1951 Tulane Green Wave football team

American college football season

1951 Tulane Green Wave football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 4–6 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach|

* Henry Frnka (6th season)

Captain| Richard Fugler, Jerome Helluin, Ellsworth Kingery, John McLean
Home stadium| Tulane Stadium

Seasons

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1952 ->

1951 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 5 Georgia Tech \+  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 0  | - | 1
No. 1 Tennessee \+  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
LSU | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Ole Miss | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
No. 15 Kentucky | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Auburn | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Vanderbilt | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Alabama | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Florida | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Georgia | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Mississippi State | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Tulane | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Henry Frnka, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 4–6 and a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing last out of 12 teams in the SEC. Tulane was ranked at No. 57 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 29| Miami (FL)*|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| W 21–7| | [2]
October 6| No. 19 Baylor*|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| L 14–27| 40,000| [3]
October 13| No. 15 Holy Cross*|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| W 20–14| 30,000| [4]
October 20| at Ole Miss|

* Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS (rivalry)

| L 6–25| 17,000| [5]
October 27| Auburn|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA (rivalry)

| L 0–21| | [6]
November 3| Mississippi State|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| L 7–10| | [7]
November 10| No. 12 Kentucky|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| L 0–37| | [8]
November 17| at Vanderbilt|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| W 14–10| 17,000| [9]
November 24| Southeastern Louisiana*|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| W 48–7| | [10]
December 1| at LSU|

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

| L 13–14| 46,000| [11]

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

## References

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1. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "'Greenies' learn fast, whip Miami". The Palm Beach Post. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Isbell engineers Baylor over Tulane, 27–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Nason, Jerry (October 14, 1951). "Tulane Catches Holy Cross, 20-14". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 43 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Rebels smite Tulane, lear in leading role". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Auburn batters Tulane, 21 to 0". The Huntsville Times. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Miss State beats Tulane on fourth period field goal, 10–7". The Daily Advertiser. November 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Parilli passes carry Kentucky to 37–0 victory over Tulane". The Owensboro Messenger. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Tulane rallies, trips Vanderbilt, 14–10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Tulane romps over Southeastern in 48–7 breather". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Louisiana noses out Tulane". The Commercial Appeal. December 2, 1951. Retrieved February 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
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