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1930 Tulane

8–⁠1 (5–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by Bernie Bierman.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1930, game by game: won vs. Louisiana 84–0; lost at Northwestern 0–14; won at Texas A&M 19–9; won vs. Birmingham-Southern 21–0; won at Georgia Tech 28–0; won vs. Mississippi State 53–0; won vs. Auburn 21–0; won vs. Georgia 25–0; won vs. LSU 12–7+84−14Won 84–0 vs. Louisiana+84LouisianaLost 0–14 at Northwestern-14NorthwesternWon 19–9 at Texas A&M+10Texas A&MWon 21–0 vs. Birmingham-Southern+21Birmingham-Sout…Won 28–0 at Georgia Tech+28Georgia TechWon 53–0 vs. Mississippi State+53Mississippi Sta…Won 21–0 vs. Auburn+21AuburnWon 25–0 vs. Georgia+25GeorgiaWon 12–7 vs. LSU+5LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsLouisianaW 84–⁠096%
Oct 4atNorthwesternL 0–⁠1452%
Oct 11atTexas A&MW 19–⁠948%
Oct 18vsBirmingham-SouthernW 21–⁠091%
Oct 25atGeorgia TechW 28–⁠051%
Nov 1vsMississippi StateW 53–⁠090%
Nov 8vsAuburnW 21–⁠088%
Nov 15vsGeorgiaW 25–⁠056%
Nov 27vsLSUW 12–⁠777%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat LSU 12–⁠7; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 5th-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 1930.

Southern Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Alabama

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0 shared first in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
263–⁠30
Coach
Bernie Bierman
Elo
1674 +87 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.2 No. 11 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Loyd Roberts
Offense
Single-wing

1930 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠08–⁠1
Tennessee6–⁠19–⁠1
Duke4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠28–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠27–⁠5
Florida4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Clemson3–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠35–⁠3
South Carolina4–⁠36–⁠4
Virginia Tech2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠32–⁠7
Georgia Tech2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
LSU2–⁠46–⁠4
Virginia2–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee1–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
NC State1–⁠52–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠63–⁠7
Washington and Lee0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI0–⁠53–⁠6

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