1941 Tulane Green Wave football team

1941 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–4 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach	Red Dawson (6th season)
Captain	Pete Mandich, James Thibault
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (capacity: 69,000)
Seasons ←  1940 1942  →

1941 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 Mississippi State $	4	–	0	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
No. 18 Tennessee	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Georgia	3	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
No. 17 Ole Miss	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Vanderbilt	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
LSU	2	–	2	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Tulane	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Florida	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Auburn	0	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1941 college football season. Led by Red Dawson in his sixth and final year as head coach, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 5–5 and a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing eighth in the SEC. The Green Wave was outscored by opponents by a total of 220 to 95. ^[1]

Tulane was ranked at No. 11 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Boston College *		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 21–7	45,000	[3]
October 4	Auburn		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 32–0	35,000	[4]
October 11	at Rice *		Rice Field Houston, TX	L 9–10	25,000	[5]
October 18	North Carolina *	No. 17	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 52–6	33,000	[6]
October 25	Ole Miss	No. 10	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 13–20	45,000	[7]
November 1	No. 10 Vanderbilt		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 34–14	22,000	[8]
November 8	No. 13 Alabama	No. 14	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 14–19	50,000	[9]
November 15	vs. NYU *		Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 45–0	10,000	[10]
November 29	LSU		Tulane Stadium New Orleans (Battle for the Rag)	L 0–19	50,764	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1941 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Mortimer Kreeger (September 28, 1941). "Tulane Upsets Boston College's Sugar Bowl Champions, 21 to 7". The Birmingham News. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tulane Batters, Bruises Auburn, 32-0, Worst Licking Since '29". The Birmingham News. October 5, 1941. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
5. William T. Rives (October 12, 1941). "Owls Topple Tulane, 10-9". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Harry Hollingsworth (October 19, 1941). "Green Wave Swamps Luckless Tar Heels". The Daily Tar Heel. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Ole Miss Too Fast for Tulane and Wins, 20-13: Rebels Run Socks Off the Greenies; Black Sparks State". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 26, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Raymond Johnson (November 2, 1941). "Tulane Crushes Vanderbilt 34-13 With Great Power Display: Green Wave Rallies To Gain Triumph". The Nashville Tennessean. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tide outwits Tulane, 19–14 with last half comeback". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 9, 1941. p. 7. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
10. "Tulane Passes Smother NYU, 45-0". New York Daily News. November 16, 1941. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Joe R. Carter (November 30, 1941). "Ole Lou Rides Wave In 19 To 0 Upset: Tulane Fails To Dent Stout Tiger Defense". The Shreveport Times. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.