Tulane Football Team History
Tulane Green Wave
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
Founded: 1834 Stadium: Superdome Capacity: 70,892 Colors: Olive & Blue Coach: Bennie Ellender Conference: Independent-
1972 Season Highlights
Bennie Ellender enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tulane.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Boston College
10
0
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Georgia
24
13
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Michigan
7
41
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Pittsburgh
38
6
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Miami
21
24
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
West Virginia
19
31
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Georgia Tech
7
21
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Kentucky
18
7
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Ohio
44
6
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Vanderbilt
21
7
W
Sat., Dec. 2 vs.
Louisiana State
3
9
L
1972 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 212
Scoring Average 19.3
Points Allowed 165
Defense Average 15.0
Opponents Record 60-62
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 2-4
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 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.