1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame – 11–0–0
No. 5 Penn State – 12–0–0
No. 9 Houston – 11–1–0
Temple – 9–1–0
No. 20 Tulane – 9–3–0
Memphis State – 8–3–0
Tampa – 8–3–0
Boston College – 7–4–0
South Carolina – 7–4–0
Utah State – 7–4–0
Air Force – 6–4–0
Southern Miss – 6–4–1
Northern Illinois – 6–5–0
Rutgers – 6–5–0
West Virginia – 6–5–0
Pittsburgh – 6–5–1
Colgate – 5–5–0
Dayton – 5–5–1
Xavier – 5–5–1
Georgia Tech – 5–6–0
Holy Cross – 5–6–0
Miami (FL) – 5–6–0
Cincinnati – 4–7–0
Marshall – 4–7–0
Navy – 4–7–0
Southern Illinois – 3–7–1
Villanova – 3–8–0
Syracuse – 2–9–0
Virginia Tech – 2–9–0
Army – 0–10–0
Florida State – 0–11–0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season as an independent. In their third year under head coach Bennie Ellender, the team compiled a 9–3 record and lost to Houston in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl. The Green Wave's 14–0 victory over LSU was its first over the Bayou Bengals since 1948, and first in New Orleans over LSU since 1943.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22Boston College
W 21–1633,880[2]
September 29VMI
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 42–025,037[3]
October 6at Pittsburgh
W 24–625,054[4]
October 13at DukeNo. 18
W 24–1720,500[5]
October 20North CarolinaNo. 17
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 16–038,502[6]
October 27Georgia TechNo. 15
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 23–1466,286[7]
November 3at KentuckyNo. 14
L 7–3449,360[8]
November 108:35 p.m.Navydagger
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 17–1540,134–40,135[9]
November 17Vanderbilt
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 24–331,199[10]
November 24at MarylandNo. 17
L 9–4219,416[11]
December 1No. 8 LSU
W 14–086,598[1]
December 29vs. No. 14 HoustonNo. 17
ABCL 7–4744,358[12]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Greenies frustrated no more: LSU falls, 14–0". The Shreveport Times. December 2, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Tulane chokes off last-gasp BC bid, 21–16". The Boston Globe. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tulane wallops VMI, 42–0, on Foley's passes, running". Daily Press. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Pitt burned by 'big play' Tulane, 24–6". The Pittsburgh Press. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tulane brother combination tops Duke with late score". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Unbeaten Tulane blanks UNC, 16–0". The News and Observer. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tech engulfed by Green Wave". The Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Kentucky shocks 14th-ranked Tulane, 34–7". The Paducah Sun Democrat. November 4, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Navy 'gifts' aid Tulane win, 17–15". The Baltimore Sun. November 11, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tulane humbles Vandy". The Tennessean. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Terps crush Tulane". The Baltimore Sun. November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "D.C. Nobels picks apart Tulane, 47–7". The Daily Advertiser. December 30, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1973 Tulane)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team