College Football Oddities
From The Green Wave: Tulane University Football, George Sweeney (1980)
Plagued by injuries and five fumbles, the 1938 Greenies lacked offense, a fact which was
clearly visible in a 3-0 loss to Alabama at Legion Field. Bama's Vic Bradford's 16y
field
with 4:30 to play was the difference in the outcome.
"That was the game that Alabama used the light football," laughed Frenchy DeFraites.
"They kicked off to us, and we couldn't move the ball so Nyhan punted. His kick went straight up in the air as though it was attached to a flag pole. When that happened
Big Monk (Coach Monk Simons) charged out onto the field and asked the officials to
weigh the ball. It was light, and they threw it out of the game. Alabama, however, was
deep in our territory and stayed there much of the first half because of that kick. Another
time we played Alabama on the road, and the weather was beautiful, but when we got
to the field, it was soaking wet. Maybe they had the hoses out all night to try and slow
our backs down."
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