1981 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumLouisiana Superdome
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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.

Schedule

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

Roster

1981 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  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.


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