1988 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1988 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their first year under head coach Greg Davis, the team compiled a 5–6 record.

1988 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumLouisiana Superdome
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –  – 12 –0 –0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 3 Florida State   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 5 West Virginia   –  – 11 –1 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 10 –2 –0
No. 13 Syracuse   –  – 10 –2 –0
Army   –  – 9 –3 –0
Louisville   –  – 8 –3 –0
South Carolina   –  – 8 –4 –0
Northern Illinois   –  – 7 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –  – 6 –5 –0
Memphis State   –  – 6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  – 6 –5 –0
Rutgers   –  – 5 –6 –0
Akron   –  – 5 –6 –0
Penn State   –  – 5 –6 –0
Tulane   –  – 5 –6 –0
Louisiana Tech   –  – 4 –7 –0
Temple   –  – 4 –7 –0
Tulsa   –  – 4 –7 –0
Boston College   –  – 3 –8 –0
Cincinnati   –  – 3 –8 –0
East Carolina   –  – 3 –8 –0
Navy   –  – 3 –8 –0
Virginia Tech   –  – 3 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Chattanooga
W 33–1921,777[1]
September 10at Iowa State
L 13–3041,780[2]
September 17Kansas State
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 20–1624,490[3]
September 24Memphis State
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 20–1926,426[4]
October 1No. 6 Florida State
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 28–4834,364[5]
October 8Southern Miss
L 13–3822,704[6]
October 22Louisville
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 35–3824,824[7]
October 29Southwestern Louisiana
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 34–5126,687[8]
November 5at Ole Miss
W 14–927,531[9]
November 19Mississippi State
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 27–2220,176[10]
November 26at No. 16 LSU
L 14–4475,497[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1988 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB 22 Melvin Adams Sr
OT 68 Jim Bishop Sr
FB 4 Eric Dickerson Jr
QB 10 Terrence Jones Sr
WR 14 Jerome McIntosh Jr
WR 21 Maurice Nelson Sr
RB 23 Michael Pierce Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 31 Doug Adams Sr
LB 95 Richard Harvey Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References
  1. "Green Wave rolls over UTC Moccasins". The Daily Advertiser. September 4, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Cyclones knock off Tulane, 30–13". The Des Moines Register. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wildcats see win slip away". The Salina Journal. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tulane keeps Tigers sputtering". The Commercial Appeal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "FSU tames Tulane, 48–28, as Sammie gains 212 yards". The Miami Herald. October 2, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "USM dominates Green Wave, 38–13". Hattiesburg American. October 9, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "U of L is 'pushed to limit' before Tulane falls 38–35". The Courier-Journal. October 23, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "USL rolls past Tulane, 51–34". The Eunice News. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tulane rains on Reb bowl hopes, 14–9". Enterprise-Journal. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Mississippi State falls to Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. November 20, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Hudson helps LSU pull away from pesky Tulane". The Tampa Tribune. November 27, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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