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1957 Tulane Green Wave football team

1957 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Auburn $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 7 Ole Miss 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Mississippi State 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 17 Florida 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 13 Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
LSU 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Georgia 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Alabama 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Kentucky 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1957 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Andy Pilney, the team compiled a 2–8 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20VPI*
L 13–1432,000[1]
September 28at No. 13 Texas*
L 6–2035,000[2]
October 5at Marquette*
W 20–612,500[3]
October 11Georgia
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–1330,000[4]
October 18No. 11 Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 0–5030,000[5]
October 26Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 13–2025,000[6]
November 2vs. Mississippi State
L 6–2727,000[7]
November 9vs. Alabama
W 7–015,000[8]
November 16at No. 10 Army*
L 14–2021,125[9]
November 30at LSU
L 6–2548,040[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "VPI upsets Tulane, 14–13". The Times-Dispatch. September 21, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas whips Wave, 20–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane upends Marquette 20–6". The Daily Advertiser. October 6, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Green Wave passes come way too late". Daily World. October 13, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ole Miss drubs Tulane, 50–0". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 20, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sub's run helps Tech nip Tulane". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 27, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "State triumphs 27–6". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulane stops sputtering Tide". The Birmingham News. November 10, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Anderson breaks Davis' record, helps Army defeat Tulane, 20–14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "LSU tops Tulane by 25–6 score". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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