdown in final quarter to gain victory over Ole Miss, 14–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 31, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sanford's field goal enables Alabama to beat Tulane". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 7, 1937. Retrieved February 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane bows to Georgia Bulldog". The Birmingham News. November 14, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane swamps Sewanee, 33 to 7". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1937. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L.S.U. passes Tulane, 20–7". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 28, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.