Tulane Football Team History
Tulane Green Wave
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
Founded: 1834 Stadium: Superdome Capacity: 70,892 Colors: Olive & Blue Coach: Clark D. Shaughnessy Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-
1917 Season Highlights
Clark D. Shaughnessy enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Tulane.
1917 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Jefferson
32
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Spring Hill
28
0
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Florida
52
0
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Washington Artillery
19
0
W
Fri., Nov. 2 @
Texas A&M
0
35
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Georgia Tech
0
48
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Rice
0
16
L
Thu., Nov. 29 @
Louisiana State
28
6
W
1917 Season Totals
Record 5-3
Points Scored 159
Scoring Average 19.9
Points Allowed 105
Defense Average 13.1
Opponents Record 29-10
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-1
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1917 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1917 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
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