The 1933 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1933 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Ted Cox, 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 4–2–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the SEC.
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 6–3–1 (4–2–1 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Floyd Roberts |
Home stadium | Tulane Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 3 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sewanee | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 | Texas A&M* | L 6–13 | 20,000 | [1] | |
October 7 | at Georgia | L 13–26 | 12,000 | [2] | |
October 14 | Maryland* |
| W 20–0 | 10,000 | [3] |
October 21 | at Georgia Tech | W 7–0 | [4] | ||
October 28 | Auburn |
| L 7–13 | 20,000 | [5] |
November 4 | vs. Colgate* | W 7–0 | 20,000 | [6] | |
November 11 | Mississippi State |
| W 33–0 | [7] | |
November 18 | Kentucky |
| W 34–0 | [8] | |
November 25 | Sewanee |
| W 26–9 | 8,000 | [9] |
December 2 | LSU |
| T 7–7 | 31,000 | [10] |
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References
edit- ^ "Aggies victors over Tulane in epic football contest". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. October 1, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia whips Tulane, 26–13, on early lead". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 8, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane buffets Old Liners, 20 to 0". Daily Press. October 15, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane beats Tech by 7–0". Orlando Evening Star. October 22, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn checks late attack to beat Wave, 13–7". The Birmingham News. October 29, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane upsets Colgate, 7–0!". Daily News. November 5, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane beats Mississippi State as Roberts runs 76 yards for score". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 12, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane piles up early lead to crush Kentucky, 34 to 0". Monroe Morning World. November 19, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane Greenies, playing under wraps, overwhelm Sewanee 26 to 9 in grid battle at Orleans". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1933. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L.S.U. and Tulane in 7–7 deadlock". The Shreveport Times. December 3, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.