1950 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record6–2–1 (3–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainDennis Doyle, George Maddux
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Kentucky $ 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Alabama 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Tulane 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Georgia 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 3
Mississippi State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
LSU 2 – 3 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
Florida 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by fifth-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 6–2–1 and a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the SEC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Alabama
L 14–2645,000[1]
October 7Louisiana College*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 64–0[2]
October 14No. 10 Notre Dame*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 9–1373,159[3]
October 21Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 27–20[4]
October 28at Auburn
W 28–0[5]
November 11at Navy*
W 27–020,000[6]
November 18Virginia*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 42–1830,000[7]
November 25Vanderbilt
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 35–6[8]
December 2LSU
T 14–1474,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

Main article: 1951 NFL Draft

The 1951 NFL Draft was held on January 18–19, 1951. The following Green Wave players were selected.[10]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
2 18 Don Joyce Defensive end Chicago Cardinals
3 38 Jerry Helluin Defensive tackle Cleveland Browns
4 48 George Kinek End Los Angeles Rams
6 74 Dan Rogas Guard Cleveland Browns
7 84 Paul Lea Defensive tackle Chicago Bears
9 104 Denny Doyle Guard Philadelphia Eagles
15 172 Joe Ernst Back Green Bay Packers
17 202 Hal Waggoner Back Philadelphia Eagles
30 359 Joe Shinn End New York Yanks

References

  1. ^ Watkins, Ed (October 1, 1950). "Bama barrage buries Wave 26 to 14". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 8. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  2. ^ "Green Wave topples La. College by 64–0". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Irish barely regain victory stride by 13–9". Quad-City Times. October 15, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane uses aerial route to drop Ole Miss, 27–20". Kingsport Times-News. October 22, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane takes Tigers, 28–0". The Birmingham News. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Brown, George (November 12, 1950). "Joe Ernst Passes Tulane to 27-0 Win Over Navy". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. p. 38. Retrieved July 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Tulane downs Virginia, 42–18". The Tampa Tribune. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ernst's passes rout Vanderbilt". The Commercial Appeal. November 26, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Spirited Tigers tie Green Wave, 14–14". The Shreveport Times. December 3, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1951 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2021.


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