1944 Tulane Green Wave football team

1944 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–3 (1–2 SEC)
Head coach	Claude Simons Jr. (3rd season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (capacity: 69,000)
Seasons ←  1943 1945  →

1944 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Georgia Tech $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Tennessee	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Alabama	3	–	1	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
LSU	2	–	3	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Ole Miss	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Tulane	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Florida	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Auburn	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0			3	–	0	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1944 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Claude Simons Jr., the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 4–3 and a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing eighth in the SEC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 7	at Notre Dame *	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 0–26	45,000	[1]
October 14	Rice *	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 21–0	28,000	[2]
October 21	Auburn	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 16–13	30,000	[3]
October 28	SMU *	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 27–7	22,000	[4]
November 11	at No. 13 Georgia Tech	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 7–34	20,000	[5]
November 18	Clemson *	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 36–20	10,000	[6]
December 2	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 6–25	30,000	[7]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Powerful Notre Dame eleven triumphs over Tulane, 26–0". The Palladium-Item. October 8, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tulane Green Wave rolls over Rice Owls by 21 to 0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 15, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Greenies edge Plainsmen, 16–13". The Birmingham News. October 22, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Game SMU defense gives way as Tulane's power gets going in second half for 27–7 win". Austin American-Statesman. October 29, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bowen stars as Tech trims Tulane". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tulane drops power to outscore Clemson". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "L.S.U. upsets Green Wave eleven by 25-to-6 count". Monroe Morning World. December 3, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.