| 1953 Tulane Green Wave football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 1–8–1 (0–7 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Tulane Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Alabama $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Kentucky | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1953 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In their second year under head coach Raymond Wolf, the team compiled a 1–8–1 record.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | The Citadel* | W 54–6 | [1] | ||
| September 26 | at Georgia | L 14–16 | [2] | ||
| October 3 | at No. 4 Michigan* | L 7–26 | 52,914 | [3] | |
| October 10 | No. 10 Georgia Tech |
| L 13–27 | 30,000 | [4] |
| October 17 | Ole Miss |
| L 14–45 | [5] | |
| October 24 | vs. Auburn | L 7–34 | 18,763 | [6] | |
| October 31 | No. 15 Army* |
| T 0–0 | 40,000 | [7] |
| November 7 | Mississippi State |
| L 0–21 | [8] | |
| November 14 | Vanderbilt |
| L 7–21 | [9] | |
| November 28 | at LSU | L 13–32 | [10] | ||
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References
- ^ "Strong Tulane routs Citadel as expected". The State. September 20, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane fumbles and stumbles to Brat 'n' the Bulldogs, 16 to 14". The Birmingham News. September 27, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Branoff, Kress pace U-M over Tulane, 26–7". Detroit Free Press. October 4, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech trounces crippled Tulane, 27 to 13". Monroe Morning World. October 11, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebels rip through Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn routs Tulane, 34–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane plays Army to scoreless tie". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroons defeat Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy upsets Tulane, 21–7". The Chattanooga Times. November 15, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State smothers Tulane by 32 to 13 count". The Shreveport Times. November 29, 1953. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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