1928 Tulane Green Wave football team

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1928 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Single-wing
CaptainCharles Rucker
Home stadium Tulane Stadium
Seasons
←  1927
1929  →
1928 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
Tennessee 6 –0 –19 –0 –1
Florida 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
VPI 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Alabama 6 –2 –06 –3 –0
LSU 3 –1 –16 –2 –1
Clemson 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Vanderbilt 4 –2 –08 –2 –0
Tulane 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Ole Miss 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
North Carolina 2 –2 –25 –3 –2
Kentucky 2 –2 –14 –3 –1
South Carolina 2 –2 –16 –2 –2
Maryland 2 –3 –16 –3 –1
VMI 2 –3 –15 –3 –2
Georgia 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
NC State 1 –3 –14 –5 –1
Mississippi A&M 1 –4 –02 –4 –2
Virginia 1 –6 –02 –6 –1
Washington and Lee 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Sewanee 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
Auburn 0 –7 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1928 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Bernie Bierman, 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 3–3–1 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Louisiana Normal *
W 65–0 [1]
October 6vs. Mississippi A&M
W 51–6 [2]
October 13 Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–12 [3]
October 20 Vanderbilt
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–13 [4]
October 27at Georgia
L 14–20 [5]
November 3 Millsaps *
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 27–0 [6]
November 10 Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 13–12 [7]
November 17 Sewanee
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 41–612,000 [8]
November 24 Louisiana College *
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 47–78,000 [9]
November 29 LSU
T 0–0 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Green Wave of Tulane engulfs Normal School, 65 to 0, in first game". The Shreveport Times. September 30, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Great Green Wave engulfs Aggies in Saturday contest". The Clarion-Ledger. October 7, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Georgia Tech Passes Beat Tulane". Oakland Tribune. October 14, 1928. p. 25. Retrieved March 1, 2016– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ "Vandy trims Tulane although off color". The Birmingham News. October 21, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Georgia trounces Tulane to open conference season". The Knoxville Sunday Journal. October 28, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tulane rallies to win from Millsaps in last quarter". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tulane licks Auburn in 13 to 12 scramble". The Miami Herald. November 11, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Billy Banker is star of Tulane's win over Sewanee". The Sunday Citizen. November 18, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Louisiana College team loses to Tulane, 47 to 7". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 25, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "L.S.U. and Tulane play scoreless tie". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 30, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.


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