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1938 Tulane

7–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Red Dawson, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1938, game by game: lost vs. Clemson 10–13; tied vs. Auburn 0–0; won at North Carolina 17–14; won vs. Rice 26–17; won vs. Mercer 51–0; won vs. Mississippi State 27–0; lost at No. 15 Alabama 0–3; won vs. Georgia 28–6; won vs. Sewanee 38–0; won at LSU 14–0+51−3Lost 10–13 vs. Clemson-3ClemsonTied 0–0 vs. Auburn0AuburnWon 17–14 at North Carolina+3North CarolinaWon 26–17 vs. Rice+9RiceWon 51–0 vs. Mercer+51MercerWon 27–0 vs. Mississippi State+27Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–3 at No. 15 Alabama-3No. 15 AlabamaWon 28–6 vs. Georgia+22GeorgiaWon 38–0 vs. Sewanee+38SewaneeWon 14–0 at LSU+14LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsClemsonL 10–⁠1361%
Oct 1vsAuburnT 0–⁠045%
Oct 8atNorth CarolinaW 17–⁠1424%
Oct 15vsRiceW 26–⁠1755%
Oct 22vsMercerW 51–⁠094%
Oct 29vsMississippi StateW 27–⁠062%
Nov 5at15AlabamaL 0–⁠332%
Nov 12vsGeorgiaW 28–⁠662%
Nov 19vsSewaneeW 38–⁠090%
Nov 26atLSUW 14–⁠041%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat LSU 14–⁠0; No. 19 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 18
  2. Final: 19

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 1938.

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 18
Points
211–⁠53
Coach
Red Dawson
Elo
1640 +108 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.5 No. 16 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Raymond Miller

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Warren BrunnerRBAP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Ralph WenzelEAP-2; UP-2
  • Ray MillerOTAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1938 Southeastern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee7–⁠011–⁠02
Alabama4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠113
Tulane4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠119
Ole Miss3–⁠29–⁠2
Georgia Tech2–⁠1–⁠33–⁠4–⁠3
Vanderbilt4–⁠36–⁠3
Auburn3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Florida2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Georgia1–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
LSU2–⁠46–⁠4
Mississippi State1–⁠44–⁠6
Kentucky0–⁠42–⁠7
Sewanee0–⁠61–⁠8

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