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1959 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–6–1 (0–5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Southeastern Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.5Georgia $ 7 0 0 10 1 0
    No.3LSU 5 1 0 9 2 0
    No.2Ole Miss # 5 1 0 10 1 0
    No.10Alabama 4 1 2 7 2 2
    Auburn 4 3 0 7 3 0
    Vanderbilt 3 2 2 5 3 2
    Georgia Tech 3 3 0 6 5 0
    Tennessee 3 4 1 5 4 1
    No.19Florida 2 4 0 5 4 1
    Kentucky 1 6 0 4 6 0
    Tulane 0 5 1 3 6 1
    Mississippi State 0 7 0 2 7 0
    • $ – Conference champion
  • # Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin national champion
  • Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1959 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In their sixth year under head coach Andy Pilney, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record.

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 18Florida
  • New Orleans, LA
  • L 0–3030,000[1]
    September 25atMiami (FL)*
  • Miami, FL
  • L 7–26[2]
    October 3Wake Forest*
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • W 6–018,000[3]
    October 9Detroit*
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • W 25–0[4]
    October 17at No. 5Ole Miss
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
  • L 7–5323,500[5]
    October 24No. 9Georgia Tech
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • L 13–2130,000[6]
    October 30Texas Tech*
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • W 17–715,000[7]
    November 7vs. Alabama
  • Mobile, AL
  • L 7–1929,000[8]
    November 14Vanderbilt
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • T 6–618,000[9]
    November 21at No. 3LSU
  • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)
  • L 6–1465,057[10]
    • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ "Gators explode to swamp Green Wave, 30–0". The Orlando Sentinel. September 19, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Little Fran showed 'em how". The Miami News. September 26, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tulane hands Deacs first defeat, 6 to 0". The News and Observer. October 4, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Help! Titans drown in Green Wave, 25–0". Detroit Free Press. October 10, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Ole Miss Rebels glide over Green Wave, 53–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Heavily-favored Tech rallies to edge fired-up Tulane, 21–13". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tulane whips Raiders, 17–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 31, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Red Tide bests Green Wave in kilowatt contest, 19–7". The Selma Times-Journal. November 8, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Vandy, Tulane battle to 6–6 tie". The Tennessean. November 15, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Cannon's 45-yard touchdown run boosts Bengals to 14–6 win, Sugar Bowl invite". The Daily Advertiser. November 22, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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