1948 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1948 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1948 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Henry Frnka, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 9–1 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing third in the SEC.

1948 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Georgia $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Ole Miss	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Tulane	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	4	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Tennessee	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	2
Kentucky	1	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	2
Florida	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
LSU	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Alabama		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 21–14	65,000	^[1]
October 2	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 7–13	35,000	^[2]
October 9	South Carolina*		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 14–0	35,000	^[3]
October 16	No. 10 Ole Miss		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 20–7	43,000	^[4]
October 23	Auburn	No. 17	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 21–6	35,000	^[5]
October 30	Mississippi State	No. 19	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 9–0	45,000	^[6]
November 6	VMI*	No. 20	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 28–7		^[7]
November 13	Baylor*		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 35–13	45,000	^[8]
November 20	at Cincinnati*	No. 14	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 6–0	12,000	^[9]
November 27	at LSU	No. 14	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 46–0	45,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	—	17	19	20	—	14	14	13

^ Little, Tom (September 26, 1948). "Tide shifts to T for rally bur Green Wave wins 21–14". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
^ "Tech strikes early, digs in to top Green Wave, 13–7". The Chattanooga Times. October 3, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane triumphs over Gamecocks". The News and Observer. October 10, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane smacks Mississippi Rebels, 20 to 7". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 17, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wave rolls in last period to stop fired-up Auburn". The Birmingham News. October 24, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Shorty McWilliams' play holds Tulane to 9–0 triumph". The Knoxville Journal. October 31, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ed Price paces Tulane to 28–7 victory over VMI". The Tampa Tribune. November 7, 1948. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane stays in bowl scene by trouncing Baylor, 35–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane finds Cincy tough in 6–0 win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 21, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Green Wave engulfs Louisiana State, 46–0". Monroe Morning World. November 28, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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