1952 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1952 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1952 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In its first year under head coach Raymond Wolf, Tulane compiled a 5–5 record (3–5 in conference games), finished eighth in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 188 to 146.^[1]

1952 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Raymond Wolf (1st season)
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
No. 8 Tennessee	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
No. 7 Ole Miss	4	–	0	–	2			8	–	1	–	2
No. 9 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Florida	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Tulane	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
No. 20 Kentucky	1	–	3	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
LSU	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	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 27	Georgia	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 16–21		[2]
October 4	Santa Clara*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 35–0		[3]
October 11	at No. 5 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–14	27,913	[4]
October 18	Ole Miss	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 14–20	38,000	[5]
October 25	vs. Auburn	Ladd Memorial Stadium Mobile, AL (rivalry)	W 21–6	20,022	[6]
November 1	Mississippi State	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 34–21		[7]
November 8	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 6–27	31,000	[8]
November 15	Vanderbilt	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 16–7	26,000	[9]
November 22	Louisiana College*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 46–14		[10]
November 29	LSU	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 0–16		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game