1930 Tulane Green Wave football team

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1930 Tulane Green Wave football
SoCon co-champion
Conference Southern Conference
1930 record 8–1 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach Bernie Bierman
Offensive scheme Single wing
Captain Lloyd Roberts
Home stadium Tulane Stadium
(Capacity: 35,000)[1]
Seasons
« 1929 1931 »
1930 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Alabama + 8 0 0     10 0 0
Tulane + 5 0 0     8 1 0
Tennessee 6 1 0     9 1 0
Duke 4 1 1     8 1 2
Vanderbilt 5 2 0     8 2 0
Maryland 4 2 0     7 5 0
Florida 4 2 1     6 3 1
North Carolina 4 2 2     5 3 2
Clemson 3 2 0     8 2 0
Georgia 3 2 1     7 2 1
Kentucky 4 3 0     5 3 0
South Carolina 4 3 0     6 4 0
VPI 2 3 1     5 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 3 0     2 7 0
Georgia Tech 2 4 1     2 6 1
LSU 2 4 0     2 6 1
Virginia 2 5 0     4 6 0
Sewanee 1 4 0     3 6 1
NC State 1 5 0     2 8 0
Ole Miss 1 5 0     3 5 1
Auburn 1 6 0     3 7 0
Washington and Lee 0 4 1     3 6 1
VMI 0 5 0     3 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1930 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University during the 1930 college football season.

Before the season

Lloyd Roberts was elected captain.[2][3] The backfield was all new, including quarterback Red Dawson, halfbacks Wop Glover and Don Zimmerman, and fullback Nollie Felts.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 27 Southwestern Louisiana* Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA W 84–0   15,000
October 4 at Northwestern* Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL L 0–14   35,000
October 11 vs. Texas A&M* Dallas, TX W 19–9  
October 18 Birmingham-Southern* Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 21–0   12,000
October 25 at Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA W 28–0  
November 1 Mississippi A&M Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 53–0  
November 8 Auburn Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 21–0  
November 15 Georgia Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 25–0  
November 27 LSU Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag) W 12–7  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

Season summary

Southwestern Louisiana

With 15,000 fans at opening day, Tulane defeated Southwestern Louisiana 84–0.[5]

Northwestern

Tulane suffered its only loss to Big Ten co-champion Northwestern, 14–0. The Wildcats lost only to national champion Notre Dame. The first score came when Red Dawson pass was intercepted by Hank Bruder, returned 45 yards for at touchdown.[5]

Texas A&M

Wop Glover ran for two touchdowns in the 19–9 win over Texas A&M.[6]

Birmingham-Southern

Tulane won over Birmingham-Southern in a tough game, 21–0. Don Zimmerman broke open the game with a 53-yard touchdown run.[5]

Georgia Tech

Zimmerman scored the first touchdown in the 28–0 victory over Georgia Tech.[7]

Mississippi A&M

Zimmerman's punt return against the Mississippi Aggies.

Zimmerman also ran a punt back 69 yards against Mississippi A&M, as Tulane won 53–0.

Auburn

The Green Wave defeated the Auburn Tigers 21–0. Bill Keefe wrote that Nollie Felts played "as fine a game as any back ever played".[5]

Georgia

Tulane beat the Georgia Bulldogs 25–0.

LSU

Tulane closed the season by eking out a win over LSU, 12–7.

Postseason

Both Alabama and Tulane claimed SoCon titles.

References

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