1945 Tulane Green Wave football team

1945 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1945 record	2–6–1 (1–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Claude Simons Jr. (4th season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (capacity: 69,000)
Seasons ←  1944 1946  →

1945 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 14 Tennessee	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 15 LSU	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
No. 18 Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Auburn	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Florida	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Tulane	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1945 college football season. Led by Claude Simons Jr. in his fourth 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 2–6–1 and a mark of 1–3–1 in conference play, tying for tenth place in the SEC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6	Florida	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	T 6–6	20,000	[1]
October 13	at Rice *	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 7–13	14,000	[2]
October 20	Auburn	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 14–20	28,000	[3]
October 27	SMU *	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 19–7	28,000	[4]
November 3	No. 15 Mississippi State	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 14–13	25,000	[5]
November 10	Georgia Tech	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 7–41	30,000	[6]
November 17	Clemson *	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 20–47	18,000	[7]
November 24	No. 5 Notre Dame *	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–32	63,000	[8]
December 1	LSU	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 0–33	52,644	[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Tulane scores in final two minutes to tie Gators". Pensacola News Journal. October 7, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tulane bows to Rice, 13–7". The Knoxville Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Auburn Plainsmen rise to defeat Tulane Green Wave, 20 to 14". The Birmingham News. October 21, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Intercepted passes give Tulane 19 to 7 triumph over SMU". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 28, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wave rolls to mighty grid upset". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Engineers knock over Greenies". St. Petersburg Times. November 11, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Clemson surprises Tulane Wave, 47–20". The Nashville Tennessean. November 18, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Notre Dame rally beats Tulane, 32 to 6". The Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "LSU trounces Tulane by 33–0 margin". The Salt Lake Tribune. December 2, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.