1939 Tulane Green Wave football team American college football season
The 1939 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1939 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Red Dawson, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 8–1–1 and a mark of 5–0 in conference play, sharing the SEC title with the Tennessee and Georgia Tech. Tulane was invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Texas A&M.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 | Clemson* | | | W 7–6 | 25,000 | [2] |
October 7 | Auburn | | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
| W 12–0 | 28,000 | [3] |
October 14 | Fordham* | | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA
| W 7–0 | 43,000 | [4] |
October 21 | No. 14 North Carolina* | No. 4 | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA
| T 14–14 | 34,000 | [5] |
October 28 | No. 14 Ole Miss | No. 9 | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
| W 18–6 | 37,000 | [6] |
November 11 | No. 20 Alabama | No. 7 | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA
| W 13–0 | 52,000 | [7] |
November 18 | at Columbia* | No. 6 | | W 25–0 | 25,000 | [8] |
November 25 | Sewanee | No. 5 | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA
| W 52–0 | 15,000 | [9] |
December 2 | LSU | No. 5 | | W 33–20 | 45,000 | [10] |
January 1, 1940 | vs. No. 1 Texas A&M* | No. 5 | | L 13–14 | 73,000 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
- ^ "1939 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Tulane wins by one point off Clemson". The Huntsville Times. October 1, 1939. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane overpowers Auburn, 12–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 8, 1939. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Richardson, William D. (October 15, 1939). "Early Tulane Coup Trips Fordham, 7-0". New York Times. p. 85.
- ^ "Tarheels tie Green Wave score 14–14". The State. October 22, 1939. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kellogg's great runs send Tulane bounding over Ole Miss, 18 to 6". The Commercial Appeal. October 29, 1939. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane overcomes three year Alabama jinx to overpower Crimson Tide before 52,000 fans". The Shreveport Times. November 12, 1939. Retrieved February 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Daley, Arthur J. (November 19, 1939). "Powerful Tulane Conquers Game Columbia Team, 25-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ "Tulane reserves beat Sewanee". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1939. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane wins in last quarter over Louisiana State". The Birmingham News. December 3, 1939. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Felix R. M'Knight (January 2, 1940). "Kimbrough Powers Aggies To 14-13 Victory Over Tulane: Haskell All-American Leads Fine Comeback". Wichita Falls Record News. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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