1957 Tulane Green Wave football team

1957 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
1957 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Auburn $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 7 Ole Miss 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Mississippi State 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 17 Florida 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 13 Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
LSU 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Georgia 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Alabama 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Kentucky 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1957 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In their fourth year under head coach Andy Pilney, the team compiled a 2–8 record (1–5 in conference games), finished in tenth place in the SEC, and was outscored by a total of 195 to 91.[1]

The team gained an average of 157.5 rushing yards and 68.9 passing yards per game. On defense, it gave up an average of 241.2 rushing yards and 41.2 passing yards per game. Tulane's individual leaders included Carlton Sweeney with 306 passing yards and Claude Mason with 338 rushing yards and 132 receiving yards.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20VPI*
L 13–1432,000[3]
September 28at No. 13 Texas*
L 6–2035,000[4]
October 5at Marquette*
W 20–612,500[5]
October 11Georgia
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–1330,000[6]
October 18No. 11 Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 0–5030,000[7]
October 26Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 13–2025,000[8]
November 2vs. Mississippi State
L 6–2727,000[9]
November 9vs. Alabama
W 7–015,000[10]
November 16at No. 10 Army*
L 14–2021,000–21,125[11]
November 30at LSU
L 6–2548,040[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1957 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "1957 Tulane Green Wave Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "VPI upsets Tulane, 14–13". The Times-Dispatch. September 21, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas whips Wave, 20–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane upends Marquette 20–6". The Daily Advertiser. October 6, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Green Wave passes come way too late". Daily World. October 13, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ole Miss drubs Tulane, 50–0". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 20, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sub's run helps Tech nip Tulane". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 27, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "State triumphs 27–6". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulane stops sputtering Tide". The Birmingham News. November 10, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Anderson breaks Davis' record, helps Army defeat Tulane, 20–14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "LSU tops Tulane by 25–6 score". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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