1920 Tulane Green Wave football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1920 Tulane Green Wave football 1920 Tulane Green Wave football team.png 300px Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 6–2–1 5–0 Clark Shaughnessy 6th Single wing Johnny Wight Second Tulane Stadiumhttp://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/the-history-of-tulane-stadiums/Content?oid=2028941 The History of Tulane Stadium(s) Ryan Whirty Gambit Magazine June 26, 2012 September 11, 2012 SIAA co-champion 1919 The 1920 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1920 SIAA football season. In its sixth year under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, Tulane compiled a 6–2–1 record (5–0 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for the SIAA championship, shut out seven of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 181 to 28.1920 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football May 8, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/tulane/1920-schedule.html The team's two losses came in nonconference games, losing to Michigan (0–21) in Ann Arbor and Detroit (0–7) in New Orleans. The highlight of the season was a 21–0 victory over LSU on Thanksgiving Day. Hundreds of enthusiastic Tulane students and supporters were taken to Baton Rouge on a special train "said to be the longest ever assembled in the state."1931 Jambalaya. End Dick White was the only Tulane player to receive honors on the 1920 All-Southern team. Right end Johnny Wight was the team captain. The 1920 team was the first to be called the "Green Wave", named after a song titled "The Rolling Green Wave".http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/trads/tul-trads.html Tulane University Official Athletic Site 2016-05-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160619045450/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/trads/tul-trads.html 2016-06-19 The team played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Before the season In the prior year of 1919, coach Clark Shaughnessy guided Tulane to a then-school record of seven consecutive wins,Tulane Football History https://web.archive.org/web/20160331114707/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/history.html 2016-03-31 , Tulane University, retrieved August 15, 2010. and had transformed Tulane into a competitor among Southern collegiate teams.Leonard Victor Huber, New Orleans: A Pictorial History, p. 258, Pelican Publishing, 1991, 0-88289-868-X. Though he was famous for later using the T formation, at Tulane Shaughnessy employed the single wing. Shaughnessy also introduced to Tulane the Minnesota shift, an innovation created by his former coach Henry L. Williams.Dawson's Tulane System Designed For Super-PowerJune 2026 InternetArchiveBot , The Palm Beach Post, December 17, 1939. Germany Schulz was hired to take over duties as athletic director."GERMAN" SCHULZ NAMED DIRECTOR TULANE SPORTS https://web.archive.org/web/20121103135033/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/ajc_historic/access/514128822.html?dids=514128822%3A514128822&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE%3AAI&date=Jul+25%2C+1920&author=&pub=The+Atlanta+Constitution&desc=%22GERMAN%22+SCHULZ+NAMED+DIRECTOR+TULANE+SPORTS&pqatl=google 2012-11-03 , The Atlanta Constitution, July 25, 1920. Schedule October 2 w y Southwestern Louisiana Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 79–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84797476/greenbacks-swamp-southwestern-790/ The Birmingham News Greenbacks swamp Southwestern, 79–0 October 3, 1920 September 5, 2021 Newspapers.com October 9 w Mississippi College Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 29–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84535760/tulane-wins-from-mississippi-290/ The Birmingham News Tulane wins from Mississippi, 29–0 October 10, 1920 September 1, 2021 Newspapers.com October 16 t y Rice Heinemann Park New Orleans, LA 0–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98919104/rice-owls-are-held-to-scoreless-tie-by-t/ The Houston Post Rice Owls are held to scoreless tie by Tulane October 17, 1920 April 2, 2022 Newspapers.com October 23 w Ole Miss Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA rivalry 32–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98919295/ole-miss-beaten-holds-tulane-scoreles/ The Commercial Appeal "Ole Miss" beaten; Holds Tulane scoreless in first half, but then loses, score 32 to 0 October 24, 1920 April 2, 2022 Newspapers.com October 30 l y y Michigan Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI 21–0 13,000 Michigan beats Tulane, 21 to 0 Detroit Free Press October 31, 1920 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8151885/michigan_beats_tulane_21_to_0/ April 2, 2022 Newspapers.com November 6 w y Florida Plant Field Tampa, FL 14–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98919687/tulane-scores-twice-at-tampa/ The Miami Herald Tulane scores twice at Tampa November 7, 1920 April 2, 2022 Newspapers.com November 13 w Mississippi A&M Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 6–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97217974/ The Atlanta Constitution Mississippi falls before Tulane, 6–0 November 14, 1920 April 2, 2022 Newspapers.com November 25 w y LSU State Field Baton Rouge, LA 21–0 Battle for the Rag https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98920022/tulane-defeats-lsu-in-their-annual-cl/ The Shreveport Times Tulane defeats L.S.U. in their annual clash 21 to 0 November 26, 1920 April 2, 2022 Newspapers.com December 4 l y Detroit Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 7–0 Detroit wins from Tulane by touchdown Detroit Free Press December 5, 1920 21, 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15841970/detroit_wins_from_tulane_by_touchdown/ April 2, 2022 Newspapers.com Game summaries Southwestern Louisiana The season opened with a 79–0 victory over Southwestern Louisiana. One full quarter was played by the substitutes. Mississippi College The Mississippi College Choctaws and Goat Hale fell to Tulane 29–0. Rice Rice at Tulane Rice Tulane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 October 16 Heinemann ParkNew Orleans, LA Sources: The Rice Owls fought Tulane to a scoreless tie in a game shifted to Heinemann Park. On Oct. 20, 1920, Earl Sparling, the editor of the Tulane Hullabaloo, wrote a football song which was printed in the newspaper. The song was titled "The Rolling Green Wave." Although the name was not immediately adopted, it began to receive acceptance.http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/081010aae.html History of the Green Wave - Tulane University Official Athletic Site 2016-05-31 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160324034128/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/081010aae.html 2016-03-24 Ole Miss Tulane beat Ole Miss, 32–0. Coach Shaughnessy introduced a new shift in the first half, and the players had trouble implementing it. By the second period, Tulane played conventional football instead. Michigan The season's first loss was 21–0 to the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor,http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/081910aaf.html Year-By-Year Summaries (1920s) - Tulane Official Athletic Site 2016-05-31 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101229122218/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/081910aaf.html 2010-12-29 succumbing to the northern foes by the second half.Michigan Beats Tulane, 21 to 0 Detroit Free Press October 31, 1920 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8151885/michigan_beats_tulane_21_to_0/ Florida Tulane at Florida Tulane Florida 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 November 6 Plant FieldTampa, FL Ham Dowling Sources: In Tampa, Tulane beat the Florida Gators 14–0. Florida's Tootie Perry played one of the best games seen in Tampa.http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028291/00300 'Gators Put Up Strong Fight Against Tulane 19 November 12, 1920 17 The Florida Alligator Dwyer went over right tackle for the first touchdown. After B. Brown cut loose for a 30-yard run, Richcoon scored the last. The starting lineup was Beaulau (left end), Unsworth (left tackle), Fitz (left guard), Reed (center), Killinger (right guard), Payne (right tackle), Wight (right end), Richeson (quarterback), Dwyer (left halfback), Brown (right halfback), McGraw (fullback).https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5977143/the_atlanta_constitution/ 2 November 7, 1920 July 23, 2016 The Atlanta Constitution Newspapers.com 'Gators Trimmed By Tulane Mississippi A&M Mississippi A&M at Tulane Miss. A&M Tulane 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 November 13 Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA C. W. Streit Sources: In what the yearbook called "the critical game of the season," Tulane won 6–0 over the Mississippi Aggies. Both teams were previously unbeaten. The feature of the contest twas Johnny Wight's punt returns, which set up the game's only score.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97217974/the-atlanta-constitution/ Mississippi Falls Before Tulane, 6- 0 Atlanta Constitution 3 November 14, 1920 The starting lineup was Weigan (left end), Payne (left tackle), Fit (left guard), Reed (Center), Bellieu (left guard), Palermo (right tackle), Wight (right end), Richeson (quarterback), Dwyer (left halfback), Brown (right halfback), Smith (fullback). LSU Tulane triumphed 21–0 over rival LSU.Jambalaya, 1921 The starting lineup was Wiegand (left end), Payne (left tackle), Fitz (left guard), Reed (center), Unsworth (right guard), Beallieu (right tackle), Wight (right end), Richeson (quarterback), Dwyer (left halfback), Brown (right halfback), Smith (fullback).Woodruff 1928 139 Detroit Detroit at Tulane Detroit Tulane 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 December 4 New Orleans, LA Walter Eckersall Sources: On a muddy field, the Detroit Titans beat Tulane 7–0. Detroit opened up with passes early, leading to Lauer's off tackle touchdown.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5302511/the_atlanta_constitution/ The Atlanta Constitution Detroit Defeats Tulane 3 December 5, 1920 May 18, 2016 Newspapers.com The starting lineup was Smith (left end), Payne (left tackle), Unsworth (left guard), Reed (center), Palermo (right guard), Fitz (right tackle), Wight (right end), Richeson (quarterback), Brown (left halfback), Dwyer (right halfback), Beaullieu (fullback). Players Line Tulane Green Wave Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight AgeGaston Beaullieu endFits Fitz guardKillinger guardPalermo tackleVirgil Payne tackleEddie Reed center New Orleans, Louisiana Spring Hill CollegeBennie Smith end and fullbackJohnny Unsworth tackleBob Wiegand endDicky Wight endJohnny Wight right end Backfield Tulane Green Wave Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight AgeBennie Brown right halfbackBill Dwyer halfbackPaul Maloney quarter and fullbackForres McGraw fullbackPinkie Nagle halfbackHarold Quinn quarter and fullbackLyle Richeson quarterback References Additional sources A History of Southern Football 1890–1928 Woodruff Fuzzy 1928 2 Tulane Category:Tulane Green Wave football seasons Tulane Green Wave football