1934 Tulane Green Wave football team
| 1934 Tulane Green Wave football | |
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SEC co-champion Sugar Bowl champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 20–14 vs. Temple | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 10–1 (8–0 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Joe Lofton |
| Home stadium | Tulane Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Tulane + | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Alabama + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1934 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1934 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Ted Cox, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.
The Green Wave finished the regular season at 9–1 and were 8–0 in conference play, sharing the SEC title with Alabama.[1] Tulane was invited to the first Sugar Bowl, at their home stadium, where they beat previously undefeated Temple 20–14 on New Year's Day to finish at 10–1.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | Chattanooga* | W 41–0 | 12,000 | [2] | |
| October 6 | Auburn |
| W 13–0 | [3] | |
| October 13 | at Florida | W 28–12 | 15,000 | [4] | |
| October 20 | Georgia |
| W 7–6 | 23,000 | [5] |
| October 27 | Georgia Tech |
| W 20–12 | 12,000 | [6] |
| November 3 | Ole Miss |
| W 15–0 | [7] | |
| November 10 | vs. Colgate* | L 6–20 | 40,000 | [8] | |
| November 17 | at Kentucky | W 20–7 | 12,000 | [9] | |
| November 24 | Sewanee |
| W 32–0 | [10] | |
| December 1 | at LSU | W 13–12 | 30,000 | [11] | |
| January 1, 1935 | vs. Temple* |
| W 20–14 | 22,206 | [12] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1934 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Greenies wallop Moccasins, 41–0". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane shows flashes of form in 13–0 victory". The Atlanta Constitution. October 7, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane 28; Florida 12". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 14, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane Wave barely beats Georgia, 7–6". Bradenton Herald. October 21, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane stays in title race by nosing out Tech, 20 to 12". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 28, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane given scare before defeating Mississippi 15–0". The Knoxville Sunday Journal. November 4, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Razzle-dazzle of Colgate stupifies poor Tulane, 20–6". Daily News. November 11, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane clips Wildcats for 20 to 7 win". Johnson City Chronicle. November 18, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane reserves score easy victory over Sewanee, 32 to 0". Monroe Morning World. November 25, 1934. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane topples L.S.U. by one-point margin, 13–12". The Charlotte Observer. December 2, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane melts Owls' lead to win 20–14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 2, 1935. pp. 13, 15. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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