1954 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1954 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1954 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In their first year under head coach Andy Pilney, the team compiled a 1–6–3 record.

1954 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	1–6–3 (1–6–1 SEC)
Head coach	Andy Pilney (1st season)
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium

1954 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Ole Miss $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Florida	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
No. 13 Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Alabama	3	–	3	–	2			4	–	5	–	2
LSU	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Tulane	1	–	6	–	1			1	–	6	–	3
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at No. 7 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–28	28,000
September 25	Memphis State*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	T 13–13
October 2	North Carolina*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	T 7–7
October 9	Mississippi State	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–14	18,000
October 16	at No. 7 Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 7–34	23,500
October 23	Georgia	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–7	18,000
October 30	vs. Auburn	Ladd Memorial Stadium Mobile, AL (rivalry)	L 0–27	13,500
November 6	Alabama	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	T 0–0	22,000
November 13	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 6–0	15,000
November 27	LSU	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 13–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game