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1948 Tulane Green Wave football team

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The 1948 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1948 college football season. In its third year under head coach Henry Frnka, Tulane compiled a 9–1 record (5–1 in conference games), finished third in the SEC, outscored opponents by a total of 207 to 60, and was ranked No. 13 in the final AP poll.[1]

APNo. 13
Record9–1 (5–1 SEC)
Headcoach
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1948 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record9–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainEmile O'Brien
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
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1948 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Georgia $6–0–09–2–0
No. 15 Ole Miss6–1–08–1–0
No. 13 Tulane5–1–09–1–0
No. 12 Vanderbilt4–2–18–2–1
Georgia Tech4–3–07–3–0
Alabama4–4–16–4–1
Mississippi State3–3–04–4–1
Tennessee2–3–14–4–2
Kentucky1–3–15–3–2
Florida1–5–05–5–0
LSU1–5–03–7–0
Auburn0–7–01–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Fullback Eddie Price won first-team honors from both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1948 All-SEC football team. Tackle Paul Lea was named to the first team by the AP and the second team by the UP.[2][3][4]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25AlabamaW 21–1465,000[5]
October 2at Georgia TechL 7–1335,000[6]
October 9South Carolina*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 14–035,000[7]
October 16No. 10 Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 20–743,000[8]
October 23AuburnNo. 17
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 21–635,000[9]
October 30Mississippi StateNo. 19
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 9–045,000[10]
November 6VMI*No. 20
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 28–7[11]
November 13Baylor*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 35–1345,000[12]
November 20at Cincinnati*No. 14W 6–012,000[13]
November 27at LSUNo. 14W 46–045,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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