| Year: | 1951 |
| Team: | Tulane Green Wave |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 4–6 |
| Conf Record: | 1–5 |
| Head Coach: | Henry Frnka |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Captain: | Richard Fugler, Jerome Helluin, Ellsworth Kingery, John McLean |
| Stadium: | Tulane Stadium |
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. Tulane was ranked at No. 57 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[1]