1938 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1938 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1938 college football season. In its third year under head coach Red Dawson, Tulane compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–1–1 in conference games), finished second in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 211 to 53.^[1]

1938 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 19
Record	7–2–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Red Dawson (3rd season)
Captain	Raymond Miller
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Tennessee $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 13 Alabama	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
No. 19 Tulane	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	1	–	3			3	–	4	–	3
Vanderbilt	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Florida	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Georgia	1	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The Green Wave played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Clemson*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 10–13	12,000	[2]
October 1	Auburn	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	T 0–0	18,000	[3]
October 8	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 17–14	22,000	[4]
October 15	Rice*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 26–17	24,000	[5]
October 22	Mercer*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 51–0	15,000	[6]
October 29	Mississippi State	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 27–0	20,000	[7]
November 5	at No. 15 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 0–3	19,000	[8]
November 12	Georgia	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 28–6		[9]
November 19	Sewanee	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 38–0		[10]
November 26	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 14–0	40,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game