1984 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1984 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their second year under head coach Wally English, the team compiled a 3–8 record.

1984 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumLouisiana Superdome
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Boston College       10 2 0
No. 11 South Carolina       10 2 0
Army       8 3 1
Rutgers       7 3 0
No. 17 Florida State       7 3 2
Virginia Tech       8 4 0
West Virginia       8 4 0
No. 18 Miami (FL)       8 5 0
Notre Dame       7 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Penn State       6 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
Temple       6 5 0
Memphis State       5 5 1
Navy       4 6 1
Southern Miss       4 7 0
Pittsburgh       3 7 1
Tulane       3 8 0
Cincinnati       2 9 0
East Carolina       2 9 0
Louisville       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1Mississippi StateL 3–3038,695[1]
September 15at FloridaL 21–6365,265[2]
September 22Kentucky
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 26–3016,505[3]
September 29at Ole MissL 14–1933,866[4]
October 6at No. 19 VanderbiltW 27–2341,216[5]
October 13Southern Miss
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
W 35–730,734[6]
October 20at No. 15 Florida StateL 6–2754,785[7]
November 3at Virginia TechL 6–1330,400[8]
November 10at PittsburghL 10–2120,159[9]
November 17Memphis State
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 14–920,109[10]
November 24at No. 16 LSUTigerVisionL 15–3377,983[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "State sizzles Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. September 2, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Gators wipe out Green Wave". The Orlando Sentinel. September 16, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UK Wildcats narrowly defeat Tulane to keep spotless record". The Park City Daily News. September 23, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Austin rallies sluggish Ole Miss to 19–14 triumph over Tulane". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 30, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Commodores suffer at hands of Tulane". The Tennessean. October 7, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulane Green Wave swamps USM Eagles". The Daily Advertiser. October 14, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Special teams lead Seminoles to 27–6 win". The Palm Beach Post. October 21, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hokies stumble by Green Wave in 13–6 yawner". Kingsport Times-News. November 4, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fralic cheered, Foge jeered in Pitt win". The Times-Tribune. November 11, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulane gets past Memphis State". The Jackson Sun. November 18, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tigers win game, bout with Wave". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 25, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.