1954 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record1–6–3 (1–6–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Ole Miss $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Florida 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Georgia 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
No. 13 Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Mississippi State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Alabama 3 – 3 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
LSU 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Tulane 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 6 – 3
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Tennessee 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1954 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In their first year under head coach Andy Pilney, the team compiled a 1–6–3 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at No. 7 Georgia Tech
L 0–2828,000[1]
September 25Memphis State*
T 13–13[2]
October 2North Carolina*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
T 7–7[3]
October 9Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–1418,000[4]
October 16at No. 7 Ole Miss
L 7–3423,500[5]
October 23Georgia
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–718,000[6]
October 30vs. Auburn
L 0–2713,500[7]
November 6Alabama
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
T 0–022,000[8]
November 13at Vanderbilt
W 6–015,000[9]
November 27LSU
L 13–14[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Georgia Tech shows power in beating Tulane 28–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 19, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Memphis ties Tulane". Lake Charles American-Press. September 26, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane gets 4th quarter TD for tie". The News and Observer. October 3, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mississippi State downs Tulane Greenies by 14–0". Jackson Daily News. October 10, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ole Miss crushes Tulane 34–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ga. turns Wave fumble to 7–0 win". The Birmingham News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Auburn smears Tulane Greenies for easy 27–0 victory". The Selma Times-Journal. October 31, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alabama and Tulane tie, 0–0". The Huntsville Times. November 7, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Green Wave edges Vandy, 6–0". The Tennessean. November 14, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "L.S.U. barely shades Tulane, 14 to 13". Monroe Morning World. November 28, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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