Tulane Football Team History
Tulane Green Wave
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
Founded: 1834 Stadium: Superdome Capacity: 70,892 Colors: Olive & Blue Coach: Bennie Ellender Conference: Independent-
1971 Season Highlights
Bennie Ellender enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tulane.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Texas Tech
15
9
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Georgia
7
17
L
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Rice
11
14
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs. William & Mary
3
14
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @
North Carolina
37
29
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Pittsburgh
33
8
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Georgia Tech
16
24
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Vanderbilt
9
13
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Ohio
7
30
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Notre Dame
7
21
L
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Louisiana State
7
36
L
1971 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 152
Scoring Average 13.8
Points Allowed 215
Defense Average 19.5
Opponents Record 62-48
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 1-4
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.