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1948 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Georgia $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Ole Miss 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 13 Tulane 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Vanderbilt 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 4 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Mississippi State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Tennessee 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Kentucky 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Florida 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
LSU 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Alabama
W 21–1465,000[1]
October 2at Georgia Tech
L 7–1335,000[2]
October 9South Carolina*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 14–035,000[3]
October 16No. 10 Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 20–743,000[4]
October 23AuburnNo. 17
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 21–635,000[5]
October 30Mississippi StateNo. 19
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 9–045,000[6]
November 6VMI*No. 20
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 28–7[7]
November 13Baylor*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 35–1345,000[8]
November 20at Cincinnati*No. 14
W 6–012,000[9]
November 27at LSUNo. 14
W 46–045,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
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References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Tech strikes early, digs in to top Green Wave, 13–7". The Chattanooga Times. October 3, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane triumphs over Gamecocks". The News and Observer. October 10, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane smacks Mississippi Rebels, 20 to 7". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 17, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wave rolls in last period to stop fired-up Auburn". The Birmingham News. October 24, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Shorty McWilliams' play holds Tulane to 9–0 triumph". The Knoxville Journal. October 31, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ed Price paces Tulane to 28–7 victory over VMI". The Tampa Tribune. November 7, 1948. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulane stays in bowl scene by trouncing Baylor, 35–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulane finds Cincy tough in 6–0 win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 21, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Green Wave engulfs Louisiana State, 46–0". Monroe Morning World. November 28, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team