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1934 Tulane Green Wave football
SEC co-champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 20–14 vs. Temple
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record10–1 (8–0 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Lofton
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Tulane + 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Alabama + 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Tennessee 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
LSU 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 2
Georgia 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Florida 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Ole Miss 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Kentucky 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Auburn 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1934 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1934 college football season. In its third year head coach Ted Cox, the Green Wave compiled a 10–1 record (8–0 in conference games, tied with Alabama for the SEC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 83.[1] Tulane was ranked No. 11 in the final Dickinson rankings issued in Deceber 1934.[2]

Tulane was invited to play in the first Sugar Bowl, held at Tulane Stadium, where the Green Wave defeated previously unbeaten Temple, 20–14, on New Year's Day.

Fullback Claude Simons Jr. and center Homer Robinson received first-team honors from the Associated Press and United Press on the 1934 All-SEC football team.[3][4]

Tulane played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Chattanooga*
W 41–012,000[5]
October 6Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 13–0[6]
October 13at Florida
W 28–1215,000[7]
October 20Georgia
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 7–623,000[8]
October 27Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 20–1212,000[9]
November 3Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 15–0[10]
November 10vs. Colgate*
L 6–2040,000[11]
November 17at Kentucky
W 20–712,000[12]
November 24Sewanee
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 32–0[13]
December 1at LSU
W 13–1230,000[14]
January 1, 1935vs. Temple*
W 20–1422,206[15]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1934 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  2. ^ "Minnesota Wins Rockne Trophy, Cards Rated 10th". The Fresno Bee. December 9, 1934. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "All-Southeastern Football Team Is Selected by Writers". The Kingsport Times. November 28, 1934. p. 2. Retrieved May 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "The Squad". The Anniston Star. November 28, 1934. p. 6. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Greenies wallop Moccasins, 41–0". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulane shows flashes of form in 13–0 victory". The Atlanta Constitution. October 7, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulane 28; Florida 12". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 14, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulane Wave barely beats Georgia, 7–6". Bradenton Herald. October 21, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulane stays in title race by nosing out Tech, 20 to 12". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 28, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulane given scare before defeating Mississippi 15–0". The Knoxville Sunday Journal. November 4, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Razzle-dazzle of Colgate stupifies poor Tulane, 20–6". Daily News. November 11, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tulane clips Wildcats for 20 to 7 win". Johnson City Chronicle. November 18, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tulane reserves score easy victory over Sewanee, 32 to 0". Monroe Morning World. November 25, 1934. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Tulane topples L.S.U. by one-point margin, 13–12". The Charlotte Observer. December 2, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Tulane melts Owls' lead to win 20–14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 2, 1935. pp. 13, 15. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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