1936 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1936 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1936 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Red Dawson, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 6–3–1 and a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, placing eighth in the SEC.^[1]

1936 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–3–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Red Dawson (1st season)
Captain	William Moss
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium
Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

1936 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 LSU $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
No. 4 Alabama	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Auburn	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
No. 17 Tennessee	3	–	1	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Tulane	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Kentucky	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Florida	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	2
Sewanee	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Ole Miss		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 7–6	18,000	[2]
October 3	Auburn		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	T 0–0	18,000	[3]
October 10	Centenary*		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 19–0	17,000	[4]
October 17	vs. Colgate*		Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 28–6	18,000	[5]
October 24	North Carolina*	No. 18	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 21–7	18,000	[6]
October 31	Louisiana Tech*	No. 9	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 22–13	12,000	[7]
November 7	at No. 14 Alabama	No. 10	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 7–34	18,000	[8]
November 14	Georgia		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–12	18,000	[9]
November 21	Sewanee		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 53–6	10,000	[10]
November 28	at No. 2 LSU	No. 19	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 0–33	48,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1936 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	Final
AP	18	9	10	—	—	19	—

References

1. "1936 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
2. "Ole Miss bows to Tulane by margin of lone point in bitterly fought game". The Commercial Appeal. September 27, 1936. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Highly touted Auburn Plainsmen held to scoreless tie by Tulane's Green Wave". The Dothan Eagle. October 4, 1936. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tulane beats Centenary, 19–0". The Shreveport Times. October 11, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Green Wave rolls over Red Raiders at Polo Grounds". Brooklyn Times Union. October 18, 1936. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tulane passes way to victory over Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1936. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tulane held to 22–13 victory by La. Tech". Monroe Morning World. November 1, 1936. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Alabama completely outclasses Tulane to hand Green Wave first defeat of season". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Georgia detours Tulane's Wave, 12–6". The Miami Herald. November 15, 1936. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tulane swamps Sewanee Tigers by 53 to 6 score". The Shreveport Times. November 22, 1936. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "LSU has awesome display of power to take game, 33–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 29, 1936. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.