1965 Tulane Green Wave football team

1965 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
1965 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Auburn 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
No. 7 Tennessee 3 – 1 – 2 8 – 1 – 2
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 8 LSU 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Georgia 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Tennessee's game against South Carolina and Georgia's game against Clemson counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth and final year under head coach Tommy O'Boyle, Tulane compiled a 2–8 record (1–5 in conference games, finished in a three-way tie for ninth at the bottom of the SEC standings, and outscored opponents by a total of 268 to 71.[1][2]

The team gained an average of 70.4 rushing yards and 124.6 passing yards per game. On defense, it gave up an average of 213.7 rushing yards and 138.5 passing yards per game. Tulane's individual statistical leaders included quarterback Bobby Duhon with 807 passing yards, Carl Crowder with 301 rushing yards, and Jerry Colquette with 466 receiving yards.[3]

1965 was Tulane's final season as a member of the SEC. Tulane president Herbert E. Longenecker announced the school's withdrawal from SEC competition on December 31, 1964, effective June 30, 1966.[4] The Green Wave competed as an independent for the next 30 seasons before joining Conference USA in 1996.

Tulane played its 1965 home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at No. 2 Texas*
L 0–3140,000[5]
September 25vs. Alabama
L 0–2731,920[6]
October 2Miami (FL)*
W 24–1616,600–17,000[7]
October 9Georgia Tech
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 10–1335,000[8]
October 16at Ole Miss
L 7–2420,000[9]
October 22Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 17–1520,000[10]
October 30Vanderbilt
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–1327,000[11]
November 6Stanford*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–1615,000[12]
November 13at Florida
L 13–5139,616[13]
November 20at LSU
L 0–6265,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Notes

  1. ^ The Green Wave was originally scheduled to open their season at home against Texas September 17, but one week prior to that date, Category 4 Hurricane Betsy wreaked destruction upon New Orleans, bending the light towers at Tulane Stadium, leaving large tree limbs strewn across the campus and the surrounding neighborhood, and knocking out power throughout the metropolitan area. As a result, the game was shifted to Austin and moved back one day.

References

  1. ^ "SEC Standings; Final". Vicksburg Evening Post. Vicksburg, Mississippi. Associated Press. November 29, 1965. p. 7. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "2024 SEC Football Media Guide". Southeastern Conference. pp. 63, 65. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "1965 Tulane Green Wave Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Tulane announces intentions to withdraw from SEC in '66". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. January 1, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Longhorns slap down bumbling Tulane, 31–0". The American-Statesman. September 19, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Land, Charles (September 26, 1965). "Tide on its way after 27–0 rout of Tulane". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 9. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "Favored Hurricanes capsized by Tulane Green Wave, 24–16". The Miami News. October 3, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia Tech hits Fielder to whip Wave, 13–10". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rebels rally to defeat Tulane in 24–7 battle". The Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "4th quarter rally fails as Tulane upsets State". The Clarion-Ledger. October 23, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vandy defense prevails". The Jackson Sun. October 31, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Stanford whacks Green Wave, 16–0". Oakland Tribune. November 7, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Gators bowl over Greenies, 51–13". The Tampa Tribune. November 14, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "LSU dismantles Wave, 62–0, then takes Cotton Bowl bid". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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