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1928 Tulane

6–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠3–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Bernie Bierman.

Bobby Hooks and Bill Banker of the 1928 Tulane Green Wave football team in a match against the Georgia Bulldogs
Bobby Hooks and Bill Banker of the 1928 Tulane Green Wave football team in a match against the Georgia BulldogsPhoto: The Atlanta Journal, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1928, game by game: won at Northwestern State 65–0; won at Mississippi State 51–6; lost vs. Georgia Tech 0–12; lost vs. Vanderbilt 6–13; lost at Georgia 14–20; won vs. Millsaps 27–0; won vs. Auburn 13–12; won vs. Sewanee 41–6; won vs. Louisiana Christian 47–7; tied vs. LSU 0–0+65−12Won 65–0 at Northwestern State+65Northwestern St…Won 51–6 at Mississippi State+45Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–12 vs. Georgia Tech-12Georgia TechLost 6–13 vs. Vanderbilt-7VanderbiltLost 14–20 at Georgia-6GeorgiaWon 27–0 vs. Millsaps+27MillsapsWon 13–12 vs. Auburn+1AuburnWon 41–6 vs. Sewanee+35SewaneeWon 47–7 vs. Louisiana Christian+40Louisiana Chris…Tied 0–0 vs. LSU0LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atNorthwestern StateW 65–⁠086%
Oct 6atMississippi StateW 51–⁠638%
Oct 13vsGeorgia TechL 0–⁠1243%
Oct 20vsVanderbiltL 6–⁠1336%
Oct 27atGeorgiaL 14–⁠2023%
Nov 3vsMillsapsW 27–⁠086%
Nov 10vsAuburnW 13–⁠1277%
Nov 17vsSewaneeW 41–⁠672%
Nov 24vsLouisiana ChristianW 47–⁠790%
Nov 29vsLSUT 0–⁠053%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied LSU 0–⁠0; tied for 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1928.

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠3–⁠1 tied for 9th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
264–⁠76
Coach
Bernie Bierman
Elo
1506 +51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.9 No. 42 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Charles Rucker
Offense
Single-wing

1928 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠010–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠2
Alabama6–⁠26–⁠3
LSU3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠2
Clemson4–⁠28–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠35–⁠4
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Kentucky2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
VMI2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
NC State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠42–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠62–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee1–⁠62–⁠8
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠71–⁠8

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