1980 Tulane Green Wave football team

1980 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference Independent
1980 record 75
Head coach Vince Gibson
Home stadium Louisiana Superdome
(Capacity: 71,330)
1980 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Pittsburgh           11 1 0
#5 Florida State           10 2 0
#8 Penn State           10 2 0
#9 Notre Dame           9 2 1
#18 Miami           9 3 0
Southern Miss           9 3 0
Navy           8 4 0
South Carolina           8 4 0
Virginia Tech           8 4 0
Boston College           7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana           7 4 0
Rutgers           7 4 0
UNLV           7 4 0
Tulane           7 5 0
Colgate           5 4 1
North Texas           6 5 0
Villanova           6 5 0
West Virginia           6 6 0
Louisville           5 6 0
Richmond           5 6 0
Syracuse           5 6 0
East Carolina           4 7 0
Illinois State           4 7 0
Temple           4 7 0
Army           3 7 1
Holy Cross           3 8 0
Cincinnati           2 9 0
Memphis           2 9 0
William & Mary           2 9 0
Georgia Tech           1 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by first-year coach Vince Gibson. The Green Wave played home games in the Louisiana Superdome and finished with a 75 record, losing to Arkansas 1534 in the Hall of Fame Classic. In the 78th edition of the Battle for the Flag, Tulane lost 724 to LSU. Throughout the season the offense scored 279 points, while the defense allowed 243 points. Two members of the Green Wave team were drafted into the National Football League (NFL).

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 6 Southern Miss* Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (Battle for the Bell) L 1417  
September 13 at #13 Stanford* Stanford StadiumStanford, CA L 1419  
September 20 Rice* Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA W 3514  
September 27 at Ole Miss* Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS W 2624  
October 4 SMU* Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA L 2131  
October 11 at Vanderbilt* Dudley FieldNashville, TN W 4321  
October 18 Air Force* Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA W 287  
October 25 at Georgia Tech* Grant FieldAtlanta, GA W 3114  
November 1 Kentucky* Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA W 2422  
November 15 Memphis* Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA W 2116  
November 22 at LSU* Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag) L 724  
December 27 vs. Arkansas* Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic) L 1534  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Team
Marty WetzelLinebacker10 251 New York Jets
Nickie HallQuarterback10 255 Green Bay Packers

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References

  1. "Tulane Football Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  2. "1980 Preseason Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  3. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1981.htm
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