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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: Virginius Dabney
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

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1893 <-- 1901 <- 1902 -> 1903 --> 2024

1902 Season Highlights

Virginius Dabney enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tulane.

1902 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Tulane Alumni	26	0	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Auburn	0	0	T
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Mississippi State	11	11	T
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Texas A&M	5	17	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Vanderbilt	5	23	L
Mon., Nov. 24	vs. Texas	0	6	L
Thu., Nov. 27	vs. Mississippi	0	10	L

1902 Season Totals
Record	1-4 -2
Points Scored	47
Scoring Average	6.7
Points Allowed	67
Defense Average	9.6
Opponents Record	28-15
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	1-3 -2
Away Record	0-1

1902 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Vanderbilt	8-1	214	60					W.H. Watkins
Tennessee	6-2	88	39					H.F. Fisher
Texas	6-3-1	87	40					J.B. Hart
North Carolina	5-1-3	122	34					Herman P. Olcott
Alabama	4-4	191	49					Eli Abbott
Georgia	4-2-1	55	52					Billy Reynolds
Mississippi	4-3	121	46					Daniel S. Martin
Kentucky	3-5-1	72	83					E.W. McLeod
North Carolina State	3-4-2	81	42					Arthur Devlin
Auburn	2-4-1	46	45					Robert Kent
Mississippi State	1-4-1	43	80					L. Gwinn
Tulane	1-4-2	47	67					Virginius Dabney
Georgia Tech	0-6-2	23	122					Dr. John McKee

1902 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1902 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.