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The 1940 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1940 college football season. In its fifth year under head coach Red Dawson, Tulane compiled a 5–5 record (1–3 in conference games), finished tenth in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 144 to 126.[1] Tulane was ranked at No. 28 out of 697 college football teams in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Record5–5 (1–3 SEC)
Headcoach
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1940 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (1–3 SEC)
Head coach
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Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
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1940 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Tennessee $5–0–010–1–0
No. 9 Mississippi State4–0–110–0–1
Ole Miss3–1–09–2–0
Alabama4–2–07–2–0
Auburn3–2–16–4–1
LSU3–3–06–4–0
Georgia2–3–15–4–1
Florida2–3–05–5–0
Kentucky1–2–25–3–2
Tulane1–3–05–5–0
Vanderbilt1–5–13–6–1
Georgia Tech1–5–03–7–0
Sewanee0–1–03–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Back James Thibault and tackle Charles Dufour received first-team honors on the 1940 All-SEC football team.

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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Boston College*L 7–2742,000[3]
October 5Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 14–2032,000[4]
October 12at Fordham*L 7–2035,400[5]
October 19Rice*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 15–634,000[6]
October 26at North Carolina*W 14–1320,000[7]
November 2No. 10 Clemson*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 13–031,000[8]
November 9at AlabamaL 6–1320,000[9]
November 16Georgia
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 21–1330,000[10]
November 232:00 p.m.Louisiana Normal*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 47–020,000[11][12]
November 30at LSUL 0–1430,799[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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