1946 Tulane Green Wave football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
1946 record | 3–7 (2–4 SEC) |
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Captain | Robert Rice |
Home stadium | Tulane Stadium (capacity: 69,000) |
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No. 3 Georgia + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Tennessee + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Henry Frnka, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 3–7 and a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing ninth in the SEC.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 28 | Alabama | L 6–7 | 64,317 | [1] | |
October 5 | Florida |
| W 27–13 | 35,000 | [2] |
October 12 | Rice * |
| L 6–25 | 45,000 | [3] |
October 19 | Auburn |
| W 32–0 | 35,000 | [4] |
October 26 | Mississippi State |
| L 7–14 | 45,000 | [5] |
November 9 | Clemson * |
| W 54–13 | 25,301 | [6] |
November 16 | at No. 7 Georgia Tech | L 7–35 | 32,000 | [7] | |
November 23 | No. 2 Notre Dame * |
| L 0–41 | 65,841 | [8] |
November 30 | at No. 9 LSU | L 27–41 | 46,000 | [9] | |
December 21 | USC * |
| L 13–20 | 25,000 | [10] |
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The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Green Wave player was selected. [11]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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30 | 276 | Howard McAfee | Tackle | Detroit Lions |
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