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-
1956 Season Highlights
Anton Andy Pilney enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Tulane.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Virginia Tech
21
14
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Texas
6
7
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Northwestern
20
13
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Navy
21
6
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Mississippi
10
3
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Georgia Tech
0
40
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Mississippi State
20
14
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Alabama
7
13
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Vanderbilt
13
6
W
Sat., Dec. 1 vs.
Louisiana State
6
7
L
1956 Season Totals
Record 6-4
Points Scored 124
Scoring Average 12.4
Points Allowed 123
Defense Average 12.3
Opponents Record 49-45
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 3-1
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.