Vanderbilt at Tulane
Saturday, October 31, 1942 Share
Tulane beat Vanderbilt 28–21. It was their ninth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 4–4–1.
FinalHigh 74°F, low 60°F, 0.62 in. of rainAttendance 15,000
In the newspapers
The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 2, 1942, page 5
Read the text
TULANE DEFEATS VANDERBILT ON FORWARD PASSES NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 2.-Tulane last Saturday afternoon combined drama with heads-up football to defeat Vanderbilt and overcome a jinx. Marty Conner, veteran end, snatched three touchdown passes to top the attack. The final score was Tulane 28, Vanderbilt 21.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Tulane 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Vanderbilt–Tulane gameTulane leads 28–17–3 in 48 meetings, counting the 39 since this game.
| 1989 | Tulane 37, Vanderbilt 13 | |
| 1987 | Tulane 27, Vanderbilt 17 | |
| 1986 | Tulane 35, Vanderbilt 17 | |
| 1985 | Vanderbilt 24, Tulane 17 | |
| 1984 | Tulane 27, Vanderbilt 23 | |
| 1983 | Vanderbilt 30, Tulane 17 |
Around this game
Vanderbilt
- Next gamevs. Ole MissNov. 7, 1942
- SeasonVanderbilt in 1942
- ProgramVanderbilt history and records
Tulane
- Next gamevs. Mississippi StateNov. 7, 1942
- SeasonTulane in 1942
- ProgramTulane history and records