1949 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1949 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Henry Frnka, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 7–2–1 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the SEC title.

1949 Tulane Green Wave football
SEC champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–2–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainMax Druen, Richard Sheffield, Bill Svoboda, Francis Young
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulane $ 5 1 0 7 2 1
No. 11 Kentucky 4 1 0 9 3 0
No. 17 Tennessee 4 1 1 7 2 1
Georgia Tech 5 2 0 7 3 0
No. 9 LSU 4 2 0 8 3 0
Alabama 4 3 1 6 3 1
Vanderbilt 4 4 0 5 5 0
Auburn 2 4 2 2 4 3
Ole Miss 2 4 0 4 5 1
Florida 1 4 1 4 5 1
Georgia 1 4 1 4 6 1
Mississippi State 0 6 0 0 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24vs. AlabamaW 28–1437,500[1]
October 1Georgia TechW 18–055,000[2]
October 8Southeastern Louisiana*No. 4
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 40–018,000[3]
October 15at No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 4L 7–4658,196[4]
October 22AuburnNo. 20
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 14–623,000[5]
October 29Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 54–635,000[6]
November 5Navy*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
T 21–2170,000[7]
November 12at VanderbiltW 41–14[8]
November 19at No. 9 Virginia*No. 19W 28–1430,000[9]
November 26No. 13 LSUNo. 10
L 0–2180,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
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References

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  1. ^ "Price leads Tulane to win over Crimson Tide, 28 to 14". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. Associated Press. September 25, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "Tulane Greenies roll Georgia Tech down under, 18–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane beats SEC 40 to 0". Daily World. October 9, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "'Super' Irish rout Tulane team 46–7 with 2-lane battering". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane scores early to nip battling Auburn, 14–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 23, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Greenies trample Maroons win, 54–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Navy passes tie Tulane, 21 to 21". The Birmingham News. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulane scores win over Vandy". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 13, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulane snaps Virginia streak, 28–14". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 20, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "LSU blasts Tulane, 21–0, to dim Wave bowl hopes". Daily Press. November 27, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.