Tulane Football Team History
Tulane Green Wave
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Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
Founded: 1834 Stadium: Superdome Capacity: 70,892 Colors: Olive & Blue Coach: Larry Smith Conference: Independent-
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1979 Season Highlights |
Larry Smith enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Tulane. |
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1979 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 8 | vs.
Stanford
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33 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 15 | @
Rice
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17 |
21 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 22 | @
Texas Christian
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33 |
19 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 29 | vs.
Southern Methodist
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24 |
17 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 6 | vs.
Vanderbilt
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42 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 13 | @
Southern Mississippi
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20 |
19 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 20 | @
West Virginia
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17 |
27 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 27 | vs.
Georgia Tech
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12 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 3 | @
Boston College
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41 |
8 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 10 | vs.
Mississippi
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49 |
15 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 24 | vs.
Louisiana State
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24 |
13 |
W |
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| Sat., Dec. 22 |
Penn State
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6 |
9 |
L |
@ Memphis, TN |
Liberty Bowl |
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1979 Season Totals |
Record | 9-3
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Points Scored | 318 |
Scoring Average | 26.5 |
Points Allowed | 179 |
Defense Average | 14.9 |
Opponents Record | 53-77
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Conference Record | 0-0 |
Home Record | 6-0
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Away Record | 3-2
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1979 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1979 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1979 All Independent Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.