1974 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1974 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season as an independent. In their fourth year under head coach Bennie Ellender, the team compiled a 5–6 record.

1974 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame    10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State    10 2 0
Temple    8 2 0
Boston College    8 3 0
Utah State    8 3 0
No. 19 Houston    8 3 1
Rutgers    7 3 1
Cincinnati    7 4 0
Memphis State    7 4 0
Pittsburgh    7 4 0
Georgia Tech    6 5 0
Hawaii    6 5 0
Miami (FL)    6 5 0
Southern Miss    6 5 0
Tampa    6 5 0
Holy Cross    5 5 1
Tulane    5 6 0
Colgate    4 6 0
Northern Illinois    4 7 0
Navy    4 7 0
South Carolina    4 7 0
Virginia Tech    4 7 0
West Virginia    4 7 0
Army    3 8 0
Dayton    3 8 0
Villanova    3 8 0
Air Force    2 9 0
Southern Illinois    2 9 0
Syracuse    2 9 0
Florida State    1 10 0
Marshall    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Southwestern LouisianaW 17–1629,878[1]
September 21at ArmyW 31–1430,279[2]
September 28West Virginia
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 17–1431,647[3]
October 12at Air ForceW 10–3[4]
October 19The CitadelNo. 20
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 30–341,499[5]
October 26at Georgia TechNo. 18L 7–2748,623[6]
November 2Kentucky
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 7–3038,384[7]
November 9at Boston CollegeL 3–2717,220[8]
November 16at VanderbiltL 22–3015,000[9]
November 23at LSUL 22–2466,017[10]
November 30[A 1]Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 10–2621,628[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Notes

  1. Tulane's scheduled season opener September 7 against Ole Miss was rescheduled to November 30 due to the approach of Hurricane Carmen.

References

  1. "East opener for Tulane? Forget it: Wave, 17–16". The Shreveport Times. September 15, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tulane stops Cadets, 31–14". The Palm Beach Post. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Long Wave drive beats WVU, 17–14". Sunday Gazette-Mail. September 29, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "One play lifts Tulane order Air Force". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. October 13, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Foley leads Tulane over Citadel, 30–3". The Greenville News. October 20, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tech adds backbone". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Collins' scamper, interceptions help UK throttle Tulane". The Courier-Journal. November 3, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Call Tulane devastated, It's BC, 27–3". The Boston Globe. November 10, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Lee-to-Burton pass gives Vandy 30–22 victory". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 17, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "LSU squeaks by Wave, 24–22". Daily World. November 24, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Ole Miss Rebs calm Tulane Green Wave". Clarion-Ledger. December 1, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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