1943 Tulane Green Wave football team

1943 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–3 (1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Claude Simons Jr. (2nd season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium
Seasons ←  1942 1944  →

1943 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 Georgia Tech $	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
LSU	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Tulane	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
Georgia	0	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0			5	–	0	–	0
$ – Conference champion Seven other SEC schools did not field a team due to World War II. [1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1943 college football season. Led by second-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 3–3 and a mark of 1–1 in conference play, tying for second in the SEC.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Tulane ranked 37th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 87.3. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Memphis NATTC *	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 7–41	25,000	[3]
October 9	at Rice *	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 33–0		[4]
October 23	SMU *	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 12–6	22,000	[5]
October 30	Georgia Pre-Flight *	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 13–14	18,000	[6]
November 13	No. 19 Georgia Tech	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–33	38,000	[7]
November 20	LSU	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 27–0	40,000	[8]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. Scott, Richard (2008). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. MVP Books. p. 58. ISBN   1616731338 . Retrieved March 13, 2014.
2. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
3. "Tulane's Green Wave Unable To Handle Memphis' Powerful Sailors, Lose 41-7". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. Associated Press. October 3, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved July 3, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Tulane team manhandles weak Rice eleven, 33–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 10, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tulane strikes twice for victory over SMU, 12 to 6". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 24, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tulane Misses Try for Point and Loses to Georgia Sailors". The Shreveport Times. October 31, 1943. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Prokop's passes stun Tulane 33–0". The Courier-Journal. November 14, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "40,000 watch Tulane rout L.S.U., 27 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 21, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.