1950 Tulane Green Wave football team

1950 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Kentucky $	5	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Alabama	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Tulane	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	3
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
LSU	2	–	3	–	2	4	–	5	–	2
Florida	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by fifth-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 6–2–1 and a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the SEC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Alabama	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 14–26	45,000	^[1]
October 7	Louisiana College*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 64–0		^[2]
October 14	No. 10 Notre Dame*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 9–13	73,159	^[3]
October 21	Ole Miss	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 27–20		^[4]
October 28	at Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 28–0		^[5]
November 11	at Navy*	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 27–0	20,000	^[6]
November 18	Virginia*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 42–18	30,000	^[7]
November 25	Vanderbilt	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 35–6		^[8]
December 2	LSU	Tulane Stadium New Orleans (Battle for the Rag)	T 14–14	74,000	^[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

The 1951 NFL Draft was held on January 18–19, 1951. The following Green Wave players were selected.^[10]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
2	18	Don Joyce	Defensive end	Chicago Cardinals
3	38	Jerry Helluin	Defensive tackle	Cleveland Browns
4	48	George Kinek	End	Los Angeles Rams
6	74	Dan Rogas	Guard	Cleveland Browns
7	84	Paul Lea	Defensive tackle	Chicago Bears
9	104	Denny Doyle	Guard	Philadelphia Eagles
15	172	Joe Ernst	Back	Green Bay Packers
17	202	Hal Waggoner	Back	Philadelphia Eagles
30	359	Joe Shinn	End	New York Yanks

^ Watkins, Ed (October 1, 1950). "Bama barrage buries Wave 26 to 14". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 8. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
^ "Green Wave topples La. College by 64–0". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Irish barely regain victory stride by 13–9". Quad-City Times. October 15, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane uses aerial route to drop Ole Miss, 27–20". Kingsport Times-News. October 22, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane takes Tigers, 28–0". The Birmingham News. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Brown, George (November 12, 1950). "Joe Ernst Passes Tulane to 27-0 Win Over Navy". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. p. 38. Retrieved July 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane downs Virginia, 42–18". The Tampa Tribune. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ernst's passes rout Vanderbilt". The Commercial Appeal. November 26, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Spirited Tigers tie Green Wave, 14–14". The Shreveport Times. December 3, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1951 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2021.

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