Auburn vs. Tulane
Auburn and Tulane have 38 meetings on file, the first in 1902; Tulane leads the series 17–15–6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–5, and Auburn has won the last 2. Share
- Auburn wins
- 15
- Tulane wins
- 17
- Ties
- 6
- Earliest on file
- 1902
- Longest streak
- 5 Tulane
- Current streak
- 2 Auburn
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 5–5
- Most recent
- 2019
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 3–4–2 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 3–4–3 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 3–6 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 3–3 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–0 |
- Average margin
- 15.1 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Auburn
- 6–5 Auburn’s record at home
- At Tulane
- 12–9–6 Tulane’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 17
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Auburn’s biggest win1910: Auburn 33, Tulane 0by 33 points
- Tulane’s biggest win1929: Tulane 52, Auburn 0by 52 points
- Upset1951: Auburn 21, Tulane 0Auburn had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1935: Auburn 10, Tulane 0Auburn had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1932: Auburn 19, Tulane 7Auburn had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Auburn | Series | Tulane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936–1941 | Jack Meagher | 1–2–3 | Red Dawson |
| 1948–1950 | Earl Brown | 0–3 | Henry Frnka |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Auburn’s side (Meagher 1–2–3 against Dawson). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
From the newspapers

1902 · The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, Oct 28, 1902

1910 · The Birmingham age-herald, Nov 13, 1910

1923 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Nov 11, 1923

1924 · The Birmingham age-herald, Nov 9, 1924
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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Sep 7, 2019 | 10Auburn 24, Tulane 6 | at Auburn | ||
| Oct 21, 2006 | 8Auburn 38, Tulane 13 | at Auburn | ||
| Oct 29, 1955 | Tulane 27, Auburn 13 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 30, 1954 | Auburn 27, Tulane 0 | at Auburn | ||
| Oct 24, 1953 | Auburn 34, Tulane 7 | at Auburn | ||
| Oct 25, 1952 | Tulane 21, Auburn 6 | at Auburn | ||
| Oct 27, 1951 | Auburn 21, Tulane 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 28, 1950 | Tulane 28, Auburn 0 | at Auburn | ||
| Oct 22, 1949 | 20Tulane 14, Auburn 6 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 23, 1948 | 17Tulane 21, Auburn 6 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 25, 1947 | Tulane 40, Auburn 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 19, 1946 | Tulane 32, Auburn 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 20, 1945 | Auburn 20, Tulane 14 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 21, 1944 | Tulane 16, Auburn 13 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 3, 1942 | Auburn 27, Tulane 13 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 4, 1941 | Tulane 32, Auburn 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 5, 1940 | Auburn 20, Tulane 14 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 7, 1939 | Tulane 12, Auburn 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 1, 1938 | Tulane 0, Auburn 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 5, 1937 | Tulane 0, Auburn 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 3, 1936 | Tulane 0, Auburn 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 5, 1935 | Auburn 10, Tulane 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 6, 1934 | Tulane 13, Auburn 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 28, 1933 | Auburn 13, Tulane 7 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 22, 1932 | Auburn 19, Tulane 7 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 7, 1931 | Tulane 27, Auburn 0 | at Auburn | ||
| Nov 8, 1930 | Tulane 21, Auburn 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 9, 1929 | Tulane 52, Auburn 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 10, 1928 | Tulane 13, Auburn 12 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 5, 1927 | Tulane 6, Auburn 6 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 23, 1926 | Auburn 2, Tulane 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 31, 1925 | Tulane 13, Auburn 0 | at Auburn | ||
| Nov 8, 1924 | Tulane 14, Auburn 6 | at Auburn | ||
| Nov 10, 1923 | Tulane 6, Auburn 6 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 11, 1922 | Auburn 19, Tulane 0 | at Auburn | ||
| Nov 5, 1921 | Auburn 14, Tulane 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 12, 1910 | Auburn 33, Tulane 0 | at Auburn | ||
| Oct 25, 1902 | Tulane 0, Auburn 0 | at Tulane |
Every game is listed as played on the field.