1923 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1923 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1923 college football season. In its eighth year under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, Tulane compiled a 6–3–1 record.[1]

1923 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3–1 (2–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainHarry Talbot
Home stadiumSecond Tulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington & Lee + 4 0 1 6 3 1
Vanderbilt * + 3 0 1 5 2 1
VPI 4 1 0 6 3 0
Alabama 4 1 1 7 2 1
Maryland 2 1 0 7 2 1
Florida 1 0 2 6 1 2
North Carolina 2 1 1 5 3 1
Georgia 3 2 0 5 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 1 2 5 2 2
Tennessee 4 3 0 5 4 1
Tulane 2 2 1 6 3 1
Clemson 1 1 1 5 2 1
Georgia Tech 0 0 4 3 2 4
NC State 1 4 0 3 7 0
Auburn 0 1 3 3 3 3
Kentucky 0 2 2 4 3 2
Virginia 0 3 1 3 5 1
LSU 0 3 0 3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 0 4 6 0
South Carolina 0 4 0 4 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * co-member of SIAA

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Southwestern Louisiana*W 20–2[2]
October 6Mississippi College*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 18–3[3]
October 13vs. Texas*L 0–338,000[4]
October 20Louisiana Tech*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 13–7[5]
October 27at VanderbiltL 0–1710,000[6]
November 3at TennesseeL 2–13[7]
November 10at AuburnT 6–6[8]
November 17Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 19–0[9]
November 24LSU
W 20–014,000[10]
November 29Washington University*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 19–83,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1923 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tulane defeats Southwestern in easy fashion". The Shreveport Times. September 30, 1923. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane's aerial attack enables Greenies to win". The Nashville Tennessean. October 7, 1923. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Longhorns defeat Tulane by score of 31–0". The Houston Post. October 14, 1923. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "L. P. I. Gives Tulane Stiff Battle, Losing Game By Close Score". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 21, 1923. p. 8. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Vanderbilt beats Tulane Greenies". The Birmingham News. October 28, 1923. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tennessee plays best game of season to defeat Tulane 13 to 2". The Journal and Tribune. November 4, 1923. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn and Tulane at Montgomery hold the line, a six and six tie". The Selma Times-Journal. November 11, 1923. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ole Miss easy for fast Tulane attacks". The Commercial Appeal. November 18, 1923. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brown's 70-yard run features Tulane victory". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1923. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tulane puzzles Pikers with trick plays to gain victory, 19 to 8". St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat. November 30, 1923. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.