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1940 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (1–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainClaude Groves, Tommy O'Boyle
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southeastern Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.4Tennessee $ 5 0 0 10 1 0
    No.9Mississippi State 4 0 1 10 0 1
    Ole Miss 3 1 0 9 2 0
    Alabama 4 2 0 7 2 0
    Auburn 3 2 1 6 4 1
    LSU 3 3 0 6 4 0
    Georgia 2 3 1 5 4 1
    Florida 2 3 0 5 5 0
    Kentucky 1 2 2 5 3 2
    Tulane 1 3 0 5 5 0
    Vanderbilt 1 5 1 3 6 1
    Georgia Tech 1 5 0 3 7 0
    Sewanee 0 1 0 3 5 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1940 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Red Dawson, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane StadiuminNew Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 5–5 and a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing tenth in the SEC.

    Tulane was ranked at No. 28 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 28Boston College*
  • New Orleans, LA
  • L 7–2742,000[2]
    October 5Auburn
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
  • L 14–2032,000[3]
    October 12atFordham*
  • New York, NY
  • L 7–2035,400[4]
    October 19Rice*
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • W 15–634,000[5]
    October 26atNorth Carolina*
  • Chapel Hill, NC
  • W 14–1320,000[6]
    November 2No. 10Clemson*
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • W 13–031,000[7]
    November 9atAlabama
  • Birmingham, AL
  • L 6–1320,000[8]
    November 16Georgia
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • W 21–1330,000[9]
    November 23Louisiana Normal*
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • W 47–020,000[10]
    November 30atLSU
  • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)
  • L 0–1430,799[11]
    • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Boston stuns Tulane with 27–7 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tigers plunge in Green Wave for 20–14 splash". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Fordham is 20–7 winner over Tulane". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 13, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tulane turns back Rice, 15–6, in ragged exhibition". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 20, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Carolina eleven bows, 14–13 to Tulane Green Wave surge". Daily Press. October 27, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Question: Is 13 unlucky? Clemson's 13-game streak stopped when Tigs fall to Tulane 0–13". The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Bassett, Norman (November 10, 1940). "Tide beats back Green Wave in thrilling dual, 13 to 6". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 6. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  • ^ "Tulane turns on power to defeat Georgia 21 to 13". The Huntsville Times. November 17, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tulane Wave runs over Louisiana Normal Demons, 47–0". Monroe Morning World. November 24, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Louisiana State beats Tulane". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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