Tulane Football Team History
Tulane Green Wave
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
Founded: 1834 Stadium: Superdome Capacity: 70,892 Colors: Olive & Blue Coach: Larry Smith Conference: Independent-
1976 Season Highlights
Larry Smith enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tulane.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Cincinnati
14
21
L
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Mississippi
7
34
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Boston College
3
27
L
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Vanderbilt
24
13
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Syracuse
0
3
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Army
23
10
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Georgia Tech
16
28
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Memphis
7
14
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
West Virginia
28
32
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Rutgers
20
29
L
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Louisiana State
7
17
L
1976 Season Totals
Record 2-9
Points Scored 149
Scoring Average 13.5
Points Allowed 228
Defense Average 20.7
Opponents Record 66-53
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-5
Away Record 1-4
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.