1943 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1943 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1943 college football season. In its second year under head coach Claude Simons Jr., Tulane compiled a 3–3 record (1–1 in conference games), tied for second place in the SEC, and was outscored by a total of 94 to 92.^[2] Tulane ranked 37th in the final Litkenhous Ratings.^[3]

1943 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–3 (1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Claude Simons Jr. (2nd season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium
Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 Georgia Tech $	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
LSU	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Tulane	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
Georgia	0	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0			5	–	0	–	0
$ – Conference champion Seven other SEC schools did not field a team due to World War II.[1] Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Memphis NATTC*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 7–41	25,000	[4]
October 9	at Rice*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 33–0		[5]
October 23	SMU*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 12–6	22,000	[6]
October 30	Georgia Pre-Flight*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 13–14	18,000	[7]
November 13	No. 19 Georgia Tech	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–33	38,000	[8]
November 20	LSU	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 27–0	40,000	[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game