American college football season
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]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | Ole Miss | | | W 7–6 | 18,000 | [2] |
October 3 | Auburn | | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
| T 0–0 | 18,000 | [3] |
October 10 | Centenary* | | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA
| W 19–0 | 17,000 | [4] |
October 17 | vs. Colgate* | | | W 28–6 | 18,000 | [5] |
October 24 | North Carolina* | No. 18 | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA
| W 21–7 | 18,000 | [6] |
October 31 | Louisiana Tech* | No. 9 | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA
| W 22–13 | 12,000 | [7] |
November 7 | at No. 14 Alabama | No. 10 | | L 7–34 | 18,000 | [8] |
November 14 | Georgia | | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA
| L 6–12 | 18,000 | [9] |
November 21 | Sewanee | | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA
| W 53–6 | 10,000 | [10] |
November 28 | at No. 2 LSU | No. 19 | | L 0–33 | 48,000 | [11] |
- *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 | Final |
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AP | 18 | 9 | 10 | — | — | 19 | — |
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- ^ "1936 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tulane beats Centenary, 19–0". The Shreveport Times. October 11, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Green Wave rolls over Red Raiders at Polo Grounds". Brooklyn Times Union. October 18, 1936. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane passes way to victory over Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1936. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane held to 22–13 victory by La. Tech". Monroe Morning World. November 1, 1936. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Georgia detours Tulane's Wave, 12–6". The Miami Herald. November 15, 1936. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane swamps Sewanee Tigers by 53 to 6 score". The Shreveport Times. November 22, 1936. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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