Tulane Green Wave football, 1930–39

Contents:	1930 - 1931 - 1932 - 1933 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939

1930

1930 Tulane Green Wave football
Southern Conference Co-Champions
Conference	Southern Conference
1930 record	8–1 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Bernie Bierman
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons « 1929 1931 »

1930 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alabama §	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Tulane §	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Tennessee	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Duke	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	2
Vanderbilt	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Maryland	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Clemson	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Kentucky	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Mississippi State	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Virginia	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
NC State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Auburn	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Washington & Lee	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
VMI	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 27	Southwestern Louisiana*	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 84–0
October 4	at Northwestern*	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	L 0–14
October 11	vs. Texas A&M*	Dallas, TX	W 19–9
October 18	Birmingham-Southern*	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 21–0
October 25	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 28–0
November 1	Mississippi A&M	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 53–0
November 8	Auburn	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 21–0
November 15	Georgia	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 25–0
November 27	LSU	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag)	W 12–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

1931

1931 Tulane Green Wave football
Southern Conference Champions
Rose Bowl vs. USC, Lost 12-21
Conference	Southern Conference
1931 record	11–1 (8–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Bernie Bierman
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons « 1930 1932 »

1931 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tulane †	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Tennessee	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
Alabama	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Georgia	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Maryland	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Kentucky	4	–	2	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
LSU	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
South Carolina	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Sewanee	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	3	–	3			4	–	3	–	3
Washington & Lee	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Florida	2	–	4	–	2			2	–	6	–	2
Georgia Tech	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
VMI	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Virginia Tech	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Clemson	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	2
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Virginia	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
† – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 26	Ole Miss	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 31–0
October 3	Texas A&M*	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 7–0
October 10	at Spring Hill*	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 40–0
October 17	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 19–0
October 24	Georgia Tech	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 33–0
October 31	Mississippi A&M	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 59–7
November 7	vs. Auburn	Montgomery, AL	W 27–0
November 14	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	W 20–7
November 21	Sewanee	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 40–0
November 28	LSU	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag)	W 34–7
December 5	Washington State*	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 28–14
January 1, 1932	vs. USC*	Rose Bowl Stadium • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	L 12–21
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

1932

1932 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southern Conference
1932 record	6–2–1 (5–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Ted Cox
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons « 1931 1933 »

1932 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tennessee §	7	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
Auburn §	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
LSU §	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Virginia Tech	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	1	–	2			6	–	1	–	2
NC State	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	2
Alabama	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Tulane	5	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Duke	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	2	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Kentucky	4	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Virginia	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	2			2	–	5	–	2
Maryland	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
VMI	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Washington & Lee	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Florida	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Clemson	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
§ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 1	Texas A&M*	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 26–14
October 8	vs. Georgia	New Haven, CT	W 34–25
October 15	Vanderbilt	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	T 6–6
October 22	Auburn	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 7–19
October 29	South Carolina	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 6–0
November 5	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 20–14
November 12	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 6–3
November 19	Sewanee	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 26–0
November 26	at LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag)	L 0–14
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

1933

1933 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1933 record	6–3–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Head coach	Ted Cox
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons « 1932 1934 »

1933 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alabama †	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
LSU	3	–	0	–	2			7	–	0	–	3
Georgia	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Tennessee	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Tulane	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Auburn	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	2
Vanderbilt	2	–	2	–	2			4	–	3	–	3
Florida	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Sewanee	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
† – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 30	Texas A&M*	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 6–13
October 7	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 13–26
October 14	Maryland*	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 20–0
October 21	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 7–0
October 28	Auburn	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 7–13
November 4	vs. Colgate*	New York, NY	W 7–0
November 11	Mississippi A&M	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 33–0
November 18	Kentucky	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 34–0
November 25	Sewanee	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 26–9
December 2	LSU	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag)	T 7–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

1934

1934 Tulane Green Wave football
SEC Co-Champions
Sugar Bowl vs. Temple Owls, Won 20–14
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1934 record	10–1 (8–0 SEC)
Head coach	Ted Cox
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons « 1933 1935 »

1934 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tulane §	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Alabama §	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Tennessee	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	2
Georgia	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Florida	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Mississippi	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Kentucky	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29	Chattanooga*	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 41–0
October 6	Auburn	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 13–0
October 13	at Florida	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	W 28–12
October 20	Georgia	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 17–16
October 27	Georgia Tech	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 20–12
November 3	Ole Miss	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 15–0
November 10	vs. Colgate*	New York, NY	L 6–20
November 17	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 20–7
November 24	Sewanee	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 32–0
December 1	at LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag)	W 13–12
January 1, 1935	vs. Temple*	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	W 20–14
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

1935

1935 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1935 record	6–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Ted Cox
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons « 1934 1936 »

1935 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
LSU †	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Vanderbilt	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Auburn	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Tulane	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Florida	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 28	VMI*	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 44–0
October 5	Auburn	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 0–10
October 12	Florida	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 19–7
October 19	at Minnesota*	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 0–20
October 26	Sewanee	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 33–0
November 2	Colgate*	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 14–6
November 9	Georgia*	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 13–26
November 16	Kentucky	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 20–13
November 23	Northwestern State*	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 13–0
November 30	LSU	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag)	L 0–41
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

1936

1936 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1936 record	6–3–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Red Dawson
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons « 1935 1937 »

1936 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 LSU †	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
#4 Alabama	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Auburn	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
#17 Tennessee	3	–	1	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Tulane	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Kentucky	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Florida	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	2
Sewanee	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	6	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 26	Ole Miss		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 7–6
October 3	Auburn		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	T 0–0
October 10	Centenary*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 19–0
October 17	vs. Colgate*		New York, NY	W 28–6
October 24	North Carolina*	#18	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 21–7
October 31	Louisiana Tech*	#9	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 22–13
November 7	vs. #14 Alabama	#10	Birmingham, AL	L 7–34
November 14	Georgia		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 6–12
November 21	Sewanee		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 53–6
November 28	at #2 LSU	#19	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag)	L 0–33
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP.

1937

1937 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1937 record	5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Red Dawson
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (Capacity: 49,000)
Seasons « 1936 1938 »

1937 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Alabama †	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
#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
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 25	Clemson*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 7–0
October 2	Auburn		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	T 0–0
October 9	Mississippi College*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 84–0
October 16	vs. Colgate*		Buffalo, NY	W 7–6
October 23	at North Carolina*		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 0–13
October 30	Ole Miss		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 14–7
November 6	#2 Alabama	#19	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 6–9
November 13	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 6–7
November 20	Sewanee		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 33–7
November 27	#10 LSU		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag)	L 7–20
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP.

1938

1938 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	#19
1938 record	7–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Red Dawson
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (Capacity: 49,000)
Seasons « 1937 1939 »

1938 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Tennessee †	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
#13 Alabama	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
#19 Tulane	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	1	–	3			3	–	4	–	3
Vanderbilt	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Florida	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Georgia	1	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 24	Clemson*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 10–13
October 1	Auburn		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	T 0–0
October 8	at North Carolina*		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 17–14
October 15	Rice*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 26–17
October 22	Mercer*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 51–0
October 29	Mississippi A&M		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 27–0
November 5	vs. #15 Alabama		Birmingham, AL	L 0–3
November 12	Georgia		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 28–6
November 19	Sewanee		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 38–0
November 26	at LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag)	W 14–0
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP.

1939

1939 Tulane Green Wave football
SEC Co-Champions
Sugar Bowl vs. Texas A&M, Lost 13–14
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	#5
1939 record	8–1–1 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach	Red Dawson
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (Capacity: 69,000)
Seasons « 1938 1940 »

1939 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Tennessee §	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#16 Georgia Tech §	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#5 Tulane §	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Alabama	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Georgia	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
LSU	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Florida	0	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Sewanee	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 30	Clemson*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 7–6
October 7	Auburn		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 12–0
October 14	Fordham*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 7–0
October 21	North Carolina*	#4	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	T 14–14
October 28	#14 Ole Miss	#9	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 18–6
November 11	#20 Alabama	#7	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 13–0
November 18	at Columbia*	#6	Baker Field • New York, NY	W 25–0
November 25	Sewanee	#5	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 52–0
December 2	LSU	#5	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag)	W 33–20
January 1, 1940	vs. #1 Texas A&M*	#5	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	L 13–14
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP.

External links

• TulaneGreenWave.com, official website for Tulane athletics
• Tulane Football History
• College Football Data Warehouse, Tulane Historical Data
• College Poll Archive, Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings