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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-

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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
Record	7-4
Points Scored	375
Scoring Average	34.1
Points Allowed	225
Defense Average	20.5
Opponents Record	58-57
Conference Record	5-1
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-2

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	9-3	337	210	Won 41-7	6-0	198	85	Jeff Bower
Tulane	7-4	375	225		5-1	211	124	Tommy Bowden
East Carolina	5-6	214	298		4-2	148	131	Steve Logan
Cincinnati	8-4	321	252	Won 35-19	2-4	127	136	Rick Minter
Memphis	4-7	218	243		2-4	104	143	Rip Scherer
Houston	3-8	216	410		2-4	117	189	Kim Helton
Louisville	1-10	245	407		0-6	139	236	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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).