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1912 Tulane

5–⁠3 (2–⁠3 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by A.A. Mason.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1912, game by game: won vs. Jefferson 37–0; won vs. Louisiana 95–0; won vs. Mississippi College 19–6; won vs. Samford 35–0; lost vs. Alabama 0–7; won vs. Mississippi State 27–24; lost at Texas A&M 0–41; lost vs. LSU 3–21+95−41Won 37–0 vs. Jefferson+37JeffersonWon 95–0 vs. Louisiana+95LouisianaWon 19–6 vs. Mississippi College+13Mississippi Col…Won 35–0 vs. Samford+35SamfordLost 0–7 vs. Alabama-7AlabamaWon 27–24 vs. Mississippi State+3Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–41 at Texas A&M-41Texas A&MLost 3–21 vs. LSU-18LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 8vsJeffersonW 37–⁠084%
Oct 12vsLouisianaW 95–⁠091%
Oct 19vsMississippi CollegeW 19–⁠679%
Oct 26vsSamfordW 35–⁠092%
Nov 2vsAlabamaL 0–⁠754%
Nov 9vsMississippi StateW 27–⁠2438%
Nov 19atTexas A&ML 0–⁠4117%
Nov 28vsLSUL 3–⁠2153%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 21–⁠3; tied for 9th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 9th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
216–⁠99
Coach
A.A. Mason
Elo
1401 −16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.1 No. 66 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Gaylord McLeod

1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M2–⁠08–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠01–⁠0
Vanderbilt2–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Georgia4–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Auburn5–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Alabama3–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Clemson3–⁠24–⁠4
Mercer2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠35–⁠3
Mississippi State2–⁠34–⁠3
Ole Miss1–⁠24–⁠3
LSU1–⁠34–⁠3
Florida0–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Tennessee0–⁠34–⁠4
The Citadel0–⁠22–⁠4
Samford0–⁠31–⁠6

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