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: Mack Brown
Conference: Independent-
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| 1987 Season Highlights |
| Mack Brown enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Tulane. |
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| 1987 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Sep. 5 | @
Louisville
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40 |
42 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 12 | vs.
Iowa State
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25 |
12 |
W |
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| | Sat., Sep. 19 | @
Southern Mississippi
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24 |
31 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 26 | vs.
Mississippi
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31 |
24 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 3 | vs.
Vanderbilt
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27 |
17 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 17 | @
Memphis
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36 |
45 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 24 | vs.
Virginia Tech
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57 |
38 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 31 | @
Florida State
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14 |
73 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 7 | @
Mississippi State
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30 |
19 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 14 | vs. Louisiana Lafayette
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38 |
10 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 21 | vs.
Louisiana State
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36 |
41 |
L |
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| | Sat., Dec. 19 |
Washington
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12 |
24 |
L |
@ Shreveport, LA |
Independence Bowl |
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| 1987 Season Totals |
| Record | 6-6
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| Points Scored | 370 |
| Scoring Average | 30.8 |
| Points Allowed | 376 |
| Defense Average | 31.3 |
| Opponents Record | 58-62
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| Conference Record | 0-0 |
| Home Record | 5-1
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| Away Record | 1-4
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| 1987 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| was not ranked. |
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| 1987 All American Awards |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
| 1987 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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Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.
