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1975 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadium Louisiana Superdome
Seasons
←  1974
1976 →
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers     9 2 0
No. 10 Penn State     9 3 0
No. 20 West Virginia     9 3 0
Notre Dame     8 3 0
Virginia Tech     8 3 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh     8 4 0
Boston College     7 4 0
Georgia Tech     7 4 0
Memphis State     7 4 0
Navy     7 4 0
North Texas State     7 4 0
Southern Miss     7 4 0
South Carolina     7 5 0
Colgate     6 4 0
Cincinnati     6 5 0
Hawaii     6 5 0
Syracuse     6 5 0
Temple     6 5 0
Utah State     6 5 0
Indiana State     5 5 0
Dayton     5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana     4 6 1
Tulane     4 7 0
Villanova     4 7 0
Florida State     3 8 0
Air Force     2 8 1
Houston     2 8 0
Miami (FL)     2 8 0
Army     2 9 0
Marshall     2 9 0
Southern Illinois     1 9 1
Holy Cross     1 10 0
Louisville     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season as an independent. In their fifth year under head coach Bennie Ellender, the team compiled a 4–7 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at ClemsonW 17–1343,106 [1] [2]
September 20 Ole MissW 14–350,500 [3]
September 27 Syracuse
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 13–3133,200 [4]
October 4 Vanderbilt
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 3–630,100 [5]
October 11at Boston CollegeW 17–711,775 [6]
October 18at West VirginiaW 16–1433,842 [7]
October 25 Georgia Tech
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–2363,333 [8]
November 1at KentuckyL 10–2356,500 [9]
November 8 Air Force
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 12–13 [10]
November 15 North Carolina
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 15–1729,850 [11]
November 22 LSU
L 6–4270,850 [12]

References

  1. ^ "Turnovers help Tulane spoil Tiger opener". The Greenville News. September 14, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1976". Clemson University. 1976. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tulane whips Rebs". The Sun Herald. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Syracuse tames Tulane". Democrat and Chronicle. September 28, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Vandy wins again on Adams' FGs". The Tennessean. October 5, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulane air strikes knock off BC, 17–7". The Boston Globe. October 12, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulane downs Mountaineers with a field goal". The Post-Herald and Register. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Myers spearheads win over Tulane". The Daily Advertiser. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kentucky outscores Tulane". Panama City News-Herald. November 2, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mark Olivari tried to ground Air Force". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 9, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "UNC nips Tulane on late FG". The News and Observer. November 16, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wave gives LSU win". Daily World. November 23, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.