1934 Tulane Green Wave football team American college football season
The 1934 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1934 college football season . Led by third-year head coach Ted Cox , the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans .
The Green Wave finished the regular season at 9–1 and were 8–0 in conference play, sharing the SEC title with Alabama .[ 1] Tulane was invited to the first Sugar Bowl , at their home stadium, where they beat previously undefeated Temple 20–14 on New Year's Day to finish at 10–1.
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 29 Chattanooga * W 41–012,000 [ 2]
October 6 Auburn Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry ) W 13–0[ 3]
October 13 at Florida W 28–1215,000 [ 4]
October 20 Georgia Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA W 7–623,000 [ 5]
October 27 Georgia Tech Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA W 20–1212,000 [ 6]
November 3 Ole Miss Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry ) W 15–0[ 7]
November 10 vs. Colgate * L 6–2040,000 [ 8]
November 17 at Kentucky W 20–712,000 [ 9]
November 24 Sewanee Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA W 32–0[ 10]
December 1 at LSU W 13–1230,000 [ 11]
January 1, 1935 vs. Temple * W 20–1422,206 [ 12]
References
^ "1934 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022 .
^ "Greenies wallop Moccasins, 41–0" . The Birmingham News . September 30, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane shows flashes of form in 13–0 victory" . The Atlanta Constitution . October 7, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane 28; Florida 12" . Tampa Sunday Tribune . October 14, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane Wave barely beats Georgia, 7–6" . Bradenton Herald . October 21, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane stays in title race by nosing out Tech, 20 to 12" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 28, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane given scare before defeating Mississippi 15–0" . The Knoxville Sunday Journal . November 4, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Razzle-dazzle of Colgate stupifies poor Tulane, 20–6" . Daily News . November 11, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane clips Wildcats for 20 to 7 win" . Johnson City Chronicle . November 18, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane reserves score easy victory over Sewanee, 32 to 0" . Monroe Morning World . November 25, 1934. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane topples L.S.U. by one-point margin, 13–12" . The Charlotte Observer . December 2, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane melts Owls' lead to win 20–14" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . January 2, 1935. pp. 13, 15. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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