1945 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–6–1 (1–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Alabama $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 14 Tennessee 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 15 LSU 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Auburn 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Florida 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Tulane 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Kentucky 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1945 college football season. Led by Claude Simons Jr. in his fourth and final year as head coach, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 2–6–1 and a mark of 1–3–1 in conference play, tying for tenth place in the SEC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Gulfport AAFGulfport, MSW 14–0 (scrimmage)4,000[1]
October 6Florida
T 6–620,000[2]
October 13at Rice*
L 7–1314,000[3]
October 20Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 14–2028,000[4]
October 27SMU*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 19–728,000[5]
November 3No. 15 Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 14–1325,000[6]
November 10Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 7–4130,000[7]
November 17Clemson*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 20–4718,000[8]
November 24No. 5 Notre Dame*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–3263,000[9]
December 1LSU
L 0–3352,644[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Green Wave Best Gulfport Bombers In Grid Scrimmage". The Daily Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. October 1, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Tulane scores in final two minutes to tie Gators". Pensacola News Journal. October 7, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane bows to Rice, 13–7". The Knoxville Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn Plainsmen rise to defeat Tulane Green Wave, 20 to 14". The Birmingham News. October 21, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Intercepted passes give Tulane 19 to 7 triumph over SMU". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 28, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wave rolls to mighty grid upset". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Engineers knock over Greenies". St. Petersburg Times. November 11, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Clemson surprises Tulane Wave, 47–20". The Nashville Tennessean. November 18, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Notre Dame rally beats Tulane, 32 to 6". The Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "LSU trounces Tulane by 33–0 margin". The Salt Lake Tribune. December 2, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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