Misplaced Pages

Tulane Green Wave football
2024 Tulane Green Wave football team
First season	1893; 131 years ago
Athletic director	David Harris
Head coach	Jon Sumrall 1st season, 9–5 (.643)
Stadium	Yulman Stadium (capacity: 30,000)
Year built	2014
Field surface	UBU Speed Series S5-M
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
NCAA division	Division I FBS
Conference	The American
Past conferences	SIAA (1896–1922) SoCon (1922–1932) SEC (1932–1965) Independent (1966–1995) C-USA (1996–2014)
All-time record	564–677–38 (.456)
Bowl record	7–10 (.412)
National finalist	1 (1931)
Conference titles	10 SIAA: 1920 SoCon: 1925, 1929, 1930, 1931 SEC: 1934, 1939, 1949 C-USA: 1998 AAC: 2022
Division titles	1
Rivalries	Auburn (rivalry) LSU (rivalry) Ole Miss (rivalry) Southern Miss (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans	5
Colors	Olive green and sky blue
Fight song	The Olive and the Blue
Mascot	Riptide
Marching band	Tulane University Marching Band
Outfitter	Nike
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 Jon Sumrall, and plays its home games in Yulman Stadium on its campus in Uptown New Orleans.

History

Conference affiliations

Tulane has been both an independent and affiliated with multiple conferences.

• Independent (1893–1894)
• Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1895–1921)
• Southern Conference (1922–1932)
• Southeastern Conference (1933–1965)
• Independent (1966–1995)
• Conference USA (1996–2013)
• American Athletic Conference (2014–present)

Championships

Conference championships

Tulane has won 10 conference football championships in five different conferences. As of 2024, Tulane's three Southeastern Conference titles are more than seven current members of the SEC: Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas A&M, or Vanderbilt.

† Co-championship

Division championships

† Co-championship

Bowl games

Tulane has played in 17 official bowl games, with the Green Wave garnering a record of 7–10. Tulane also played in the Bacardi Bowl in 1909, playing the Havana Athletic Club, losing 11–0. This was not sanctioned by the NCAA, and thus the Green Wave do not recognize the bowl appearance. Notably, Tulane's first bowl win was the inaugural Sugar Bowl, played in their home stadium.

Head coaches

The team has had 39 head coaches and 1 interim head coach since Tulane began playing football in 1893. 13 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, Curtis Johnson, and Willie Fritz. 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. Seven coaches have 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), Tommy Bowden (1 C-USA), and Willie Fritz (1 American).

Clark Shaughnessy and Chris Scelfo were at one time tied for all-time leaders in games coached at Tulane with 94 each until Willie Fritz surpassed them in 2023. Clark Shaughnessy is the all-time leader in years coached (11) and total wins (59). Presently, former head coach Willie Fritz, has the second-most program wins (43) of all time.

Home stadium

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 Caesars Superdome for nearly 40 seasons, and in its previous on-campus venue, the third Tulane Stadium, before that. The Green Wave have also played at the second Tulane Stadium, first Tulane Stadium, Athletic Park and Crescent City Base Ball Park.

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.

Rivalries

Auburn

Tulane leads the series with Auburn 17–15–6 through the 2019 season.

LSU

Tulane's biggest and oldest rival is 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 Rag in 2009. The rivalry became less competitive after 1948, until Tulane broke a 25-game non-winning 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. 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. LSU leads the series 69–23–7 through the 2019 season.

Ole Miss

Ole Miss leads the series 43–28 through the 2023 season.

Southern Miss

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. The rivalry was put on hold as a result of Tulane's move to The American Athletic Conference in 2014, but in 2017 the schools announced new games slated for 2022, 2023, 2026, and 2027. Southern Miss leads the series 24–9 through the 2022 season.

Culture

Marching band

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. 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."

Individual honors

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.

All-time record vs. AAC teams

Records current as of January 2, 2023

Future opponents

Non-conference

Announced schedules as of January 12, 2023.

See also

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

References

1. "Tulane University Football Making Waves for 2014 Season". PR.com. July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
2. Roberts, Don (January 1, 1932). "Trojans, Tulane Fight for National Crown". Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. Los Angeles. Retrieved February 28, 2023. With the Albert Russell Erskine national football championship at stake, Tulane University's Green Wave today met the University of Southern California Trojans at the Pasadena Rose Bowl.
3. "SIAA Conference Champions". CFDataWarehouse.com. 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
4. 2019 Tulane Athletics Art Sheet (PDF). October 10, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
5. Tammy Nunez (December 8, 2011). "Tulane plans to build a 30,000-plus seat on-campus football stadium". Times-Picayune. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
6. "2018 Media Guide" (PDF). tulanegreenwave.com. Tulane Athletics.
7. "2019 Tulane Football Media Guide" (pdf). Issuu. Issuu.inc. p. 124. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
8. "2019 Tulane Football Media Guide" (pdf). Issuu. Issuu.inc. p. 124. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
9. "2019 Tulane Football Media Guide" (pdf). Issuu. Issuu.inc. p. 124. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
10. "2019 Tulane Football Media Guide" (pdf). Issuu.inc. July 11, 2019. pp. 124–125. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
11. "2019 Tulane Football Media Guide" (pdf). Issuu.inc. July 11, 2019. p. 125. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
12. "2019 Tulane Football Media Guide" (pdf). Issuu.inc. July 11, 2019. p. 125. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
13. "2019 Tulane Football Media Guide" (pdf). Issuu.inc. July 11, 2019. p. 125. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
14. "Football SEC Champions". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
15. "Player Bio: Chris Scelfo". Tulane University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
16. "The History of Tulane Stadium(s)". bestofneworleans.com. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
17. "Tulane University Yulman Stadium". Woodward Design+Build. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
18. Christopher Dabe (September 4, 2014). "High demand for Tulane football tickets could lead to Yulman expansion, AD Rick Dickson says". nola.com. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
19. "Winsipedia - Tulane Green Wave vs. Auburn Tigers football series history".
20. "LSU, Tulane in discussions to play each other in football in 2013". nola.com. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
21. ^ "Winsipedia - Tulane Green Wave vs. LSU Tigers football series history".
22. "Winsipedia - Tulane Green Wave vs. Ole Miss Rebels football series history".
23. Richie Weaver (November 5, 2010). "Football to "Battle for the Bell" Saturday vs. C-USA Rivals Southern Miss". TulaneGreenWave.com. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
24. "Football Announces Four-Game Series with Southern Miss". TulaneGreenWave.com. April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
25. ^ "Tulane University Traditions". Tulane.edu. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
26. "Tulane Green Wave All-America Selections". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
27. "Tulane Green Wave football all-time record, wins, and statistics". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
28. "Tulane Green Wave Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
29. "Fritz: Nicholls to round out 2023 Tulane football schedule". crescentcitysports.com. January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

Notes

1. Nagle was named interim head coach for the team's bowl game following Willie Fritz's departure to Houston.

External links

• Official website

v t e Tulane University
Located in: New Orleans
Schools	Architecture Business Law Medicine Newcomb-Tulane Liberal Arts Professional Advancement Public Health and Tropical Medicine Science and Engineering Social Work
Student life	Legal clinics Environmental Law Clinic Publications Burkenroad Reports Civil Law Commentaries The Tulane Review Tulane Hullabaloo Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law Tulane Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property Tulane Law Review Tulane Maritime Law Journal Radio WTUL
People	Alumni and faculty Paul Tulane Josephine Louise Newcomb Michael Fitts
Athletics	Sports Tulane Green Wave Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Venues City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center Avron B. Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse English Turn Golf and Country Club Greer Field at Turchin Stadium Tad Gormley Stadium Yulman Stadium Rivalries Battle for the Bell Battle for the Rag Pontchartrain Cup Traditions Marching Band
Affiliations	American Athletic Conference Association of American Universities Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Related	Effect of Hurricane Katrina
Founded: 1834

• Tulane Green Wave football
• American football teams established in 1893
• 1893 establishments in Louisiana