1957 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1957 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1957 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In their fourth year under head coach Andy Pilney, the team compiled a 2–8 record (1–5 in conference games), finished in tenth place in the SEC, and was outscored by a total of 195 to 91.^[1]

1957 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Andy Pilney (4th season)
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Auburn $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 7 Ole Miss	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
No. 17 Florida	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
No. 13 Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
LSU	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Georgia	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Alabama	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Kentucky	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team gained an average of 157.5 rushing yards and 68.9 passing yards per game. On defense, it gave up an average of 241.2 rushing yards and 41.2 passing yards per game. Tulane's individual leaders included Carlton Sweeney with 306 passing yards and Claude Mason with 338 rushing yards and 132 receiving yards.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	VPI*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 13–14	32,000	[3]
September 28	at No. 13 Texas*	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 6–20	35,000	[4]
October 5	at Marquette*	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 20–6	12,500	[5]
October 11	Georgia	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–13	30,000	[6]
October 18	No. 11 Ole Miss	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 0–50	30,000	[7]
October 26	Georgia Tech	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 13–20	25,000	[8]
November 2	vs. Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 6–27	27,000	[9]
November 9	vs. Alabama	Ladd Memorial Stadium Mobile, AL	W 7–0	15,000	[10]
November 16	at No. 10 Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 14–20	21,000–21,125	[11]
November 30	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 6–25	48,040	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game