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1947 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–5–2 (2–3–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainLeonard Finley
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Ole Miss $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Georgia Tech 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Alabama 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Georgia 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Tulane 2 – 3 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Auburn 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Florida 0 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1947 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Henry Frnka, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 2–5–2 and a mark of 2–3–2 in conference play, placing seventh in the SEC.

Tulane was ranked at No. 59 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Alabama
W 21–2060,000[2]
October 4Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–2048,000[3]
October 11at No. 16 Rice*
L 0–3328,000[4]
October 18Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 14–27> 40,000[5]
October 25Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 40–030,000[6]
November 1Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–2035,000[7]
November 15Florida
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
T 7–725,000[8]
November 22at No. 2 Notre Dame*
L 6–5957,000[9]
December 6LSU
T 6–667,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Mullins, Jim (September 28, 1947). "Tulane out-points Tide, 21–20 in thrill-packed scoring race". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech Coasts To Easy Win Over Tulane, 20-0". Montgomery Advertiser-Alabama Journal. October 5, 1947. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fast-Moving Rice Trounces Tulane, 33-0, to Thrill 28,000". The Daily Oklahoman. October 12, 1947. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Arnold Hederman (October 19, 1947). "Ole Miss Scores Mighty Triumph At Tulane, 27-14: Rebels Smash Greenie Defense For Four Scores". Clarion-Ledger. pp. I-1, II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Green Wave finds Auburn easy victim". The Knoxville Journal. October 26, 1947. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Miss. State Whips Tulane". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 2, 1947. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Florida, Tulane Battle To 7 To 7 Deadlock". St. Petersburg Times. November 16, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Notre Dame easily beats back Wave". The Miami News. November 23, 1947. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Terrific line play gives Tulane tie with LSU". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 7, 1947. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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