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The 1939 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1939 college football season. In its fourth year under head coach Red Dawson, Tulane compiled an 8–0–1 record in the regular season (5–0 in conference games), shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 211 to 53. They finished the season in a three-way tie with Tennessee and Georgia Tech for the SEC championship. Ranked No. 5 in the final AP poll, the Green Wave was invited to the Sugar Bowl, losing, 14–13, on a blocked extra point to No. 1 Texas A&M.[1]

APNo. 5
Record8–1–1 (5–0 SEC)
Headcoach
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1939 Tulane Green Wave football
SEC co-champion
Sugar Bowl, L 13–14 vs. Texas A&M
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 5
Record8–1–1 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Krueger
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
 1938
1940 
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1939 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Tennessee +6001010
No. 16 Georgia Tech +600820
No. 5 Tulane +500811
Mississippi State320820
Ole Miss220720
Kentucky221621
Auburn331551
Alabama231531
Georgia130560
LSU150450
Vanderbilt160271
Florida031551
Sewanee030350
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Tackle Harley McCollum was a consensus All-American.[2] Halfback Bob "Jitterbug" Kellogg received first-team honors from both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1939 All-SEC football team. End Ralph Wenzel received second-team All-SEC honors from the AP and UP.[3][4]

The Green Wave played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Clemson*W 7–625,000[5]
October 7Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 12–028,000[6]
October 14Fordham*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 7–043,000[7]
October 21No. 14 North Carolina*No. 4
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
T 14–1434,000[8]
October 28No. 14 Ole MissNo. 9
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 18–637,000[9]
November 11No. 20 AlabamaNo. 7
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 13–052,000[10]
November 18at Columbia*No. 6W 25–025,000[11]
November 25SewaneeNo. 5
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 52–015,000[12]
December 2LSUNo. 5
W 33–2045,000[13]
January 1, 1940vs. No. 1 Texas A&M*No. 5
L 13–1473,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings

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( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP4 (14)9 (1)8 (1)76 (2)5 (3)5 (4)5 (5)5
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