Tulane football has both a storied and not-so-storied past. The Green Wave first played in 1893 beating in-state rival LSU in the inaugural Battle of the Rag Game. Tulane was coached in this game by the late T.L. Bayne, who coached the team to a 1-2 season finish in 1893.
The Green Wave would go on to reach the zenith of their football history to-date in the 1930’s, winning two SEC championships under coach Ted Cox in 1934 and Red Dawson in 1939. After winning their third SEC championship in 1949 under coach Henry Frnka, Tulane would not win another conference championship until winning the Conference USA championship under Tommy Bowden in 1998.