1965 Tulane Green Wave football team American college football season
The 1965 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season . Led by Tommy O'Boyle in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Green Wave compiled an overall record of 2–8 record with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for ninth at the bottom of the SEC standings.[ 1] [ 2] The team played home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans .
1965 was the final season in which Tulane played as a member of the SEC as university president Herbert E. Longenecker announced the school's formal withdrawal from SEC competition on December 31, 1964, effective June 30, 1966.[ 3] The Green Wave competed as an independent for the next 30 seasons before joining Conference USA in 1996 .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 18 at No. 2 Texas * L 0–3140,000 [ 4]
September 25 vs. Alabama L 0–2731,920 [ 5]
October 2 Miami (FL) * W 24–1617,000 [ 6]
October 9 Georgia Tech Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA L 10–1335,000 [ 7]
October 16 at Ole Miss L 7–2420,000 [ 8]
October 22 Mississippi State Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA W 17–1520,000 [ 9]
October 30 Vanderbilt Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA L 0–1327,000 [ 10]
November 6 Stanford * Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA L 0–1615,000 [ 11]
November 13 at Florida L 13–5139,616 [ 12]
November 20 at LSU L 0–6265,000 [ 13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
References
^ 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.
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^ "SEC Standings; Final" . Vicksburg Evening Post . Vicksburg, Mississippi . Associated Press . November 29, 1965. p. 7. Retrieved December 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "2024 SEC Football Media Guide" . Southeastern Conference . pp. 63, 65. Retrieved December 28, 2024 .
^ "Tulane announces intentions to withdraw from SEC in '66" . Alexandria Daily Town Talk . January 1, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Longhorns slap down bumbling Tulane, 31–0" . The American-Statesman . September 19, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Land, Charles (September 26, 1965). "Tide on its way after 27–0 rout of Tulane" . The Tuscaloosa News . p. 9. Retrieved October 1, 2021 .
^ "Favored Hurricanes capsized by Tulane Green Wave, 24–16" . The Miami News . October 3, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia Tech hits Fielder to whip Wave, 13–10" . The Daily Advertiser . October 10, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rebels rally to defeat Tulane in 24–7 battle" . The Clarion-Ledger . October 17, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "4th quarter rally fails as Tulane upsets State" . The Clarion-Ledger . October 23, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vandy defense prevails" . The Jackson Sun . October 31, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Stanford whacks Green Wave, 16–0" . Oakland Tribune . November 7, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gators bowl over Greenies, 51–13" . The Tampa Tribune . November 14, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU dismantles Wave, 62–0, then takes Cotton Bowl bid" . The Shreveport Times . November 21, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .