1947 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1947 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1947 college football season. Led by second-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 2–5–2 and a mark of 2–3–2 in conference play, placing seventh in the SEC.

1947 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–5–2 (2–3–2 SEC)
Head coach	Henry Frnka (2nd season)
Captain	Leonard Finley
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Ole Miss $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Vanderbilt	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Tulane	2	–	3	–	2			2	–	5	–	2
LSU	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Florida	0	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Tulane was ranked at No. 59 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Alabama	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 21–20	60,000	[2]
October 4	Georgia Tech	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–20	48,000	[3]
October 11	at No. 16 Rice*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–33	28,000	[4]
October 18	Ole Miss	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 14–27	> 40,000	[5]
October 25	Auburn	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 40–0	30,000	[6]
November 1	Mississippi State	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–20	35,000	[7]
November 15	Florida	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	T 7–7	25,000	[8]
November 22	at No. 2 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 6–59	57,000	[9]
December 6	LSU	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	T 6–6	67,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Mullins, Jim (September 28, 1947). "Tulane out-points Tide, 21–20 in thrill-packed scoring race". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
3. "Georgia Tech Coasts To Easy Win Over Tulane, 20-0". Montgomery Advertiser-Alabama Journal. October 5, 1947. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Fast-Moving Rice Trounces Tulane, 33-0, to Thrill 28,000". The Daily Oklahoman. October 12, 1947. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
5. Arnold Hederman (October 19, 1947). "Ole Miss Scores Mighty Triumph At Tulane, 27-14: Rebels Smash Greenie Defense For Four Scores". Clarion-Ledger. pp. I-1, II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Green Wave finds Auburn easy victim". The Knoxville Journal. October 26, 1947. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Miss. State Whips Tulane". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 2, 1947. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Florida, Tulane Battle To 7 To 7 Deadlock". St. Petersburg Times. November 16, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Notre Dame easily beats back Wave". The Miami News. November 23, 1947. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Terrific line play gives Tulane tie with LSU". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 7, 1947. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.