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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 (SEC). In its first year under head coach Tommy O'Boyle, Tulane compiled an 0–10 record (0–7 in conference games), and was outscored by a total of 293 to 76.[1]

Record0–10 (0–7 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumTulane Stadium
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1962 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record0–10 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1962 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Ole Miss $6–0–010–0–0
No. 5 Alabama6–1–010–1–0
No. 7 LSU5–1–09–1–1
Georgia Tech5–2–07–3–1
Florida4–2–07–4–0
Auburn4–3–06–3–1
Georgia2–3–13–4–3
Kentucky2–3–13–5–2
Mississippi State2–5–03–6–0
Tennessee2–6–04–6–0
Vanderbilt1–6–01–9–0
Tulane0–7–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team gained an average of 96.6 rushing yards and 106.2 passing yards per game. On defense, it gave up an average of 218.8 rushing yards and 102.0 passing yards per game. Tulane's individual leaders included Ted Miller with 548 passing yards, Jerry Graves with 200 rushing yards, and Clem Dellenger with 375 receiving yards.[2]

The Green Wave played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Stanford*L 3–631,000[3]
September 28No. 1 Alabama
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–4440,000[4]
October 6at No. 3 Texas*L 8–3550,000[5]
October 12Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–35[6]
October 20at No. 5 Ole MissL 0–2123,000[7]
October 27at Georgia TechL 12–4246,370[8]
November 3Virginia Tech*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 22–2418,000[9]
November 10at TennesseeL 16–2819,965[10]
November 17at VanderbiltL 0–2012,000[11]
November 24No. 8 LSU
L 3–3841,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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