Tulane Football Team History
Tulane Green Wave
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
Founded: 1834 Stadium: Superdome Capacity: 70,892 Colors: Olive & Blue Coach: Anton Andy Pilney Conference: Southeastern-
1955 Season Highlights
Anton Andy Pilney enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tulane.
1955 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs. Virginia Military Institute
20
7
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Texas
21
35
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Northwestern
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Mississippi State
0
14
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Mississippi
13
27
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Georgia
14
0
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Auburn
27
13
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Alabama
27
7
W
@ Mobile, AL
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Vanderbilt
7
20
L
Sat., Nov. 26 @
Louisiana State
13
13
T
1955 Season Totals
Record 5-4
-1
Points Scored 163
Scoring Average 16.3
Points Allowed 136
Defense Average 13.6
Opponents Record 44-44
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-2
-1
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1955 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1955 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.