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1950 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record6–2–1 (3–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainDennis Doyle, George Maddux
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Southeastern Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.7Kentucky $ 5 1 0 11 1 0
    No.4Tennessee 4 1 0 11 1 0
    No.16Alabama 6 2 0 9 2 0
    No.20Tulane 3 1 1 6 2 1
    Georgia Tech 4 2 0 5 6 0
    Georgia 3 2 1 6 3 3
    Mississippi State 3 4 0 4 5 0
    Vanderbilt 3 4 0 7 4 0
    LSU 2 3 2 4 5 2
    Florida 2 4 0 5 5 0
    Ole Miss 1 5 0 5 5 0
    Auburn 0 7 0 0 10 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1950 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by fifth-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 6–2–1 and a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the SEC.

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 30Alabama
  • New Orleans, LA
  • L 14–2645,000[1]
    October 7Louisiana College*
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • W 64–0[2]
    October 14No. 10Notre Dame*
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • L 9–1373,159[3]
    October 21Ole Miss
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
  • W 27–20[4]
    October 28atAuburn
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
  • W 28–0[5]
    November 11atNavy*
  • Baltimore, MD
  • W 27–020,000[6]
    November 18Virginia*
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • W 42–1830,000[7]
    November 25Vanderbilt
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • W 35–6[8]
    December 2LSU
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans (Battle for the Rag)
  • T 14–1474,000[9]
    • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • After the season[edit]

    The 1951 NFL Draft was held on January 18–19, 1951. The following Green Wave players were selected.[10]

    Round Pick Player Position NFL club
    2 18 Don Joyce Defensive end Chicago Cardinals
    3 38 Jerry Helluin Defensive tackle Cleveland Browns
    4 48 George Kinek End Los Angeles Rams
    6 74 Dan Rogas Guard Cleveland Browns
    7 84 Paul Lea Defensive tackle Chicago Bears
    9 104 Denny Doyle Guard Philadelphia Eagles
    15 172 Joe Ernst Back Green Bay Packers
    17 202 Hal Waggoner Back Philadelphia Eagles
    30 359 Joe Shinn End New York Yanks

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Watkins, Ed (October 1, 1950). "Bama barrage buries Wave 26 to 14". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 8. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  • ^ "Green Wave topples La. College by 64–0". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Irish barely regain victory stride by 13–9". Quad-City Times. October 15, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tulane uses aerial route to drop Ole Miss, 27–20". Kingsport Times-News. October 22, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tulane takes Tigers, 28–0". The Birmingham News. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Brown, George (November 12, 1950). "Joe Ernst Passes Tulane to 27-0 Win Over Navy". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. p. 38. Retrieved July 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "Tulane downs Virginia, 42–18". The Tampa Tribune. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Ernst's passes rout Vanderbilt". The Commercial Appeal. November 26, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Spirited Tigers tie Green Wave, 14–14". The Shreveport Times. December 3, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "1951 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2021.

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