1997 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceConference USA
Record7–4 (5–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRich Rodriguez (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Smith (1st season)
Home stadiumLouisiana Superdome
1997 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 19 Southern Miss $  6 –0   9 –3  
Tulane  5 –1   7 –4  
East Carolina  4 –2   5 –6  
Cincinnati  2 –4   8 –4  
Memphis  2 –4   4 –7  
Houston  2 –4   3 –8  
Louisville  0 –6   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of Conference USA. In their first year under head coach Tommy Bowden, the team compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in C-USA.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Cincinnati
W 31–1720,828[1]
September 13Rice*
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 24–3019,602[2]
September 20at Syracuse*
L 19–3042,246[3]
October 4Army*
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 41–016,242[4]
October 11at Louisville
W 64–3329,547[5]
October 18East Carolina
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 33–1623,340[6]
October 25at Southern Miss
L 13–3426,092[7]
November 1at Southwestern Louisiana*
W 56–017,724[8]
November 8Memphis
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
W 26–1423,494[9]
November 15Ole Miss*
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 24–4135,607[10]
November 22at Houston
W 44–1011,618[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Tommy Bowden wins 1st as Tulane stops Bearcats". The Atlanta Constitution. September 7, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Wood runs wild as Rice tops Tulane". The Odessa American. September 14, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Syracuse barely gets by Tulane". Star-Gazette. September 21, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tulane takes impressive win over Army". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 5, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "It's Wave vs. trough: Tulane 64, Louisville 33". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tulane quarterback stars in win over East Carolina". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Eagles beat emotion out of Wave 34–13". The Clarion-Ledger. October 26, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Wave drowns Cajuns". Daily World. November 2, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Wave crashes over Tigers". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Patridge guides Ole Miss past resurgent Green Wave". Sun Herald. November 16, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "King catapults Tulane to demolition of Houston". The Daily Advertiser. November 23, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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