1962 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1962 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In their first year under head coach Tommy O'Boyle, the team compiled an 0–10 record.

1962 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–10 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach	Tommy O'Boyle (1st season)
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium
Seasons ← 1961 1963 →

1962 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Ole Miss $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Alabama	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 7 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Auburn	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	3
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Tulane	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Stanford*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 3–6	31,000	^[1]
September 28	No. 1 Alabama	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–44	40,000	^[2]
October 6	at No. 3 Texas*	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 8–35	50,000	^[3]
October 12	Mississippi State	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–35		^[4]
October 20	at No. 5 Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 0–21	23,000	^[5]
October 27	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 12–42	46,370	^[6]
November 3	VPI*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 22–24	18,000	^[7]
November 10	at Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 16–28	19,965	^[8]
November 17	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–20	12,000	^[9]
November 24	No. 8 LSU	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 3–38	41,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Soph pair wins Stanford spurs". Oakland Tribune. September 22, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tulane jinx over Tiders buried under TD deluge". The Birmingham News. September 29, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Longhorns hide their tricks, still smack Tulane by 35 to 8". The American-Statesman. October 7, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Miss. State slaughters Tulane's Green Wave". The Clarion-Ledger. October 13, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ole Miss shuts out Tulane in rain-swept stadium 21–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tech romps by Greenies 42–12". The Birmingham News. October 28, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tech trims Tulane by 24–22". The Times-Dispatch. November 4, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Vols withstand Tulane's aerial blitz, 28–16". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 11, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Vandy snaps losing streak". The Tennessean. November 18, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "LSU whips Wave, accepts bowl bid". Monroe Morning World. November 25, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.