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1937 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainNorman Buckner, Norman Hall
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Alabama $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 8 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Auburn 4 – 1 – 2 6 – 2 – 3
Vanderbilt 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Georgia Tech 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Florida 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Tulane 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Georgia 1 – 2 – 2 6 – 3 – 2
Ole Miss 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Kentucky 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1937 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Red Dawson, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 5–4–1 and a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, placing ninth in the SEC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Clemson*
W 7–015,000[1]
October 4Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
T 0–0[2]
October 9Mississippi College*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 84–012,000[3]
October 16vs. Colgate*
W 7–632,524[4]
October 23at North Carolina*
L 0–13[5]
October 30Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 14–719,000[6]
November 6No. 2 AlabamaNo. 19
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–931,000[7]
November 13at Georgia
L 6–712,000[8]
November 20Sewanee
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 33–710,000[9]
November 27No. 10 LSU
L 7–2040,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Clemson loses to Green Wave 7 to 0 after magnificent fight". The State. September 26, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tigers hold Tulane 0–0 on muddy field". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wave sinks Miss. College by 84 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 10, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane tops Colgate, 7–6". The News and Observer. October 17, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tar Heels smash big Tulane Greenies, 13 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulane registers touchdown in final quarter to gain victory over Ole Miss, 14–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 31, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sanford's field goal enables Alabama to beat Tulane". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 7, 1937. Retrieved February 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulane bows to Georgia Bulldog". The Birmingham News. November 14, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulane swamps Sewanee, 33 to 7". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1937. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "L.S.U. passes Tulane, 20–7". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 28, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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