1944 Tulane Green Wave football team
The 1944 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1944 college football season. Led by third-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 4–3 and a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing eighth in the SEC.
1944 Tulane Green Wave football | |
---|---|
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 4–3 (1–2 SEC) |
Head coach |
|
Captain | Game captains |
Home stadium | Tulane Stadium (capacity: 69,000) |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Georgia Tech $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Tennessee | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 7 | at Notre Dame* | L 0–26 | 45,000 | [1] | |
October 14 | Rice* | W 21–0 | 28,000 | [2] | |
October 21 | Auburn |
| W 16–13 | 30,000 | [3] |
October 28 | SMU* |
| W 27–7 | 22,000 | [4] |
November 11 | at No. 13 Georgia Tech |
| L 7–34 | 20,000 | [5] |
November 18 | Clemson* |
| W 36–20 | 10,000 | [6] |
December 2 | at LSU | L 6–25 | 30,000 | [7] | |
|
References
- "Powerful Notre Dame eleven triumphs over Tulane, 26–0". The Palladium-Item. October 8, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tulane Green Wave rolls over Rice Owls by 21 to 0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 15, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Greenies edge Plainsmen, 16–13". The Birmingham News. October 22, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Game SMU defense gives way as Tulane's power gets going in second half for 27–7 win". Austin American-Statesman. October 29, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bowen stars as Tech trims Tulane". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tulane drops power to outscore Clemson". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "L.S.U. upsets Green Wave eleven by 25-to-6 count". Monroe Morning World. December 3, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.