1986 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1986 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their second year under head coach Mack Brown, the team compiled a 4–7 record.

1986 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrell Moody (2nd season)
Home stadiumLouisiana Superdome
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State   –  – 12 –0 –0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 20 Virginia Tech   –  – 9 –2 –1
No. 19 Boston College   –  – 9 –3 –0
Tulsa   –  – 7 –4 –0
Florida State   –  – 7 –4 –1
Army   –  – 6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  – 6 –5 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 6 –5 –0
Temple   –  – 6 –5 –0
Pittsburgh   –  – 5 –5 –1
Rutgers   –  – 5 –5 –1
Cincinnati   –  – 5 –6 –0
Notre Dame   –  – 5 –6 –0
Syracuse   –  – 5 –6 –0
South Carolina   –  – 3 –6 –2
Tulane   –  – 4 –7 –0
West Virginia   –  – 4 –7 –0
Louisville   –  – 3 –8 –0
Navy   –  – 3 –8 –0
Wichita State   –  – 3 –8 –0
East Carolina   –  – 2 –9 –0
Northern Illinois   –  – 2 –9 –0
Memphis State   –  – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13TCU
L 31–4834,187[1]
September 20at Vanderbilt
W 35–1740,155[2]
September 27at Ole Miss
L 10–2525,000[3]
October 4Wichita State
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 20–2124,481[4]
October 11at Florida State
L 21–5453,701[5]
October 18No. 13 Mississippi State
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 27–3447,263[6]
October 25Southern Miss
W 35–2028,417[7]
November 1Southwestern Louisiana
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 42–3944,132[8]
November 8Louisville
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 12–2322,108[9]
November 15Memphis State
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 15–623,614[10]
November 29at No. 5 LSU
TigerVisionL 17–3778,131[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1986 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 34 Marvin Allen Jr
QB 10 Terrence Jones So
WR 21 Maurice Nelson So
WR 11 Marc Zeno Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 99 Tony Hannah Sr
LB 95 Richard Harvey So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Safety 35 Michael Arata Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References
  1. "Jeffery's 343 yards runs TCU by Tulane". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Green deluge sinks Commodores". The Jackson Sun. September 21, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ole Miss wakes up for win". The Commercial Appeal. September 28, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wichita State jars Wave". The Shreveport Times. October 5, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "'Noles roll over Tulane, 54–21". Pensacola News Journal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "State rides Wave". Sun Herald. October 19, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Defense lifts Tulane to 35–20 win". Daily World. October 26, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cajuns fall to Tulane in crazy game". Daily World. November 2, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Super Dome a house of Cards in 23–12 surprise". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Jones leads Wave win". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tigers get a taste of Sugar after 37–17 win over Tulane". Enterprise-Journal. November 30, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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