1951 Tulane Green Wave football team

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The 1951 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1951 college football season. In its sixth year under head coach Henry Frnka, Tulane compiled a 4–6 record (1–5 in conference games), finished last out of 12 teams in the SEC, and was outscored by a total of 172 to 143.[1] Tulane was ranked No. 57 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1951.[2]

Record4–6 (1–5 SEC)
Headcoach
Captains
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1951 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–6 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
 1950
1952 
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1951 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Georgia Tech +7001101
No. 1 Tennessee +5001010
LSU421731
Ole Miss421631
No. 15 Kentucky330840
Auburn340550
Vanderbilt350650
Alabama350560
Florida240550
Georgia240550
Mississippi State250450
Tulane150460
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Tackle Jerry Helluin and guard Art Kleinschmidt received recognition on the 1951 All-SEC football team.

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Miami (FL)*W 21–7[3]
October 6No. 19 Baylor*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 14–2740,000[4]
October 13No. 15 Holy Cross*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 20–1430,000[5]
October 20at Ole MissL 6–2517,000[6]
October 27Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 0–21[7]
November 3Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 7–10[8]
November 10No. 12 Kentucky
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–37[9]
November 17at VanderbiltW 14–1017,000[10]
November 24Southeastern Louisiana*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 48–7[11]
December 1at LSUL 13–1446,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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