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1893 Tulane Olive and Blue football team

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1893 Tulane Olive and Blue football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
CaptainJohn Lombard
Home stadiumSportsman's Park
Seasons
1894 →
1893 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland     6 0 0
Texas     4 0 0
Central (KY)     2 0 0
Howard     2 0 0
North Carolina A&M     2 0 0
Vanderbilt     6 1 0
Auburn     3 0 2
Virginia     8 2 0
Ole Miss     4 1 0
Centre     4 1 0
Trinity (NC)     3 1 0
VMI     3 1 0
Kentucky State College     5 2 1
Delaware     2 1 0
Georgia Tech     2 1 0
Guilford     2 1 0
West Virginia     2 1 0
William & Mary     2 1 0
Navy     5 3 0
Richmond     3 2 0
Georgetown     4 4 0
Sewanee     3 3 0
Furman     1 1 0
Georgia     2 2 1
Western Maryland     1 1 0
Johns Hopkins     2 3 2
North Carolina     3 4 0
Tennessee     2 4 0
Tulane     1 2 0
Wake Forest     1 2 0
Hampden–Sydney     0 1 0
LSU     0 1 0
Maryville (TN)     0 1 0
Mercer     0 1 0
Wofford     0 1 0
VAMC     0 2 0
Alabama     0 4 0

The 1893 Tulane Olive and Blue football team represented Tulane University as an independent during the 1893 college football season and was the first team at Tulane to play intercollegiate games.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 18Southern Athletic ClubL 0–12[1]
November 25LSU
  • Sportsman's Park
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 34–02,000[2]
December 2Ole Miss
  • Sportsman's Park
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 4–12[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Tulane tackles the wrong team, but makes a fine showing for a first attempt". The Daily Picayune. November 19, 1893. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "34 to 0, the Tulane yell is the paean of victory". The Times-Democrat. November 26, 1893. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The University of Mississippi graduates a fine team in the football line, and the Tulane tacklers fail to keep pace". The Daily Picayune. December 3, 1893. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.