1971 Tulane Green Wave football team

1971 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Bennie Ellender (1st season)
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium
Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 5 Penn State		–		11	–	1	–	0
Boston College		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Houston		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame		–		8	–	2	–	0
Utah State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Florida State		–		8	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati		–		7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		7	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		6	–	2	–	1
Air Force		–		6	–	4	–	0
Army		–		6	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		6	–	4	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		6	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State		–		5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		5	–	5	–	1
Syracuse		–		5	–	5	–	1
Dayton		–		5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers		–		4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		3	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		3	–	8	–	0
Marshall		–		2	–	8	–	0
Xavier		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season as an independent. In their first year under head coach Bennie Ellender, the team compiled a 3–8 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Texas Tech	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 15–9	21,738	^[1]
September 18	at No. 11 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 7–17	51,542	^[2]
September 25	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, Texas	L 11–14	25,000	^[3]
October 2	William & Mary	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 3–14	17,392	^[4]
October 9	at No. 18 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 37–29	39,500	^[5]
October 16	Pittsburgh	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 33–8	17,650	^[6]
October 23	Georgia Tech	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 16–24	50,248	^[7]
October 30	Vanderbilt	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 9–13	17,941	^[8]
November 6	Ohio	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 7–30	9,922	^[9]
November 13	at No. 8 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 7–21	59,075	^[10]
November 27	at No. 10 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 7–36	59,897	^[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "Tulane stops late Raider drive, 15–9". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 12, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia clips Tulane". The Atlanta Constitution. September 19, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rice trims Tulane 14–11 for Petersen's first win". The Victoria Advocate. September 26, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "W&M goes 4–0 in handing Tulane 14–3 shocker". Daily Press. October 3, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane rocks Tar Heels". The News and Observer. October 10, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Panthers drowned by Green Wave, 33–8". The Pittsburgh Press. October 17, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McAshan nips Greenie hopes". The Atlanta Constitution. October 24, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "O'Rourke, VU wreck Wave". The Tennessean. October 31, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane Greenies suffer 30–7 loss to Ohio". Daily World. November 7, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Irish rally to defeat Tulane". Chicago Tribune. November 14, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "LSU Tigers trample Tulane Green Wave". The Daily Advertiser. November 28, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Tulane Green Wave football
Venues	Sportsman's Park (1893–1894) Tulane Athletic Field (1895–1901) Athletic Park (1902–1907) Pelican Park (1908) First Tulane Stadium (1909–1916) Second Tulane Stadium (1917–1925) Third Tulane Stadium (1926–1974) Louisiana Superdome (1975–2013) Tad Gormley Stadium (2002–2004, 2008) (alternate) Yulman Stadium (2014–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn LSU: Battle for the Rag Ole Miss Southern Miss: Battle for the Bell
Culture & lore	History Riptide "The Olive and the Blue" "The Hullabaloo" Marching Band Porter Cup Effect of Hurricane Katrina The Ten Win Turnaround
People	Head coaches NFL draftees All-Americans Statistical leaders
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