1909 Tulane

4–⁠3–⁠2 (2–⁠0–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Buster Brown.

Tulane, 1909
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1909, game by game: won vs. New Orleans Gym Club 12–0; won vs. Ole Miss 5–0; lost vs. Centre 0–6; won vs. Mississippi State 2–0; won vs. Cincinnati 6–0; tied vs. Texas 10–10; tied vs. Alabama 5–5; lost vs. Southwestern U 0–18; lost at Havana A.C. 0–11+12−18Won 12–0 vs. New Orleans Gym Club+12New Orleans Gym…Won 5–0 vs. Ole Miss+5Ole MissLost 0–6 vs. Centre-6CentreWon 2–0 vs. Mississippi State+2Mississippi Sta…Won 6–0 vs. Cincinnati+6CincinnatiTied 10–10 vs. Texas0TexasTied 5–5 vs. Alabama0AlabamaLost 0–18 vs. Southwestern U-18Southwestern ULost 0–11 at Havana A.C.-11Havana A.C.
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Havana A.C. 11–⁠0; 3rd in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠0–⁠1 3rd in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
40–⁠50
Coach
Buster Brown
Elo
1400 −109 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.6 No. 36 of 74 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
H. Tate Moore

1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt4–⁠07–⁠3
LSU3–⁠06–⁠2
Tulane2–⁠0–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠15–⁠2
Alabama4–⁠1–⁠25–⁠1–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠16–⁠3
Samford2–⁠25–⁠2–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia1–⁠3–⁠11–⁠4–⁠2
The Citadel0–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Mississippi State0–⁠45–⁠4
Mercer0–⁠33–⁠4
Tennessee0–⁠31–⁠6–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.