1954 Tulane Green Wave football team

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

v t e	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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at No. 7 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–28	28,000	[1]
September 25	Memphis State*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	T 13–13		[2]
October 2	North Carolina*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	T 7–7		[3]
October 9	Mississippi State	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–14	18,000	[4]
October 16	at No. 7 Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 7–34	23,500	[5]
October 23	Georgia	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–7	18,000	[6]
October 30	vs. Auburn	Ladd Memorial Stadium Mobile, AL (rivalry)	L 0–27	13,500	[7]
November 6	Alabama	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	T 0–0	22,000	[8]
November 13	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 6–0	15,000	[9]
November 27	LSU	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 13–14		[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Georgia Tech shows power in beating Tulane 28–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 19, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Memphis ties Tulane". Lake Charles American-Press. September 26, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tulane gets 4th quarter TD for tie". The News and Observer. October 3, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Mississippi State downs Tulane Greenies by 14–0". Jackson Daily News. October 10, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ole Miss crushes Tulane 34–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ga. turns Wave fumble to 7–0 win". The Birmingham News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Auburn smears Tulane Greenies for easy 27–0 victory". The Selma Times-Journal. October 31, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Alabama and Tulane tie, 0–0". The Huntsville Times. November 7, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Green Wave edges Vandy, 6–0". The Tennessean. November 14, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "L.S.U. barely shades Tulane, 14 to 13". Monroe Morning World. November 28, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.