1980 Tulane Green Wave football team

1980 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference Independent
1980 record 7–5
Head coach Vince Gibson
Home stadium Louisiana Superdome
(Capacity: 71,330)
1980 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Pittsburgh   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
#5 Florida State   –   –       10 – 2 – 0
#8 Penn State   –   –       10 – 2 – 0
#9 Notre Dame   –   –       9 – 2 – 1
#18 Miami   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Tulane   –   –       7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   –       5 – 4 – 1
North Texas State   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   –       6 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Richmond   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –       3 – 7 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Memphis   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
William & Mary   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –       1 – 9 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by first-year coach Vince Gibson. The Green Wave played home games in the Louisiana Superdome and finished with a 7–5 record, losing to Arkansas 15–34 in the Hall of Fame Classic. In the 78th edition of the Battle for the Flag, Tulane lost 7–24 to LSU. Throughout the season the offense scored 279 points, while the defense allowed 243 points. Two members of the Green Wave team were drafted into the National Football League (NFL).

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 6 Southern Miss* Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Bell) L 14–17  
September 13 at No. 13 Stanford* Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA L 14–19  
September 20 Rice* Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA W 35–14  
September 27 at Ole Miss* Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS W 26–24  
October 4 SMU* Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA L 21–31  
October 11 at Vanderbilt* Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 43–21  
October 18 Air Force* Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA W 28–7  
October 25 at Georgia Tech* Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 31–14  
November 1 Kentucky* Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA W 24–22  
November 15 Memphis* Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA W 21–16  
November 22 at LSU* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag) L 7–24  
December 27 vs. Arkansas* Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic) L 15–34  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Team
Marty WetzelLinebacker10 251 New York Jets
Nickie HallQuarterback10 255 Green Bay Packers

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References

  1. ↑ "Tulane Football Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  2. ↑ "1980 Preseason Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  3. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1981.htm
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