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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: Lowell P. Red Dawson
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024
1940 Season Highlights
 Lowell P. Red Dawson enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Tulane.
 
1940 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Boston College  7   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Auburn  14   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Fordham  7   20   L    @ New York, NY   
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Rice  15   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ North Carolina  14   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Clemson  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Alabama  6   13   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Georgia  21   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Northwestern State  47   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Louisiana State  0   14   L       
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored144
  Scoring Average14.4
  Points Allowed126
  Defense Average12.6
  Opponents Record54-23
  Conference Record1-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record1-3
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1940 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tennessee 10-133245Lost  13-195-012212  Robert R. Bob Neyland
Mississippi State 10-0-124858Won  14-74-0-18821  Allyn McKeen
Mississippi 9-2251100 3-16046  Harry J. Mehre
Alabama 7-216680 3-27567  Frank W. Thomas
Auburn 6-4-1170153 3-2-18970  John F. Jack Meagher
Louisiana State 6-4139112 3-35582  Bernie H. Moore
Florida 5-5136141 2-34881  Thomas J. Tom Lieb
Georgia 5-4-1209134 2-3-182106  Wallace Butts
Kentucky 5-3-2190107 1-2-24079  A.D. Kirwan
Tulane 5-5144126 1-34160  Lowell P. Red Dawson
Georgia Tech 3-7139160 1-57293  William A. Bill Alexander
Vanderbilt 3-6-110198 0-5-13591  Harry R. Red Sanders

1940 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1940 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.