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The 1947 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1947 college football season. In its second year under head coach Henry Frnka, Tulane compiled a 2–5–2 record (2–3–2 in conference games), finished seventh in the SEC, and was outscored by a total of 192 to 94.[1] Tulane was ranked No. 59 in the final Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1947.[2]

Record2–5–2 (2–3–2 SEC)
Headcoach
CaptainLeonard Finley
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1947 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–5–2 (2–3–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainLeonard Finley
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
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1947 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Ole Miss $6–1–09–2–0
No. 10 Georgia Tech4–1–010–1–0
No. 6 Alabama5–2–08–3–0
Mississippi State2–2–07–3–0
Georgia3–3–07–4–1
Vanderbilt3–3–06–4–0
Tulane2–3–22–5–2
LSU2–3–15–3–1
Kentucky2–3–08–3–0
Tennessee2–3–05–5–0
Auburn1–5–02–7–0
Florida0–3–14–5–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Fullback Eddie Price received third-team honors on the 1947 All-SEC football team.[3] He was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[4]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27AlabamaW 21–2060,000[5]
October 4Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–2048,000[6]
October 11at No. 16 Rice*L 0–3328,000[7]
October 18Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 14–27> 40,000[8]
October 25Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 40–030,000[9]
November 1Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–2035,000[10]
November 15Florida
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
T 7–725,000[11]
November 22at No. 2 Notre Dame*L 6–5957,000[12]
December 6LSU
T 6–667,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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