1944 Tulane Green Wave football team

1944 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–3 (1–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
1944 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. T–13 Georgia Tech $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Alabama 3 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Florida 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Auburn 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 0 – 0 3 – 0 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1944 college football season. In its third year under head coach Claude Simons Jr., Tulane compiled a 4–3 record (1–2 in conference games), finished eighth in the SEC, and was outscored by a total of 125 to 113.[1]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7at Notre Dame*
L 0–2645,000[2]
October 14Rice*
W 21–028,000[3]
October 21Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 16–1330,000[4]
October 28SMU*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 27–722,000[5]
November 11at No. 13 Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 7–3420,000[6]
November 18Clemson*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 36–2010,000[7]
December 2at LSU
L 6–2530,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1944 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Powerful Notre Dame eleven triumphs over Tulane, 26–0". The Palladium-Item. October 8, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane Green Wave rolls over Rice Owls by 21 to 0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 15, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Greenies edge Plainsmen, 16–13". The Birmingham News. October 22, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Game SMU defense gives way as Tulane's power gets going in second half for 27–7 win". Austin American-Statesman. October 29, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bowen stars as Tech trims Tulane". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulane drops power to outscore Clemson". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "L.S.U. upsets Green Wave eleven by 25-to-6 count". Monroe Morning World. December 3, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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