1968 Tulane Green Wave football team

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1968 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
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
VPI   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pacific   –   6 – 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
Tulane   –   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 during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season as an independent. In their third year under head coach Jim Pittman, the team compiled a 2–8 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Houston
L 7–5436,415[1]
September 28Texas A&M
L 3–3521,600[2]
October 5Tampa
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 14–1717,000[3]
October 12at No. 7 Florida
L 3–2448,106[4]
October 19Boston College
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 28–1414,200[5]
October 26at Georgia Tech
L 19–2347,481[6]
November 2at
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
    		• L 7–2116,469[7]
    November 9Tulsa
    • Tulane Stadium
    • New Orleans, LA
    		W 25–1510,260[8]
    November 16at Virginia
    		L 47–6314,500[9]
    November 23LSU
    		L 10–3455,000[10]
    • 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 Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

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