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1912 Tulane Olive and Blue football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3 (3–3 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainGaylord McLeod
Home stadium First Tulane Stadium
Seasons
←  1911
1913 →
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 1 8 1 1
Texas A&M 2 0 0 8 1 0
Kentucky State 1 0 0 7 2 0
Auburn 6 1 1 6 1 1
Georgia 5 1 1 6 1 1
Sewanee 2 1 2 5 1 2
Georgia Tech 5 3 0 5 3 1
Alabama 3 3 1 5 3 1
Tulane 3 3 0 5 3 0
Mississippi A&M 3 3 0 4 3 0
Clemson 3 3 0 4 4 0
Ole Miss 2 2 0 5 3 0
Mercer 2 3 1 5 3 1
LSU 2 3 0 4 3 0
Mississippi College 1 4 0 3 4 0
Florida 0 2 1 5 2 1
Centre 0 2 0 4 5 0
The Citadel 0 3 0 2 4 0
Tennessee 0 4 0 4 4 0
Howard (AL) 0 4 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1912 Tulane Olive and Blue football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1912 college football season. In its third year under head coach Appleton A. Mason, Tulane compiled a 5–3 record. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8Jefferson College (LA)*
W 37–0 [2]
October 12 Southwestern Louisiana*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 95–0 [3]
October 19 Mississippi College
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 19–6 [4]
October 26 Howard (AL)
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 35–0 [5]
November 2 Alabama
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–7 [6]
November 9 Mississippi A&M
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 27–24 [7]
November 19at Texas A&ML 0–41 [8]
November 28 LSU
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA ( rivalry)
L 3–21 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1912 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tulane wins first football game, 37 to 0". Knoxville Sentinel. October 9, 1912. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane defeats Southwestern Industrial in one-sided game". The Times-Democrat. October 13, 1912. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mississippi College defeated by Tulane". Jackson Daily News. October 20, 1912. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Howard is defeated by Tulane team, 35–0". The Birmingham News. October 27, 1912. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Olive and Blue loses hard game to Alabama". The Times-Democrat. November 3, 1912. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulane defeats Miss. A. & M. in last quarter". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1912. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Farmers defeated the Tulane eleven". The Eagle. November 20, 1912. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "L.S.U. wins championship of Louisiana from Tulane". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 29, 1912. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.