1948 Tulane Green Wave football team

1948 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record9–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainEmile O'Brien
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
1948 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Georgia $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Ole Miss 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 13 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Vanderbilt 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 4 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Mississippi State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Tennessee 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Kentucky 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Florida 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
LSU 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1948 college football season. In its third year under head coach Henry Frnka, Tulane compiled a 9–1 record (5–1 in conference games), finished third in the SEC, outscored opponents by a total of 207 to 60, and was ranked No. 13 in the final AP poll.[1]

Fullback Eddie Price won first-team honors from both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1948 All-SEC football team. Tackle Paul Lea was named to the first team by the AP and the second team by the UP.[2][3][4]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Alabama
W 21–1465,000[5]
October 2at Georgia Tech
L 7–1335,000[6]
October 9South Carolina*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 14–035,000[7]
October 16No. 10 Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 20–743,000[8]
October 23AuburnNo. 17
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 21–635,000[9]
October 30Mississippi StateNo. 19
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 9–045,000[10]
November 6VMI*No. 20
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 28–7[11]
November 13Baylor*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 35–1345,000[12]
November 20at Cincinnati*No. 14
W 6–012,000[13]
November 27at LSUNo. 14
W 46–045,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1948 college football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP——171920—141413

References

  1. ^ "1948 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Only 6 Seniors On Southeastern Grid Selections". The Pantagraph. November 30, 1948. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane Puts 2 On S.E.C. team". The Monroe News-Star. November 30, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved May 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Edwin Pope (December 1, 1948). "Georgia Places 3 Men On UP All-SEC Team". Herald-Journal.
  5. ^ Little, Tom (September 26, 1948). "Tide shifts to T for rally bur Green Wave wins 21–14". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  6. ^ "Tech strikes early, digs in to top Green Wave, 13–7". The Chattanooga Times. October 3, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulane triumphs over Gamecocks". The News and Observer. October 10, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulane smacks Mississippi Rebels, 20 to 7". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 17, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wave rolls in last period to stop fired-up Auburn". The Birmingham News. October 24, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Shorty McWilliams' play holds Tulane to 9–0 triumph". The Knoxville Journal. October 31, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ed Price paces Tulane to 28–7 victory over VMI". The Tampa Tribune. November 7, 1948. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tulane stays in bowl scene by trouncing Baylor, 35–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tulane finds Cincy tough in 6–0 win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 21, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Green Wave engulfs Louisiana State, 46–0". Monroe Morning World. November 28, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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