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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: Clark D. Shaughnessy
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1919 <- 1920 -> 1921 --> 2024
1920 Season Highlights
 Clark D. Shaughnessy enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Tulane.
 The Green Wave won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1920 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  79   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Mississippi College  29   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Rice  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Mississippi  32   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Michigan  0   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Florida  14   0   W    @ Tampa, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Mississippi State  6   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  @ Louisiana State  21   0   W       
 Sat., Dec. 4  vs. Detroit Mercy  0   7   L       
 
1920 Season Totals
  Record6-2 -1
  Points Scored181
  Scoring Average20.1
  Points Allowed28
  Defense Average3.1
  Opponents Record24-16
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1 -1
  Away Record3-1
1920 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 10-137735   Xen C. Scott
Georgia 8-0-125017   H.J. Stegeman
Georgia Tech 8-131216   William A. Bill Alexander
Auburn 7-233249   Mike Donahue
Tennessee 7-224340   John R. Chief Bender
Tulane 6-2-118128   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Florida 5-311191   William G. Kline
Mississippi State 5-311268   Fred Holtkamp
South Carolina 5-482140   Sol S. Metzger
Vanderbilt 5-3-1169124   Dan McGugin
Kentucky 3-4-1113109   William J. Bill Juneau
Mississippi 0-3679   R.L. Sullivan

1920 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1920 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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