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1947 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–5–2 (2–3–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainLeonard Finley
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southeastern Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.13Ole Miss $ 6 1 0 9 2 0
    No.10Georgia Tech 4 1 0 10 1 0
    No.6Alabama 5 2 0 8 3 0
    Mississippi State 2 2 0 7 3 0
    Georgia 3 3 0 7 4 1
    Vanderbilt 3 3 0 6 4 0
    Tulane 2 3 2 2 5 2
    LSU 2 3 1 5 3 1
    Kentucky 2 3 0 8 3 0
    Tennessee 2 3 0 5 5 0
    Auburn 1 5 0 2 7 0
    Florida 0 3 1 4 5 1
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1947 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1947 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Henry Frnka, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane StadiuminNew Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 2–5–2 and a mark of 2–3–2 in conference play, placing seventh in the SEC.

    Tulane was ranked at No. 59 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[1]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 27Alabama
  • New Orleans, LA
  • W 21–2060,000[2]
    October 4Georgia Tech
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • L 0–2048,000[3]
    October 11at No. 16Rice*
  • Houston, TX
  • L 0–3328,000[4]
    October 18Ole Miss
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
  • L 14–27> 40,000[5]
    October 25Auburn
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
  • W 40–030,000[6]
    November 1Mississippi State
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • L 0–2035,000[7]
    November 15Florida
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • T 7–725,000[8]
    November 22at No. 2Notre Dame*
  • Notre Dame, IN
  • L 6–5957,000[9]
    December 6LSU
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)
  • T 6–667,000[10]
    • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Mullins, Jim (September 28, 1947). "Tulane out-points Tide, 21–20 in thrill-packed scoring race". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  • ^ "Georgia Tech Coasts To Easy Win Over Tulane, 20-0". Montgomery Advertiser-Alabama Journal. October 5, 1947. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Fast-Moving Rice Trounces Tulane, 33-0, to Thrill 28,000". The Daily Oklahoman. October 12, 1947. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Arnold Hederman (October 19, 1947). "Ole Miss Scores Mighty Triumph At Tulane, 27-14: Rebels Smash Greenie Defense For Four Scores". Clarion-Ledger. pp. I-1, II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Green Wave finds Auburn easy victim". The Knoxville Journal. October 26, 1947. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Miss. State Whips Tulane". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 2, 1947. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Florida, Tulane Battle To 7 To 7 Deadlock". St. Petersburg Times. November 16, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Notre Dame easily beats back Wave". The Miami News. November 23, 1947. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Terrific line play gives Tulane tie with LSU". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 7, 1947. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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