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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


Select Year:    
1893  <-- 1915 <- 1916 -> 1917 --> 2024
1916 Season Highlights
 Clark D. Shaughnessy enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tulane.
 
1916 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Spring Hill  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Jefferson  39   3   W       
 Fri., Oct. 27  @ Mississippi College  13   3   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Georgia Tech  0   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Rice  13   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Alabama  33   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 30  vs. Louisiana State  14   14   T       
 Sat., Dec. 9  vs. Georgetown  0   61   L       
 
1916 Season Totals
  Record4-3 -1
  Points Scored126
  Scoring Average15.8
  Points Allowed149
  Defense Average18.6
  Opponents Record27-5
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1 -1
  Away Record1-2
1916 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 8-0-142120   John W. Heisman
Tennessee 8-0-116819   John R. Chief Bender
Vanderbilt 7-1-132825   Dan McGugin
Alabama 6-315662   Thomas Kelly
Auburn 6-220156   Mike Donahue
Georgia 6-312158   William A. Bill Cunningham
Kentucky 4-1-215251   J.J. Tigert
Mississippi State 4-4-112460   E.C. Hayes
Tulane 4-3-1126149   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Mississippi 3-6128188   Fred Robbins
South Carolina 2-785168   Rice Warren
Florida 0-5395   Charles J. McCoy

1916 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1916 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.