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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: Buster Brown
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1908 <- 1909 -> 1910 --> 2024
1909 Season Highlights
 Buster Brown enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tulane.
 
1909 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. New Orleans Gym Club  12   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Mississippi  5   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Centre  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Mississippi State  2   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Cincinnati  6   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Texas  10   10   T       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Alabama  5   5   T       
 Thu., Nov. 25  vs. Southwestern (Texas)  0   18   L       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Havana A.C.  0   11   L    @ Havana, Cuba   Bacardi Bowl
 
1909 Season Totals
  Record4-3 -2
  Points Scored40
  Scoring Average4.4
  Points Allowed50
  Defense Average5.6
  Opponents Record22-14
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-2 -2
  Away Record0-0
1909 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 7-221745   John W. Heisman
Kentucky 7-116923   Edwin R. Sweetland
Vanderbilt 7-321032   Dan McGugin
Alabama 5-1-26817   J.W.H. Pollard
Auburn 5-211739   Mike Donahue
Mississippi State 5-415344   W.D. Chadwick
Mississippi 4-3-29949   Dr. N.P. Stauffer
Tulane 4-3-24050Lost  0-11  Buster Brown
Georgia 1-4-21448   J. Coulter
Tennessee 1-6-211113   George Levene

1909 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1909 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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