1939 Tulane Green Wave football team

1939 Tulane Green Wave football
SEC Co-Champions
Sugar Bowl vs. Texas A&M, Lost 13–14
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	#5
1939 record	8–1–1 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach	Red Dawson
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (Capacity: 69,000)

1939 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Tennessee +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#16 Georgia Tech +	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#5 Tulane +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Alabama	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Georgia	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
LSU	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Florida	0	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Sewanee	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University during the 1939 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 30	Clemson*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 7–6
October 7	Auburn		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 12–0
October 14	Fordham*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 7–0
October 21	North Carolina*	#4	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	T 14–14
October 28	#14 Ole Miss	#9	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 18–6
November 11	#20 Alabama	#7	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 13–0
November 18	at Columbia*	#6	Baker Field • New York, NY	W 25–0
November 25	Sewanee	#5	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 52–0
December 2	LSU	#5	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag)	W 33–20
January 1, 1940	vs. #1 Texas A&M*	#5	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	L 13–14
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP.