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Tulane Football Team History


Tulane Green Wave
Tulane University
 New Orleans, LA
Founded: 1834
Stadium: Superdome
Capacity: 70,892
Colors: Olive & Blue
Coach: Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1928 <- 1929 -> 1930 --> 2024
1929 Season Highlights
 Bernard W. Bernie Bierman enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Tulane.
 The Green Wave won the Southern Conference Championship.
 
1929 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Northwestern State  40   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Texas A&M  13   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Mississippi State  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  60   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Georgia Tech  20   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Georgia  21   15   W    @ Columbus, GA   
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Auburn  52   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Sewanee  18   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 28  @ Louisiana State  21   0   W       
 
1929 Season Totals
  Record9-0
  Points Scored279
  Scoring Average31.0
  Points Allowed45
  Defense Average5.0
  Opponents Record23-29
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record2-0
1929 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1929 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 9-134660   Charles C. Chuck Collins
Tennessee 9-0-133013   Robert R. Bob Neyland
Tulane 9-027945   Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Clemson 8-3236110   Josh C. Cody
Florida 8-218773   Charles W. Bachman
Vanderbilt 7-218756   Dan McGugin
Alabama 6-319658   Wallace W. Wade
Georgia 6-415597   Harry J. Mehre
Kentucky 6-1-123754   Harry G. Gamage
Louisiana State 6-3246118   Russell T. Russ Cohen
South Carolina 6-5163174   W.L. Billy Laval
Virginia Tech 5-4170128   Andy Gustafson
Duke 4-6153260   James Jimmy DeHart
Maryland 4-4-2148135   H.C. Curley Byrd
Virginia 4-3-2129139   Earl C. Abell
Georgia Tech 3-6105138   William A. Bill Alexander
Auburn 2-728208   George Bohler
Mississippi 1-6-273222   Homer Hazel
Mississippi State 1-5-251139   John W. Hancock
North Carolina State 1-844207   G.K. Gus Tebell

1929 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1929 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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