1928 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1928 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1928 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Bernie Bierman, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 6–3–1 and a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play.

1928 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1928 record6–3–1 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainCharles Rucker
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
(capacity: 35,000)
1928 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech $ 7 0 010 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 19 0 1
Florida 6 1 08 1 0
VPI 4 1 07 2 0
Alabama 6 2 06 3 0
LSU 3 1 16 2 1
Clemson 4 2 08 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 2 08 2 0
Tulane 3 3 16 3 1
Ole Miss 3 3 05 4 0
North Carolina 2 2 25 3 2
Kentucky 2 2 14 3 1
South Carolina 2 2 16 2 2
Maryland 2 3 16 3 1
VMI 2 3 15 3 2
Georgia 2 4 04 5 0
NC State 1 3 14 5 1
Mississippi A&M 1 4 02 4 2
Virginia 1 6 02 6 1
Washington and Lee 1 6 02 8 0
Sewanee 0 5 02 7 0
Auburn 0 7 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29vs. Louisiana Normal*Baton Rouge, LAW 65–0
October 6vs. Mississippi A&MJackson, MSW 51–6
October 13Georgia TechL 0–12[1]
October 20Vanderbilt
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–13
October 27at GeorgiaL 14–20
November 3Millsaps*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 27–0
November 10Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 13–12
November 17Sewanee
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 41–6
November 24Louisiana College*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 47–7
November 29LSU
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Georgia Tech Passes Beat Tulane". Oakland Tribune. October 14, 1928. p. 25. Retrieved March 1, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
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