Tulane Football Team History
Tulane Green Wave
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
Founded: 1834 Stadium: Superdome Capacity: 70,892 Colors: Olive & Blue Coach: Tommy Bowden Conference: Conference USA-
1998 Season Highlights
Tommy Bowden enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tulane.
The Green Wave won the Conference USA Conference Championship.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 @
Cincinnati
52
34
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Southern Methodist
31
21
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Navy
42
24
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Southern Mississippi
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Louisville
28
22
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Rutgers
52
24
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
72
20
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Memphis
41
31
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Army
49
35
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Houston
48
20
W
Thu., Nov. 26 vs.
Louisiana Tech
63
30
W
Thu., Dec. 31
Brigham Young
41
27
W
@ Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl
1998 Season Totals
Record 12-0
Points Scored 540
Scoring Average 45.0
Points Allowed 295
Defense Average 24.6
Opponents Record 52-76
Conference Record 6-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 5-0
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
7 12-0-0
AP
7 12-0-0
Coaches
7 12-0-0
USA Today/ESPN
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 All Conference USA Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.