1973 Tulane Green Wave football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1973 Tulane Green Wave football Independent 9–3 15 20 Bennie Ellender 3rd Multiple 5–2 Monster Tulane Stadium Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl L 7–47 vs. Houston 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.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87178703/greenies-frustrated-no-more-lsu-falls/ The Shreveport Times Greenies frustrated no more: LSU falls, 14–0 December 2, 1973 October 15, 2021 Newspapers.com Schedule 1973 AP Central September 22 w Boston College Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 21–16 33,880 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87177170/tulane-chokes-off-last-gasp-bc-bid-211/ The Boston Globe Tulane chokes off last-gasp BC bid, 21–16 September 23, 1973 October 15, 2021 Newspapers.com September 29 w VMI Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 42–0 25,037 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87177365/tulane-wallops-vmi-420-on-foleys-pas/ Daily Press Tulane wallops VMI, 42–0, on Foley's passes, running September 30, 1973 October 15, 2021 Newspapers.com October 6 w y Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA 24–6 25,054 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87177482/pitt-burned-by-big-play-tulane-246/ The Pittsburgh Press Pitt burned by 'big play' Tulane, 24–6 October 7, 1973 October 15, 2021 Newspapers.com October 13 w y 18 Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC 24–17 20,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87177682/tulane-brother-combination-tops-duke-wit/ The Charlotte Observer Tulane brother combination tops Duke with late score October 14, 1973 October 15, 2021 Newspapers.com October 20 w 17 North Carolina Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 16–0 38,502 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87177820/unbeaten-tulane-blanks-unc-160/ The News and Observer Unbeaten Tulane blanks UNC, 16–0 October 21, 1973 October 15, 2021 Newspapers.com October 27 w 15 Georgia Tech Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 23–14 66,286 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87177983/tech-engulfed-by-green-wave/ The Atlanta Constitution Tech engulfed by Green Wave October 28, 1973 October 15, 2021 Newspapers.com November 3 l y 14 Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY 7–34 49,360 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87178130/kentucky-shocks-14th-ranked-tulane-347/ The Paducah Sun Democrat Kentucky shocks 14th-ranked Tulane, 34–7 November 4, 1973 October 15, 2021 Newspapers.com November 10 8:35 p.m. w y Navy Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 17–15 40,134–40,135 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87178278/navy-gifts-aid-tulane-win-1715/ The Baltimore Sun Navy 'gifts' aid Tulane win, 17–15 November 11, 1973 October 15, 2021 Newspapers.com November 17 w Vanderbilt Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 24–3 31,199 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87178404/tulane-humbles-vandy/ The Tennessean Tulane humbles Vandy November 18, 1973 October 15, 2021 Newspapers.com November 24 l y 17 Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 9–42 19,416 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87178518/terps-crush-tulane/ The Baltimore Sun Terps crush Tulane November 25, 1973 October 15, 2021 Newspapers.com December 1 w LSU 8 Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA Battle for the Rag 14–0 86,598 December 29 l y 17 Houston 14 Houston Astrodome Houston, TX Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl ABC 7–47 44,358 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36982951/hhj/ The Daily Advertiser D.C. Nobels picks apart Tulane, 47–7 December 30, 1973 October 15, 2021 Newspapers.com Schedule/Results (1973 Tulane) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/364061 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics September 23, 2025 References Tulane Category:Tulane Green Wave football seasons Tulane Green Wave football