The 1950 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by fifth-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 6–2–1 and a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the SEC.
| 1950 Tulane Green Wave football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 20 |
| Record | 6–2–1 (3–1–1 SEC) |
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| Captain | Dennis Doyle, George Maddux |
| Home stadium | Tulane Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Kentucky $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Alabama | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Tulane | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | Alabama | L 14–26 | 45,000 | [1] | |
| October 7 | Louisiana College* |
| W 64–0 | [2] | |
| October 14 | No. 10 Notre Dame* |
| L 9–13 | 73,159 | [3] |
| October 21 | Ole Miss |
| W 27–20 | [4] | |
| October 28 | at Auburn | W 28–0 | [5] | ||
| November 11 | at Navy* | W 27–0 | 20,000 | [6] | |
| November 18 | Virginia* |
| W 42–18 | 30,000 | [7] |
| November 25 | Vanderbilt |
| W 35–6 | [8] | |
| December 2 | LSU |
| T 14–14 | 74,000 | [9] |
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After the season
editThe 1951 NFL Draft was held on January 18–19, 1951. The following Green Wave players were selected.[10]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 2 | 18 | Don Joyce | Defensive end | Chicago Cardinals |
| 3 | 38 | Jerry Helluin | Defensive tackle | Cleveland Browns |
| 4 | 48 | George Kinek | End | Los Angeles Rams |
| 6 | 74 | Dan Rogas | Guard | Cleveland Browns |
| 7 | 84 | Paul Lea | Defensive tackle | Chicago Bears |
| 9 | 104 | Denny Doyle | Guard | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 15 | 172 | Joe Ernst | Back | Green Bay Packers |
| 17 | 202 | Hal Waggoner | Back | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 30 | 359 | Joe Shinn | End | New York Yanks |
References
edit- ^ Watkins, Ed (October 1, 1950). "Bama barrage buries Wave 26 to 14". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 8. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
- ^ "Green Wave topples La. College by 64–0". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Irish barely regain victory stride by 13–9". Quad-City Times. October 15, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane uses aerial route to drop Ole Miss, 27–20". Kingsport Times-News. October 22, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane takes Tigers, 28–0". The Birmingham News. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Brown, George (November 12, 1950). "Joe Ernst Passes Tulane to 27-0 Win Over Navy". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. p. 38. Retrieved July 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Tulane downs Virginia, 42–18". The Tampa Tribune. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ernst's passes rout Vanderbilt". The Commercial Appeal. November 26, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spirited Tigers tie Green Wave, 14–14". The Shreveport Times. December 3, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1951 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
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