1947 Tulane Green Wave football team

1947 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–5–2 (2–3–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainLeonard Finley
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
1947 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Ole Miss $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Georgia Tech 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Alabama 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Georgia 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
2 – 3 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Auburn 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Florida 0 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1947 college football season. In its second year under head coach Henry Frnka, Tulane compiled a 2–5–2 record (2–3–2 in conference games), finished seventh in the SEC, and was outscored by a total of 192 to 94.[1] Tulane was ranked No. 59 in the final Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1947.[2]

Fullback Eddie Price received third-team honors on the 1947 All-SEC football team.[3] He was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[4]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Alabama
W 21–2060,000[5]
October 4Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–2048,000[6]
October 11at No. 16 Rice*
L 0–3328,000[7]
October 18Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 14–27> 40,000[8]
October 25Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 40–030,000[9]
November 1Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–2035,000[10]
November 15Florida
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
T 7–725,000[11]
November 22at No. 2 Notre Dame*
L 6–5957,000[12]
December 6LSU
T 6–667,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1947 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tech, Ole Miss, State Also Get 2 Berths Each". The Anniston Star. November 26, 1947. p. 10. Retrieved May 31, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eddie Price". National Football Foundation. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  5. ^ Mullins, Jim (September 28, 1947). "Tulane out-points Tide, 21–20 in thrill-packed scoring race". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  6. ^ "Georgia Tech Coasts To Easy Win Over Tulane, 20-0". Montgomery Advertiser-Alabama Journal. October 5, 1947. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fast-Moving Rice Trounces Tulane, 33-0, to Thrill 28,000". The Daily Oklahoman. October 12, 1947. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Arnold Hederman (October 19, 1947). "Ole Miss Scores Mighty Triumph At Tulane, 27-14: Rebels Smash Greenie Defense For Four Scores". Clarion-Ledger. pp. I-1, II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Green Wave finds Auburn easy victim". The Knoxville Journal. October 26, 1947. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Miss. State Whips Tulane". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 2, 1947. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Florida, Tulane Battle To 7 To 7 Deadlock". St. Petersburg Times. November 16, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Notre Dame easily beats back Wave". The Miami News. November 23, 1947. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Terrific line play gives Tulane tie with LSU". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 7, 1947. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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