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: Vince Gibson Conference: Independent-
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1980 Season Highlights |
Vince Gibson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tulane. |
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1980 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 6 | vs.
Southern Mississippi
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14 |
17 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 13 | @
Stanford
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14 |
19 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 20 | vs.
Rice
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35 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 27 | @
Mississippi
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26 |
24 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 4 | vs.
Southern Methodist
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21 |
31 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 11 | @
Vanderbilt
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43 |
21 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 18 | vs.
Air Force
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28 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 25 | @
Georgia Tech
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31 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 1 | vs.
Kentucky
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24 |
22 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 15 | vs.
Memphis
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21 |
16 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 22 | @
Louisiana State
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7 |
24 |
L |
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| Sat., Dec. 27 |
Arkansas
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15 |
34 |
L |
@ Birmingham, AL |
All-American Bowl |
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1980 Season Totals |
Record | 7-5
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Points Scored | 279 |
Scoring Average | 23.3 |
Points Allowed | 243 |
Defense Average | 20.3 |
Opponents Record | 55-79
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Conference Record | 0-0 |
Home Record | 4-2
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Away Record | 3-2
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1980 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1980 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1980 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
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.