1949 Tulane Green Wave football team

1949 Tulane Green Wave football
Top row (left to right): Dennis Doyle, Bobby Jones, Rex Partridge.
Bottom row (left to right): Max Druen, Bill Svoboda, Dick Sheffield
SEC champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–2–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
1949 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulane $ 5 1 07 2 1
No. 11 Kentucky 4 1 09 3 0
No. 17 Tennessee 4 1 17 2 1
Georgia Tech 5 2 07 3 0
No. 9 LSU 4 2 08 3 0
Alabama 4 3 16 3 1
Vanderbilt 4 4 05 5 0
Auburn 2 4 22 4 3
Ole Miss 2 4 04 5 1
Florida 1 4 14 5 1
Georgia 1 4 14 6 1
Mississippi State 0 6 00 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1949 college football season. In its fourth year under head coach Henry Frnka, Tulane compiled a 7–2–1 record (5–1 in conference games), won the SEC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 251 to 142. Tulane was ranked No. 19 in the final Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1949.

Halfback Eddie Price received first-team All-America honors from the International News Service (INS) and was named to the second team by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). He also received fitst-team honors from the AP and UP on the 1949 All-SEC football team. Other All-SEC honorees included tackle Paul Lea (AP-1, UP-2) and guard Dennis Doyle (AP-2, UP-2).

The Green Wave played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.