1946 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1946 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1946 college football season. In its first year under head coach Henry Frnka, Tulane compiled a 3–7 record (2–4 in conference games), finished ninth in the SEC, and was outscored by a total of 209 to 179.^[1] Tulane was ranked No. 33 in the final Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1946.^[2]

Record3–7 (2–4 SEC)

Headcoach

CaptainRobert Rice

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1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Georgia +	5	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
No. 7 Tennessee +	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 8 LSU	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
No. 11 Georgia Tech	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Tulane	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Auburn	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Florida	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Guard Gaston Bourgeois was selected as a second-team player on the United Press (third-team by the Associated Press) on the 1946 All-SEC football team.^[3]^[4]^[5]

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Alabama	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–7	64,317	^[6]
October 5	Florida	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 27–13	35,000	^[7]
October 12	Rice*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–25	45,000	^[8]
October 19	Auburn	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 32–0	35,000	^[9]
October 26	Mississippi State	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 7–14	45,000	^[10]
November 9	Clemson*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 54–13	25,301	^[11]
November 16	at No. 7 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 7–35	32,000	^[12]
November 23	No. 2 Notre Dame*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–41	65,841	^[13]
November 30	at No. 9 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 27–41	46,000	^[14]
December 21	USC*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 13–20	25,000	^[15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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