1968 Tulane Green Wave football team

1968 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State   –   11 – 0 – 0
Rutgers   –   8 – 2 – 0
West Texas State   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Florida State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Air Force   –   7 – 3 – 0
Army   –   7 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Houston   –   6 – 2 – 2
Utah State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   4 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 6 – 1
San Jose State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 8 – 0
  –   2 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as an independent during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In its third year under head coach Jim Pittman, the team compiled a 2–8 record and was outscored by a total of 300 to 163.[1]

The team gained an average of 195.0 rushing yards and 101.5 passing yards per game. On defense, it gave up an average of 237.5 rushing yards and 199.6 passing yards per game. Tulane's individual statistical leaders included quarterback Wayne Francingues with 938 passing yards, Warren Bankston with 473 rushing yards, and Sonny Pisarich with 279 receiving yards.[2]

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


Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Houston
L 7–5436,415[3]
September 28Texas A&M
L 3–3521,600[4]
October 5Tampa
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 14–1717,000[5]
October 12at No. 7 Florida
L 3–2448,106[6]
October 19Boston College
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 28–1414,200[7]
October 26at Georgia Tech
L 19–2347,481[8]
November 2at Vanderbilt
L 7–2116,469[9]
November 9Tulsa
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 25–1510,260[10]
November 16at Virginia
L 47–6314,500[11]
November 23LSU
L 10–3455,000[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1968 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 19 Warren Bankston Sr
QB 10 Wayne Francingues Jr
C 50 Howard Moore Sr
OT 76 Dean Smith Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 56 Ray Hester So
LB 32 Rick Kingrea So
DE 77 Mike Walker So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1968 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  2. ^ "1968 Tulane Green Wave Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  3. ^ "UH smothers Tulane". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 15, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Aggies roll past Tulane, 35–3". The El Paso Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tampa makes it big, 17–14". The Tampa Tribune. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Late TD blitz saves Gators, 24–3". The Orlando Sentinel. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulane passes shatter B.C.'s 3-game winning skein, 28–14". The Boston Globe. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Williams sparks Tech over Greenies, 23–19". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vandy rolls, handymen top Wave". The Tennessean. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulane takes see-saw tiff from Tulsans". The Daily Oklahoman. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "TD's flow at Charlottesville...Virginia 63, Tulane 47". Daily Press. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Dave Hillman's aerial tumbles Green Wave". The Daily Advertiser. November 24, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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