1954 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1954 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1954 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In its first year under head coach Andy Pilney, Tulane compiled a 1–6–3 record (1–6–1 in conference games), finished in tenth place in the SEC, and was outscored by a total of 144 to 46.^[1]

1954 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	1–6–3 (1–6–1 SEC)
Head coach	Andy Pilney (1st season)
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium
Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

1954 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Ole Miss $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Florida	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
No. 13 Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Alabama	3	–	3	–	2			4	–	5	–	2
LSU	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Tulane	1	–	6	–	1			1	–	6	–	3
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Ole Miss's game against Arkansas counted in the conference standings. Rankings from AP Poll

The Green Wave played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at No. 7 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–28	28,000	[2]
September 25	Memphis State*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	T 13–13		[3]
October 2	North Carolina*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	T 7–7		[4]
October 9	Mississippi State	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–14	18,000	[5]
October 16	at No. 7 Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 7–34	23,500	[6]
October 23	Georgia	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–7	18,000	[7]
October 30	vs. Auburn	Ladd Memorial Stadium Mobile, AL (rivalry)	L 0–27	13,500	[8]
November 6	Alabama	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	T 0–0	22,000	[9]
November 13	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 6–0	15,000	[10]
November 27	LSU	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 13–14		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game