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The 1959 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1959 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In its sixth year under head coach Andy Pilney, Tulane compiled a 3–6–1 record (0–5–1 in conference games), finished in 11th place in the SEC, and was outscored by a total of 176 to 94.[1]

Record3–6–1 (0–5–1 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumTulane Stadium
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1959 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–6–1 (0–5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
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1959 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Georgia $7–0–010–1–0
No. 3 LSU5–1–09–2–0
No. 2 Ole Miss #5–1–010–1–0
No. 10 Alabama4–1–27–2–2
Auburn4–3–07–3–0
Vanderbilt3–2–25–3–2
Georgia Tech3–3–06–5–0
Tennessee3–4–15–4–1
No. 19 Florida2–4–05–4–1
Kentucky1–6–04–6–0
Tulane0–5–13–6–1
Mississippi State0–7–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • # Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin national champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team gained an average of 132.9 rushing yards and 75.6 passing yards per game. On defense, it gave up an average of 154.7 rushing yards and 83.7 passing yards per game. Tulane's individual leaders included Phil Nugent with 511 passing yards, Terry Terrebonne with 408 rushing yards, and Pete Abadie with 188 receiving yards.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18FloridaL 0–3030,000[3]
September 25at Miami (FL)*L 7–2635,688[4]
October 3Wake Forest*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 6–018,000[5]
October 9Detroit*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 25–0[6]
October 17at No. 5 Ole MissL 7–5323,500[7]
October 24No. 9 Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 13–2130,000[8]
October 30Texas Tech*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 17–715,000[9]
November 7vs. AlabamaL 7–1929,000[10]
November 14Vanderbilt
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
T 6–618,000[11]
November 21at No. 3 LSUL 6–1465,057[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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