1942 Tulane Green Wave football team

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1942 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record4–5 (1–4 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainJames Ely, Walter McDonald
Home stadium Tulane Stadium
(capacity: 69,000)
Seasons
←  1941
1943  →
1942 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia $ 6 –1 –011 –1 –0
No. 5 Georgia Tech 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 7 Tennessee 4 –1 –09 –1 –1
No. 18 Mississippi State 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
No. 10 Alabama 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
LSU 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
No. 16 Auburn 3 –3 –06 –4 –1
Vanderbilt 2 –4 –06 –4 –0
Florida 1 –3 –03 –7 –0
Tulane 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
Kentucky 0 –5 –03 –6 –1
Ole Miss 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1942 college football season. Led by first-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 4–5 and a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing tenth in the SEC.

Tulane was ranked at No. 31 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at USC *
W 27–1345,000 [2]
October 3 Auburn
L 13–2730,000 [3]
October 10 Rice *
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 18–725,000 [4]
October 17at No. 2 Georgia
L 0–4018,000 [5]
October 24No. 19 North Carolina *
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 29–1422,000 [6]
October 31 Vanderbilt
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 28–2115,000 [7]
November 7 Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–728,000 [8]
November 14 Georgia Pre-Flight *
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–718,000 [9]
November 26at LSU
L 6–1830,071 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "S.C. loses 1942 debut". The Los Angeles Times. September 27, 1942. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Auburn stops Wave attack, wins 27 to 13". The Atlanta Constitution. October 4, 1942. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Rice falls before Tulane Wave". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 11, 1942. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Johnny Bradberry (October 18, 1942). "Bulldogs Romp on Tulane, 40-0: Sinkwich, Trippi Lead Bulldogs To Great Win". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tulane in 29–14 victory over Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1942. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tulane outlasts Vanderbilt for 28–21 decision". The Greenville News. November 1, 1942. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tulane, minus Lou Thomas, goes down before Mississippi State 7–0". The Birmingham News. November 8, 1942. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tulane Falls, 7-0, Before Georgia Pre-Flight Team". Monroe (LA) Morning World. November 15, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tigers defeat Tulane eleven by 18–6 score". The Monroe News-Star. November 27, 1942. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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