1947 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1947 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University during the 1947 college football season.

1947 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1947 record252 (232 SEC)
Head coachHenry Frnka (2nd season)
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
(Capacity: 80,735)
1947 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Ole Miss $ 6 1 0  9 2 0
No. 10 Georgia Tech 4 1 0  10 1 0
No. 6 Alabama 5 2 0  8 3 0
Mississippi State 2 2 0  7 3 0
Georgia 3 3 0  7 4 1
Vanderbilt 3 3 0  6 4 0
Tulane 2 3 2  2 5 2
LSU 2 3 1  5 3 1
Kentucky 2 3 0  8 3 0
Tennessee 2 3 0  5 5 0
Auburn 1 5 0  2 7 0
Florida 0 3 1  4 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27AlabamaW 21–20
October 4Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans
L 0–2048,000[1]
October 11at No. 16 Rice*
L 0–3328,000[2]
October 18Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans
L 14–27> 40,000[3]
October 25Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans
W 40–0
November 1Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans
L 0–2035,000[4]
November 15Florida
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans
T 7–725,000[5]
November 22at No. 2 Notre Dame*L 6–59
December 6LSU
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans (Battle for the Flag)
T 6–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Georgia Tech Coasts To Easy Win Over Tulane, 20-0". Montgomery Advertiser-Alabama Journal. October 5, 1947. p. 2B via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Fast-Moving Rice Trounces Tulane, 33-0, to Thrill 28,000". The Daily Oklahoman. October 12, 1947. p. 1B via Newspapers.com.
  3. Arnold Hederman (October 19, 1947). "Ole Miss Scores Mighty Triumph At Tulane, 27-14: Rebels Smash Greenie Defense For Four Scores". Clarion-Ledger. pp. I-1, II-3 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Miss. State Whips Tulane". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 2, 1947. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Florida, Tulane Battle To 7 To 7 Deadlock". St. Petersburg Times. November 16, 1947. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 151. Retrieved 2018-06-01.


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