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The 1977 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as an independent. In their second year under head coach Larry Smith, the team compiled a 3–8 record.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | at Memphis State | | L 9–27 | | [2] |
September 17 | Stanford | | L 17–21 | 30,482 | [3] |
September 24 | at SMU | | L 23–28 | 18,460 | [4] |
October 1 | Vanderbilt | - Louisiana Superdome
- New Orleans, LA
| W 36–7 | 21,483 | [5] |
October 8 | at Boston College | | L 28–30 | 18,577 | [6] |
October 15 | Cincinnati | - Louisiana Superdome
- New Orleans, LA
| W 16–13 | | [7] |
October 22 | Georgia Tech | - Louisiana Superdome
- New Orleans, LA
| L 14–38 | 28,345 | [8] |
October 29 | at No. 13 Pittsburgh | | L 0–48 | 46,273 | [9] |
November 5 | at Miami (FL) | | W 13–10 | 20,140 | [10] |
November 12 | at Rutgers | | L 8–47 | 16,000 | [11] |
November 19 | LSU | | L 17–20 | 72,205 | [12] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1977 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
- ^ "MSU swamps Tulane". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 11, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last quarter rally sparks Cards to win". The San Francisco Examiner. September 18, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Explosive Ponies romp past Tulane by 28–23". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane beats Vandy, ends streak". The Tennessean. October 2, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boston College nips Wave 30–28". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 9, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane topples Cincy, 16–13". The Shreveport Times. October 16, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "38–14, Tech runs over, through Tulane". The Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt too much for Tulane, 48–0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 30, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray's field goals send Miami to defeat". The Palm Beach Post. November 6, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers grounds Tulane, 47–8". Daily News. November 13, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wave surge ebbs as Tigers roll". Daily World. November 20, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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