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1928 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1928 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1928 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Bernie Bierman, 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 3–3–1 in conference play.

1928 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainCharles Rucker
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Tennessee 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
Florida 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
VPI 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Alabama 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
LSU 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Tulane 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Ole Miss 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Kentucky 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Maryland 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
NC State 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Mississippi A&M 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 2
Virginia 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Washington and Lee 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Louisiana Normal*
W 65–0[1]
October 6vs. Mississippi A&M
W 51–6[2]
October 13Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–12[3]
October 20Vanderbilt
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–13[4]
October 27at Georgia
L 14–20[5]
November 3Millsaps*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 27–0[6]
November 10Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 13–12[7]
November 17Sewanee
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 41–612,000[8]
November 24Louisiana College*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 47–78,000[9]
November 29LSU
T 0–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Green Wave of Tulane engulfs Normal School, 65 to 0, in first game". The Shreveport Times. September 30, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Great Green Wave engulfs Aggies in Saturday contest". The Clarion-Ledger. October 7, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech Passes Beat Tulane". Oakland Tribune. October 14, 1928. p. 25. Retrieved March 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "Vandy trims Tulane although off color". The Birmingham News. October 21, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia trounces Tulane to open conference season". The Knoxville Sunday Journal. October 28, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulane rallies to win from Millsaps in last quarter". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulane licks Auburn in 13 to 12 scramble". The Miami Herald. November 11, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Billy Banker is star of Tulane's win over Sewanee". The Sunday Citizen. November 18, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Louisiana College team loses to Tulane, 47 to 7". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 25, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "L.S.U. and Tulane play scoreless tie". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 30, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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