1923 Tulane Green Wave football team

1923 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3–1 (2–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainHarry Talbot
Home stadiumSecond Tulane Stadium
Seasons
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1923 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington & Lee + 4 – 0 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt * + 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
VPI 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Maryland 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Florida 1 – 0 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
North Carolina 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Georgia 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Mississippi A&M 2 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Tulane 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Clemson 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech 0 – 0 – 4 3 – 2 – 4
NC State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Auburn 0 – 1 – 3 3 – 3 – 3
Kentucky 0 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Virginia 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
LSU 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * co-member of SIAA

The 1923 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1923 college football season. In its eighth year under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, Tulane compiled a 6–3–1 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Southwestern Louisiana*
W 20–2[2]
October 6Mississippi College*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 18–3[3]
October 13vs. Texas*
L 0–338,000[4]
October 20Louisiana Tech*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 13–7[5]
October 27at Vanderbilt
L 0–1710,000[6]
November 3at Tennessee
L 2–13[7]
November 10at Auburn
T 6–6[8]
November 17Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 19–0[9]
November 24LSU
W 20–014,000[10]
November 29Washington University*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 19–83,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1923 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tulane defeats Southwestern in easy fashion". The Shreveport Times. September 30, 1923. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane's aerial attack enables Greenies to win". The Nashville Tennessean. October 7, 1923. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Longhorns defeat Tulane by score of 31–0". The Houston Post. October 14, 1923. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "L. P. I. Gives Tulane Stiff Battle, Losing Game By Close Score". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 21, 1923. p. 8. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Vanderbilt beats Tulane Greenies". The Birmingham News. October 28, 1923. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tennessee plays best game of season to defeat Tulane 13 to 2". The Journal and Tribune. November 4, 1923. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn and Tulane at Montgomery hold the line, a six and six tie". The Selma Times-Journal. November 11, 1923. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ole Miss easy for fast Tulane attacks". The Commercial Appeal. November 18, 1923. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brown's 70-yard run features Tulane victory". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1923. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tulane puzzles Pikers with trick plays to gain victory, 19 to 8". St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat. November 30, 1923. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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