1974 Tulane Green Wave football team

American college football season

1974 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Bennie Ellender (4th season)
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		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

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Southwestern Louisiana	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 17–16	29,878	^[1]
September 21	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 31–14	30,279	^[2]
September 28	West Virginia	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 17–14	31,647	^[3]
October 12	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 10–3	^[4]
October 19	The Citadel	No. 20	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 30–3	41,499	^[5]
October 26	at Georgia Tech	No. 18	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 7–27	48,623	^[6]
November 2	Kentucky	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 7–30	38,384	^[7]
November 9	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 3–27	17,220	^[8]
November 16	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 22–30	15,000	^[9]
November 23	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 22–24	66,017	^[10]
November 30^{[A 1]}	Ole Miss	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 10–26	21,628	^[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Notes

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

References

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

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