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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Tommy Bowden enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tulane.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Cincinnati  31   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Rice  24   30   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Syracuse  19   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Army  41   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Louisville  64   33   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. East Carolina  33   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Southern Mississippi  13   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Louisiana Lafayette  56   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Memphis  26   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Mississippi  24   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Houston  44   10   W       
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored375
  Scoring Average34.1
  Points Allowed225
  Defense Average20.5
  Opponents Record58-57
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record3-2
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Mississippi 9-3337210Won  41-76-019885  Jeff Bower
Tulane 7-4375225 5-1211124  Tommy Bowden
East Carolina 5-6214298 4-2148131  Steve Logan
Cincinnati 8-4321252Won  35-192-4127136  Rick Minter
Memphis 4-7218243 2-4104143  Rip Scherer
Houston 3-8216410 2-4117189  Kim Helton
Louisville 1-10245407 0-6139236  Ron Cooper

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 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 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.