Tulane Green Wave football, 1930–39

Contents: 1930 - 1931 - 1932 - 1933 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939

1930

1930 Tulane Green Wave football
Southern Conference Co-Champions
Conference Southern Conference
1930 record 81 (50 SoCon)
Head coach Bernie Bierman
Captain Lloyd Roberts
Home stadium Tulane Stadium
(Capacity: 35,000)[1]
1930 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Alabama § 8 0 0     10 0 0
Tulane § 5 0 0     8 1 0
Tennessee 6 1 0     9 1 0
Duke 4 1 1     8 1 2
Vanderbilt 5 2 0     8 2 0
Maryland 4 2 0     7 5 0
Florida 4 2 1     6 3 1
North Carolina 4 2 2     5 3 2
Clemson 3 2 0     8 2 0
Georgia 3 2 1     7 2 1
Kentucky 4 3 0     5 3 0
South Carolina 4 3 0     6 4 0
Virginia Tech 2 3 1     5 3 1
Mississippi State 2 3 0     2 7 0
Georgia Tech 2 4 1     2 6 1
LSU 2 4 0     2 6 1
Virginia 2 5 0     4 6 0
Sewanee 1 4 0     3 6 1
NC State 1 5 0     2 8 0
Ole Miss 1 5 0     3 5 1
Auburn 1 6 0     3 7 0
Washington & Lee 0 4 1     3 6 1
VMI 0 5 0     3 6 0
§ Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 27 Southwestern Louisiana* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 840  
October 4 at Northwestern* Ryan Field • Evanston, IL L 014  
October 11 vs. Texas A&M* Dallas, TX W 199  
October 18 Birmingham-Southern* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 210  
October 25 at Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 280  
November 1 Mississippi A&M Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 530  
November 8 Auburn Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 210  
November 15 Georgia Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 250  
November 27 LSU Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag) W 127  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

1931

1931 Tulane Green Wave football
Southern Conference Champions
Rose Bowl vs. USC, Lost 12-21
Conference Southern Conference
1931 record 111 (80 SoCon)
Head coach Bernie Bierman
Captain Jerry Dalrymple
Home stadium Tulane Stadium
(Capacity: 35,000)
1931 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Tulane 8 0 0     11 1 0
Tennessee 6 0 1     9 0 1
Alabama 7 1 0     9 1 0
Georgia 6 1 0     8 2 0
Maryland 4 1 1     8 1 1
Kentucky 4 2 2     5 2 2
LSU 3 2 0     5 4 0
Duke 3 3 1     5 3 2
South Carolina 3 3 1     5 4 1
Auburn 3 3 0     5 3 0
Sewanee 3 3 0     6 3 1
Vanderbilt 3 4 0     5 4 0
North Carolina 2 3 3     4 3 3
Washington & Lee 2 3 0     4 5 1
Florida 2 4 2     2 6 2
Georgia Tech 2 4 1     2 7 1
VMI 2 4 0     3 6 1
NC State 2 4 0     3 6 0
Virginia Tech 1 4 1     3 4 2
Clemson 1 4 0     1 6 2
Ole Miss 1 5 0     2 6 1
Virginia 0 5 1     2 6 1
Mississippi State 0 5 0     2 6 0
Conference champion

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 26 Ole Miss Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 310  
October 3 Texas A&M* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 70  
October 10 at Spring Hill* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 400  
October 17 at Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 190  
October 24 Georgia Tech Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 330  
October 31 Mississippi A&M Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 597  
November 7 vs. Auburn Montgomery, AL W 270  
November 14 at Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 207  
November 21 Sewanee Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 400  
November 28 LSU Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag) W 347  
December 5 Washington State* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 2814  
January 1, 1932 vs. USC* Rose Bowl Stadium • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) L 1221  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

1932

1932 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference Southern Conference
1932 record 621 (521 SoCon)
Head coach Ted Cox
Captain Nollie Felts
Home stadium Tulane Stadium
(Capacity: 35,000)
1932 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Tennessee § 7 0 1     9 0 1
Auburn § 6 0 1     9 0 1
LSU § 4 0 0     6 3 1
Virginia Tech 6 1 0     8 1 0
Alabama 5 2 0     8 2 0
Vanderbilt 4 1 2     6 1 2
NC State 3 1 1     6 1 2
Tulane 5 2 1     6 2 1
Duke 5 3 0     7 3 0
Georgia Tech 4 4 1     4 5 1
South Carolina 2 2 2     5 4 2
Kentucky 4 5 0     4 5 0
Virginia 2 3 0     5 4 0
Ole Miss 2 3 0     5 6 0
Georgia 2 4 2     2 5 2
Maryland 2 4 0     5 6 0
North Carolina 2 5 1     3 5 2
VMI 1 4 0     2 8 0
Washington & Lee 1 4 0     1 9 0
Florida 1 6 0     3 6 0
Clemson 0 4 0     3 5 1
Mississippi State 0 4 0     3 5 0
Sewanee 0 6 0     2 7 1
§ Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 1 Texas A&M* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 2614  
October 8 vs. Georgia New Haven, CT W 3425  
October 15 Vanderbilt Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA T 66  
October 22 Auburn Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 719  
October 29 South Carolina Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 60  
November 5 at Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 2014  
November 12 at Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY W 63  
November 19 Sewanee Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 260  
November 26 at LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag) L 014  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

1933

1933 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1933 record 631 (421 SEC)
Head coach Ted Cox
Home stadium Tulane Stadium
(Capacity: 35,000)
1933 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Alabama 5 0 1     7 1 1
LSU 3 0 2     7 0 3
Georgia 3 1 0     8 2 0
Tennessee 5 2 0     7 3 0
Tulane 4 2 1     6 3 1
Auburn 2 2 0     5 5 0
Ole Miss 2 2 1     6 3 2
Vanderbilt 2 2 2     4 3 3
Florida 2 3 0     5 3 1
Kentucky 2 3 0     5 5 0
Georgia Tech 2 5 0     5 5 0
Mississippi State 1 5 1     3 6 1
Sewanee 0 6 0     3 6 0
Conference champion

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 30 Texas A&M* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 613  
October 7 at Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA L 1326  
October 14 Maryland* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 200  
October 21 at Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 70  
October 28 Auburn Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 713  
November 4 vs. Colgate* New York, NY W 70  
November 11 Mississippi A&M Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 330  
November 18 Kentucky Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 340  
November 25 Sewanee Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 269  
December 2 LSU Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag) T 77  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

1934

1934 Tulane Green Wave football
SEC Co-Champions
Sugar Bowl vs. Temple Owls, Won 2014
Conference Southeastern Conference
1934 record 101 (80 SEC)
Head coach Ted Cox
Home stadium Tulane Stadium
(Capacity: 35,000)
1934 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Tulane § 8 0 0     10 1 0
Alabama § 7 0 0     10 0 0
Tennessee 5 1 0     8 2 0
LSU 4 2 0     7 2 2
Georgia 3 2 0     7 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 3 0     6 3 0
Florida 2 1 1     6 3 1
Mississippi 2 3 1     4 5 1
Kentucky 1 3 0     5 5 0
Auburn 1 6 0     2 8 0
Mississippi State 0 5 0     4 6 0
Sewanee 0 4 0     2 7 0
Georgia Tech 0 6 0     1 9 0
§ Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 29 Chattanooga* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 410  
October 6 Auburn Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 130  
October 13 at Florida Florida Field • Gainesville, FL W 2812  
October 20 Georgia Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 1716  
October 27 Georgia Tech Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 2012  
November 3 Ole Miss Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 150  
November 10 vs. Colgate* New York, NY L 620  
November 17 at Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY W 207  
November 24 Sewanee Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 320  
December 1 at LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag) W 1312  
January 1, 1935 vs. Temple* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) W 2014  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

1935

1935 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1935 record 64 (33 SEC)
Head coach Ted Cox
Home stadium Tulane Stadium
(Capacity: 35,000)
1935 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
LSU 5 0 0     9 2 0
Vanderbilt 5 1 0     7 3 0
Ole Miss 3 1 0     9 3 0
Auburn 5 2 0     8 2 0
Alabama 4 2 0     6 2 1
Tulane 3 3 0     6 4 0
Kentucky 3 3 0     5 4 0
Georgia Tech 3 4 0     5 5 0
Mississippi State 2 3 0     8 3 0
Tennessee 2 3 0     4 5 0
Georgia 2 4 0     6 4 0
Florida 1 6 0     3 7 0
Sewanee 0 6 0     2 7 0
Conference champion

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 28 VMI* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 440  
October 5 Auburn Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 010  
October 12 Florida Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 197  
October 19 at Minnesota* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 020  
October 26 Sewanee Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 330  
November 2 Colgate* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 146  
November 9 Georgia* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 1326  
November 16 Kentucky Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 2013  
November 23 Northwestern State* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 130  
November 30 LSU Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag) L 041  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

1936

1936 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1936 record 631 (231 SEC)
Head coach Red Dawson
Home stadium Tulane Stadium
(Capacity: 35,000)
1936 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 LSU 6 0 0     9 1 1
#4 Alabama 5 0 1     8 0 1
Auburn 4 1 1     7 2 2
#17 Tennessee 3 1 2     6 2 2
Mississippi State 3 2 0     7 3 1
Georgia 3 3 0     5 4 1
Georgia Tech 3 3 1     5 5 1
Tulane 2 3 1     6 3 1
Vanderbilt 1 3 1     3 5 1
Kentucky 1 3 0     6 4 0
Florida 1 5 0     4 6 0
Ole Miss 0 3 1     5 5 2
Sewanee 0 5 0     0 6 1
Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 26 Ole Miss Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 76  
October 3 Auburn Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA T 00  
October 10 Centenary* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 190  
October 17 vs. Colgate* New York, NY W 286  
October 24 North Carolina* #18 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 217  
October 31 Louisiana Tech* #9 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 2213  
November 7 vs. #14 Alabama #10 Birmingham, AL L 734  
November 14 Georgia Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 612  
November 21 Sewanee Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 536  
November 28 at #2 LSU #19 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag) L 033  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP.

1937

1937 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1937 record 541 (231 SEC)
Head coach Red Dawson
Home stadium Tulane Stadium
(Capacity: 49,000)
1937 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Alabama 6 0 0     9 1 0
#8 LSU 5 1 0     9 2 0
Auburn 4 1 2     6 2 3
Vanderbilt 4 2 0     7 2 0
Mississippi State 3 2 0     5 4 1
Georgia Tech 3 2 1     6 3 1
Tennessee 4 3 0     6 3 1
Florida 3 4 0     4 7 0
Tulane 2 3 1     5 4 1
Georgia 1 2 2     6 3 2
Ole Miss 0 4 0     4 5 1
Kentucky 0 5 0     4 6 0
Sewanee 0 6 0     2 7 0
Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 25 Clemson* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 70  
October 2 Auburn Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA T 00  
October 9 Mississippi College* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 840  
October 16 vs. Colgate* Buffalo, NY W 76  
October 23 at North Carolina* Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 013  
October 30 Ole Miss Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 147  
November 6 #2 Alabama #19 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 69  
November 13 at Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA L 67  
November 20 Sewanee Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 337  
November 27 #10 LSU Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag) L 720  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP.

1938

1938 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP #19
1938 record 721 (411 SEC)
Head coach Red Dawson
Home stadium Tulane Stadium
(Capacity: 49,000)
1938 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Tennessee 7 0 0     11 0 0
#13 Alabama 4 1 1     7 1 1
#19 Tulane 4 1 1     7 2 1
Ole Miss 3 2 0     9 2 0
Georgia Tech 2 1 3     3 4 3
Vanderbilt 4 3 0     6 3 0
Florida 2 2 1     4 6 1
Auburn 3 3 1     4 5 1
Georgia 1 2 1     5 4 1
LSU 2 4 0     6 4 0
Mississippi State 1 4 0     4 6 0
Kentucky 0 4 0     2 7 0
Sewanee 0 6 0     1 8 0
Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 24 Clemson* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 1013  
October 1 Auburn Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA T 00  
October 8 at North Carolina* Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 1714  
October 15 Rice* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 2617  
October 22 Mercer* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 510  
October 29 Mississippi A&M Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 270  
November 5 vs. #15 Alabama Birmingham, AL L 03  
November 12 Georgia Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 286  
November 19 Sewanee Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 380  
November 26 at LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag) W 140  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP.

1939

1939 Tulane Green Wave football
SEC Co-Champions
Sugar Bowl vs. Texas A&M, Lost 1314
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP #5
1939 record 811 (50 SEC)
Head coach Red Dawson
Home stadium Tulane Stadium
(Capacity: 69,000)
1939 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Tennessee § 6 0 0     10 1 0
#16 Georgia Tech § 6 0 0     8 2 0
#5 Tulane § 5 0 0     8 1 1
Mississippi State 3 2 0     8 2 0
Ole Miss 2 2 0     7 2 0
Kentucky 2 2 1     6 2 1
Auburn 3 3 1     5 5 1
Alabama 2 3 1     5 3 1
Georgia 1 3 0     5 6 0
LSU 1 5 0     4 5 0
Vanderbilt 1 6 0     2 7 1
Florida 0 3 1     5 5 1
Sewanee 0 3 0     3 5 0
§ Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 30 Clemson* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 76  
October 7 Auburn Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 120  
October 14 Fordham* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 70  
October 21 North Carolina* #4 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA T 1414  
October 28 #14 Ole Miss #9 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 186  
November 11 #20 Alabama #7 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 130  
November 18 at Columbia* #6 Baker FieldNew York, NY W 250  
November 25 Sewanee #5 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 520  
December 2 LSU #5 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag) W 3320  
January 1, 1940 vs. #1 Texas A&M* #5 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) L 1314  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP.

References

  1. Ryan Whirty (2012-06-26). "The History of Tulane Stadium(s)". Gambit Magazine. Retrieved 2012-09-11.

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