1941 Tulane Green Wave football team
| 1941 Tulane Green Wave football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (2–3 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Tulane Stadium (Capacity: 69,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Mississippi State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Tennessee | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Alabama | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Georgia | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Ole Miss | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1941 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1941 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Red Dawson, the Green Wave compiled a 5–4 record (2–3 against SEC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 220 to 95.[1] The team played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | Boston College* | W 21–7 | 45,000 | [2] | ||
| October 4 | Auburn |
| W 32–0 | 35,000 | [3] | |
| October 11 | at Rice* | L 9–10 | 25,000 | [4] | ||
| October 18 | North Carolina* | No. 17 |
| W 52–6 | 33,000 | [5] |
| October 25 | Ole Miss | No. 10 |
| L 13–20 | 45,000 | [6] |
| November 1 | No. 10 Vanderbilt | W 34–14 | 22,000 | [7] | ||
| November 8 | No. 13 Alabama | No. 14 |
| L 14–19 | 50,000 | [8] |
| November 15 | vs. NYU* |
| W 45–0 | 10,000 | [9] | |
| November 29 | LSU |
| L 0–19 | 50,000 | [10] | |
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References
- ^ "1941 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ Mortimer Kreeger (September 28, 1941). "Tulane Upsets Boston College's Sugar Bowl Champions, 21 to 7". The Birmingham News. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane Batters, Bruises Auburn, 32-0, Worst Licking Since '29". The Birmingham News. October 5, 1941. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ William T. Rives (October 12, 1941). "Owls Topple Tulane, 10-9". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harry Hollingsworth (October 19, 1941). "Green Wave Swamps Luckless Tar Heels". The Daily Tar Heel. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss Too Fast for Tulane and Wins, 20-13: Rebels Run Socks Off the Greenies; Black Sparks State". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 26, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Raymond Johnson (November 2, 1941). "Tulane Crushes Vanderbilt 34-13 With Great Power Display: Green Wave Rallies To Gain Triumph". The Nashville Tennessean. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tide outwits Tulane, 19–14 with last half comeback". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 9, 1941. p. 7. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
- ^ "Tulane Passes Smother NYU, 45-0". New York Daily News. November 16, 1941. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Joe R. Carter (November 30, 1941). "Ole Lou Rides Wave In 19 To 0 Upset: Tulane Fails To Dent Stout Tiger Defense". The Shreveport Times. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 150. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
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