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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: Bennie Ellender
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024
1973 Season Highlights
 Bennie Ellender enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Tulane.
 
1973 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Boston College  21   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Virginia Military Institute  42   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Pittsburgh  24   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Duke  24   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. North Carolina  16   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Georgia Tech  23   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Kentucky  7   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Navy  17   15   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Vanderbilt  24   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Maryland  9   42   L       
 Sat., Dec. 1  vs. Louisiana State  14   0   W       
 Sat., Dec. 29   Houston  7   47   L    @ Houston, TX   Bluebonnet Bowl
 
1973 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored228
  Scoring Average19.0
  Points Allowed194
  Defense Average16.2
  Opponents Record66-57
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record2-2
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
20 9-3-0 AP
15 9-2-0 Coaches
15 9-2-0 UPI
  
1973 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 3-5-2133222   Ollie Keller
Penn State 12-0447129Won  16-9  Joe Paterno
Houston 11-1363142Won  47-7  Bill Yeoman
Notre Dame 11-038289Won  24-23  Ara R. Parseghian
Temple 9-1353167   Wayne Hardin
Tulane 9-3228194Lost  7-47  Bennie Ellender
Nevada Las Vegas 8-3304151   Ron Meyer
Boston College 7-4311174   Joseph Joe Yukica
Nevada 7-4295143   Jerry Scattine
South Carolina 7-4347261   Paul Dietzel
Utah State 7-4230202   Phil Krueger
Air Force 6-4223239   Ben Martin
Pittsburgh 6-5-1225211Lost  7-28  Johnny Majors
Southern Mississippi 6-4-1227166   P.W. Bear Underwood
West Virginia 6-5212266   Bobby Bowden
Georgia Tech 5-6192211   Bill Fulcher
Miami 5-6163240   Peter R. Elliot
Cincinnati 4-7210109   Tony Mason
Marshall 4-7212288   Jack Lengyel
Navy 4-7221232   George Welsh
James Madison 3-5149164   Challace McMillin
Liberty 3-3145115   Lee Royer
Syracuse 2-9129288   Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Virginia Tech 2-9223380   Charlie Coffey
Army 0-1067382   Tom Cahill
Florida State 0-1198331   Larry Jones

1973 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1973 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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