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1939 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results

Record: 8-1-1 (11th of 124) (Schedule & Results)

Rank: 5th in the Final AP poll

Conference: SEC

Conference Record: 5-0

Coach: Red Dawson (8-1-1)

Points For: 194

Points/G: 19.4 (15th of 124)

Points Against: 60

Opp Pts/G: 6.0 (22nd of 124)

SRS: 20.07 (3rd of 124)

SOS: 9.57 (1st of 124)

Bowl Game: Lost Sugar Bowl 14-13 versus Texas A&M

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
10/16	10/23	10/30	11/6	11/13	11/20	11/27	12/4	Final
4	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5

10 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	T	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 30, 1939	Sat	Tulane		Clemson	Southern	W	7	6	1	0	0	W 1
2	Oct 7, 1939	Sat	Tulane		Auburn	SEC	W	12	0	2	0	0	W 2
3	Oct 14, 1939	Sat	Tulane		Fordham	Ind	W	7	0	3	0	0	W 3
4	Oct 21, 1939	Sat	(4) Tulane		(14) North Carolina	Southern	T	14	14	3	0	1	T 1
5	Oct 28, 1939	Sat	(9) Tulane		(14) Ole Miss	SEC	W	18	6	4	0	1	W 1
6	Nov 11, 1939	Sat	(7) Tulane		(20) Alabama	SEC	W	13	0	5	0	1	W 2
7	Nov 18, 1939	Sat	(6) Tulane	@	Columbia	Ind	W	25	0	6	0	1	W 3
8	Nov 25, 1939	Sat	(5) Tulane		Sewanee	SEC	W	52	0	7	0	1	W 4
9	Dec 2, 1939	Sat	(5) Tulane		LSU	SEC	W	33	20	8	0	1	W 5
10	Jan 1, 1940	Mon	(5) Tulane		(1) Texas A&M	SWC	L	13	14	8	1	1	L 1	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)