1947 Tulane
2–5–2 (2–3–2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Henry Frnka. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Auburn 40–0Oct 25
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs Alabama | W 21–20 | 36% |
| Oct 4 | vs Georgia Tech | L 0–20 | 33% |
| Oct 11 | at 16Rice | L 0–33 | 25% |
| Oct 18 | vs Ole Miss | L 14–27 | 49% |
| Oct 25 | vs Auburn | W 40–0 | 58% |
| Nov 1 | vs Mississippi State | L 0–20 | 29% |
| Nov 15 | vs Florida | T 7–7 | 72% |
| Nov 22 | at 2Notre Dame | L 6–59 | 8% |
| Dec 6 | vs LSU | T 6–6 | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied LSU 6–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 84th-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 1947.
- Record
- 2–5–2
- Conference
- 2–3–2 7th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 94–192
- Coach
- Henry Frnka
- Elo
- 1399 −43 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.9 No. 55 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Leonard Finley
1947 Southeastern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss | 6–1 | 9–2 | 13 |
| Georgia Tech | 4–1 | 10–1 | 10 |
| Alabama | 5–2 | 8–3 | 6 |
 Georgia | 3–3 | 7–4–1 | |
 Vanderbilt | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
| Mississippi State | 2–2 | 7–3 | |
 Tulane | 2–3–2 | 2–5–2 | |
| LSU | 2–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
 Kentucky | 2–3 | 8–3 | |
 Tennessee | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
| Auburn | 1–5 | 2–7 | |
| Florida | 0–3–1 | 4–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.