American college football season
The 1948 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1948 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Henry Frnka, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 9–1 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing third in the SEC.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 | Alabama | | | W 21–14 | 65,000 | [1] |
October 2 | at Georgia Tech | | | L 7–13 | 35,000 | [2] |
October 9 | South Carolina* | | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA
| W 14–0 | 35,000 | [3] |
October 16 | No. 10 Ole Miss | | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
| W 20–7 | 43,000 | [4] |
October 23 | Auburn | No. 17 | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
| W 21–6 | 35,000 | [5] |
October 30 | Mississippi State | No. 19 | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA
| W 9–0 | 45,000 | [6] |
November 6 | VMI* | No. 20 | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA
| W 28–7 | | [7] |
November 13 | Baylor* | | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA
| W 35–13 | 45,000 | [8] |
November 20 | at Cincinnati* | No. 14 | | W 6–0 | 12,000 | [9] |
November 27 | at LSU | No. 14 | | W 46–0 | 45,000 | [10] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
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AP | — | — | 17 | 19 | 20 | — | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tech strikes early, digs in to top Green Wave, 13–7". The Chattanooga Times. October 3, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane triumphs over Gamecocks". The News and Observer. October 10, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane smacks Mississippi Rebels, 20 to 7". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 17, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wave rolls in last period to stop fired-up Auburn". The Birmingham News. October 24, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shorty McWilliams' play holds Tulane to 9–0 triumph". The Knoxville Journal. October 31, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ed Price paces Tulane to 28–7 victory over VMI". The Tampa Tribune. November 7, 1948. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane stays in bowl scene by trouncing Baylor, 35–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane finds Cincy tough in 6–0 win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 21, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Green Wave engulfs Louisiana State, 46–0". Monroe Morning World. November 28, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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