1953 Tulane Green Wave football team

1953 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record1–8–1 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
1953 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Alabama $4–0–36–3–3
No. 8 Georgia Tech4–1–19–2–1
No. 16 Kentucky4–1–17–2–1
Ole Miss4–1–17–2–1
No. 17 Auburn4–2–17–3–1
Mississippi State3–1–35–2–3
Tennessee3–2–16–4–1
LSU2–3–35–3–3
Florida1–3–23–5–2
Vanderbilt1–5–03–7–0
Georgia1–5–03–8–0
Tulane0–7–01–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1953 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In its second year under head coach Raymond Wolf, Tulane compiled a 1–8–1 record (0–7 in conference games), finished in last place in the SEC, and was outscored by a total of 228 to 129.[1]

The Green Wave played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19The Citadel*
W 54–6[2]
September 26at Georgia
L 14–16[3]
October 3at No. 4 Michigan*
L 7–2652,914[4]
October 10No. 10 Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 13–2730,000[5]
October 17Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 14–45[6]
October 24vs. Auburn
L 7–3418,763[7]
October 31No. 15 Army*dagger
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
T 0–032,500–40,000[8]
November 7Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–21[9]
November 14Vanderbilt
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 7–21[10]
November 28at LSU
L 13–32[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1953 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Strong Tulane routs Citadel as expected". The State. September 20, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tulane fumbles and stumbles to Brat 'n' the Bulldogs, 16 to 14". The Birmingham News. September 27, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Branoff, Kress pace U-M over Tulane, 26–7". Detroit Free Press. October 4, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Georgia Tech trounces crippled Tulane, 27 to 13". Monroe Morning World. October 11, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Rebels rip through Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Auburn routs Tulane, 34–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tulane plays Army to scoreless tie". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Maroons defeat Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Vandy upsets Tulane, 21–7". The Chattanooga Times. November 15, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Louisiana State smothers Tulane by 32 to 13 count". The Shreveport Times. November 29, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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