1946 Tulane
3–7 (2–4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Henry Frnka. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Clemson 54–13Nov 9
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs Alabama | L 6–7 | 25% |
| Oct 5 | vs Florida | W 27–13 | 62% |
| Oct 12 | vs Rice | L 6–25 | 56% |
| Oct 19 | vs Auburn | W 32–0 | 46% |
| Oct 26 | vs Mississippi State | L 7–14 | 36% |
| Nov 9 | vs Clemson | W 54–13 | 52% |
| Nov 16 | at 7Georgia Tech | L 7–35 | 22% |
| Nov 23 | vs 2Notre Dame | L 0–41 | 21% |
| Nov 30 | at 9LSU | L 27–41 | 17% |
| Dec 21 | vs USC | L 13–20 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to USC 20–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 75th-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 1946.
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 2–4 9th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 179–209
- Coach
- Henry Frnka
- Elo
- 1413 −9 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.1 No. 36 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Robert Rice
All-SEC
1 second teamSecond team
Gaston BourgeoisOGAP-3; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1946 Southeastern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia | 5–0 | 11–0 | 3 |
 Tennessee | 5–0 | 9–2 | 7 |
| LSU | 5–1 | 9–1–1 | 8 |
| Georgia Tech | 4–2 | 9–2 | 11 |
| Mississippi State | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
| Alabama | 4–3 | 7–4 | |
 Vanderbilt | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
 Kentucky | 2–3 | 7–3 | |
| Tulane | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
| Auburn | 1–5 | 4–6 | |
 Ole Miss | 1–6 | 2–7 | |
| Florida | 0–5 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.