1920 Tulane Green Wave football team
| 1920 Tulane Green Wave football | |
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SIAA co-champion | |
| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 6–2–1 (5–0 SIAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive scheme | Single wing |
| Captain | John Wight |
| Home stadium | Second Tulane Stadium[1] |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
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[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2 | Southwestern Louisiana* |
| W 79–0 | [7] | |
| October 9 | Mississippi College |
| W 29–0 | [8] | |
| October 16 | Rice* |
| T 0–0 | [9] | |
| October 23 | Ole Miss |
| W 32–0 | [10] | |
| October 30 | at Michigan* | L 21–0 | 13,000 | [11] | |
| November 6 | vs. Florida | W 14–0 | [12] | ||
| November 13 | Mississippi A&M |
| W 6–0 | [13] | |
| November 25 | at LSU | W 21–0 | [14] | ||
| December 4 | Detroit* |
| L 7–0 | [15] | |
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Game summaries[edit]
Southwestern Louisiana[edit]
The season opened with a 79–0 victory over Southwestern Louisiana. One full quarter was played by the substitutes.[16]
Mississippi College[edit]
The Mississippi College Choctaws and Goat Hale fell to Tulane 29–0.[16]
Rice[edit]
Sources:[16] |
The Rice Owls fought Tulane to a scoreless tie in a game shifted to 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[edit]
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[edit]
The season's first loss was 21–0 to the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor,[18] succumbing to the northern foes by the second half.[16][19]
Florida[edit]
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[edit]
Sources:[22] |
In what the yearbook called "the critical game of the season,"[16] 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.[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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Line[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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 |
References[edit]
- ^ Ryan Whirty (June 26, 2012). "The History of Tulane Stadium(s)". Gambit Magazine. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ "Tulane University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on June 19, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ Tulane Football History Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, Tulane University, retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ Leonard Victor Huber, New Orleans: A Pictorial History, p. 258, Pelican Publishing, 1991, ISBN 0-88289-868-X.
- ^ Dawson's Tulane System Designed For Super-Power, The Palm Beach Post, December 17, 1939.
- ^ "GERMAN" SCHULZ NAMED DIRECTOR TULANE SPORTS Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, The Atlanta Constitution, July 25, 1920.
- ^ "Greenbacks swamp Southwestern, 79–0". The Birmingham News. October 3, 1920. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane wins from Mississippi, 29–0". The Birmingham News. October 10, 1920. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice Owls are held to scoreless tie by Tulane". The Houston Post. October 17, 1920. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ""Ole Miss" beaten; Holds Tulane scoreless in first half, but then loses, score 32 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. October 24, 1920. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Michigan beats Tulane, 21 to 0". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 1920. p. Sports 1. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane scores twice at Tampa". The Miami Herald. November 7, 1920. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi falls before Tulane, 6–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1920. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane defeats L.S.U. in their annual clash 21 to 0". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1920. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Detroit wins from Tulane by touchdown". Detroit Free Press. December 5, 1920. pp. 21, 23. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Jambalaya, 1921
- ^ "History of the Green Wave - Tulane University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- ^ "Year-By-Year Summaries (1920s) - Tulane Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- ^ "Michigan Beats Tulane, 21 to 0". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 1920. p. Sports 1.
- ^ a b c "'Gators Put Up Strong Fight Against Tulane". The Florida Alligator. Vol. 19, no. 17. November 12, 1920.
- ^ "'Gators Trimmed By Tulane". The Atlanta Constitution. November 7, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved July 23, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Mississippi Falls Before Tulane, 6- 0". Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1920. p. 3.
- ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 139
- ^ a b c "Detroit Defeats Tulane". The Atlanta Constitution. December 5, 1920. p. 3. Retrieved May 18, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
Additional sources[edit]
- Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928. Vol. 2.