1940 Tulane Green Wave football team

1940 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (1–3 SEC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
1940 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Tennessee $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Mississippi State 4 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
Ole Miss 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Auburn 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
LSU 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgia 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Florida 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 2 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Georgia Tech 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1940 college football season. In its fifth year under head coach Red Dawson, Tulane compiled a 5–5 record (1–3 in conference games), finished tenth in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 144 to 126.[1] Tulane was ranked at No. 28 out of 697 college football teams in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Back James Thibault and tackle Charles Dufour received first-team honors on the 1940 All-SEC football team.

The Green Wave played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Boston College*
L 7–2742,000[3]
October 5Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 14–2032,000[4]
October 12at Fordham*
L 7–2035,400[5]
October 19Rice*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 15–634,000[6]
October 26at North Carolina*
W 14–1320,000[7]
November 2No. 10 Clemson*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 13–031,000[8]
November 9at Alabama
L 6–1320,000[9]
November 16Georgia
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 21–1330,000[10]
November 23Louisiana Normal*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 47–020,000[11]
November 30at LSU
L 0–1430,799[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1940 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Boston stuns Tulane with 27–7 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers plunge in Green Wave for 20–14 splash". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fordham is 20–7 winner over Tulane". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 13, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulane turns back Rice, 15–6, in ragged exhibition". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 20, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Carolina eleven bows, 14–13 to Tulane Green Wave surge". Daily Press. October 27, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Question: Is 13 unlucky? Clemson's 13-game streak stopped when Tigs fall to Tulane 0–13". The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Bassett, Norman (November 10, 1940). "Tide beats back Green Wave in thrilling dual, 13 to 6". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 6. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  10. ^ "Tulane turns on power to defeat Georgia 21 to 13". The Huntsville Times. November 17, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tulane Wave runs over Louisiana Normal Demons, 47–0". Monroe Morning World. November 24, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Louisiana State beats Tulane". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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