Tulane Football Team History
Tulane Green Wave
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
Founded: 1834 Stadium: Superdome Capacity: 70,892 Colors: Olive & Blue Coach: Jim Pittman Conference: Independent-
1966 Season Highlights
Jim Pittman enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tulane.
1966 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Virginia Tech
13
0
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Texas A&M
21
13
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Stanford
14
33
L
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Virginia
20
6
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Cincinnati
28
21
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Georgia Tech
17
35
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Vanderbilt
13
12
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Miami
10
10
T
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Florida
10
31
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Louisiana State
7
21
L
1966 Season Totals
Record 5-4
-1
Points Scored 153
Scoring Average 15.3
Points Allowed 182
Defense Average 18.2
Opponents Record 56-44
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
-1
Away Record 2-3
1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1966 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1966 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.