1965 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1965 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Tommy O'Boyle, the team compiled a 2–8 record. This marked the final season Tulane competed as a member of the Southeastern Conference as University President Herbert E. Longenecker announced their formal withdrawal from SEC competition, effective June 1966.^[1]

1965 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Tommy O'Boyle (4th season)
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium
Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama $	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
Auburn	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 7 Tennessee	2	–	1	–	2			8	–	1	–	2
Ole Miss	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 8 LSU	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Georgia	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The Green Wave competed as an independent for the next 30 seasons before joining Conference USA in 1996.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at No. 2 Texas*	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX^[A 1]	L 0–31	40,000	^[2]
September 25	vs. Alabama	Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL	L 0–27	31,920	^[3]
October 2	Miami (FL)*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 24–16	17,000	^[4]
October 9	Georgia Tech	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 10–13	35,000	^[5]
October 16	at Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 7–24	20,000	^[6]
October 22	Mississippi State	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 17–15	20,000	^[7]
October 30	Vanderbilt	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–13	27,000	^[8]
November 6	Stanford*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–16	15,000	^[9]
November 13	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 13–51	39,616	^[10]
November 20	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 0–62	65,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Notes

1. The Green Wave was originally scheduled to open their season at home against Texas September 17, but one week prior to that date, Category 4 Hurricane Betsy wreaked destruction upon New Orleans, bending the light towers at Tulane Stadium, leaving large tree limbs strewn across the campus and the surrounding neighborhood, and knocking out power throughout the metropolitan area. As a result, the game was shifted to Austin and moved back one day.

References

1. "Tulane announces intentions to withdraw from SEC in '66". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. January 1, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Longhorns slap down bumbling Tulane, 31–0". The American-Statesman. September 19, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Land, Charles (September 26, 1965). "Tide on its way after 27–0 rout of Tulane". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 9. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
4. "Favored Hurricanes capsized by Tulane Green Wave, 24–16". The Miami News. October 3, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Georgia Tech hits Fielder to whip Wave, 13–10". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Rebels rally to defeat Tulane in 24–7 battle". The Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "4th quarter rally fails as Tulane upsets State". The Clarion-Ledger. October 23, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Vandy defense prevails". The Jackson Sun. October 31, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Stanford whacks Green Wave, 16–0". Oakland Tribune. November 7, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Gators bowl over Greenies, 51–13". The Tampa Tribune. November 14, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "LSU dismantles Wave, 62–0, then takes Cotton Bowl bid". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.