1938 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1938 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1938 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Red Dawson, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 7–2–1 and a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, tying for second in the SEC.

1938 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record7–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainRaymond Miller
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
(capacity: 49,000)
1938 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 7 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 13 Alabama 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
No. 19 Tulane 4 –1 –17 –2 –1
Ole Miss 3 –2 –09 –2 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –1 –33 –4 –3
Vanderbilt 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Florida 2 –2 –14 –6 –1
Auburn 3 –3 –14 –5 –1
Georgia 1 –2 –15 –4 –1
LSU 2 –4 –06 –4 –0
Mississippi State 1 –4 –04 –6 –0
Kentucky 0 –4 –02 –7 –0
Sewanee 0 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Clemson*
L 10–1312,000[1]
October 1Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
T 0–018,000[2]
October 8at North Carolina*
W 17–1422,000[3]
October 15Rice*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 26–1724,000[4]
October 22Mercer*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 51–015,000[5]
October 29Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 27–020,000[6]
November 5at No. 15 Alabama
L 0–319,000[7]
November 12Georgia
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 28–6[8]
November 19Sewanee
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 38–0[9]
November 26at LSU
W 14–040,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "Clemson's senior band stuns confident Tulane in 13–10 tilt". Evening Star. September 25, 1938. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Auburn and Tulane battle to third scoreless tie". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 2, 1938. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tulane trips Carolina, 17 to 14". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 9, 1938. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tulane 26–17 victory over Rice". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1938. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tulane breezes to victory over Mercer, 51 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 23, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tulane licks Miss. State by 27–0 margin". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 30, 1938. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Surging Tide nips Tulane, 3 to 0". The Birmingham News. November 6, 1938. Retrieved February 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tulane ends Georgia jinx with 28–6 win". The Birmingham News. November 13, 1938. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tulane coasts to easy 38–0 victory". The Shreveport Times. November 20, 1938. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tulane downs L.S.U., 14–0, in rough tilt". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 27, 1938. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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