1975 Tulane Green Wave football team

1975 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumLouisiana Superdome
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 West Virginia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Notre Dame   –   8 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 4 – 0
North Texas State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –   6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   6 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   4 – 6 – 1
  –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 7 – 0
Florida State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 8 – 1
Houston   –   2 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Army   –   2 – 9 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   1 – 9 – 1
Holy Cross   –   1 – 10 – 0
Louisville   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season as an independent. In their fifth year under head coach Bennie Ellender, the team compiled a 4–7 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Clemson
W 17–1343,106[1][2]
September 20Ole Miss
W 14–350,500[3]
September 27Syracuse
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 13–3133,200[4]
October 4Vanderbilt
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 3–630,100[5]
October 11at Boston College
W 17–711,775[6]
October 18at West Virginia
W 16–1433,842[7]
October 25Georgia Tech
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–2363,333[8]
November 1at Kentucky
L 10–2356,500[9]
November 8Air Force
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 12–1331,790[10][11]
November 15North Carolina
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 15–1729,850[12]
November 22LSU
L 6–4270,850[13]

Roster

1975 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT Eric Laakso So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Jim Gueno Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Turnovers help Tulane spoil Tiger opener". The Greenville News. September 14, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1976". Clemson University. 1976. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tulane whips Rebs". The Sun Herald. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Syracuse tames Tulane". Democrat and Chronicle. September 28, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Vandy wins again on Adams' FGs". The Tennessean. October 5, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulane air strikes knock off BC, 17–7". The Boston Globe. October 12, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulane downs Mountaineers with a field goal". The Post-Herald and Register. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Myers spearheads win over Tulane". The Daily Advertiser. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kentucky outscores Tulane". Panama City News-Herald. November 2, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mark Olivari tried to ground Air Force". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 9, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Air Force Rally Downs Tulane". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 9, 1975. p. 14E. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "UNC nips Tulane on late FG". The News and Observer. November 16, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Wave gives LSU win". Daily World. November 23, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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