1951 Tulane Green Wave football team

1951 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–6 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Henry Frnka (6th season)
Captain	Richard Fugler, Jerome Helluin, Ellsworth Kingery, John McLean
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (capacity: 80,735)
Seasons ←  1950 1952  →

1951 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Georgia Tech +	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	1
No. 1 Tennessee +	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
No. 15 Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Auburn	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Alabama	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Florida	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by sixth-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 4–6 and a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing last out of 12 teams in the SEC. Tulane was ranked at No. 57 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Miami (FL) *	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 21–7		[2]
October 6	No. 19 Baylor *	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 14–27	40,000	[3]
October 13	No. 15 Holy Cross *	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 20–14	30,000	[4]
October 20	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 6–25	17,000	[5]
October 27	Auburn	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 0–21		[6]
November 3	Mississippi State	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 7–10		[7]
November 10	No. 12 Kentucky	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–37		[8]
November 17	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 14–10	17,000	[9]
November 24	Southeastern Louisiana *	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 48–7		[10]
December 1	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 13–14	46,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "'Greenies' learn fast, whip Miami". The Palm Beach Post. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Isbell engineers Baylor over Tulane, 27–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. Nason, Jerry (October 14, 1951). "Tulane Catches Holy Cross, 20-14". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Rebels smite Tulane, lear in leading role". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Auburn batters Tulane, 21 to 0". The Huntsville Times. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Miss State beats Tulane on fourth period field goal, 10–7". The Daily Advertiser. November 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Parilli passes carry Kentucky to 37–0 victory over Tulane". The Owensboro Messenger. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tulane rallies, trips Vanderbilt, 14–10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tulane romps over Southeastern in 48–7 breather". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Louisiana noses out Tulane". The Commercial Appeal. December 2, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.