1953 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record1–8–1 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Alabama $ 4 – 0 – 3 6 – 3 – 3
No. 8 Georgia Tech 4 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 16 Kentucky 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Ole Miss 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
No. 17 Auburn 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Mississippi State 3 – 1 – 3 5 – 2 – 3
Tennessee 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
LSU 2 – 3 – 3 5 – 3 – 3
Florida 1 – 3 – 2 3 – 5 – 2
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Georgia 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Tulane 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1953 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In their second year under head coach Raymond Wolf, the team compiled a 1–8–1 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19The Citadel*
W 54–6[1]
September 26at Georgia
L 14–16[2]
October 3at No. 4 Michigan*
L 7–2652,914[3]
October 10No. 10 Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 13–2730,000[4]
October 17Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 14–45[5]
October 24vs. Auburn
L 7–3418,763[6]
October 31No. 15 Army*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
T 0–040,000[7]
November 7Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–21[8]
November 14Vanderbilt
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 7–21[9]
November 28at LSU
L 13–32[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Strong Tulane routs Citadel as expected". The State. September 20, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tulane fumbles and stumbles to Brat 'n' the Bulldogs, 16 to 14". The Birmingham News. September 27, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Branoff, Kress pace U-M over Tulane, 26–7". Detroit Free Press. October 4, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech trounces crippled Tulane, 27 to 13". Monroe Morning World. October 11, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rebels rip through Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn routs Tulane, 34–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulane plays Army to scoreless tie". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Maroons defeat Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vandy upsets Tulane, 21–7". The Chattanooga Times. November 15, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Louisiana State smothers Tulane by 32 to 13 count". The Shreveport Times. November 29, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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