1930 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1930 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University during the 1930 college football season. Coached by Bernie Bierman, the Green Wave posted an 8–1 record and shared a conference championship with national champion Alabama. Tulane outscored its opponents 263–30.[2]

1930 Tulane Green Wave football
SoCon co-champion
Conference	Southern Conference
1930 record	8–1 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Bernie Bierman (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Single wing
Captain	Loyd Roberts
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (Capacity: 35,000)[1]
Uniform

1930 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alabama +	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Tulane +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Tennessee	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Duke	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	2
Vanderbilt	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Maryland	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Clemson	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Kentucky	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VPI	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Virginia	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
NC State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Auburn	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Washington and Lee	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
VMI	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The team lost its only game to Big Ten champion Northwestern. Times-Picayune sports writer Pete Baird called the 1930 squad "the best team that ever represented the Olive and Blue".

Before the season

Loyd Roberts was elected captain.[3][4] The backfield was all new, including quarterback Red Dawson, halfbacks Wop Glover and Don Zimmerman, and fullback Nollie Felts.[5][6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	Southwestern Louisiana*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 84–0	15,000
October 4	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 14–0	35,000
October 11	vs. Texas A&M*	Fair Park Stadium Dallas, TX	W 19–9	12,000
October 18	Birmingham–Southern*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 21–0	12,000
October 25	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 28–0
November 1	Mississippi A&M	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 53–0
November 8	Auburn	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 21–0
November 15	Georgia	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 25–0	30,000
November 27	LSU	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 12–7	38,000
*Non-conference game

Season summary

Southwestern Louisiana

With 15,000 fans at opening day, Tulane defeated Southwestern Louisiana 84–0.[7] Elmer Massey scored three times and Zimmerman twice.[7]

Northwestern

Tulane at Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total Tulane 0 0 0 0 0 • Northwestern 0 14 0 0 14 Date: October 4 Location: Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois Game attendance: 35,000 Sources:[8]

Tulane suffered its only loss to Big Ten co-champion Northwestern, 14–0.[n 1] The first score came when a Red Dawson pass was intercepted by Hank Bruder, returned 45 yards for a touchdown.[7] Bruder also got the next touchdown.[8]

Texas A&M

Tulane at Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total • Tulane 0 7 12 0 19 Texas A&M 2 0 0 7 9 Date: October 11 Location: Dallas, Texas Game attendance: 12,000 Sources:[7]

In Dallas, Tulane won 19–9 over Texas A&M. Wop Glover ran for two touchdowns.[9] The Aggies took an early 2–0 lead off a safety from a blocked Felts punt.[7] Glover then ran 62 yards, sweeping around left end after a fake pass, behind a devastating block by Dalrymple.[7] Glover's other touchdown was a 3-yard run.[7] Dawson threw to Dalrymple for 31 yards and the last Tulane touchdown.[7] The Aggies managed a final score against Tulane's reserves.[7]

Birmingham–Southern

Tulane won over Birmingham–Southern in a tough game, 21–0. Don Zimmerman broke open the game with a 53-yard touchdown run.[7]

The starting lineup was Holland (left end), McCance (left tackle), Bodenger (left guard), Roberts (center), Scafide (right guard), DeColigny (right tackle), Dalrymple (right end), Dawson (quarterback), Glover (left halfback), Massey (right halfback), Felts (fullback).[10]

Georgia Tech

Tulane at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • Tulane 7 14 0 7 28 Ga. Tech 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 25 Location: Grant Field Atlanta Sources:[7]

Tulane scored its first victory over Georgia Tech on Grant Field 28–0 . Zimmerman got the first touchdown.[11] He set up a second touchdown by Felts.[7]

Mississippi A&M

Zimmerman's punt return against the Mississippi Aggies.

Zimmerman also ran a punt back 69 yards against Mississippi A&M, as Tulane won 53–0.

The starting lineup was Holland (left end), McCance (left tackle), Mangum (left guard), Roberts (center), Scafide (right guard), Upton (right tackle), Dalrymple (right end), Dawson (quarterback), Glover (left halfback), Zimmerman (right halfback), Felts (fullback).[12]

Auburn

The Green Wave defeated the Auburn Tigers 21–0. Times-Picayune writer Bill Keefe wrote that Nollie Felts played "as fine a game as any back ever played".[7]

The starting lineup was Holland (left end), Upton (left tackle), Bodenger (left guard), Roberts (center), McCormick (right guard), DeColigny (right tackle), Dalrymple (right end), Dawson (quarterback), Glover (left halfback), Zimmerman (right halfback), Felts (fullback).[13]

Georgia

Georgia at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 • Tulane 0 6 6 13 25 Date: November 15 Location: Tulane Stadium New Orleans Game attendance: 30,000 Referee: Rip Major Sources:[14]

Tulane beat the Georgia Bulldogs 25–0 in the mud, sealing the conference championship.[14] In the last half minute of the first quarter, Zimmerman ran 26 yards for a touchdown.[14]

The starting lineup was Holland (left end), McCance (left tackle), Bodenger (left guard), Roberts (center), Scafide (right guard), Upton (right tackle), Dalrymple (right end), Dawson (quarterback), Zimmerman (left halfback), Glover (right halfback), Felts (fullback).[14][15]

LSU

LSU at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total LSU 0 0 0 7 7 • Tulane 0 7 0 6 13 Date: November 27 Location: Tulane Stadium New Orleans Game attendance: 38,000 Referee: Everett Strupper Sources:

Tulane closed the season by eking out a win over LSU, 12–7. Huey P. Long cheered on the Tigers.[16]

The starting lineup was Holland (left end), McCance (left tackle), Bodenger (left guard), Roberts (center), Scafide (right guard), Upton (right tackle), Dalrymple (right end), Dawson (quarterback), Glover (left halfback), Zimmerman (right halfback), Felts (fullback).[17]

Postseason

Both Alabama and Tulane claimed SoCon titles. Dalrymple and Roberts made composite All-Southern.[18] Zimmerman and Bodenger made second-team.

Players

Depth chart

The following chart provides a visual depiction of Tulane's lineup during the 1930 season with games started at the position reflected in parenthesis. The chart mimics a single wing on offense.

LE Jack Holland (5)	LG Maury Bodenger (4) Mangum (1)	C Loyd Roberts (5) Winnie Lodrigues (0)	RG John Scafide (4) John McCormick (1)	LT Elmer McCance (4) Claggert Upton (1)	RT Claggert Upton (3) Calvert DeColigny (2)	RE Jerry Dalrymple (5) Vernon Haynes (0)
				QB Red Dawson (5)			RHB Don Zimmerman (3) Wop Glover (1) Elmer Massey (1) Adolph Jastram (0)
			FB Nollie Felts (5)
	LHB Wop Glover (4) Don Zimmerman (1) Hugh Whatley (0)

Line

Number	Player	Position	Games started	Hometown
44	Maury Bodenger	guard		New Orleans
41	Thomas Cunningham	tackle		Pine Bluff, Arkansas
33	Jerry Dalrymple	end		Arkadelphia, Arkansas
35	Calvert DeColigny	tackle		New Orleans
24	William Drawe	end		New Orleans
38	William Featherngill	tackle		Independence, Kansas
19	Vernon Haynes	end		Arkansas City, Arkansas
39	Doyless Hill	center		Sand Springs, Oklahoma
21	Jack Holland	end		Shreveport
30	Winnie Lodrigues	center
20	Doyle Magee	end		Franklinton
32	Mangum	guard
40	Elmer McCance	tackle
34	John McCormick	guard		Monroe
23	William Penney	guard		Guatemala City, C. A.
36	John Read	center		Picayune, Mississippi
45	Loyd Roberts	center
42	John Scafide	guard		Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
43	Claggert Upton	tackle		New Orleans
31	Sam Zemurray	tackle		New Orleans

Backfield

Number	Player	Position	Games started	Hometown
26	Red Dawson	quarterback		River Falls, Wisconsin
37	Nollie Felts	fullback		Hattiesburg, Mississippi
15	Wop Glover	halfback		Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
12	George Haik	halfback		Bogalusa
27	James Hodgins	halfback		Shreveport
11	Adolph Jastram	halfback		New Orleans
17	Harold Lemmon	fullback		Patterson
22	Elmer Massey	halfback
29	Francis Payne	fullback		Winterville, Mississippi
14	Will Pat Richardson	quarterback		Ponchatoula
25	Edward Tschirn	halfback		New Orleans
7	Hugh Whatley	halfback		Rayville
18	Don Zimmerman	halfback		Lake Charles

Unlisted

Number	Player
10	Guy
13	Percy
28	Pierce

Notes

1. The Wildcats lost only to national champion Notre Dame.

References

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