1981 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1981 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their second year under head coach Vince Gibson, the team compiled a 6–5 record.

1981 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKen Meyer (1st season)
Home stadiumLouisiana Superdome
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Pittsburgh       11 1 0
No. 3 Penn State       10 2 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)       9 2 0
Southern Miss       9 2 1
No. 17 West Virginia       9 3 0
Colgate       7 3 0
Virginia Tech       7 4 0
Navy       7 4 1
Cincinnati       6 5 0
Florida State       6 5 0
Holy Cross       6 5 0
Tulane       6 5 0
UNLV       6 6 0
South Carolina       6 6 0
Temple       5 5 0
Boston College       5 6 0
East Carolina       5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana       5 6 0
Louisville       5 6 0
Notre Dame       5 6 0
Rutgers       5 6 0
William & Mary       5 6 0
Syracuse       4 6 1
Richmond       4 7 0
Army       3 7 1
North Texas State       2 9 0
Georgia Tech       1 10 0
Memphis State       1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Ole MissL 18–1943,685[1]
September 12Clemson
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 5–1345,736[2]
September 19at Southern MissL 3–2132,756[3]
October 3at RiceL 16–2017,000[4]
October 10Vanderbilt
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 14–1032,431[5]
October 17at Air ForceW 31–1318,467[6]
October 24Georgia Tech
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 27–1037,431[7]
October 31at CincinnatiL 13–1719,486[8]
November 7Maryland
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 14–732,474[9]
November 14at Memphis StateW 24–714,827[10]
November 28LSU
W 48–771,546[11]

Roster

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1981 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 77 Jim Boyle Jr
QB 9 Paul Catanese Sr
QB 10 Larry Copeland So
{{{pos}}} 28 Nolan Franz Sr
TE 87 Rodney Holman Sr
RB 24 Marvin Lewis Sr
OT 76 Don Maggs So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 79 Jerry Baker Sr
LB 90 Sylvester McGrew Sr
DB 14 Treg Songy Fr
DB 8 Lionel Washington Jr
LB 80 Clinton Wetzel So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Call it lucky miraculous, but Ole Miss won". The Clarion-Ledger. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tigers top error-prone Tulane 13–5". The State. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern Miss shocks Tulane". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rice downs Tulane". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane tips Vanderbilt". The Tennessean. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lewis paces Tulane over AF by 31–13". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulane trounces Tech 27–10". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UC defense keys happy homecoming". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Green Wave topples Maryland Terps, 14–7". The Daily Advertiser. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulane blasts Memphis State". The Jackson Sun. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Stovall, crew go down with ship". Daily World. November 29, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.