1934 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1934 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1934 college football season. In its third year head coach Ted Cox, the Green Wave compiled a 10–1 record (8–0 in conference games, tied with Alabama for the SEC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 83.^[1] Tulane was ranked No. 11 in the final Dickinson rankings issued in December 1934.^[2]

1934 Tulane Green Wave football
SEC co-champion Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 20–14 vs. Temple
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	10–1 (8–0 SEC)
Head coach	Ted Cox (3rd season)
Captain	Joe Lofton
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium
Seasons ← 1933 1935 →

1934 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Tulane +	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Alabama +	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Tennessee	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	2
Georgia	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Florida	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Kentucky	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

Tulane was invited to play in the first Sugar Bowl, held at Tulane Stadium, where the Green Wave defeated previously unbeaten Temple, 20–14, on New Year's Day.

Fullback Claude Simons Jr. and center Homer Robinson received first-team honors from the Associated Press and United Press on the 1934 All-SEC football team.^[3][4]

Tulane played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Chattanooga*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 41–0	12,000	[5]
October 6	Auburn	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 13–0		[6]
October 13	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	W 28–12	15,000	[7]
October 20	Georgia	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 7–6	23,000	[8]
October 27	Georgia Tech	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 20–12	12,000	[9]
November 3	Ole Miss	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 15–0		[10]
November 10	vs. Colgate*	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 6–20	40,000	[11]
November 17	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 20–7	12,000	[12]
November 24	Sewanee	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 32–0		[13]
December 1	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 13–12	30,000	[14]
January 1, 1935	vs. Temple*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	W 20–14	22,206	[15]
*Non-conference game