1962 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1962 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In their first year under head coach Tommy O'Boyle, the team compiled an 0–10 record.

1962 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–10 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach	Tommy O'Boyle (1st season)
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium

1962 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Ole Miss $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Alabama	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 7 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Auburn	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	3
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Tulane	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Stanford*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 3–6	31,000
September 28	No. 1 Alabama	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–44	40,000
October 6	at No. 3 Texas*	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 8–35	50,000
October 12	Mississippi State	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–35
October 20	at No. 5 Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 0–21	23,000
October 27	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 12–42	46,370
November 3	Virginia Tech*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 22–24	18,000
November 10	at Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 16–28	19,965
November 17	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–20	12,000
November 24	No. 8 LSU	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 3–38	41,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game