1974 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame   –  10 –2 –0
No. 7 Penn State   –  10 –2 –0
Temple   –  8 –2 –0
Boston College   –  8 –3 –0
Utah State   –  8 –3 –0
No. 19 Houston   –  8 –3 –1
Rutgers   –  7 –3 –1
Cincinnati   –  7 –4 –0
Memphis State   –  7 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –  7 –4 –0
Georgia Tech   –  6 –5 –0
Hawaii   –  6 –5 –0
Miami (FL)   –  6 –5 –0
Southern Miss   –  6 –5 –0
Tampa   –  6 –5 –0
Holy Cross   –  5 –5 –1
Tulane   –  5 –6 –0
Colgate   –  4 –6 –0
Northern Illinois   –  4 –7 –0
Navy   –  4 –7 –0
South Carolina   –  4 –7 –0
Virginia Tech   –  4 –7 –0
West Virginia   –  4 –7 –0
Army   –  3 –8 –0
Dayton   –  3 –8 –0
Villanova   –  3 –8 –0
Air Force   –  2 –9 –0
Southern Illinois   –  2 –9 –0
Syracuse   –  2 –9 –0
Florida State   –  1 –10 –0
Marshall   –  1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season as an independent. In their fourth year under head coach Bennie Ellender, the team compiled a 5–6 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Southwestern Louisiana
W 17–1629,878[1]
September 21at Army
W 31–1430,279[2]
September 28West Virginia
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 17–1431,647[3]
October 12at Air Force
W 10–3[4]
October 19The CitadelNo. 20
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 30–341,499[5]
October 26at Georgia TechNo. 18
L 7–2748,623[6]
November 2Kentucky
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 7–3038,384[7]
November 9at Boston College
L 3–2717,220[8]
November 16at Vanderbilt
L 22–3015,000[9]
November 23at LSU
L 22–2466,017[10]
November 30[A 1]Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 10–2621,628[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Notes

  1. ↑ Tulane's scheduled season opener September 7 against Ole Miss was rescheduled to November 30 due to the approach of Hurricane Carmen.

References

  1. ↑ "East opener for Tulane? Forget it: Wave, 17–16". The Shreveport Times. September 15, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Tulane stops Cadets, 31–14". The Palm Beach Post. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Long Wave drive beats WVU, 17–14". Sunday Gazette-Mail. September 29, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "One play lifts Tulane order Air Force". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. October 13, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Foley leads Tulane over Citadel, 30–3". The Greenville News. October 20, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tech adds backbone". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Collins' scamper, interceptions help UK throttle Tulane". The Courier-Journal. November 3, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Call Tulane devastated, It's BC, 27–3". The Boston Globe. November 10, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Lee-to-Burton pass gives Vandy 30–22 victory". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 17, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "LSU squeaks by Wave, 24–22". Daily World. November 24, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Ole Miss Rebs calm Tulane Green Wave". Clarion-Ledger. December 1, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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