Tulane Football Team History
Tulane Green Wave
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
Founded: 1834 Stadium: Superdome Capacity: 70,892 Colors: Olive & Blue Coach: Henry E. Frnka Conference: Southeastern-
1951 Season Highlights
Henry E. Frnka enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Tulane.
1951 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Miami
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Baylor
14
27
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Holy Cross
20
14
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Mississippi
6
25
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Auburn
0
21
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Mississippi State
7
10
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Kentucky
0
37
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Vanderbilt
14
10
W
Sat., Nov. 24 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
48
7
W
Sat., Dec. 1 @
Louisiana State
13
14
L
1951 Season Totals
Record 4-6
Points Scored 143
Scoring Average 14.3
Points Allowed 172
Defense Average 17.2
Opponents Record 52-30
Conference Record 1-5
Home Record 3-4
Away Record 1-2
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1951 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1951 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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