1933 Tulane Green Wave football team

1933 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–3–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Head coach	Ted Cox (2nd season)
Captain	Floyd Roberts
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (capacity: 35,000)
Seasons ←  1932 1934  →

1933 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alabama $	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
LSU	3	–	0	–	2			7	–	0	–	3
Georgia	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Tennessee	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Tulane	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Auburn	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	2
Vanderbilt	2	–	2	–	2			4	–	3	–	3
Florida	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Sewanee	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1933 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1933 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Ted Cox, 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 4–2–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the SEC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Texas A&M *	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–13	20,000	[1]
October 7	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 13–26	12,000	[2]
October 14	Maryland *	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 20–0	10,000	[3]
October 21	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 7–0		[4]
October 28	Auburn	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 7–13	20,000	[5]
November 4	vs. Colgate *	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 7–0	20,000	[6]
November 11	Mississippi State	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 33–0		[7]
November 18	Kentucky	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 34–0		[8]
November 25	Sewanee	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 26–9	8,000	[9]
December 2	LSU	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	T 7–7	31,000	[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Aggies victors over Tulane in epic football contest". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. October 1, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Georgia whips Tulane, 26–13, on early lead". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 8, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tulane buffets Old Liners, 20 to 0". Daily Press. October 15, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tulane beats Tech by 7–0". Orlando Evening Star. October 22, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Auburn checks late attack to beat Wave, 13–7". The Birmingham News. October 29, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tulane upsets Colgate, 7–0!". Daily News. November 5, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tulane beats Mississippi State as Roberts runs 76 yards for score". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 12, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tulane piles up early lead to crush Kentucky, 34 to 0". Monroe Morning World. November 19, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tulane Greenies, playing under wraps, overwhelm Sewanee 26 to 9 in grid battle at Orleans". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1933. Retrieved August 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "L.S.U. and Tulane in 7–7 deadlock". The Shreveport Times. December 3, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.