The 1951 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1951 college football season.
Led by sixth-year head coach Henry Frnka, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.
Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 4–6 and a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing last out of 12 teams in the SEC.
57 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.
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