Tulane Green Wave football

Tulane Green Wave football
2016 Tulane Green Wave football team
First season	1893
Athletic director	Troy Dannen
Head coach	Willie Fritz 1st year, 4–8 (.333)
Stadium	Yulman Stadium
Year built	2014
Seating capacity	30,000
Field surface	UBU Speed Series S5-M[1]
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
NCAA division	Division I FBS
Conference	The American
Division	West
Past conferences	SIAA (1896–1922) SoCon (1922–1932) SEC (1932–1966) C-USA (1996–2014)
All-time record	511–629–38 (.450)
Bowl record	4–8 (.333)
Conference titles	9 SIAA: 1920[2] SoCon: 1925, 1929, 1930, 1931 SEC: 1934, 1939, 1949 C-USA: 1998
Consensus All-Americans	5
Colors	Olive Green and Sky Blue[3]
Fight song	The Olive and the Blue
Mascot	Riptide
Marching band	Tulane University Marching Band
Outfitter	Nike
Rivals	LSU Tigers Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Website	TulaneGreenWave.com

The Tulane Green Wave football team represents Tulane University in the sport of American football. The Green Wave compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The football team is coached by Willie Fritz , and plays its home games in Yulman Stadium on its campus in Uptown New Orleans.^[4]

History

Home stadium

Yulman Stadium Student Section

The Green Wave have played their home games in Yulman Stadium on its Uptown campus since 2014. Prior to that season, Tulane played home games in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for nearly 40 seasons, and in its previous on-campus venue, Tulane Stadium, before that. Because Tulane's campus is landlocked within Uptown New Orleans, Yulman is tightly fit within its athletic footprint and directly abutting the surrounding neighborhood. The stadium has a capacity of 30,000 spectators and was constructed with the ability to expand.^[5][6]

Culture

Tulane University Marching Band

TUMB and Shockwave perform at halftime in Yulman Stadium

The Tulane University Marching Band (TUMB) was founded in 1920 as a military band. It dissolved shortly after the team's move to the Superdome in the 1970s and did not formally return until 2006.^[7] The TUMB performs at home games each fall and in Mardi Gras parades each spring.

Mascot

Riptide the Pelican debuted in 1998 with the re-branding of Tulane athletics. Prior to that, the school used an angry wave nicknamed "Gumby" by fans, and before that a John Chase creation named "Greenie."^[7]

Rivalries

LSU Tigers

The 13th Battle for the Flag, a 0-0 tie in New Orleans on November 26, 1914.

Tulane's biggest and oldest rival was LSU. It began in 1893 with a 34–0 Green Wave victory over the Tigers. The teams stopped meeting every year in the Battle for the Flag in 2009. The rivalry became less competitive after 1948, until Tulane broke a 25-game losing streak in 1973 with a 14–0 victory in front of a Tulane Stadium record crowd of 86,598 in the final installment of the long-time rivalry played on Tulane's campus. Between 1979 and 1982, Tulane won three out of four games against the Tigers; the 1982 win was the last win to date. The two schools stopped playing annually after the 1994 game; however, they have met six times (1996, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009) since. LSU lead the series 69–22–7 and won 45 of the final 50 games. As a condition of the broken series agreement made in 2006, a potential future game will be played in a future season in New Orleans.^[8]

Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Known as the Battle for the Bell, Tulane's rivalry with Southern Miss was played yearly from 1979 until 2006 and alternates sites between New Orleans and Hattiesburg, Mississippi. As a result of Conference USA splitting into East and West divisions in 2005, the game was played two out of every four years.^[9] The rivalry is paused indefinitely as a result of Tulane's move to The American Athletic Conference in 2014.

Team achievements

Conference championships

Tulane has won nine conference football championships in four different conferences. Its three Southeastern Conference titles are more than seven current members of the SEC: Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt.

#	Season	Conference	Coach	Overall			Conference
				W	L	T	W	L	T
1	1920^†	SIAA	Clark Shaughnessy	6	2	1	5	0	0
2	1925^†	SoCon	Clark Shaughnessy	9	0	1	5	0	0
3	1929	SoCon	Bernie Bierman	9	0	0	6	0	0
4	1930^†	SoCon	Bernie Bierman	8	1	0	5	0	0
5	1931	SoCon	Bernie Bierman	11	1	0	8	0	0
6	1934^†	SEC	Ted Cox	10	1	0	8	0	0
7	1939^†	SEC	Red Dawson	8	1	1	5	0	0
8	1949	SEC	Henry E. Frnka	7	2	1	5	1	0
9	1998	C-USA	Tommy Bowden	12	0	0	6	0	0

^† Denotes conference co-championships.

Yearly records

Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs AP^# BCS^° Independent (1893–1894) 1893 T.L. Bayne 1–2 – – – – 1894 Fred Sweet 0–4 – – – – Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1895–1921) 1895 T.L. Bayne 3–2 1–2 – – – 1896 Harry Baum 3–2 1–2 – – – 1897 No Team – – – – – 1898 John Lombard 1–1 1–1 – – – 1899 H. T. Collier 0–6–1 0–5 – – – 1900 H.T. Summersgill 5–0 3–0 – – – 1901 H.T. Summersgill 5–1 3–0 – – – 1902 Virginius Dabney 1–4–2 0–4–2 – – – 1903 Charles Eshleman 2–2–1 0–1–1 – – – 1904 Thomas Barry 5–2 3–2 – – – 1905 John Tobin 0–1 0–1 – – – 1906 John Russ 0–4–1 0–3 – – – 1907 Joe Curtis 3–2 0–1 – – – 1908 Joe Curtis 7–1 3–0 – – – 1909 Buster Brown 4–3–2 2–0–2 – L 0–11 Bacardi Bowl – – 1910 Appleton Mason 0–7 0–5 – – – 1911 Appleton Mason 5–3–1 2–3 – – – 1912 Appleton Mason 5–3 2–2 – – – 1913 Arthur Hoffman 3–5 0–4 – – – 1914 Edwin Sweetland 3–3–1 0–3–1 – – – 1915 Clark Shaughnessy 4–4 0–4 – – – 1916 Clark Shaughnessy 4–3–1 2–0–1 – – – 1917 Clark Shaughnessy 5–3 2–1 – – – 1918 Clark Shaughnessy 4–1–1 0–0 – – – 1919 Clark Shaughnessy 6–2–1 3–1–1 – – – 1920 Clark Shaughnessy 6–2–1 5–0 T-1st – – 1921 Myron Fuller 4–6 2–2 – – – Southern Conference (1922–1931) 1922 Clark Shaughnessy 4–4 1–4 – – – 1923 Clark Shaughnessy 6–3–1 2–2–1 – – – 1924 Clark Shaughnessy 8–1 4–1 – – – 1925 Clark Shaughnessy 9–0–1 5–0 T-1st – – 1926 Clark Shaughnessy 3–5–1 2–4 – – – 1927 Bernie Bierman 2–5–1 2–5–1 – – – 1928 Bernie Bierman 6–3–1 3–3–1 – – – 1929 Bernie Bierman 9–0 6–0 1st Declined Rose Bowl – – 1930 Bernie Bierman 8–1 5–0 T-1st – – 1931 Bernie Bierman 11–1 8–0 1st L 12–21 Rose Bowl – – 1932 Ted Cox 6–2–1 5–2–1 – – – Southeastern Conference (1932–1965) 1933 Ted Cox 6–3–1 4–2–1 5th – – 1934 Ted Cox 10–1 8–0 T-1st W 20–14 Sugar Bowl – – 1935 Ted Cox 6–4 3–3 T-6th – – 1936 Red Dawson 6–3–1 2–3–1 8th – 1937 Red Dawson 5–4–1 2–3–1 9th – 1938 Red Dawson 7–2–1 4–1–1 T-2nd 19 – 1939 Red Dawson 8–1–1 5–0 T-1st L 13–14 Sugar Bowl 5 – 1940 Red Dawson 5–5 1–3 10th – 1941 Red Dawson 5–4 2–3 8th – 1942 Claude Simons, Jr. 4–5 1–4 10th – 1943 Claude Simons, Jr. 3–3 1–1 T-2nd – 1944 Claude Simons, Jr. 4–3 1–2 8th – 1945 Claude Simons, Jr. 2–6–1 1–3–1 10th – 1946 Henry E. Frnka 3–7 2–4 9th – 1947 Henry E. Frnka 2–5–2 2–3–2 7th – 1948 Henry E. Frnka 9–1 5–1 3rd 13 – 1949 Henry E. Frnka 7–2–1 5–1 1st – 1950 Henry E. Frnka 6–2–1 3–1–1 4th 20 – 1951 Henry E. Frnka 4–6 1–5 12th – 1952 Raymond Wolf 5–5 3–5 8th – 1953 Raymond Wolf 1–8–1 0–7 12th – 1954 Andy Pilney 1–6–3 1–6–1 10th – 1955 Andy Pilney 5–4–1 3–3–1 T-6th – 1956 Andy Pilney 6–4 3–3 T-6th – 1957 Andy Pilney 2–8 1–5 10th – 1958 Andy Pilney 3–7 1–5 11th – 1959 Andy Pilney 3–6–1 0–5–1 11th – 1960 Andy Pilney 3–6–1 1–4–1 10th – 1961 Andy Pilney 2–8 1–5 T-10th – 1962 Tommy O'Boyle 0–10 0–7 12th – 1963 Tommy O'Boyle 1–8–1 0–6–1 12th – 1964 Tommy O'Boyle 3–7 1–5 11th – 1965 Tommy O'Boyle 2–8 1–5 T-9th – Independent (1966–1995) 1966 Jim Pittman 5–4–1 – – – 1967 Jim Pittman 3–7 – – – 1968 Jim Pittman 2–8 – – – 1969 Jim Pittman 3–7 – – – 1970 Jim Pittman 8–4 – – W 17–3 Liberty Bowl 17 – 1971 Bennie Ellender 3–8 – – – 1972 Bennie Ellender 6–5 – – – 1973 Bennie Ellender 9–3 – – L 7–47 Bluebonnet Bowl 20 – 1974 Bennie Ellender 5–6 – – – 1975 Bennie Ellender 4–7 – – – 1976 Larry Smith 2–9 – – – 1977 Larry Smith 3–8 – – – 1978 Larry Smith 4–7 – – – 1979 Larry Smith 9–3 – – L 6–9 Liberty Bowl – 1980 Vince Gibson 7–5 – – L 15–34 Hall of Fame Classic – 1981 Vince Gibson 6–5 – – – 1982 Vince Gibson 4–7 – – – 1983 Wally English 2–9 – – – 1984 Wally English 3–8 – – – 1985 Mack Brown 1–10 – – – 1986 Mack Brown 4–7 – – – 1987 Mack Brown 6–6 – – L 12–24 Independence Bowl – 1988 Greg Davis 5–6 – – – 1989 Greg Davis 4–8 – – – 1990 Greg Davis 4–7 – – – 1991 Greg Davis 1–10 – – – 1992 Buddy Teevens 2–9 – – – 1993 Buddy Teevens 4–8 – – – 1994 Buddy Teevens 1–10 – – – 1995 Buddy Teevens 2–9 – – – Conference USA (1996–2013) 1996 Buddy Teevens 2–9 1–4 6th – 1997 Tommy Bowden 7–4 5–1 2nd – 1998 Tommy Bowden Chris Scelfo 12–0 6–0 1st W 41–27 Liberty Bowl 7 10 1999 Chris Scelfo 3–8 1–5 T-6th 2000 Chris Scelfo 6–5 3–4 T-5th 2001 Chris Scelfo 3–9 1–6 9th 2002 Chris Scelfo 8–5 4–4 5th W 36–28 Hawaii Bowl 2003 Chris Scelfo 5–7 3–5 8th 2004 Chris Scelfo 5–6 3–5 T-6th 2005 Chris Scelfo 2–9 1–7 T-5th (West) 2006 Chris Scelfo 4–8 2–6 6th (West) 2007 Bob Toledo 4–8 3–5 T-3rd (West) 2008 Bob Toledo 2–10 1–7 5th (West) 2009 Bob Toledo 3–9 1–7 6th (West) 2010 Bob Toledo 4–8 2–6 6th (West) 2011 Bob Toledo Mark Hutson 2–11 1–7 6th (West) 2012 Curtis Johnson 2–10 2–6 6th (West) 2013 Curtis Johnson 7–6 5–3 4th (West) L 21–24 New Orleans Bowl American Athletic Conference (2014–present) 2014 Curtis Johnson 3–9 2–6 8th 2015 Curtis Johnson 3–9 1–7 T-6th (West) 2016 Willie Fritz 3–2 0–1 Total: 511–629–38       National championship         Conference title         Conference division title ^#Rankings from final AP Poll. ^°Rankings from final BCS Poll. [10][11]

All-time record vs. AAC teams

Opponent Games W L T Percentage Streak First UCF 7 2 5 0 .286 Won 1 2001 Cincinnati 15 11 4 0 .733 Lost 1 1909 Connecticut 2 1 1 0 .500 Lost 1 2014 East Carolina 14 3 11 0 .214 Lost 1 1991 Houston 20 5 15 0 .250 Lost 1 1968 Memphis 32 11 20 1 .359 Lost 9 1954 Navy 20 11 8 1 .575 Lost 2 1949 South Florida 0 0 0 0 – — — Southern Methodist 22 13 9 0 .591 Lost 1 1943 Temple 3 1 2 0 .333 Lost 2 1935 Tulsa 12 2 10 0 .167 Lost 2 1968 Totals 145 59 85 2 .411

Records current as of November 27, 2015 ^[12]

Individual award winners

All-Americans

Tulane has had 19 players named to first-team All-America teams. Of those 19, five were consensus selections, with one being a unanimous selection.^[13]

Coaches and staff

Current staff

Name	Position
Willie Fritz	Head coach
Jamaal Fobbs	Running Backs
Doug Ruse	Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks
Jack Curtis	Defensive Coordinator, Secondary
Chris Hampton	Secondary
Kevin Peoples	Defensive Line
Mike Mutz	Linebackers
Alex Atkins	Offensive Line
Jeff Conway	Wide Receivers
Shane Meyer	Director of Football Operations
Wesley Fritz	Director of Player Personnel
Johnny Jernigan	Defensive Analyst
Derrick Sherman	Offensive Analyst
Chris Couch	Special Teams Analyst
Liz Devlin-Ziegler	Program Manager
Jake Stone	Graduate Assistant, Recruiting/Operations
Lindy Wertz	Director of On-Campus Recruiting
Walker Ashburn	Graduate Assistant, Defense
Jordy Joseph	Graduate Assistant, Offense
Reference[14]

Head coaches

The team has had 39 head coaches and 1 interim head coach since Tulane began playing football in 1893. 12 coaches have led the program to postseason bowl games: R. R. Brown, Bernie Bierman, Ted Cox, Red Dawson, Jim Pittman, Bennie Ellender, Larry Smith, Vince Gibson, Mack Brown, Tommy Bowden, Chris Scelfo, and Curtis Johnson. While Tommy Bowden led the 1998 team to a perfect 11–0 regular season and the 1998 Liberty Bowl, Chris Scelfo coached the team during that game.^[15] Six coaches led the team to conference championships: Clark Shaughnessy (1 SIAA and 1 SoCon), Bernie Bierman (3 SoCon), Ted Cox (1 SEC), Red Dawson (1 SEC), Henry E. Frnka (1 SEC), and Tommy Bowden (1 C-USA).

Clark Shaughnessy and Chris Scelfo are tied as the all-time leaders in games coached at Tulane with 94 each. Clark Shaughnessy is the all-time leader in years coached (11) and total wins (59).

Bowl appearances

Tulane has been to 12 bowls in its history, winning 4. Its victories include the inaugural Sugar Bowl (held in the team's home stadium and the game's namesake, Tulane Stadium), the 1970 Liberty Bowl, the 1998 Liberty Bowl (after a perfect 11–0 season), and the 2002 Hawaiʻi Bowl.

Future opponents

Non-conference

Announced schedules as of 2016

2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
at Oklahoma	at UAB	vs Georgia Tech	at Wake Forest	at Ole Miss	vs Massachusetts	vs Ole Miss	at Oklahoma	at Ole Miss	vs South Alabama
vs Army	vs Wake Forest	at Duke	at Mississippi State	vs Oklahoma	at Kansas State	vs Mississippi State	vs Kansas State	at South Alabama	at Kansas State
vs Grambling State	at Ohio State	at Army	vs Army	vs UAB
at FIU	vs Nicholls State	vs FIU	vs Duke

^{[8][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]}

Conference

Beginning in 2015 with the addition of Navy as a football-only member, the American Athletic Conference began its two-division alignment, with Tulane in the West Division with Houston, Memphis, Navy, SMU, and Tulsa. Division members play each other each year, as well as 3 members each year from the opposite division, on a rotating basis.^[25]

2016	2017	2018
vs Memphis	vs Cincinnati	vs East Carolina
vs Navy	vs Houston	vs Memphis
vs SMU	vs USF	vs Navy
vs Temple	vs Tulsa	vs SMU
at UCF	at East Carolina	at Cincinnati
at UConn	at Memphis	at Houston
at Houston	at Navy	at USF
at Tulsa	at SMU	at Tulsa

See also

• American Athletic Conference
• List of NCAA Division I FBS football programs

References

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External links

• Official website