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1971 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.5Penn State     11 1 0
    Boston College     9 2 0
    No.17Houston     9 3 0
    No.13Notre Dame     8 2 0
    Utah State     8 3 0
    Florida State     8 4 0
    Cincinnati     7 4 0
    West Virginia     7 4 0
    Temple     6 2 1
    Air Force     6 4 0
    Army     6 4 0
    Colgate     6 4 0
    Villanova     6 4 1
    South Carolina     6 5 0
    Southern Miss     6 5 0
    Georgia Tech     6 6 0
    New Mexico State     5 5 1
    Northern Illinois     5 5 1
    Syracuse     5 5 1
    Dayton     5 6 0
    Holy Cross     4 6 0
    Miami (FL)     4 7 0
    Rutgers     4 7 0
    Virginia Tech     4 7 0
    Navy     3 8 0
    Pittsburgh     3 8 0
    Tulane     3 8 0
    Marshall     2 8 0
    Xavier     1 9 0
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1971 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season as an independent. In their first year under head coach Bennie Ellender, the team compiled a 3–8 record.

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 11Texas Tech
  • New Orleans, LA
  • W 15–921,738[1]
    September 18at No. 11Georgia
  • Athens, GA
  • L 7–1751,542[2]
    September 25atRice
  • Houston, Texas
  • L 11–1425,000[3]
    October 2William & Mary
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • L 3–1417,392[4]
    October 9at No. 18North Carolina
  • Chapel Hill, NC
  • W 37–2939,500[5]
    October 16Pittsburgh
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • W 33–817,650[6]
    October 23Georgia Tech
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • L 16–2450,248[7]
    October 30Vanderbilt
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • L 9–1317,941[8]
    November 6Ohio
    • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
  • L 7–309,922[9]
    November 13at No. 8Notre Dame
  • Notre Dame, IN
  • L 7–2159,075[10]
    November 27at No. 10LSU
  • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)
  • L 7–3659,897[11]
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Tulane stops late Raider drive, 15–9". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 12, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Georgia clips Tulane". The Atlanta Constitution. September 19, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Rice trims Tulane 14–11 for Petersen's first win". The Victoria Advocate. September 26, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "W&M goes 4–0 in handing Tulane 14–3 shocker". Daily Press. October 3, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tulane rocks Tar Heels". The News and Observer. October 10, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Panthers drowned by Green Wave, 33–8". The Pittsburgh Press. October 17, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "McAshan nips Greenie hopes". The Atlanta Constitution. October 24, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "O'Rourke, VU wreck Wave". The Tennessean. October 31, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tulane Greenies suffer 30–7 loss to Ohio". Daily World. November 7, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Irish rally to defeat Tulane". Chicago Tribune. November 14, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "LSU Tigers trample Tulane Green Wave". The Daily Advertiser. November 28, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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