1956 Tulane Green Wave football team

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The 1956 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1956 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In its third year under head coach Andy Pilney, Tulane compiled a 6–4 record (3–3 in conference games), finished in seventh place in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 124 to 123.[1]

Record6–4 (3–3 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumTulane Stadium
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1956 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
 1955
1957 
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1956 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee $6001010
No. 4 Georgia Tech7101010
Florida520631
Ole Miss420730
Auburn430730
Kentucky440640
Tulane330640
Vanderbilt250550
Alabama250271
Mississippi State250460
LSU150370
Georgia160361
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team gained an average of 222.8 rushing yards and 46.7 passing yards per game. On defense, it gave up an average of 190.3 rushing yards and 72.9 passing yards per game. Tulane's individual leaders included Gene Newton with 280 passing yards, Ronny Quillian with 625 rushing yards, and Will Billon with 140 receiving yards.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22VPI*W 21–1430,000[3]
September 29Texas*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–735,000[4]
October 6at Northwestern*W 20–1332,000[5]
October 13No. 14 Navy*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 21–645,000[6]
October 20at No. 6 Ole MissNo. 19W 10–328,000[7]
October 27at No. 3 Georgia TechNo. 15L 0–4040,000[8]
November 3Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 20–14[9]
November 10Alabama
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 7–1330,000[10]
November 17at VanderbiltW 13–622,000[11]
December 1LSU
L 6–760,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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