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: Vince Gibson Conference: Independent-
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1980 Season Highlights |
Vince Gibson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tulane. |
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1980 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 6 | vs.
Southern Mississippi
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14 |
17 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 13 | @
Stanford
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14 |
19 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 20 | vs.
Rice
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35 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 27 | @
Mississippi
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26 |
24 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 4 | vs.
Southern Methodist
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21 |
31 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 11 | @
Vanderbilt
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43 |
21 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 18 | vs.
Air Force
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28 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 25 | @
Georgia Tech
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31 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 1 | vs.
Kentucky
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24 |
22 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 15 | vs.
Memphis
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21 |
16 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 22 | @
Louisiana State
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7 |
24 |
L |
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| Sat., Dec. 27 |
Arkansas
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15 |
34 |
L |
@ Birmingham, AL |
All-American Bowl |
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1980 Season Totals |
Record | 7-5
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Points Scored | 279 |
Scoring Average | 23.3 |
Points Allowed | 243 |
Defense Average | 20.3 |
Opponents Record | 55-79
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Conference Record | 0-0 |
Home Record | 4-2
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Away Record | 3-2
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1980 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1980 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1980 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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