Tulane Green Wave football, 1970–79

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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)[1]
Seasons
« 1969 1971 »

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. daggerHomecoming. #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)
Seasons
« 1970 1972 »

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. daggerHomecoming. #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)
Seasons
« 1971 1973 »

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. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP.

1973

1973 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference Independent
Ranking
AP #20
1973 record 9–3
Head coach Bennie Ellender
Home stadium Tulane Stadium
(Capacity: 80,985)
Seasons
« 1972 1974 »

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. daggerHomecoming. #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)
Seasons
« 1973 1975 »

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. daggerHomecoming. #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)
Seasons
« 1974 1976 »

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. daggerHomecoming. #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)
Seasons
« 1975 1977 »

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. daggerHomecoming. #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)
Seasons
« 1976 1978 »

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. daggerHomecoming. #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)
Seasons
« 1977 1979 »

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. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP.

1979

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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)
Seasons
« 1978 1980 »

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.

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