| 1997 Tulane Green Wave football | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 7–4 (5–1 C-USA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rich Rodriguez (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread option |
| Defensive coordinator | Rick Smith (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Louisiana Superdome |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Southern Miss $ | 6 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of Conference USA. In their first year under head coach Tommy Bowden, the team compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in C-USA.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | Cincinnati | W 31–17 | 20,828 | [1] | |
| September 13 | Rice* |
| L 24–30 | 19,602 | [2] |
| September 20 | at Syracuse* | L 19–30 | 42,246 | [3] | |
| October 4 | Army* |
| W 41–0 | 16,242 | [4] |
| October 11 | at Louisville | W 64–33 | 29,547 | [5] | |
| October 18 | East Carolina |
| W 33–16 | 23,340 | [6] |
| October 25 | at Southern Miss | L 13–34 | 26,092 | [7] | |
| November 1 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | W 56–0 | 17,724 | [8] | |
| November 8 | Memphis |
| W 26–14 | 23,494 | [9] |
| November 15 | Ole Miss* |
| L 24–41 | 35,607 | [10] |
| November 22 | at Houston | W 44–10 | 11,618 | [11] | |
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References
- ^ "Tommy Bowden wins 1st as Tulane stops Bearcats". The Atlanta Constitution. September 7, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wood runs wild as Rice tops Tulane". The Odessa American. September 14, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse barely gets by Tulane". Star-Gazette. September 21, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane takes impressive win over Army". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 5, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "It's Wave vs. trough: Tulane 64, Louisville 33". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane quarterback stars in win over East Carolina". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles beat emotion out of Wave 34–13". The Clarion-Ledger. October 26, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wave drowns Cajuns". Daily World. November 2, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wave crashes over Tigers". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Patridge guides Ole Miss past resurgent Green Wave". Sun Herald. November 16, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "King catapults Tulane to demolition of Houston". The Daily Advertiser. November 23, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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