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1918 Tulane Olive and Blue football team

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1918 Tulane Olive and Blue football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–1–1 (0–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainOtto Colee
Home stadiumSecond Tulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech $ 3 0 0 6 1 0
Vanderbilt 2 0 0 4 2 0
Mississippi A&M 2 0 0 3 2 0
Clemson 3 1 0 5 2 0
South Carolina 2 1 1 2 1 1
Furman 1 3 0 3 5 1
Sewanee 0 1 0 3 2 0
The Citadel 0 1 1 0 2 1
Auburn 0 2 0 2 5 0
Ole Miss 0 2 0 1 3 0
Wofford 0 2 0 0 3 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

The 1918 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 1918 college football season. In its fourth year under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, Tulane compiled a 3–1–1 record.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 2Camp Shelby (MS)*
W 7–0[1]
November 9Camp Beauregard (LA)*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 13–6[2]
November 16Camp Pike (AR)*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 7–10[3]
November 23Pensacola NAS (FL)*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
T 0–0[4]
November 28Southwestern Louisiana*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 74–0[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Shelby eleven show well in first game". Trench and Camp. November 10, 1918. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Passes win for Tulane". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1918. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane loses to Camp Pike, 10–7". The Commercial Appeal. November 17, 1918. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Air Station team holds Tulane to a scoreless tie". Pensacola News Journal. November 24, 1918. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane defeats S.I.I." Chattanooga Daily Times. November 29, 1918. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.