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The 1954 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1954 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In its first year under head coach Andy Pilney, Tulane compiled a 1–6–3 record (1–6–1 in conference games), finished in tenth place in the SEC, and was outscored by a total of 144 to 46.[1]

Record1–6–3 (1–6–1 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumTulane Stadium
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1954 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record1–6–3 (1–6–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
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1954 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Ole Miss $5–1–09–2–0
Georgia Tech6–2–08–3–0
Florida5–2–05–5–0
Kentucky5–2–07–3–0
Georgia3–2–16–3–1
No. 13 Auburn3–3–08–3–0
Mississippi State3–3–06–4–0
Alabama3–3–24–5–2
LSU2–5–05–6–0
Tulane1–6–11–6–3
Vanderbilt1–5–02–7–0
Tennessee1–5–04–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Ole Miss's game against Arkansas counted in the conference standings.
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 18at No. 7 Georgia TechL 0–2828,000[2]
September 25Memphis State*T 13–13[3]
October 2North Carolina*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
T 7–715,000[4]
October 9Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–1418,000[5]
October 16at No. 7 Ole MissL 7–3423,500[6]
October 23Georgia
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–718,000[7]
October 30vs. AuburnL 0–2713,500[8]
November 6Alabama
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
T 0–022,000[9]
November 13at VanderbiltW 6–015,000[10]
November 27LSU
L 13–14[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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