1937 Tulane Green Wave football team

American college football season

1937 Tulane Green Wave football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach|

* Red Dawson (2nd season)

Captain| Norman Buckner, Norman Hall
Home stadium| Tulane Stadium

Seasons

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1938 ->

1937 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 4 Alabama $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 8 LSU | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Auburn | 4  | - | 1  | - | 2 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 3
Vanderbilt | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Mississippi State | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Georgia Tech | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Tennessee | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Florida | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Tulane | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Georgia | 1  | - | 2  | - | 2 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 2
Ole Miss | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Kentucky | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Sewanee | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1937 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1937 college football season. Led by second-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 5–4–1 and a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, placing ninth in the SEC.

## Schedule[edit]

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September 25| Clemson*| |

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| W 7–0| 15,000| [1]
October 4| Auburn| |

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA (rivalry)

| T 0–0| | [2]
October 9| Mississippi College*| |

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| W 84–0| 12,000| [3]
October 16| vs. Colgate*| |

* Roesch Memorial Stadium
* Buffalo, NY

| W 7–6| 32,524| [4]
October 23| at North Carolina*| |

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| L 0–13| | [5]
October 30| Ole Miss| |

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA (rivalry)

| W 14–7| 19,000| [6]
November 6| No. 2 Alabama| No. 19|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| L 6–9| 31,000| [7]
November 13| at Georgia| |

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA

| L 6–7| 12,000| [8]
November 20| Sewanee| |

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| W 33–7| 10,000| [9]
November 27| No. 10 LSU| |

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)

| L 7–20| 40,000| [10]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Clemson loses to Green Wave 7 to 0 after magnificent fight". The State. September 26, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Tigers hold Tulane 0–0 on muddy field". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Wave sinks Miss. College by 84 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 10, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Tulane tops Colgate, 7–6". The News and Observer. October 17, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Tar Heels smash big Tulane Greenies, 13 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Tulane registers touchdown in final quarter to gain victory over Ole Miss, 14–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 31, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Sanford's field goal enables Alabama to beat Tulane". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 7, 1937. Retrieved February 22, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Tulane bows to Georgia Bulldog". The Birmingham News. November 14, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Tulane swamps Sewanee, 33 to 7". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1937. Retrieved August 16, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "L.S.U. passes Tulane, 20–7". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 28, 1937. 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
* Statistical leaders

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