List of Tulane Green Wave football seasons
The Tulane Green Wave football team represents the Tulane University in American football.[1]
Seasons list[edit]
| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.L. Bayne (Independent) (1893) | |||||||||
| 1893 | T.L. Bayne | 1–2 | |||||||
| Fred Sweet (Independent) (1894) | |||||||||
| 1894 | Fred Sweet | 0–4 | |||||||
| T.L. Bayne (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1895) | |||||||||
| 1895 | T.L. Bayne | 3–2 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Harry Baum (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1896) | |||||||||
| 1896 | Harry Baum | 3–2[n 1] | 1–2[n 1] | 10th | |||||
| 1897 | No team | [n 1] | |||||||
| John Lombard (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1898) | |||||||||
| 1898 | John Lombard | 1–1 | 1–1 | T–5th | |||||
| H. T. Collier (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1899) | |||||||||
| 1899 | H. T. Collier | 0–6–1 | 0–5 | T–17th | |||||
| H.T. Summersgill (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1900–1901) | |||||||||
| 1900 | H.T. Summersgill | 5–0 | 3–0 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1901 | H.T. Summersgill | 4–2[n 2] | 2–1[n 2] | T–3rd | |||||
| Virginius Dabney (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1902) | |||||||||
| 1902 | Virginius Dabney | 1–4–2 | 0–3–2 | 15th | |||||
| Charles Eshleman (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1903) | |||||||||
| 1903 | Charles Eshleman | 2–2–1 | 0–1–1 | 14th | |||||
| Thomas Barry (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1904) | |||||||||
| 1904 | Thomas Barry | 5–2 | 3–2 | 7th | |||||
| John Tobin (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1905) | |||||||||
| 1905 | John Tobin | 0–1 | 0–1 | 11th | |||||
| John Russ (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1906) | |||||||||
| 1906 | John Russ | 0–4–1 | 0–3 | 12th | |||||
| Joe Curtis (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1907–1908) | |||||||||
| 1907 | Joe Curtis | 3–2 | 0–1 | ||||||
| 1908 | Joe Curtis | 7–1 | 3–0 | ||||||
| Buster Brown (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1909) | |||||||||
| 1909 | Buster Brown | 4–3–2 | 2–0–2 | L Bacardi | |||||
| Appleton Mason (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1910–1912) | |||||||||
| 1910 | Appleton Mason | 0–7 | 0–5 | ||||||
| 1911 | Appleton Mason | 5–3–1 | 3–3 | T–8th | |||||
| 1912 | Appleton Mason | 5–3 | 2–2 | T–8th | |||||
| Appleton Mason (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1913) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Arthur Hoffman | 3–5 | 0–4 | 18th | |||||
| Edwin Sweetland (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1914) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Edwin Sweetland | 3–3–1 | 0–3–1 | 15th | |||||
| Clark Shaughnessy (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915–1920) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Clark Shaughnessy | 4–4 | 1–4 | T–18th | |||||
| 1916 | Clark Shaughnessy | 4–3–1 | 2–1–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1917 | Clark Shaughnessy | 5–3 | 2–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1918 | Clark Shaughnessy | 3–1–1 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||
| 1919 | Clark Shaughnessy | 6–2–1 | 3–1–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1920 | Clark Shaughnessy | 6–2–1 | 5–0 | T–1st | |||||
| Myron Fuller (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Myron Fuller | 4–6 | 3–4 | 14th | |||||
| Clark Shaughnessy (Southern Conference) (1922–1926) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Clark Shaughnessy | 4–4 | 1–4 | 17th | |||||
| 1923 | Clark Shaughnessy | 6–3–1 | 2–2–1 | 11th | |||||
| 1924 | Clark Shaughnessy | 8–1 | 4–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1925 | Clark Shaughnessy | 9–0–1 | 5–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1926 | Clark Shaughnessy | 3–5–1 | 2–4 | T–15th | |||||
| Bernie Bierman (Southern Conference) (1927–1931) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Bernie Bierman | 2–5–1 | 2–5–1 | 18th | |||||
| 1928 | Bernie Bierman | 6–3–1 | 3–3–1 | T–9th | |||||
| 1929 | Bernie Bierman | 9–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1930 | Bernie Bierman | 8–1 | 5–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1931 | Bernie Bierman | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L Rose | ||||
| Ted Cox (Southern Conference) (1932) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Ted Cox | 6–2–1 | 5–2–1 | 8th | |||||
| Ted Cox (Southeastern Conference) (1933–1935) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Ted Cox | 6–3–1 | 4–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1934 | Ted Cox | 10–1 | 8–0 | T–1st | W Sugar | ||||
| 1935 | Ted Cox | 6–4 | 3–3 | T–6th | |||||
| Red Dawson (Southeastern Conference) (1936–1941) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Red Dawson | 6–3–1 | 2–3–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1937 | Red Dawson | 5–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 9th | |||||
| 1938 | Red Dawson | 7–2–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | 19 | ||||
| 1939 | Red Dawson | 8–1–1 | 5–0 | T–1st | L Sugar | 5 | |||
| 1940 | Red Dawson | 5–5 | 1–3 | 10th | |||||
| 1941 | Red Dawson | 5–4 | 2–3 | 8th | |||||
| Claude Simons, Jr. (Southeastern Conference) (1942–1945) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Claude Simons, Jr. | 4–5 | 1–4 | 10th | |||||
| 1943 | Claude Simons, Jr. | 3–3 | 1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1944 | Claude Simons, Jr. | 4–3 | 1–2 | 8th | |||||
| 1945 | Claude Simons, Jr. | 2–6–1 | 1–3–1 | 10th | |||||
| Henry E. Frnka (Southeastern Conference) (1946–1951) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Henry E. Frnka | 3–7 | 2–4 | 9th | |||||
| 1947 | Henry E. Frnka | 2–5–2 | 2–3–2 | 7th | |||||
| 1948 | Henry E. Frnka | 9–1 | 5–1 | 3rd | 13 | ||||
| 1949 | Henry E. Frnka | 7–2–1 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1950 | Henry E. Frnka | 6–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 4th | 20 | ||||
| 1951 | Henry E. Frnka | 4–6 | 1–5 | 12th | |||||
| Raymond Wolf (Southeastern Conference) (1952–1953) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Raymond Wolf | 5–5 | 3–5 | 8th | |||||
| 1953 | Raymond Wolf | 1–8–1 | 0–7 | 12th | |||||
| Andy Pilney (Southeastern Conference) (1954–1961) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Andy Pilney | 1–6–3 | 1–6–1 | 10th | |||||
| 1955 | Andy Pilney | 5–4–1 | 3–3–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1956 | Andy Pilney | 6–4 | 3–3 | T–6th | |||||
| 1957 | Andy Pilney | 2–8 | 1–5 | 10th | |||||
| 1958 | Andy Pilney | 3–7 | 1–5 | 11th | |||||
| 1959 | Andy Pilney | 3–6–1 | 0–5–1 | 11th | |||||
| 1960 | Andy Pilney | 3–6–1 | 1–4–1 | 10th | |||||
| 1961 | Andy Pilney | 2–8 | 1–5 | T–10th | |||||
| Tommy O'Boyle (Southeastern Conference) (1962–1965) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Tommy O'Boyle | 0–10 | 0–7 | 12th | |||||
| 1963 | Tommy O'Boyle | 1–8–1 | 0–6–1 | 12th | |||||
| 1964 | Tommy O'Boyle | 3–7 | 1–5 | 11th | |||||
| 1965 | Tommy O'Boyle | 2–8 | 1–5 | T–9th | |||||
| Jim Pittman (Independent) (1966–1970) | |||||||||
| 1966 | Jim Pittman | 5–4–1 | |||||||
| 1967 | Jim Pittman | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1968 | Jim Pittman | 2–8 | |||||||
| 1969 | Jim Pittman | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1970 | Jim Pittman | 8–4 | W Liberty | 17 | |||||
| Bennie Ellender (Independent) (1971–1975) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Bennie Ellender | 3–8 | |||||||
| 1972 | Bennie Ellender | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1973 | Bennie Ellender | 9–3 | L Bluebonnet | 20 | |||||
| 1974 | Bennie Ellender | 5–6 | |||||||
| 1975 | Bennie Ellender | 4–7 | |||||||
| Larry Smith (Independent) (1976–1979) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Larry Smith | 2–9 | |||||||
| 1977 | Larry Smith | 3–8 | |||||||
| 1978 | Larry Smith | 4–7 | |||||||
| 1979 | Larry Smith | 9–3 | L Liberty | ||||||
| Vince Gibson (Independent) (1980–1982) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Vince Gibson | 7–5 | L Hall of Fame Classic | ||||||
| 1981 | Vince Gibson | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1982 | Vince Gibson | 4–7 | |||||||
| Wally English (Independent) (1983–1984) | |||||||||
| 1983 | Wally English | 2–9[n 3] | |||||||
| 1984 | Wally English | 3–8 | |||||||
| Mack Brown (Independent) (1985–1987) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Mack Brown | 1–10 | |||||||
| 1986 | Mack Brown | 4–7 | |||||||
| 1987 | Mack Brown | 6–6 | L Independence | ||||||
| Greg Davis (Independent) (1988–1991) | |||||||||
| 1988 | Greg Davis | 5–6 | |||||||
| 1989 | Greg Davis | 4–8 | |||||||
| 1990 | Greg Davis | 4–7 | |||||||
| 1991 | Greg Davis | 1–10 | |||||||
| Buddy Teevens (Independent) (1992–1995) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Buddy Teevens | 2–9 | |||||||
| 1993 | Buddy Teevens | 4–8[n 4] | |||||||
| 1994 | Buddy Teevens | 1–10 | |||||||
| 1995 | Buddy Teevens | 2–9 | |||||||
| Buddy Teevens (Conference USA) (1996) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Buddy Teevens | 2–9 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| Tommy Bowden (Conference USA) (1997–1998) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Tommy Bowden | 7–4 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1998 | Tommy Bowden[n 5] | 12–0[n 5] | 6–0 | 1st | W Liberty | 7 | 7 | ||
| Chris Scelfo (Conference USA) (1998–2006) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Chris Scelfo | 3–8 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2000 | Chris Scelfo | 6–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2001 | Chris Scelfo | 3–9 | 1–6 | 9th | |||||
| 2002 | Chris Scelfo | 8–5 | 4–4 | 5th | W Hawaii | ||||
| 2003 | Chris Scelfo | 5–7 | 3–5 | 8th | |||||
| 2004 | Chris Scelfo | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2005 | Chris Scelfo | 2–9 | 1–7 | T–5th (West) | |||||
| 2006 | Chris Scelfo | 4–8 | 2–6 | 6th (West) | |||||
| Bob Toledo (Conference USA) (2007–2011) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Bob Toledo | 4–8 | 3–5 | T–3rd (West) | |||||
| 2008 | Bob Toledo | 2–10 | 1–7 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2009 | Bob Toledo | 3–9 | 1–7 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2010 | Bob Toledo | 4–8 | 2–6 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2011 | Bob Toledo[n 6] | 2–11[n 6] | 1–7[n 6] | 6th (West) | |||||
| Curtis Johnson (Conference USA) (2012–2013) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Curtis Johnson | 2–10 | 2–6 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2013 | Curtis Johnson | 7–6 | 5–3 | 4th (West) | L New Orleans | ||||
| Curtis Johnson (American Athletic Conference) (2014–2015) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Curtis Johnson | 3–9 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2015 | Curtis Johnson | 3–9 | 1–7 | T–6th (West) | |||||
| Willie Fritz (American Athletic Conference) (2016–2023) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Willie Fritz | 4–8 | 1–7 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2017 | Willie Fritz | 5–7 | 3–5 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2018 | Willie Fritz | 7–6 | 5–3 | T–1st (West) | W Cure | ||||
| 2019 | Willie Fritz | 7–6 | 3–5 | 4th (West) | W Armed Forces | ||||
| 2020 | Willie Fritz | 6–6 | 3–5 | T–8th | L Famous Idaho Potato | ||||
| 2021 | Willie Fritz | 2–10 | 1–7 | T–9th | |||||
| 2022 | Willie Fritz | 12–2 | 7–1 | 1st | W Cotton† | 9 | 9 | ||
| 2023 | Willie Fritz[n 7] | 11–3[n 7] | 8–0 | T–1st | L Military | ||||
| Jon Sumrall (American Athletic Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Jon Sumrall | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Total: | 564–674–38 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c The game against LSU of this year was forfeited during the game due to Tulane having fielded an ineligible player. At the time that the game was declared forfeit, Tulane was leading with a score of 2–0. Due to the forfeiture, the official score was set at LSU 6, Tulane 0 by the game's referee. In addition to the forfeiture, Tulane was further sanctioned by the SIAA by being barred from fielding a team in intercollegiate play for the 1897 season.
- ^ a b The season's edition of the Battle for the Rag against LSU was originally a 22–0 victory for Tulane. The LSU Tigers protested the game to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), and alleged that Tulane had used a professional player during the game. Several months later, the SIAA ruled the game an 11–0 forfeit in favor of LSU.
- ^ The Green Wave forfeited their victories over Ole Miss and Florida State after the Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear a case on the eligibility of quarterback Jon English, which resulted in the NCAA ruling of his being ineligible due to failing to follow transfer rules being upheld.
- ^ In 1995, the NCAA found Antonio Langham guilty of receiving improper benefits after signing with an agent following the 1992 season, forcing Alabama to forfeit all games in which Langham competed, improving Tulane's record from 3–9 to 4–8.
- ^ a b Tulane hired Chris Scelfo to replace the departing Tommy Bowden as its 36th coach mid-season on December 7, 1998. The only game he coached that year was the Liberty Bowl, where he led the Green Wave to victory over Brigham Young. With the win, Tulane finished the season with a perfect 12–0 record.
- ^ a b c The team was coached by interim head coach Mark Hutson following fifth-year head coach Bob Toledo's resignation on October 18 after starting the season 2–5.
- ^ a b Interim HC Slade Nagle coached the bowl game following the departure of Willie Fritz.