1964 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1964 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In their third year under head coach Tommy O'Boyle, the team compiled a 3–7 record.

1964 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama $ 8 0 0 10 1 0
Florida 4 2 0 7 3 0
No. 7 LSU 4 2 1 8 2 1
Georgia 3 2 0 7 3 1
Auburn 3 3 0 6 4 0
Kentucky 3 3 0 5 5 0
Ole Miss 2 4 1 5 5 1
Mississippi State 2 5 0 4 6 0
Vanderbilt 1 4 1 3 6 1
Tennessee 1 5 1 4 5 1
Tulane 1 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at No. 4 Texas*L 0–3160,000[1]
September 26vs. No. 6 AlabamaL 6–3630,011[2]
October 10at Mississippi StateL 6–1716,000[3]
October 17Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 9–1422,000[4]
October 24at Georgia Tech*L 6–745,129[5]
October 31VMI*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 25–618,000[6]
November 6at Miami (FL)*L 0–2133,855[7]
November 14at VanderbiltW 7–2[8]
November 21No. 8 LSU
L 3–1355,000[9]
November 28[A 1]Duke*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 17–012,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Notes

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  1. ^ The home game versus Duke was originally scheduled for October 3, but postponed to the end of the season due to the approach of Hurricane Hilda, which made landfall in Louisiana just before the original scheduled kickoff time.

References

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  1. ^ "Longhorns saddle up enough, overwhelm Tulane unit, 31–0". The American-Statesman. September 20, 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Crimson Tide overpowers Tulane Green Wave, 36–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 27, 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Maroons record first SEC win; Tulane victim". The Selma Times-Journal. October 11, 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ole Miss scrambles for win over Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech squeezes by aroused Green Wave 7–6". The Daily Advertiser. October 25, 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "VMI crushed by Tulane". Daily Press. November 1, 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UM air raid routs Tulane, 21–0". The Miami Herald. November 7, 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulane edges Commodores, 7–2". The Jackson Sun. November 15, 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "LSU three-pointers beat Tulane Green Wave 13–3". The Daily Advertiser. November 22, 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulane hands Duke 5th loss in row". The News and Observer. November 29, 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.