1909 Tulane Olive and Blue football team

The 1909 Tulane Olive and Blue football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as an independent during the 1909 college football season. In its first year under head coach R. R. Brown, Tulane compiled a 4–3–2 record and was outscored by a total of 50 to 40.^[2]

1909 Tulane Olive and Blue football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–3–2
Head coach	R. R. Brown (1st season)
Captain	H. Tate Moore
Home stadium	Pelican Park Tulane Stadium[1]
Seasons ← 1908 1910 →

1909 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arkansas			–					7	–	0	–	0
Texas A&M			–					7	–	0	–	1
Mississippi College			–					3	–	0	–	0
Stetson			–					3	–	0	–	1
Kentucky State			–					9	–	1	–	0
Virginia			–					7	–	1	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					6	–	1	–	0
VPI			–					6	–	1	–	0
Florida			–					6	–	1	–	1
Elon			–					4	–	1	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					4	–	1	–	0
Spring Hill			–					4	–	1	–	0
Catholic University			–					0	–	1	–	1
North Carolina			–					5	–	2	–	0
Birmingham			–					4	–	2	–	0
Kendall			–					2	–	1	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					5	–	2	–	2
Marshall			–					3	–	2	–	1
VMI			–					4	–	3	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	3	–	1
Texas			–					4	–	3	–	1
Tulane			–					4	–	3	–	2
West Virginia			–					4	–	3	–	2
Washington and Lee			–					4	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma			–					6	–	4	–	0
Georgetown			–					3	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma A&M			–					5	–	3	–	0
Davidson			–					3	–	4	–	2
George Washington			–					3	–	4	–	1
Chattanooga			–					2	–	3	–	2
Wake Forest			–					2	–	4	–	0
Maryland			–					2	–	5	–	0
South Carolina			–					2	–	6	–	0
Delaware			–					1	–	6	–	1

Tulane began its season with a "practice game" against the New Orleans Young Men's Gymnastics Club. The regular season began on October 16 with a victory over Ole Miss and concluded on November 25 with a loss to SouthWestern (TX). The team concluded its season with a post-season game on New Year's Day in Havana, Cuba.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 9	3:30 p.m.	New Orleans YMGC	Pelican Park New Orleans, LA	W 12–0	1,000	[3][4]
October 16	3:30 p.m.	Ole Miss	Pelican Park New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 5–0		[5][6]
October 23	3:30 p.m.	Central University	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–6		[7][8][9]
October 30		Mississippi A&M	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 2–0		[10]
November 6		Cincinnati	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 6–0		[11]
November 13		Texas	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	T 10–10		[12]
November 20		Alabama	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	T 5–5		[13]
November 25		Southwestern (TX)	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–18		[14]
January 1, 1910		at Cuban Athletic Club	Almandares Park Havana, Cuba	L 0–11		[15]
All times are in Central time

Players

Tate Moore

• "Nick" Callan, line
• Albert Dreyfuss, halfback
• "Tubby" Ellis, center on offense, tackle on defense
• "Bert" Ferrell
• "Bookie" George, end and quarterback
• "Dick" Kock, center
• Lester, end
• "Tommy" Martin, tackle/guard
• "Lanky" McCloud
• Tate Moore, captain and fullback
• "Johnnie" Nix
• Nauman Scott, end
• "Skinny" Scott, right halfback on offense, quarterback on defense
• Sentelle, left tackle
• Semmes Walmsley, left halfback
• Clyde Webb, tackle
• Whisnant

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