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The 1945 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1945 college football season. In its fourth and final year under Claude Simons Jr., Tulane compiled a 2–6–1 record (1–3–1 in conference game), tied for tenth place in the SEC, and was outscored by a total of 212 to 93.[1]

Record2–6–1 (1–3–1 SEC)
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1945 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–6–1 (1–3–1 SEC)
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CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
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1945 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Alabama $6–0–010–0–0
No. 14 Tennessee3–1–08–1–0
No. 15 LSU5–2–07–2–0
No. 18 Georgia4–2–09–2–0
Ole Miss3–3–04–5–0
Georgia Tech2–2–04–6–0
Mississippi State2–3–06–3–0
Auburn2–3–05–5–0
Vanderbilt2–4–03–6–0
Florida1–3–14–5–1
Tulane1–3–12–6–1
Kentucky0–5–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The Green Wave played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Gulfport AAFGulfport, MSW 14–0 (scrimmage)4,000[2]
October 6FloridaT 6–620,000[3]
October 13at Rice*L 7–1314,000[4]
October 20Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 14–2028,000[5]
October 27SMU*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 19–728,000[6]
November 3No. 15 Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 14–1325,000[7]
November 10Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 7–4130,000[8]
November 17Clemson*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 20–4718,000[9]
November 24No. 5 Notre Dame*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–3263,000[10]
December 1LSU
L 0–3352,644[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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