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1949 Tulane

7–⁠2–⁠1 (5–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Henry Frnka.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1949, game by game: won at Alabama 28–14; won vs. Georgia Tech 18–0; won vs. SE Louisiana 40–0; lost at No. 1 Notre Dame 7–46; won vs. Auburn 14–6; won vs. Mississippi State 54–6; tied vs. Navy 21–21; won at Vanderbilt 41–14; won at No. 9 Virginia 28–14; lost vs. No. 13 LSU 0–21+48−39Won 28–14 at Alabama+14AlabamaWon 18–0 vs. Georgia Tech+18Georgia TechWon 40–0 vs. SE Louisiana+40SE LouisianaLost 7–46 at No. 1 Notre Dame-39No. 1 Notre DameWon 14–6 vs. Auburn+8AuburnWon 54–6 vs. Mississippi State+48Mississippi Sta…Tied 21–21 vs. Navy0NavyWon 41–14 at Vanderbilt+27VanderbiltWon 28–14 at No. 9 Virginia+14No. 9 VirginiaLost 0–21 vs. No. 13 LSU-21No. 13 LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atAlabamaW 28–⁠1449%
Oct 1vsGeorgia TechW 18–⁠059%
Oct 8vsSE LouisianaW 40–⁠097%
Oct 15at1Notre DameL 7–⁠4631%
Oct 22vsAuburnW 14–⁠688%
Oct 29vsMississippi StateW 54–⁠680%
Nov 5vsNavyT 21–⁠2184%
Nov 12atVanderbiltW 41–⁠1448%
Nov 19at9VirginiaW 28–⁠1448%
Nov 26vs13LSUL 0–⁠2171%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 21–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 4
  2. Wk 2: 4
  3. Wk 3: 20
  4. Wk 7: 19
  5. Wk 8: 10

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 1949.

Southeastern Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 4
Points
251–⁠142
Coach
Henry Frnka
Elo
1652 +59 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
15.5 No. 20 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Max Druen, Richard Sheffield, Bill Svoboda and Francis Young

Drafted in 1950

The 1950 draft
Rd 2Eddie Price BNew York Giants
Rd 3Bill Svoboda BChicago Cardinals

All-SEC

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Dennis DoyleOGAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1949 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1949 Southeastern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane5–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠19–⁠311
Tennessee4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠117
Georgia Tech5–⁠27–⁠3
LSU4–⁠28–⁠39
Alabama4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠45–⁠5
Auburn2–⁠4–⁠22–⁠4–⁠3
Ole Miss2–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Florida1–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Georgia1–⁠4–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Mississippi State0–⁠60–⁠8–⁠1

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