1936 Tulane Green Wave football team

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1936 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–3–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Moss
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 LSU $ 6 0 0 9 1 1
No. 4 Alabama 5 0 1 8 0 1
Auburn 4 1 1 7 2 2
No. 17 Tennessee 3 1 2 6 2 2
Mississippi State 3 2 0 7 3 1
Georgia 3 3 0 5 4 1
Georgia Tech 3 3 1 5 5 1
Tulane 2 3 1 6 3 1
Vanderbilt 1 3 1 3 5 1
Kentucky 1 3 0 6 4 0
Florida 1 5 0 4 6 0
Ole Miss 0 3 1 5 5 2
Sewanee 0 5 0 0 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1936 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1936 college football season. Led by first-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 6–3–1 and a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, placing eighth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Ole MissW 7–618,000[2]
October 3Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
T 0–018,000[3]
October 10Centenary*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 19–017,000[4]
October 17vs. Colgate*W 28–618,000[5]
October 24North Carolina*No. 18
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 21–718,000[6]
October 31Louisiana Tech*No. 9
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 22–1312,000[7]
November 7at No. 14 AlabamaNo. 10L 7–3418,000[8]
November 14Georgia
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–1218,000[9]
November 21Sewanee
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 53–610,000[10]
November 28at No. 2 LSUNo. 19L 0–3348,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll123456Final
AP1891019

References

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  1. ^ "1936 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss bows to Tulane by margin of lone point in bitterly fought game". The Commercial Appeal. September 27, 1936. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Highly touted Auburn Plainsmen held to scoreless tie by Tulane's Green Wave". The Dothan Eagle. October 4, 1936. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane beats Centenary, 19–0". The Shreveport Times. October 11, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Green Wave rolls over Red Raiders at Polo Grounds". Brooklyn Times Union. October 18, 1936. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulane passes way to victory over Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1936. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulane held to 22–13 victory by La. Tech". Monroe Morning World. November 1, 1936. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alabama completely outclasses Tulane to hand Green Wave first defeat of season". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Georgia detours Tulane's Wave, 12–6". The Miami Herald. November 15, 1936. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulane swamps Sewanee Tigers by 53 to 6 score". The Shreveport Times. November 22, 1936. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "LSU has awesome display of power to take game, 33–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 29, 1936. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.



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