1936 Tulane Green Wave football team

American college football season

1936 Tulane Green Wave football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 6–3–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach|

* Red Dawson (1st season)

Captain| William Moss
Home stadium| Tulane Stadium

Seasons

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1937 ->

1936 Southeastern Conference football standings

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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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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 26| Ole Miss| |

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| 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*| |

* Polo Grounds
* New York, NY

| 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|

* Legion Field
* Birmingham, AL

| 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|

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)

| L 0–33| 48,000| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Rankings

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See also: 1936 NCAA football rankings

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

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Poll| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| Final
AP| 18| 9| 10| —| —| 19| —

## 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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Tulane Green Wave football

Venues|

* Sportsman's Park (1893–1894)
* Tulane Athletic Field (1895–1901)
* Athletic Park (1902–1907)
* Pelican Park (1908)
* First Tulane Stadium (1909–1916)
* Second Tulane Stadium (1917–1925)
* Third Tulane Stadium (1926–1974)
* Louisiana Superdome (1975–2013)
* Tad Gormley Stadium (2002–2004, 2008) (alternate)
* Yulman Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Auburn
* LSU: Battle for the Rag
* Ole Miss
* Southern Miss: Battle for the Bell

Culture & lore|

* History
* Riptide
* "The Olive and the Blue"
* "The Hullabaloo"
* Marching Band
* Porter Cup
* Effect of Hurricane Katrina
* The Ten Win Turnaround

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* All-Americans
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