1944 Tulane Green Wave football team

1944 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–3 (1–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Georgia Tech $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Alabama 3 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Tulane 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Florida 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Auburn 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 0 – 0 3 – 0 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1944 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Claude Simons Jr., the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 4–3 and a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing eighth in the SEC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7at Notre Dame*
L 0–2645,000[1]
October 14Rice*
W 21–028,000[2]
October 21Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 16–1330,000[3]
October 28SMU*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 27–722,000[4]
November 11at No. 13 Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 7–3420,000[5]
November 18Clemson*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 36–2010,000[6]
December 2at LSU
L 6–2530,000[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Powerful Notre Dame eleven triumphs over Tulane, 26–0". The Palladium-Item. October 8, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tulane Green Wave rolls over Rice Owls by 21 to 0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 15, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Greenies edge Plainsmen, 16–13". The Birmingham News. October 22, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Game SMU defense gives way as Tulane's power gets going in second half for 27–7 win". Austin American-Statesman. October 29, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bowen stars as Tech trims Tulane". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulane drops power to outscore Clemson". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "L.S.U. upsets Green Wave eleven by 25-to-6 count". Monroe Morning World. December 3, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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