Tulane Green Wave football, 1980–89

Contents:	1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989

During the 1980s Tulane Green Wave, the American football team representing Tulane University in New Orleans, had as successive head coaches Vince Gibson, Wally English, Mack Brown and Greg Davis. The team had more losses than wins in most seasons in that decade, the only exceptions being 1980, 1981 and 1987.

1980

1980 Tulane Green Wave football
Hall of Fame Classic vs. Arkansas, Lost 15–34
Conference	Independent
1980 record	7–5
Head coach	Vince Gibson
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome (Capacity: 71,330)

The 1980 Tulane Green Wave football team was led by first-year coach Vince Gibson. The Green Wave finished with a 7–5 record, losing to Arkansas 15–34 in the Hall of Fame Classic. In the 78th edition of the Battle for the Flag, Tulane lost 7–24 to LSU.

1981

1981 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
1981 record	6–5
Head coach	Vince Gibson
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome (Capacity: 71,330)

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 5	Ole Miss*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 18–19
September 12	Clemson*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 5–13
September 19	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Battle for the Bell)	L 3–21
October 3	at Rice*	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 16–20
October 10	Vanderbilt*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 14–10
October 17	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO	W 31–13
October 24	Georgia Tech*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 27–10
October 31	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	L 13–17
November 7	Maryland*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 14–7
November 14	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	W 24–7
November 28	LSU*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag)	W 48–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP.

1982

1982 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
1982 record	4–7
Head coach	Vince Gibson
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome (Capacity: 71,330)

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 4	Mississippi State*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 21–30
September 11	at No. 8 SMU*	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	L 7–51
September 18	Rice*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 30–6
October 2	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	L 21–24
October 9	Georgia Tech*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 13–19
October 16	Southern Miss*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Bell)	L 10–22
October 23	Memphis*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 17–10
October 30	Baylor*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 30–15
November 6	at Ole Miss*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	L 14–45
November 20	Florida*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 7–21
November 27	at No. 7 LSU*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag)	W 31–28
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP.

1983

1983 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
1983 record	2–9*, 2 wins forfeited
Head coach	Wally English
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome (Capacity: 71,330)

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 3	at Mississippi State*	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	L 9–14
September 10	Ole Miss*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 27–23 (Forfeit)
September 17	No. 9 Florida State*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 34–28 (Forfeit)
September 24	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 14–26
October 1	Vanderbilt*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 17–30
October 8	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 25–28
October 15	Southwestern Louisiana*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 17–15
October 22	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Battle for the Bell)	W 14–7
October 29	at Baylor*	Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 18–24
November 5	Virginia Tech*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 10–26
November 24	LSU*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag)	L 7–20
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP.

1984

1984 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
1984 record	3–8
Head coach	Wally English
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome (Capacity: 71,330)

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 1	Mississippi State*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 3–30
September 15	at Florida*	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	L 21–63
September 22	Kentucky*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 26–30
September 29	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	L 14–19
October 6	at No. 19 Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	W 27–23
October 13	Southern Miss*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Bell)	W 35–7
October 20	at No. 15 Florida State*	Doak S. Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 6–27
November 3	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	L 6–13
November 10	at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	L 10–21
November 17	Memphis*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 14–9
November 24	at No. 16 LSU*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag)	L 15–33
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP.

1985

1985 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
1985 record	1–10
Head coach	Mack Brown
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome (Capacity: 71,647)

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
August 31	No. 19 Florida State*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 12–38
September 14	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	L 13–30
September 21	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 11–16
September 28	Ole Miss*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 10–27
October 5	Vanderbilt*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 17–24
October 12	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 21–38
October 19	at Mississippi State*	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	L 27–31
November 2	at No. 18 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 3–58
November 9	Southwestern Louisiana*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 27–17
November 23	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Battle for the Bell)	L 6–24
November 30	No. 13 LSU*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag)	L 19–31
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP.

1986

1986 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
1986 record	4–7
Head coach	Mack Brown
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome (Capacity: 71,647)

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 13	TCU*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 31–48
September 20	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	W 35–17
September 27	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	L 10–25
October 4	Wichita State*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 20–21
October 11	at Florida State*	Doak S. Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 21–54
October 18	No. 13 Mississippi State*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 27–34
October 25	Southern Miss*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Bell)	W 35–20
November 1	Southwestern Louisiana*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 42–39
November 8	Louisville*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 12–23
November 15	Memphis*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 15–6
November 29	at No. 5 LSU*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag)	L 17–37
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP.

1987

1987 Tulane Green Wave football
Independence Bowl vs. Washington, Lost 12–24
Conference	Independent
1987 record	6–6
Head coach	Mack Brown
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome (Capacity: 69,723)

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 5	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 40–42
September 12	Iowa State*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 25–12
September 19	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Battle for the Bell)	L 24–31
September 26	Ole Miss*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 31–24
October 3	Vanderbilt*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 27–17
October 17	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 36–45
October 24	Virginia Tech*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 57–38
October 31	at No. 4 Florida State*	Doak S. Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 14–73
November 7	at Mississippi State*	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	W 30–19
November 14	Southwestern Louisiana*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 38–10
November 21	No. 9 LSU*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag)	L 36–41
December 19	vs. Washington*	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	L 12–24
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP.

1988

1988 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
1988 record	5–6
Head coach	Greg Davis
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome (Capacity: 69,723)

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 3	Tennessee-Chattanooga*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 33–19
September 10	at Iowa State*	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA	L 13–30
September 17	Kansas State*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 20–16
September 24	Memphis*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 20–19
October 1	No. 6 Florida State*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 28–48
October 8	Southern Miss*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Bell)	L 13–38
October 22	Louisville*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 35–38
October 29	Southwestern Louisiana*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 34–51
November 5	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	W 14–9
November 19	Mississippi State*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 27–22
November 26	at No. 16 LSU*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag)	L 14–44
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP.

1989

1989 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
1989 record	4–8
Head coach	Greg Davis
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome (Capacity: 69,723)

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 2	at Hawaiʻi*	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	L 26–31
September 9	Rice*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 20–19
September 16	Southwestern Louisiana*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 17–10
September 23	at Florida State*	Doak S. Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 9–59
September 30	Iowa State*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 24–25
October 7	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Battle for the Bell)	L 21–30
October 21	Ole Miss*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 28–32
October 28	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	L 13–30
November 4	Memphis*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 38–34
November 11	at Mississippi State*	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	L 7–27
November 18	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	W 37–13
November 25	LSU*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag)	L 7–27
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP.

References

External links

TulaneGreenWave.com, official website for Tulane athletics
Tulane Football History
College Football Data Warehouse, Tulane Historical Data
College Poll Archive, Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings

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