1947 Tulane Green Wave football team

1947 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–5–2 (2–3–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainLeonard Finley
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
1947 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Ole Miss $ 6 1 0 9 2 0
No. 10 Georgia Tech 4 1 0 10 1 0
No. 6 Alabama 5 2 0 8 3 0
Mississippi State 2 2 0 7 3 0
Georgia 3 3 0 7 4 1
Vanderbilt 3 3 0 6 4 0
Tulane 2 3 2 2 5 2
LSU 2 3 1 5 3 1
Kentucky 2 3 0 8 3 0
Tennessee 2 3 0 5 5 0
Auburn 1 5 0 2 7 0
Florida 0 3 1 4 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1947 college football season. In its second year under head coach Henry Frnka, Tulane compiled a 2–5–2 record (2–3–2 in conference games), finished seventh in the SEC, and was outscored by a total of 192 to 94. Tulane was ranked No. 59 in the final Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1947.

Fullback Eddie Price received third-team honors on the 1947 All-SEC football team. He was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

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