1986 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1986 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their second year under head coach Mack Brown, the team compiled a 4–7 record.

1986 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Mack Brown (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Darrell Moody (2nd season)
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Virginia Tech		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 19 Boston College		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Army		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				3	–	6	–	2
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	TCU	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 31–48	34,187	^[1]
September 20	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 35–17	40,155	^[2]
September 27	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		L 10–25	25,000	^[3]
October 4	Wichita State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 20–21	24,481	^[4]
October 11	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		L 21–54	53,701	^[5]
October 18	No. 13 Mississippi State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 27–34	47,263	^[6]
October 25	Southern Miss	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Bell)		W 35–20	28,417	^[7]
November 1	Southwestern Louisiana	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 42–39	44,132	^[8]
November 8	Louisville	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 12–23	22,108	^[9]
November 15	Memphis State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 15–6	23,614	^[10]
November 29	at No. 5 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	TigerVision	L 17–37	78,131	^[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1986 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 34 Marvin Allen Jr QB 10 Terrence Jones So WR 21 Maurice Nelson So WR 11 Marc Zeno Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 99 Tony Hannah Sr LB 95 Richard Harvey So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class Safety 35 Michael Arata Fr	Head coach Mack Brown Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. "Jeffery's 343 yards runs TCU by Tulane". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Green deluge sinks Commodores". The Jackson Sun. September 21, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Ole Miss wakes up for win". The Commercial Appeal. September 28, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Wichita State jars Wave". The Shreveport Times. October 5, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "'Noles roll over Tulane, 54–21". Pensacola News Journal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "State rides Wave". Sun Herald. October 19, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Defense lifts Tulane to 35–20 win". Daily World. October 26, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Cajuns fall to Tulane in crazy game". Daily World. November 2, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Super Dome a house of Cards in 23–12 surprise". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Jones leads Wave win". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tigers get a taste of Sugar after 37–17 win over Tulane". Enterprise-Journal. November 30, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.