1946 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1946 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Henry Frnka, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 3–7 and a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing ninth in the SEC.

1946 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–7 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Henry Frnka (1st season)
Captain	Robert Rice
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

1946 Southeastern Conference football standings

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

Tulane was ranked at No. 33 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Alabama	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–7	64,317	^[2]
October 5	Florida	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 27–13	35,000	^[3]
October 12	Rice*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–25	45,000	^[4]
October 19	Auburn	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 32–0	35,000	^[5]
October 26	Mississippi State	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 7–14	45,000	^[6]
November 9	Clemson*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 54–13	25,301	^[7]
November 16	at No. 7 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 7–35	32,000	^[8]
November 23	No. 2 Notre Dame*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–41	65,841	^[9]
November 30	at No. 9 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 27–41	46,000	^[10]
December 21	USC*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 13–20	25,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Green Wave player was selected.^[12]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
30	276	Howard McAfee	Tackle	Detroit Lions

References

1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Bassett, Norman (September 29, 1946). "Rain, mud mire Tide attack in 7–6 victory". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 7. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
3. "Tulane turns back Florida". Durham Morning Herald. October 6, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Rice's fast flowing T proves too strong for Tulane gridders". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 13, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tulane Wave bowls over Auburn, 32–0". The State. October 20, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Two raiding forays yield State margin over clinging Wave". The Commercial Appeal. October 27, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Green Wave overwhelms Clemson 54–13". The Shreveport Times. November 10, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "'Tired' Tech kicks over Tulane, 35–7". The Knoxville Journal. November 17, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Fighting Irish overwhelms Green Wave, 41–0, before 70,000". Evansville Press. November 24, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Scoring spree in second quarter carries Louisiana State to victory over Tulane before 45,000 fans". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Injury-riddles Trojans top Tulane, 20–13". The Los Angeles Times. December 22, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.