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The 1942 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1942 college football season. In its first year under head coach Claude Simons Jr., Tulane compiled a 4–5 record (1–4 in conference games), finished tenth in the SEC, and was outscored by a total of 154 to 121.[1] Tulane was ranked No. 31 in the final Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1942.[2]

Record4–5 (1–4 SEC)
Headcoach
Captains
  • James Ely
  • Walter McDonald
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1942 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–5 (1–4 SEC)
Head coach
Captains
  • James Ely
  • Walter McDonald
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
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1942 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Georgia $6–1–011–1–0
No. 5 Georgia Tech4–1–09–2–0
No. 7 Tennessee4–1–09–1–1
No. 18 Mississippi State5–2–08–2–0
No. 10 Alabama4–2–08–3–0
LSU3–2–07–3–0
No. 16 Auburn3–3–06–4–1
Vanderbilt2–4–06–4–0
Florida1–3–03–7–0
Tulane1–4–04–5–0
Kentucky0–5–03–6–1
Ole Miss0–5–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Three Tulane players received recognition on the 1942 All-SEC football team: end Marty Comer (AP-2, UP-1); halfback Walter McDonald (AP-2); and halfback Lou Thomas (AP-3).[3][4]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at USC*W 27–1345,000[5]
October 3AuburnL 13–2730,000[6]
October 10Rice*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 18–725,000[7]
October 17at No. 2 GeorgiaL 0–4018,000[8]
October 24No. 19 North Carolina*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 29–1422,000[9]
October 31Vanderbilt
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 28–2115,000[10]
November 7Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–728,000[11]
November 14Georgia Pre-Flight*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–718,000[12]
November 26at LSUL 6–1830,071[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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