1924 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–1 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainBrother Brown
Home stadiumSecond Tulane Stadium
Seasons
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1925 →
1924 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alabama $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Florida 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Georgia 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Tulane 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
South Carolina 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Sewanee * 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi A&M 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Virginia 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt * 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
VPI 2 – 2 – 3 4 – 2 – 3
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Auburn 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Maryland 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 3
NC State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
LSU 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Clemson 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SIAA

The 1924 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1924 college football season. In its ninth year under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, Tulane compiled a 8–1 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Southwestern Louisiana*
W 14–0[2]
October 4Mississippi College*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 32–7[3]
October 11Louisiana Tech*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 42–12[4]
October 18Vanderbilt
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 21–1313,000[5]
October 25Spring Hill*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 33–0[6]
November 1Mississippi A&M
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 14–6[7]
November 8at Auburn
W 14–68,000[8]
November 15Tennessee
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 26–7[9]
November 27at LSU
W 13–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1924 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Southwestern is beaten by Green Wave of Tulane". The Shreveport Times. September 28, 1924. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane shows better in game with Choctaws". The Shreveport Times. October 5, 1924. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane Easily Beats L. P. I. by Score Of 42-12". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 12, 1924. p. 14. Retrieved July 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Vanderbilt tumbles under Tulane attack". The Commercial Appeal. October 19, 1924. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Springhill College proves easy meat for Green Wave". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1924. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulane finds hopes wrecked by Maroons". The Birmingham News. November 2, 1924. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulane takes measure of Auburn Tigers, 14–6". The Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1924. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulane makes strong comeback to win from Tennessee university eleven". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1924. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulane wins from Tigers". The Houston Post. November 28, 1924. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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