1940 Tulane Green Wave football team

1940 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–5 (1–3 SEC)
Head coach	Red Dawson (5th season)
Captain	Claude Groves, Tommy O'Boyle
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium

1940 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Tennessee $	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Mississippi State	4	–	0	–	1	10	–	0	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Alabama	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Auburn	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
LSU	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Florida	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	2	–	2	5	–	3	–	2
Tulane	1	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Georgia Tech	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	1	–	0	3	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Red Dawson, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 5–5 and a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing tenth in the SEC.

Tulane was ranked at No. 28 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	Boston College*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 7–27	42,000
October 5	Auburn	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 14–20	32,000
October 12	at Fordham*	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 7–20	35,400
October 19	Rice*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 15–6	34,000
October 26	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 14–13	20,000
November 2	No. 10 Clemson*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 13–0	31,000
November 9	at Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 6–13	20,000
November 16	Georgia	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 21–13	30,000
November 23	Louisiana Normal*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 47–0	20,000
November 30	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 0–14	30,799
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Boston stuns Tulane with 27–7 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tigers plunge in Green Wave for 20–14 splash". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fordham is 20–7 winner over Tulane". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 13, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane turns back Rice, 15–6, in ragged exhibition". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 20, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Carolina eleven bows, 14–13 to Tulane Green Wave surge". Daily Press. October 27, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Question: Is 13 unlucky? Clemson's 13-game streak stopped when Tigs fall to Tulane 0–13". The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bassett, Norman (November 10, 1940). "Tide beats back Green Wave in thrilling dual, 13 to 6". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 6. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
^ "Tulane turns on power to defeat Georgia 21 to 13". The Huntsville Times. November 17, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane Wave runs over Louisiana Normal Demons, 47–0". Monroe Morning World. November 24, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Louisiana State beats Tulane". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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