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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: Jon Sumrall
Conference: American Athletic-

Tulane

Team Timeline
First Team: 1893
1983 - The Green Wave forfeited their victories over Ole Miss and Florida State.
1998 - Tulane hired Chris Scelfo to replace the departing Tommy Bowden on December 7. He coached in the Liberty Bowl.
2011 - The team was coached by interim head coach Mark Hutson following Bob Toledo's resignation on October 18.
2023 - Interim HC Slade Nagle coached the bowl game following the departure of Willie Fritz.

Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
1920, 1925, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1939 1949, 1998, 2022
Division Championships
2022

Team Records
Overall Record	565-678-37
Winning Pct.	46%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	2
Adjusted Record	565-678-37
Winning Pct.	46%
National Championships	0
Conference Titles	10
Division Titles	1
Conference Record	141-242-13
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record	391-321-33
Away Record	165-346-4

By The Numbers
Seasons	131
Winning Seasons (#1)	62
Losing Seasons (#1)	64
Most Wins in A Season	12 (2022)
Most Loses in A Season	11 (2011)
10 Win Seasons	5
Most Points Scored in a Game	95 (10/12/1912)
Most Points Scored in a Season	540 (1998)
Most Points Allowed in a Game	73 (10/31/1987)
Most Points Allowed in a Season	495 (2001)
Largest Margin of Victory	95 (10/12/1912)
Largest Margin of Defeat	63 (11/14/1992)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game	114 (10/23/2004)
Last Shutout	11/16/2024
Last Time Shutout	11/19/2016
Shutouts All-Time	177
Been Shutout All-Time	157

Streaks
Longest Win	18 (10/11/1930-12/5/1931)
Longest Losing	17 (11/25/1961-10/26/1963)

Bowl Records
Overall Record	7-10-0
Rose	0-1-0
Cotton	1-0-0
Orange	0-0-0
Fiesta	0-0-0
Sugar	1-1-0

By the Decade
2020-29	40-23
2010-19	44-80
2000-09	42-76
1990-99	38-74
1980-89	40-73
1970-79	53-60
1960-69	24-73-3
1950-59	36-56-7
1940-49	44-41-4
1930-39	73-22-6
1920-29	57-29-6

Next Game
11/28/2024 (Thu) vs. Memphis in a Conference Game
Last Time: Tulane won 31-21 in 2023.
All-Time:
Tulane vs. Memphis	15-24-1	38.5%

2024 Season

Thu., Aug. 29	vs. Southeastern Louisiana	52-0 W
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Kansas State	27-34 L
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Oklahoma	19-34 L
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Louisiana	41-33 W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. South Florida	45-10 W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Alabama Birmingham	71-20 W
Sat., Oct. 12	OPEN
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Rice	24-10 W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ North Texas	45-37 W
Thu., Oct. 31	@ Charlotte	34-3 W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Temple	52-6 W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Navy	35-0 W
Sat., Nov. 23	OPEN
Thu., Nov. 28	vs. Memphis

2024 Season Totals
Record	9-2
Scoring	445-187
Conference Record	4-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	5-1

2024 American Athletic Standings
Season		Conference
Memphis	10-1	5-1
Army	9-0	4-0
Tulane	9-2	4-0
East Carolina	6-4	3-0
Navy	7-3	3-1
Rice	3-7	2-2
Temple	3-7	2-1
Texas San Antonio	4-6	2-1
Alabama Birmingham	2-8	1-2
Charlotte	3-7	1-2
North Texas	5-5	1-2
South Florida	5-5	1-2
Tulsa	3-7	1-2
Florida Atlantic	2-8	0-3

Longest Running Rivalry
Tulane & Louisiana State have played 98 games.
Tulane has won 22 games.
Louisiana State has won 69 games.
with 7 tie games.

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	0-38
10 or more	126-141
20 or more	119-81
30 or more	94-22
40 or more	49-2

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	20-2
10 or more	106-177
20 or more	67-169
30 or more	24-133
40 or more	4-74

Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.