1973 Tulane Green Wave football team

American college football season

1973 Tulane Green Wave football

Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 7–47 vs. Houston

Conference| Independent
Ranking
Coaches| No. 15
AP| No. 20
Record| 9–3
Head coach|

* Bennie Ellender (3rd season)

Offensive scheme| Multiple
Base defense| 5–2 Monster
Home stadium| Tulane Stadium

Seasons

<- 1972

1974 ->

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 1 Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 5 Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 9 Houston |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  | - | 0
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 20 Tulane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Memphis State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Tampa |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
South Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Utah State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Air Force |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Southern Miss |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Northern Illinois |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 1
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Dayton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Xavier |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Georgia Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Miami (FL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Southern Illinois |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 1
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Virginia Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 0
Florida State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 11  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season as an independent. In their third year under head coach Bennie Ellender, the team compiled a 9–3 record and lost to Houston in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl. The Green Wave's 14–0 victory over LSU was its first over the Bayou Bengals since 1948, and first in New Orleans over LSU since 1943.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 22| Boston College| |

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| W 21–16| 33,880| [2]
September 29| VMI| |

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| W 42–0| 25,037| [3]
October 6| at Pittsburgh| |

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 24–6| 25,054| [4]
October 13| at Duke| No. 18|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| W 24–17| 20,500| [5]
October 20| North Carolina| No. 17|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| W 16–0| 38,502| [6]
October 27| Georgia Tech| No. 15|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| W 23–14| 66,286| [7]
November 3| at Kentucky| No. 14|

* Commonwealth Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| L 7–34| 49,360| [8]
November 10| Navy| |

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| W 17–15| 40,135| [9]
November 17| Vanderbilt| |

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| W 24–3| 31,199| [10]
November 24| at Maryland| No. 17|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| L 9–42| 19,416| [11]
December 1| No. 8 LSU| |

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)

| W 14–0| 86,598| [1]
December 29| vs. No. 14 Houston| No. 17|

* Houston Astrodome
* Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)

| L 7–47| 44,358| [12]

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ a b "Greenies frustrated no more: LSU falls, 14–0". The Shreveport Times. December 2, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Tulane chokes off last-gasp BC bid, 21–16". The Boston Globe. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Tulane wallops VMI, 42–0, on Foley's passes, running". Daily Press. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Pitt burned by 'big play' Tulane, 24–6". The Pittsburgh Press. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Tulane brother combination tops Duke with late score". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Unbeaten Tulane blanks UNC, 16–0". The News and Observer. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Tech engulfed by Green Wave". The Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Kentucky shocks 14th-ranked Tulane, 34–7". The Paducah Sun Democrat. November 4, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Navy 'gifts' aid Tulane win, 17–15". The Baltimore Sun. November 11, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Tulane humbles Vandy". The Tennessean. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Terps crush Tulane". The Baltimore Sun. November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "D.C. Nobels picks apart Tulane, 47–7". The Daily Advertiser. December 30, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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Tulane Green Wave football

Venues|

* Sportsman's Park (1893–1894)
* Tulane Athletic Field (1895–1901)
* Athletic Park (1902–1907)
* Pelican Park (1908)
* First Tulane Stadium (1909–1916)
* Second Tulane Stadium (1917–1925)
* Third Tulane Stadium (1926–1974)
* Louisiana Superdome (1975–2013)
* Tad Gormley Stadium (2002–2004, 2008) (alternate)
* Yulman Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Auburn
* LSU: Battle for the Rag
* Ole Miss
* Southern Miss: Battle for the Bell

Culture & lore|

* History
* Riptide
* "The Olive and the Blue"
* "The Hullabaloo"
* Marching Band
* Porter Cup
* Effect of Hurricane Katrina
* The Ten Win Turnaround

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* All-Americans
* Statistical leaders

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