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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: Raymond Bear Wolf
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024
1953 Season Highlights
 Raymond Bear Wolf enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tulane.
 
1953 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Citadel  54   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Georgia  14   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Michigan  7   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Georgia Tech  13   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Mississippi  14   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Auburn  7   34   L    @ Mobile, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Army  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Mississippi State  0   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Vanderbilt  7   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 28  @ Louisiana State  13   32   L       
 
1953 Season Totals
  Record1-8 -1
  Points Scored129
  Scoring Average12.9
  Points Allowed228
  Defense Average22.8
  Opponents Record52-31
  Conference Record0-7
  Home Record1-4 -1
  Away Record0-4
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1953 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 9-2-1288111Won  42-194-1-114044  Bobby Dodd
Auburn 7-3-1270173Lost  13-354-2-113699  Ralph Shug Jordan
Kentucky 7-2-1201116 4-1-113789  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi 7-2-1236113 4-1-112962  John H. Vaught
Alabama 6-3-3178152Lost  6-283-0-37845  Harold D. Red Drew
Tennessee 6-4-1240153 3-2-19580  Harvey Robinson
Mississippi State 5-2-3196119 3-1-312180  Murray Warmath
Louisiana State 5-3-3194159 2-3-3123138  Gaynell Gus Tinsley
Florida 3-5-2200113 1-3-26979  George R. Bob Woodruff
Georgia 3-8155250 1-571149  Wallace Butts
Vanderbilt 3-7131258 1-559172  Arthur L Art Guepe
Tulane 1-8-1129228 0-768196  Raymond Bear Wolf

1953 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1953 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.