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1924 Tulane

8–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Clark Shaughnessy.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1924, game by game: won vs. Louisiana 14–0; won vs. Mississippi College 32–7; won vs. Louisiana Tech 42–12; won vs. Vanderbilt 21–13; won vs. Spring Hill 33–0; lost vs. Mississippi State 6–14; won at Auburn 14–6; won vs. Tennessee 26–7; won at LSU 13–0+33−8Won 14–0 vs. Louisiana+14LouisianaWon 32–7 vs. Mississippi College+25Mississippi Col…Won 42–12 vs. Louisiana Tech+30Louisiana TechWon 21–13 vs. Vanderbilt+8VanderbiltWon 33–0 vs. Spring Hill+33Spring HillLost 6–14 vs. Mississippi State-8Mississippi Sta…Won 14–6 at Auburn+8AuburnWon 26–7 vs. Tennessee+19TennesseeWon 13–0 at LSU+13LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsLouisianaW 14–⁠093%
Oct 4vsMississippi CollegeW 32–⁠758%
Oct 11vsLouisiana TechW 42–⁠1294%
Oct 18vsVanderbiltW 21–⁠1346%
Oct 25vsSpring HillW 33–⁠085%
Nov 1vsMississippi StateL 6–⁠1469%
Nov 8atAuburnW 14–⁠640%
Nov 15vsTennesseeW 26–⁠770%
Nov 27atLSUW 13–⁠061%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat LSU 13–⁠0; 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 4th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
201–⁠59
Coach
Clark Shaughnessy
Elo
1590 +98 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.7 No. 43 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Brother Brown
Offense
Single-wing

1924 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama5–⁠08–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠17–⁠3
Florida2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Tulane4–⁠18–⁠1
Washington and Lee4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠27–⁠3
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠4
Virginia3–⁠25–⁠4
Sewanee3–⁠25–⁠5
Georgia Tech3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠2–⁠34–⁠2–⁠3
VMI2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠34–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠3
Auburn2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
NC State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
LSU0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠34–⁠5
Tennessee0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠32–⁠6

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