1956 Tulane Green Wave football team

1956 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
1956 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Georgia Tech 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Florida 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Auburn 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Kentucky 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Alabama 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Mississippi State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
LSU 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Georgia 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1956 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In its third year under head coach Andy Pilney, Tulane compiled a 6–4 record (3–3 in conference games), finished in seventh place in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 124 to 123.[1]

The team gained an average of 222.8 rushing yards and 46.7 passing yards per game. On defense, it gave up an average of 190.3 rushing yards and 72.9 passing yards per game. Tulane's individual leaders included Gene Newton with 280 passing yards, Ronny Quillian with 625 rushing yards, and Will Billon with 140 receiving yards.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22VPI*
W 21–1430,000[3]
September 29Texas*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–735,000[4]
October 6at Northwestern*
W 20–1332,000[5]
October 13No. 14 Navy*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 21–645,000[6]
October 20at No. 6 Ole MissNo. 19
W 10–328,000[7]
October 27at No. 3 Georgia TechNo. 15
L 0–4040,000[8]
November 3Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 20–14[9]
November 10Alabama
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 7–1330,000[10]
November 17at Vanderbilt
W 13–622,000[11]
December 1LSU
L 6–760,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1956 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "1956 Tulane Green Wave Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Tulane trips VPI by 21–14". The Times-Dispatch. September 23, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Clements' clutch pass gives Texas 7–6 win despite Tulane Green Wave edge in statistics". The American-Statesman. September 30, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane's 2d Quarter Beats N. U., 20 to 13". Chicago Tribune. October 7, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulane eleven spills Navy from unbeaten ranks, 21–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 14, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulane defeats Rebels in mud before 28,000". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia Tech snaps Tulane Upset string, 40–0". Fort Lauderdale News. October 28, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulane scores late, beats Maroons 20–14". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alabama pulls upset win over Wave in dominating play by 13–7 count". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 11, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tulane spills Vandy, 13 to 6". The Tennessean. November 18, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Taylor's buck kick gives LSU 7–6 win over Wave". The Daily Advertiser. December 2, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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