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1973 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 20
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive schemeMultiple
Base defense 5–2 Monster
Home stadium Tulane Stadium
Seasons
←  1972
1974 →
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 9 Houston   –   11 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Tulane   –   9 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tampa   –   8 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 4 – 0
Utah State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 4 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 1
Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 6 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 1
Villanova   –   3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   2 – 9 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   0 – 10 – 0
Florida State   –   0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season as an independent. In their third year under head coach Bennie Ellender, the team compiled a 9–3 record and lost to Houston in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl. The Green Wave's 14–0 victory over LSU was its first over the Bayou Bengals since 1948, and first in New Orleans over LSU since 1943. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Boston College
W 21–1633,880 [2]
September 29 VMI
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 42–025,037 [3]
October 6at Pittsburgh
W 24–625,054 [4]
October 13at DukeNo. 18
W 24–1720,500 [5]
October 20 North CarolinaNo. 17
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 16–038,502 [6]
October 27 Georgia TechNo. 15
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 23–1466,286 [7]
November 3at KentuckyNo. 14
L 7–3449,360 [8]
November 10 Navy
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 17–1540,135 [9]
November 17 Vanderbilt
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 24–331,199 [10]
November 24at MarylandNo. 17
L 9–4219,416 [11]
December 1No. 8 LSU
W 14–086,598 [1]
December 29vs. No. 14 HoustonNo. 17
L 7–4744,358 [12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ a b "Greenies frustrated no more: LSU falls, 14–0". The Shreveport Times. December 2, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tulane chokes off last-gasp BC bid, 21–16". The Boston Globe. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane wallops VMI, 42–0, on Foley's passes, running". Daily Press. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pitt burned by 'big play' Tulane, 24–6". The Pittsburgh Press. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane brother combination tops Duke with late score". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Unbeaten Tulane blanks UNC, 16–0". The News and Observer. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tech engulfed by Green Wave". The Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kentucky shocks 14th-ranked Tulane, 34–7". The Paducah Sun Democrat. November 4, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Navy 'gifts' aid Tulane win, 17–15". The Baltimore Sun. November 11, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulane humbles Vandy". The Tennessean. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Terps crush Tulane". The Baltimore Sun. November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "D.C. Nobels picks apart Tulane, 47–7". The Daily Advertiser. December 30, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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