Tulane Green Wave football, 1970–79

Contents:	1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979

1970

1970 Tulane Green Wave football
Liberty Bowl vs. Colorado, Won 17–3
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	#17
1970 record	8–4
Head coach	Jim Pittman
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (Capacity: 80,985)

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 12	at Texas Tech*		Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	L 14–21
September 19	#19 Georgia*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 17–14
September 26	at Illinois*		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 23–9
October 3	at Cincinnati*		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	W 6–3
October 10	at #8 Air Force*		Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO	L 3–24
October 17	North Carolina*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 24–17
October 24	at Georgia Tech*		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 6–20
October 31	at Vanderbilt*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 10–7
November 7	Miami*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 31–16
November 21	North Carolina State*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 31–0
November 28	#6 LSU*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag)	L 14–26
December 12	vs. Colorado*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	W 17–3
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP.

1971

1971 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
1971 record	3–8
Head coach	Bennie Ellender
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (Capacity: 80,985)

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 11	Texas Tech*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 15–9
September 18	at #11 Georgia*		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 7–17
September 25	at Rice*		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 11–14
October 2	William & Mary*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 3–14
October 9	at #18 North Carolina*		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 37–29
October 16	Pittsburgh*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 33–8
October 23	Georgia Tech*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 16–24
October 30	Vanderbilt*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 9–13
November 6	Ohio*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 7–30
November 13	at #8 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	L 7–21
November 27	at #10 LSU*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag)	L 7–36
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP.

1972

1972 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
1972 record	6–5
Head coach	Bennie Ellender
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (Capacity: 80,985)

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 15	at Boston College*		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	W 10–0
September 23	#16 Georgia*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 24–13
September 30	at #8 Michigan*	#18	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 7–41
October 7	Pittsburgh*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 38–6
October 14	at Miami*		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	L 21–24
October 21	at West Virginia*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	L 19–31
October 28	at Georgia Tech*		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 7–21
November 4	Kentucky*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 18–7
November 11	Ohio*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 44–6
November 18	at Vanderbilt*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 21–7
December 2	#11 LSU*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag)	L 3–9
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP.

1973

1973 Tulane Green Wave football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Houston, Lost 7–47
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	#20
1973 record	9–3
Head coach	Bennie Ellender
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (Capacity: 80,985)

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 22	Boston College*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 21–16
September 29	VMI*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 42–0
October 6	at Pittsburgh*		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	W 24–6
October 13	at Duke*	#18	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	W 24–17
October 20	North Carolina*	#17	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 16–0
October 27	Georgia Tech*	#15	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 23–14
November 3	at Kentucky*	#14	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 7–34
November 10	Navy*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 17–15
November 17	Vanderbilt*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 24–3
November 24	at Maryland*	#17	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	L 9–42
December 1	#8 LSU*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag)	W 14–0
December 29	vs. #14 Houston*	#17	Houston Astrodome • Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	L 7–47
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP.

1974

1974 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
1974 record	5–6
Head coach	Bennie Ellender
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium (Capacity: 80,985)

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 14	Southwestern Louisiana*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 17–16
September 21	at Army*		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 31–14
September 28	West Virginia*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 17–14
October 12	at Air Force*		Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO	W 10–3
October 19	The Citadel*	#20	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 30–3
October 26	at Georgia Tech*	#18	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 7–27
November 2	Kentucky*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 7–30
November 9	at Boston College*		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	L 3–27
November 16	at Vanderbilt*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 22–30
November 23	at LSU*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag)	L 22–24
November 30	Ole Miss*		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 10–26
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP.

1975

1975 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
1975 record	4–7
Head coach	Bennie Ellender
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome (Capacity: 74,452)

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 13	at Clemson*		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 17–13
September 20	Ole Miss*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 14–3
September 27	Syracuse*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 13–31
October 4	Vanderbilt*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 3–6
October 11	at Boston College*		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	W 17–7
October 18	at West Virginia*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 16–14
October 25	Georgia Tech*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 0–23
November 1	at Kentucky*		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 10–23
November 8	Air Force*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 12–13
November 15	North Carolina*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 15–17
November 22	LSU*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag)	L 6–42
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP.

1976

1976 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
1976 record	2–9
Head coach	Larry Smith
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome (Capacity: 74,452)

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 11	Cincinnati*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 14–21
September 18	at #20 Ole Miss*		Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	L 7–34
September 25	#18 Boston College*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 3–27
October 2	at Vanderbilt*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 24–13
October 9	at Syracuse*		Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY	L 0–3
October 16	Army*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 23–10
October 23	at Georgia Tech*		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 16–28
October 30	Memphis State*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 7–14
November 6	West Virginia*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 28–32
November 13	Rutgers*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 20–29
November 20	at LSU*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag)	L 7–17
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP.

1977

1977 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
1977 record	3–8
Head coach	Larry Smith
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome (Capacity: 74,452)

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 10	at Memphis*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 9–27
September 17	Stanford*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 17–21
September 24	at SMU*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 23–28
October 1	Vanderbilt*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 36–7
October 8	at Boston College*		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	L 28–30
October 15	Cincinnati*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 16–13
October 22	Georgia Tech*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 14–38
October 29	at #13 Pittsburgh*		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–48
November 5	at Miami*		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	W 13–10
November 12	at Rutgers*		Rutgers Stadium • New Brunswick, NJ	L 8–47
November 19	LSU*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag)	L 17–20
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP.

1978

1978 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
1978 record	4–7
Head coach	Larry Smith
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome (Capacity: 74,452)

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 9	at Maryland*		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	L 7–31
September 16	#14 Pittsburgh*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 6–24
September 23	at Georgia Tech*		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 17–27
September 30	at #20 Stanford*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 14–17
October 7	at Vanderbilt*		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 38–3
October 14	Boston College*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 9–3
October 21	TCU*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 7–13
October 28	Memphis*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 41–24
November 4	Miami*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 20–16
November 11	at Ole Miss*		Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	L 3–13
November 28	at LSU*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag)	L 21–40
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP.

1979

Main article: 1979 Tulane Green Wave football team

1979 Tulane Green Wave football
Liberty Bowl vs. Penn State, Lost 6–9
Conference	Independent
1979 record	9–3
Head coach	Larry Smith
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome (Capacity: 71,330)

The 1979 Tulane Green Wave football team was led by Larry Smith. The team finished with a 9–3 record and played in the 1979 Liberty Bowl, losing 6–9 to Penn State. In the 77th edition of the Battle for the Flag, Tulane beat LSU 24–13.

External links

• TulaneGreenWave.com, official website for Tulane athletics
• Tulane Football History
• College Football Data Warehouse, Tulane Historical Data
• College Poll Archive, Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings