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1946 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1946 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Henry Frnka, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 3–7 and a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing ninth in the SEC.

1946 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Rice
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Georgia + 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 7 Tennessee + 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 8 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Georgia Tech 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Tulane 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Auburn 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Florida 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Tulane was ranked at No. 33 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Alabama
L 6–764,317[2]
October 5Florida
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 27–1335,000[3]
October 12Rice*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–2545,000[4]
October 19Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 32–035,000[5]
October 26Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 7–1445,000[6]
November 9Clemson*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 54–1325,301[7]
November 16at No. 7 Georgia Tech
L 7–3532,000[8]
November 23No. 2 Notre Dame*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–4165,841[9]
November 30at No. 9 LSU
L 27–4146,000[10]
December 21USC*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 13–2025,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

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The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Green Wave player was selected.[12]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
30 276 Howard McAfee Tackle Detroit Lions

References

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  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Bassett, Norman (September 29, 1946). "Rain, mud mire Tide attack in 7–6 victory". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 7. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  3. ^ "Tulane turns back Florida". Durham Morning Herald. October 6, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rice's fast flowing T proves too strong for Tulane gridders". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 13, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane Wave bowls over Auburn, 32–0". The State. October 20, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Two raiding forays yield State margin over clinging Wave". The Commercial Appeal. October 27, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Green Wave overwhelms Clemson 54–13". The Shreveport Times. November 10, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "'Tired' Tech kicks over Tulane, 35–7". The Knoxville Journal. November 17, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fighting Irish overwhelms Green Wave, 41–0, before 70,000". Evansville Press. November 24, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Scoring spree in second quarter carries Louisiana State to victory over Tulane before 45,000 fans". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Injury-riddles Trojans top Tulane, 20–13". The Los Angeles Times. December 22, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


 

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