1985 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1985 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their first year under head coach Mack Brown, the team compiled a 1–10 record.

1985 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrell Moody (1st season)
Home stadiumLouisiana Superdome
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State       11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)       10 2 0
Army       9 3 0
No. 15 Florida State       9 3 0
West Virginia       7 3 1
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Syracuse       7 5 0
Virginia Tech       6 5 0
Pittsburgh       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Notre Dame       5 6 0
South Carolina       5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana       4 7 0
Navy       4 7 0
Temple       4 7 0
Boston College       4 8 0
Memphis State       2 7 2
Rutgers       2 8 1
East Carolina       2 9 0
Louisville       2 9 0
Tulane       1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 31No. 19 Florida StateL 12–3837,478[1]
September 14at TCUL 13–3031,512[2]
September 21at KentuckyL 11–1655,812[3]
September 28Ole Miss
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 10–2732,578[4]
October 5Vanderbilt
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 17–2425,979[5]
October 12at Memphis StateL 21–3831,298[6]
October 19at Mississippi StateL 27–3130,420[7]
November 2at No. 18 GeorgiaL 3–5881,407[8]
November 9Southwestern Louisiana
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 27–1724,040[9]
November 23at Southern MissL 6–2421,753[10]
November 30No. 13 LSU
TigerVisionL 19–3164,194[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "For openers, FSU not too bad, 38–12". Tampa Bay Times. September 1, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "TCU opens on 30–13 victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 15, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cats fight back to topple Tulane". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 22, 1985. pp. C1, C7. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Austin's return sparks Rebels". Hattiesburg American. September 29, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "VU winner over Wave". The Tennessean. October 6, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "MSU offense impressive in win". The Jackson Sun. October 13, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "State escapes Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "58–3, Dogs blow by Tulane in happy homecoming and tuneup for Florida". The Atlanta Constitution. November 3, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulane tallies first victory courtesy Ragin' Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Golden Eagles end with win". The Clarion-Ledger. November 24, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "LSU hard pressed to top Tulane, 31–19". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1985. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.