1988 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1988 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their first year under head coach Greg Davis, the team compiled a 5–6 record.

1988 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Greg Davis (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Duke Christian (1st season)
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 West Virginia		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Syracuse		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Penn State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Chattanooga	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 33–19	21,777	[1]
September 10	at Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	L 13–30	41,780	[2]
September 17	Kansas State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 20–16	24,490	[3]
September 24	Memphis State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 20–19	26,426	[4]
October 1	No. 6 Florida State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 28–48	34,364	[5]
October 8	Southern Miss	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 13–38	22,704	[6]
October 22	Louisville	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 35–38	24,824	[7]
October 29	Southwestern Louisiana	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 34–51	26,687	[8]
November 5	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	W 14–9	27,531	[9]
November 19	Mississippi State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 27–22	20,176	[10]
November 26	at No. 16 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 14–44	75,497	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1988 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 22 Melvin Adams Sr OT 68 Jim Bishop Sr RB Garret Chachere So FB 4 Eric Dickerson Jr QB 10 Terrence Jones Sr WR 14 Jerome McIntosh Jr WR 21 Maurice Nelson Sr RB 23 Michael Pierce Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 31 Doug Adams Sr LB 95 Richard Harvey Jr DB Mitchell Price Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Greg Davis Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Green Wave rolls over UTC Moccasins". The Daily Advertiser. September 4, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Cyclones knock off Tulane, 30–13". The Des Moines Register. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Wildcats see win slip away". The Salina Journal. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tulane keeps Tigers sputtering". The Commercial Appeal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "FSU tames Tulane, 48–28, as Sammie gains 212 yards". The Miami Herald. October 2, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "USM dominates Green Wave, 38–13". Hattiesburg American. October 9, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "U of L is 'pushed to limit' before Tulane falls 38–35". The Courier-Journal. October 23, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "USL rolls past Tulane, 51–34". The Eunice News. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tulane rains on Reb bowl hopes, 14–9". Enterprise-Journal. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Mississippi State falls to Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. November 20, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Hudson helps LSU pull away from pesky Tulane". The Tampa Tribune. November 27, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.