1937 Tulane Green Wave football team

1937 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1937 record	5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Red Dawson (2nd season)
Captain	Norman Buckner, Norman Hall
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (capacity: 49,000)
Seasons ←  1936 1938  →

1937 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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

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.