Tulane Green Wave football, 1970–79
1970
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result
|
September 12 |
at Texas Tech* |
|
Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |
L 14–21
|
September 19 |
#19 Georgia* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 17–14
|
September 26 |
at Illinois* |
|
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
W 23–9
|
October 3 |
at Cincinnati* |
|
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH |
W 6–3
|
October 10 |
at #8 Air Force* |
|
Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO |
L 3–24
|
October 17 |
North Carolina* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 24–17
|
October 24 |
at Georgia Tech* |
|
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA |
L 6–20
|
October 31 |
at Vanderbilt* |
|
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
W 10–7
|
November 7 |
Miami* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 31–16
|
November 21 |
North Carolina State* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 31–0
|
November 28 |
#6 LSU* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag) |
L 14–26
|
December 12 |
vs. Colorado* |
|
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) |
W 17–3
|
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP. |
1971
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result
|
September 11 |
Texas Tech* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 15–9
|
September 18 |
at #11 Georgia* |
|
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA |
L 7–17
|
September 25 |
at Rice* |
|
Rice Stadium • Houston, TX |
L 11–14
|
October 2 |
William & Mary* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
L 3–14
|
October 9 |
at #18 North Carolina* |
|
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
W 37–29
|
October 16 |
Pittsburgh* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 33–8
|
October 23 |
Georgia Tech* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
L 16–24
|
October 30 |
Vanderbilt* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
L 9–13
|
November 6 |
Ohio* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
L 7–30
|
November 13 |
at #8 Notre Dame* |
|
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN |
L 7–21
|
November 27 |
at #10 LSU* |
|
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag) |
L 7–36
|
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP. |
1972
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result
|
September 15 |
at Boston College* |
|
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA |
W 10–0
|
September 23 |
#16 Georgia* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 24–13
|
September 30 |
at #8 Michigan* |
#18 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
L 7–41
|
October 7 |
Pittsburgh* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 38–6
|
October 14 |
at Miami* |
|
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
L 21–24
|
October 21 |
at West Virginia* |
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
L 19–31
|
October 28 |
at Georgia Tech* |
|
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA |
L 7–21
|
November 4 |
Kentucky* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 18–7
|
November 11 |
Ohio* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 44–6
|
November 18 |
at Vanderbilt* |
|
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
W 21–7
|
December 2 |
#11 LSU* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag) |
L 3–9
|
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP. |
1973
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result
|
September 22 |
Boston College* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 21–16
|
September 29 |
VMI* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 42–0
|
October 6 |
at Pittsburgh* |
|
Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA |
W 24–6
|
October 13 |
at Duke* |
#18 |
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC |
W 24–17
|
October 20 |
North Carolina* |
#17 |
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 16–0
|
October 27 |
Georgia Tech* |
#15 |
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 23–14
|
November 3 |
at Kentucky* |
#14 |
Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY |
L 7–34
|
November 10 |
Navy* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 17–15
|
November 17 |
Vanderbilt* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 24–3
|
November 24 |
at Maryland* |
#17 |
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD |
L 9–42
|
December 1 |
#8 LSU* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag) |
W 14–0
|
December 29 |
vs. #14 Houston* |
#17 |
Houston Astrodome • Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl) |
L 7–47
|
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP. |
1974
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result
|
September 14 |
Southwestern Louisiana* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 17–16
|
September 21 |
at Army* |
|
Michie Stadium • West Point, NY |
W 31–14
|
September 28 |
West Virginia* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 17–14
|
October 12 |
at Air Force* |
|
Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO |
W 10–3
|
October 19 |
The Citadel* |
#20 |
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 30–3
|
October 26 |
at Georgia Tech* |
#18 |
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA |
L 7–27
|
November 2 |
Kentucky* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
L 7–30
|
November 9 |
at Boston College* |
|
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA |
L 3–27
|
November 16 |
at Vanderbilt* |
|
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
L 22–30
|
November 23 |
at LSU* |
|
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag) |
L 22–24
|
November 30 |
Ole Miss* |
|
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
L 10–26
|
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP. |
1975
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result
|
September 13 |
at Clemson* |
|
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC |
W 17–13
|
September 20 |
Ole Miss* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
W 14–3
|
September 27 |
Syracuse* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
L 13–31
|
October 4 |
Vanderbilt* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
L 3–6
|
October 11 |
at Boston College* |
|
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA |
W 17–7
|
October 18 |
at West Virginia* |
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
W 16–14
|
October 25 |
Georgia Tech* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
L 0–23
|
November 1 |
at Kentucky* |
|
Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY |
L 10–23
|
November 8 |
Air Force* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
L 12–13
|
November 15 |
North Carolina* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
L 15–17
|
November 22 |
LSU* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag) |
L 6–42
|
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP. |
1976
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result
|
September 11 |
Cincinnati* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
L 14–21
|
September 18 |
at #20 Ole Miss* |
|
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS |
L 7–34
|
September 25 |
#18 Boston College* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
L 3–27
|
October 2 |
at Vanderbilt* |
|
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
W 24–13
|
October 9 |
at Syracuse* |
|
Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY |
L 0–3
|
October 16 |
Army* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
W 23–10
|
October 23 |
at Georgia Tech* |
|
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA |
L 16–28
|
October 30 |
Memphis State* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
L 7–14
|
November 6 |
West Virginia* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
L 28–32
|
November 13 |
Rutgers* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
L 20–29
|
November 20 |
at LSU* |
|
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag) |
L 7–17
|
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP. |
1977
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result
|
September 10 |
at Memphis* |
|
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN |
L 9–27
|
September 17 |
Stanford* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
L 17–21
|
September 24 |
at SMU* |
|
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX |
L 23–28
|
October 1 |
Vanderbilt* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
W 36–7
|
October 8 |
at Boston College* |
|
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA |
L 28–30
|
October 15 |
Cincinnati* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
W 16–13
|
October 22 |
Georgia Tech* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
L 14–38
|
October 29 |
at #13 Pittsburgh* |
|
Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA |
L 0–48
|
November 5 |
at Miami* |
|
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
W 13–10
|
November 12 |
at Rutgers* |
|
Rutgers Stadium • New Brunswick, NJ |
L 8–47
|
November 19 |
LSU* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag) |
L 17–20
|
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP. |
1978
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result
|
September 9 |
at Maryland* |
|
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD |
L 7–31
|
September 16 |
#14 Pittsburgh* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
L 6–24
|
September 23 |
at Georgia Tech* |
|
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA |
L 17–27
|
September 30 |
at #20 Stanford* |
|
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
L 14–17
|
October 7 |
at Vanderbilt* |
|
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
W 38–3
|
October 14 |
Boston College* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
W 9–3
|
October 21 |
TCU* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
L 7–13
|
October 28 |
Memphis* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
W 41–24
|
November 4 |
Miami* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
W 20–16
|
November 11 |
at Ole Miss* |
|
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS |
L 3–13
|
November 28 |
at LSU* |
|
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag) |
L 21–40
|
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP. |
1979
The 1979 Tulane Green Wave football team was led by Larry Smith. The team finished with a 9–3 record and played in the 1979 Liberty Bowl, losing 6–9 to Penn State. In the 77th edition of the Battle for the Flag, Tulane beat LSU 24–13.
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