1952 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 8 Tennessee 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 7 Ole Miss 4 – 0 – 2 8 – 1 – 2
No. 9 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Georgia 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 15 Florida 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Mississippi State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Tulane 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
No. 20 Kentucky 1 – 3 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
LSU 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1952 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In their first year under head coach Raymond Wolf, the team compiled a 5–5 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Georgia
L 16–21[1]
October 4Santa Clara*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 35–0[2]
October 11at No. 5 Georgia Tech
L 0–1427,913[3]
October 18Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 14–2038,000[4]
October 25vs. Auburn
W 21–620,022[5]
November 1Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 34–21[6]
November 8at Kentucky
L 6–2731,000[7]
November 15Vanderbilt
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 16–726,000[8]
November 22Louisiana College*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 46–14[9]
November 29LSU
L 0–16[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Tulane fumbles away victory to Georgia". Monroe Morning World. September 28, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tulane's McGee tips Santa Clara". The San Francisco Examiner. October 5, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech wins toughie". The Birmingham News. October 12, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rebels defeat Greenies, 20–14". The Clarion-Ledger. October 19, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane explodes in second half to rip Auburn, 21–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 26, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Maroons fall before hard-hitting Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. November 2, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "U.K. tramples Tulane 27–6". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulane's bruising Green Wave rips crippled Commodores by 16 to 7". The Tennessean. November 16, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Dempsey passes Greenies to snazzy 46–14 victory". The Daily Advertiser. November 23, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "LSU stuns Tulane with 16 to 0 upset". The Shreveport Times. November 30, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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