1943 Tulane Green Wave football team

1943 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–3 (1–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
1943 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Georgia Tech $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
LSU 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
1 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Georgia 0 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 0 – 0 5 – 0 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Seven other SEC schools did not field a team due to World War II.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1943 college football season. In its second year under head coach Claude Simons Jr., Tulane compiled a 3–3 record (1–1 in conference games), tied for second place in the SEC, and was outscored by a total of 94 to 92.[2] Tulane ranked 37th in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Memphis NATTC*
L 7–4125,000[4]
October 9at Rice*
W 33–0[5]
October 23SMU*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 12–622,000[6]
October 30Georgia Pre-Flight*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 13–1418,000[7]
November 13No. 19 Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–3338,000[8]
November 20LSU
W 27–040,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ Scott, Richard (2008). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. MVP Books. p. 58. ISBN 1616731338. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  2. ^ "1943 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "Tulane's Green Wave Unable To Handle Memphis' Powerful Sailors, Lose 41-7". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. Associated Press. October 3, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved July 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "Tulane team manhandles weak Rice eleven, 33–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 10, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulane strikes twice for victory over SMU, 12 to 6". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 24, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulane Misses Try for Point and Loses to Georgia Sailors". The Shreveport Times. October 31, 1943. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Prokop's passes stun Tulane 33–0". The Courier-Journal. November 14, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "40,000 watch Tulane rout L.S.U., 27 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 21, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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