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The 1973 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season as an independent. In their third year under head coach Bennie Ellender, the team compiled a 9–3 record and lost to Houston in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl. The Green Wave's 14–0 victory over LSU was its first over the Bayou Bengals since 1948, and first in New Orleans over LSU since 1943.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 20
Record9–3
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1973 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 20
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive schemeMultiple
Base defense5–2 Monster
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
 1972
1974 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame  1100
No. 5 Penn State  1200
No. 9 Houston  1110
Temple  910
No. 20 Tulane  930
Memphis State  830
Tampa  830
Boston College  740
South Carolina  740
Utah State  740
Air Force  640
Southern Miss  641
Northern Illinois  650
Rutgers  650
West Virginia  650
Pittsburgh  651
Colgate  550
Dayton  551
Xavier  551
Georgia Tech  560
Holy Cross  560
Miami (FL)  560
Cincinnati  470
Marshall  470
Navy  470
Southern Illinois  371
Villanova  380
Syracuse  290
Virginia Tech  290
Army  0100
Florida State  0110
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22Boston CollegeW 21–1633,880[2]
September 29VMI
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 42–025,037[3]
October 6at PittsburghW 24–625,054[4]
October 13at DukeNo. 18W 24–1720,500[5]
October 20North CarolinaNo. 17
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 16–038,502[6]
October 27Georgia TechNo. 15
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 23–1466,286[7]
November 3at KentuckyNo. 14L 7–3449,360[8]
November 108:35 p.m.Navydagger
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 17–1540,134–40,135[9]
November 17Vanderbilt
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 24–331,199[10]
November 24at MarylandNo. 17L 9–4219,416[11]
December 1No. 8 LSU
W 14–086,598[1]
December 29vs. No. 14 HoustonNo. 17ABCL 7–4744,358[12]
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