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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 2–6–1 (1–3–1 SEC) |
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Captain | Game captains |
Home stadium | Tulane Stadium |
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No. 2 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Tennessee | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 LSU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Georgia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1945 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1945 college football season. Led by Claude Simons Jr. in his fourth and final year as head coach, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 2–6–1 and a mark of 1–3–1 in conference play, tying for tenth place in the SEC.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 29 | at Gulfport AAF | Gulfport, MS | W 14–0 (scrimmage) | 4,000 | [1] |
October 6 | Florida | T 6–6 | 20,000 | [2] | |
October 13 | at Rice* | L 7–13 | 14,000 | [3] | |
October 20 | Auburn |
| L 14–20 | 28,000 | [4] |
October 27 | SMU* |
| W 19–7 | 28,000 | [5] |
November 3 | No. 15 Mississippi State |
| W 14–13 | 25,000 | [6] |
November 10 | Georgia Tech |
| L 7–41 | 30,000 | [7] |
November 17 | Clemson* |
| L 20–47 | 18,000 | [8] |
November 24 | No. 5 Notre Dame* |
| L 6–32 | 63,000 | [9] |
December 1 | LSU |
| L 0–33 | 52,644 | [10] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Green Wave Best Gulfport Bombers In Grid Scrimmage". The Daily Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. October 1, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Tulane scores in final two minutes to tie Gators". Pensacola News Journal. October 7, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane bows to Rice, 13–7". The Knoxville Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn Plainsmen rise to defeat Tulane Green Wave, 20 to 14". The Birmingham News. October 21, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Intercepted passes give Tulane 19 to 7 triumph over SMU". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 28, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wave rolls to mighty grid upset". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Engineers knock over Greenies". St. Petersburg Times. November 11, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson surprises Tulane Wave, 47–20". The Nashville Tennessean. November 18, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notre Dame rally beats Tulane, 32 to 6". The Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU trounces Tulane by 33–0 margin". The Salt Lake Tribune. December 2, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.