1959 Tulane Green Wave football team
| 1959 Tulane Green Wave football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 3–6–1 (0–5–1 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Tulane Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Georgia $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Ole Miss # | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Alabama | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Florida | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1959 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In its sixth year under head coach Andy Pilney, Tulane compiled a 3–6–1 record (0–5–1 in conference games), finished in 11th place in the SEC, and was outscored by a total of 176 to 94.[1]
The team gained an average of 132.9 rushing yards and 75.6 passing yards per game. On defense, it gave up an average of 154.7 rushing yards and 83.7 passing yards per game. Tulane's individual leaders included Phil Nugent with 511 passing yards, Terry Terrebonne with 408 rushing yards, and Pete Abadie with 188 receiving yards.[2]
The Green Wave played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Florida | L 0–30 | 30,000 | [3] | |
| September 25 | at Miami (FL)* | L 7–26 | 35,688 | [4] | |
| October 3 | Wake Forest* |
| W 6–0 | 18,000 | [5] |
| October 9 | Detroit* |
| W 25–0 | [6] | |
| October 17 | at No. 5 Ole Miss | L 7–53 | 23,500 | [7] | |
| October 24 | No. 9 Georgia Tech |
| L 13–21 | 30,000 | [8] |
| October 30 | Texas Tech* |
| W 17–7 | 15,000 | [9] |
| November 7 | vs. Alabama | L 7–19 | 29,000 | [10] | |
| November 14 | Vanderbilt |
| T 6–6 | 18,000 | [11] |
| November 21 | at No. 3 LSU | L 6–14 | 65,057 | [12] | |
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References
- ^ "1959 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "1959 Tulane Green Wave Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Gators explode to swamp Green Wave, 30–0". The Orlando Sentinel. September 19, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Little Fran showed 'em how". The Miami News. September 26, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane hands Deacs first defeat, 6 to 0". The News and Observer. October 4, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Help! Titans drown in Green Wave, 25–0". Detroit Free Press. October 10, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss Rebels glide over Green Wave, 53–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heavily-favored Tech rallies to edge fired-up Tulane, 21–13". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane whips Raiders, 17–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 31, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Red Tide bests Green Wave in kilowatt contest, 19–7". The Selma Times-Journal. November 8, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy, Tulane battle to 6–6 tie". The Tennessean. November 15, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cannon's 45-yard touchdown run boosts Bengals to 14–6 win, Sugar Bowl invite". The Daily Advertiser. November 22, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.