Tulane Football Team History
Tulane Green Wave
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
Founded: 1834 Stadium: Superdome Capacity: 70,892 Colors: Olive & Blue Coach: Lowell P. Red Dawson Conference: Southeastern-
1938 Season Highlights
Lowell P. Red Dawson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Tulane.
1938 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Clemson
10
13
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Auburn
0
0
T
Sat., Oct. 8 @
North Carolina
17
14
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Rice
26
17
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs. Mercer
51
0
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Mississippi State
27
0
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Alabama
0
3
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Georgia
28
6
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs. Sewanee
38
0
W
Sat., Nov. 26 @
Louisiana State
14
0
W
1938 Season Totals
Record 7-2
-1
Points Scored 211
Scoring Average 21.1
Points Allowed 53
Defense Average 5.3
Opponents Record 43-29
Conference Record 3-1
Home Record 5-1
-1
Away Record 2-1
1938 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
19 7-2-1
AP
1938 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1938 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.