| 1943 Tulane Green Wave football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 3–3 (1–1 SEC) |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Tulane Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Georgia Tech $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1943 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1943 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Claude Simons Jr., the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 3–3 and a mark of 1–1 in conference play, tying for second in the SEC.
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Tulane ranked 37th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 87.3.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 2 | Memphis NATTC* | L 7–41 | 25,000 | [3] | |
| October 9 | at Rice* | W 33–0 | [4] | ||
| October 23 | at SMU* |
| W 12–6 | 22,000 | [5] |
| October 30 | Georgia Pre-Flight* |
| L 13–14 | 18,000 | [6] |
| November 13 | No. 19 Georgia Tech |
| L 0–33 | 38,000 | [7] |
| November 20 | LSU |
| W 27–0 | 40,000 | [8] |
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References
- ↑ Scott, Richard (2008). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. MVP Books. p. 58. ISBN 1616731338. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ↑ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Tulane's Green Wave Unable To Handle Memphis' Powerful Sailors, Lose 41-7". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. Associated Press. October 3, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved July 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Tulane team manhandles weak Rice eleven, 33–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 10, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tulane strikes twice for victory over SMU, 12 to 6". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 24, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tulane Misses Try for Point and Loses to Georgia Sailors". The Shreveport Times. October 31, 1943. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Prokop's passes stun Tulane 33–0". The Courier-Journal. November 14, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "40,000 watch Tulane rout L.S.U., 27 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 21, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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