2011 Tulane Green Wave football team

2011 Tulane Green Wave football

Conference

Conference USA West

2011 record

2–11 (1–7 C-USA)

Head coach

Bob Toledo
(5th year; resigned after 7 games)
Mark Hutson (interim; 1st year)

Offensive coordinator

Greg Davis, Jr. & Mark Hutson

Defensive coordinator

Steve Stanard

Home stadium

Louisiana Superdome

Seasons

« 2010

2012 »


2011 Conference USA football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
East
#22 Southern Miss ^x†	6	–	2	12	–	2
Marshall	5	–	3	7	–	6
East Carolina	4	–	4	5	–	7
UAB	3	–	5	3	–	9
UCF	3	–	5	5	–	7
Memphis	1	–	7	2	–	10
West
#20 Houston ^x	8	–	0	13	–	1
Tulsa	7	–	1	8	–	5
SMU	5	–	3	7	–	5
Rice	3	–	5	4	–	8
UTEP	2	–	6	5	–	7
Tulane	1	–	7	2	–	10
Championship: Southern Miss 49, Houston 28
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of December 30, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Green Wave played their home games at the Louisiana Superdome, which was renamed the Mercedes-Benz Superdome effective October 23. They are a member of the West Division of Conference USA. The team was coached by interim head coach Mark Hutson, after fifth-year head coach Bob Toledo resigned on October 18 after starting the season 2–5.^[1] They finish the season 2–11, 1–7 in C-USA play to finish in last place in the West Division.

Schedule

^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:30pm	Southeastern Louisiana*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 47–33	15,912
September 10	2:30pm	Tulsa	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	Cox Sports Television	L 3–31	19,752
September 17	3:00pm	at UAB	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 49–10	17,658
September 24	2:30pm	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN3	L 27–48	20,138
October 1	11:00am	at Army*	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 6–45	31,235
October 8	7:00pm	Syracuse*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	Cox Sports Television/ SNY	L 34–37	39,116
October 15	2:30pm	UTEP	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	FCS Central	L 7–44	16,690
October 22	2:30pm	Memphis	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		L 17–33	25,158
October 29	2:30pm	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC		L 14–34	49,410
November 5	2:00pm	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		L 24–45	20,106^[3]
November 10	7:00pm	#11 Houston	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA	CBS Sports Network	L 17–73	17,657^[4]
November 19	2:30pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		L 7–19	15,461^[5]
November 26	10:00 PM	at Hawaiʻi*	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	Oceanic PPV	L 23–35	27,411^[6]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "Tulane Head Football Coach Bob Toledo Resigns Post". Tulane University Athletics Department. October 18, 2011. http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101811aaa.html.
^ http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/tul-m-footbl-sched.html
^ "Tulane Green Wave vs. SMU Mustangs Box Score". ESPN.com. November 5, 2011. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313092567.
^ "Houston Cougars vs. Tulane Green Wave Box Score". ESPN.com. November 10, 2011. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313142655.
^ "Tulane Green Wave vs. Rice Box Score". ESPN.com. November 19, 2011. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313230242.
^ "Tulane Green Wave vs. Hawaii Warriors Box Score". ESPN.com. November 26, 2011. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313300062.

Tulane Green Wave football

Venues	Tulane Stadium (1926–1974) Mercedes-Benz Superdome (1975–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle for the Bell (Southern Miss) Battle for the Rag (LSU)

Culture & lore	Riptide "The Olive and the Blue" Tulane University Marching Band

People	Head coaches

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