1962 Tulane Green Wave football team

1962 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record0–10 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
1962 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Ole Miss $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Alabama 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 7 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
Georgia Tech 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Auburn 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Georgia 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 3
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
Mississippi State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Tennessee 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In its first year under head coach Tommy O'Boyle, Tulane compiled an 0–10 record (0–7 in conference games), and was outscored by a total of 293 to 76.[1]

The team gained an average of 96.6 rushing yards and 106.2 passing yards per game. On defense, it gave up an average of 218.8 rushing yards and 102.0 passing yards per game. Tulane's individual leaders included Ted Miller with 548 passing yards, Jerry Graves with 200 rushing yards, and Clem Dellenger with 375 receiving yards.[2]

The Green Wave played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Stanford*
L 3–631,000[3]
September 28No. 1 Alabama
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–4440,000[4]
October 6at No. 3 Texas*
L 8–3550,000[5]
October 12Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–35[6]
October 20at No. 5 Ole Miss
L 0–2123,000[7]
October 27at Georgia Tech
L 12–4246,370[8]
November 3Virginia Tech*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 22–2418,000[9]
November 10at Tennessee
L 16–2819,965[10]
November 17at Vanderbilt
L 0–2012,000[11]
November 24No. 8 LSU
L 3–3841,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1962 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "1962 Tulane Green Wave Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Soph pair wins Stanford spurs". Oakland Tribune. September 22, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane jinx over Tiders buried under TD deluge". The Birmingham News. September 29, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Longhorns hide their tricks, still smack Tulane by 35 to 8". The American-Statesman. October 7, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Miss. State slaughters Tulane's Green Wave". The Clarion-Ledger. October 13, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ole Miss shuts out Tulane in rain-swept stadium 21–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tech romps by Greenies 42–12". The Birmingham News. October 28, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tech trims Tulane by 24–22". The Times-Dispatch. November 4, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vols withstand Tulane's aerial blitz, 28–16". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 11, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vandy snaps losing streak". The Tennessean. November 18, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "LSU whips Wave, accepts bowl bid". Monroe Morning World. November 25, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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