1920 Tulane Green Wave football team

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1920
Single wing
CaptainJohn Wight
Home stadiumSecond Tulane Stadium[1]
Seasons
1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia + 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Tulane + 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech + 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Alabama 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Centre 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Furman 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Mississippi A&M 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Transylvania 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Florida 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
LSU 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Chattanooga 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Millsaps 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Mercer 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Wofford 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1920 Tulane Green Wave football team represented the Tulane Green Wave of the Tulane University during the 1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The 1920 team tied for the SIAA championship with Georgia and Georgia Tech, and was the first called the "Green Wave", after a song titled "The Rolling Green Wave".[2]

Before the season

In the prior year of 1919, coach Clark Shaughnessy guided Tulane to a then-school record of seven consecutive wins,[3] and had transformed Tulane into a competitor among Southern collegiate teams.[4]

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.[5]

Germany Schulz was hired to take over duties as athletic director.[6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Southwestern Louisiana*
W 79–0[7]
October 9Mississippi College
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 29–0[8]
October 16
Heinemann Park
  • New Orleans, LA
    		• T 0–0[9]
    October 23Ole Miss
    • Tulane Stadium
    • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
    		W 32–0[10]
    October 30at Michigan*
    		L 21–013,000[11]
    November 6vs. Florida
    		W 14–0[12]
    November 13Mississippi A&M
    • Tulane Stadium
    • New Orleans, LA
    		W 6–0[13]
    November 25at LSU
    		W 21–0[14]
    December 4Detroit*
    • Tulane Stadium
    • New Orleans, LA
    		L 7–0[15]
    • *Non-conference game

    Game summaries

    Southwestern Louisiana

    The season opened with a 79–0 victory over Southwestern Louisiana. One full quarter was played by the substitutes.[16]

    Mississippi College

    The

    Goat Hale fell to Tulane 29–0.[16]

    Rice

    Rice at Tulane
    1 234Total
    Rice 0 000 0
    Tulane 0 000 0
    • Date: October 16
    • Location:
      New Orleans, LA

    Sources:[16]

    The

    Heinemann Park.[16]

    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.[17]

    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.[16] By the second period, Tulane played conventional football instead.[16]

    Michigan

    The season's first loss was 21–0 to the

    Ann Arbor,[18] succumbing to the northern foes by the second half.[16][19]

    Florida

    Tulane at Florida
    1 234Total
    • Tulane 0 077 14
    Florida 0 000 0

    Sources:[20]

    In

    Tampa, Tulane beat the Florida Gators 14–0.[16] Florida's Tootie Perry played one of the best games seen in Tampa.[20] Dwyer went over right tackle for the first touchdown. After B. Brown cut loose for a 30-yard run, Richcoon scored the last.[20]

    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).[21]

    Mississippi A&M

    Mississippi A&M at Tulane
    1 234Total
    Miss. A&M 0 000 0
    • Tulane 0 600 6
    • Date: November 13
    • Location: Tulane Stadium
      New Orleans, LA
    • Referee: C. W. Streit

    Sources:[22]

    In what the yearbook called "the critical game of the season,"

    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.[22]

    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).[22]

    LSU

    Tulane triumphed 21–0 over rival LSU.[16] 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).[23]

    Detroit

    Detroit at Tulane
    1 234Total
    • Detroit 7 000 7
    Tulane 0 000 0

    Sources:[24]

    On a muddy field, the Detroit Titans beat Tulane 7–0. Detroit opened up with passes early, leading to Lauer's off tackle touchdown.[24] 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).[24]

    Players

    Line

    Player Position Games
    started     		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
    Gaston Beaullieu end
    Fits Fitz guard
    Killinger guard
    Palermo tackle
    Virgil Payne tackle
    Eddie Reed center
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    		 Spring Hill College
    Bennie Smith end and fullback
    Johnny Unsworth tackle
    Bob Wiegand end
    Dicky Wight end
    Johnny Wight right end

    Backfield

    Player Position Games
    started     		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
    Bennie Brown right halfback
    Bill Dwyer halfback
    Paul Maloney quarter and fullback
    Forres McGraw fullback
    Pinkie Nagle halfback
    Harold Quinn quarter and fullback
    Lyle Richeson quarterback

    [16]

    References

    1. ^ Ryan Whirty (June 26, 2012). "The History of Tulane Stadium(s)". Gambit Magazine. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
    2. ^ "Tulane University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on June 19, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
    3. ^ Tulane Football History Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, Tulane University, retrieved August 15, 2010.
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    5. ^ Dawson's Tulane System Designed For Super-Power, The Palm Beach Post, December 17, 1939.
    6. ^ "GERMAN" SCHULZ NAMED DIRECTOR TULANE SPORTS Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, The Atlanta Constitution, July 25, 1920.
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    16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Jambalaya, 1921
    17. ^ "History of the Green Wave - Tulane University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
    18. ^ "Year-By-Year Summaries (1920s) - Tulane Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
    19. ^ "Michigan Beats Tulane, 21 to 0". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 1920. p. Sports 1.
    20. ^ a b c "'Gators Put Up Strong Fight Against Tulane". The Florida Alligator. Vol. 19, no. 17. November 12, 1920.
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    22. ^ a b c "Mississippi Falls Before Tulane, 6- 0". Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1920. p. 3.
    23. ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 139
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    Additional sources

    • Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928. Vol. 2.
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