1978 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1978 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their third year under head coach Larry Smith, the team compiled a 4–7 record.

1978 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumLouisiana Superdome
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State      11 1 0
North Texas State      9 2 0
East Carolina      9 3 0
Navy      9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame      9 3 0
Rutgers      9 3 0
Florida State      8 3 0
Temple      7 3 1
Pittsburgh      8 4 0
Holy Cross      7 4 0
Louisville      7 4 0
UNLV      7 4 0
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana      6 4 1
Georgia Tech      7 5 0
Hawaii      6 5 0
Miami (FL)      6 5 0
South Carolina      5 5 1
William & Mary      5 5 1
Cincinnati      5 6 0
Villanova      5 6 0
Army      4 6 1
Memphis State      4 7 0
Tulane      4 7 0
Virginia Tech      4 7 0
Air Force      3 8 0
Colgate      3 8 0
Richmond      3 8 0
Syracuse      3 8 0
Illinois State      2 9 0
West Virginia      2 9 0
Boston College      0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at MarylandL 7–3131,458[1]
September 16No. 14 PittsburghL 6–2432,658[2]
September 23at Georgia TechL 17–2725,805[3]
September 30at No. 20 StanfordL 14–1740,111[4]
October 7at VanderbiltW 38–327,600[5]
October 14Boston College
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 9–327,177[6]
October 21TCU
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 7–1322,748[7]
October 28Memphis State
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 41–2419,127[8]
November 4Miami (FL)
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 20–1620,045[9]
November 11at Ole MissL 3–1328,500[10]
November 25at LSUL 21–4075,876[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Terps rip Tulane in opener, 31–7; Atkins gains 110". The Baltimore Sun. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Panthers rough up Tulane, 24–6". The Pittsburgh Press. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tech duo tops Tulane, 27–17". The Atlanta Constitution. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Nelson-paced Cards rally past inspired Tulane". The Modesto Bee. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Green Wave sinks Vandy". The Tennessean. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "B.C. no headache for Tulane, 9 To 6". Daily World. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Frogs upset Tulane 13–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Wave dunks Memphis St". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tulane pins 20–16 loss on the UM". The Miami Herald. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Rebels, Eagles take victories". Enterprise-Journal. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Woodley, Alexander were LSU's insurance". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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