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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
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Southwestern Louisiana
W 17–1629,878[1]
September 21at Army
W 31–1430,279[2]
September 28West Virginia
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 17–1431,647[3]
October 12at Air Force
W 10–3[4]
October 19The CitadelNo. 20
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 30–341,499[5]
October 26at Georgia TechNo. 18
L 7–2748,623[6]
November 2Kentucky
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 7–3038,384[7]
November 9at Boston College
L 3–2717,220[8]
November 16at Vanderbilt
L 22–3015,000[9]
November 23at LSU
L 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 edit

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

References edit

  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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