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1933 Tulane Green Wave football team

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1933 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainFloyd Roberts
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Alabama $ 5 0 1 7 1 1
LSU 3 0 2 7 0 3
Georgia 3 1 0 8 2 0
Tennessee 5 2 0 7 3 0
Tulane 4 2 1 6 3 1
Auburn 2 2 0 5 5 0
Ole Miss 2 2 1 6 3 2
Vanderbilt 2 2 2 4 3 3
Florida 2 3 0 5 3 1
Kentucky 2 3 0 5 5 0
Georgia Tech 2 5 0 5 5 0
Mississippi State 1 5 1 3 6 1
Sewanee 0 6 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1933 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1933 college football season. In its second year under head coach Ted Cox, Tulane compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2–1 in conference games), finished fifth in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 160 to 68.[1]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Texas A&M*L 6–1320,000[2]
October 7at GeorgiaL 13–2612,000[3]
October 14Maryland*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 20–010,000[4]
October 21at Georgia TechW 7–0[5]
October 28Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 7–1320,000[6]
November 4vs. Colgate*W 7–020,000[7]
November 11Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 33–0[8]
November 18Kentucky
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 34–0[9]
November 25Sewanee
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 26–98,000[10]
December 2LSU
T 7–731,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1933 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  2. ^ "Aggies victors over Tulane in epic football contest". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. October 1, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia whips Tulane, 26–13, on early lead". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 8, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane buffets Old Liners, 20 to 0". Daily Press. October 15, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane beats Tech by 7–0". Orlando Evening Star. October 22, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn checks late attack to beat Wave, 13–7". The Birmingham News. October 29, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulane upsets Colgate, 7–0!". Daily News. November 5, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulane beats Mississippi State as Roberts runs 76 yards for score". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 12, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulane piles up early lead to crush Kentucky, 34 to 0". Monroe Morning World. November 19, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulane Greenies, playing under wraps, overwhelm Sewanee 26 to 9 in grid battle at Orleans". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1933. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "L.S.U. and Tulane in 7–7 deadlock". The Shreveport Times. December 3, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.