| Year: | 1947 |
| Team: | Tulane Green Wave |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 2–5–2 |
| Conf Record: | 2–3–2 |
| Head Coach: | Henry Frnka |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Captain: | Leonard Finley |
| Stadium: | Tulane Stadium |
The 1947 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1947 college football season. Led by second-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 2–5–2 and a mark of 2–3–2 in conference play, placing seventh in the SEC.
Tulane was ranked at No. 59 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[1]