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The 2008 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Tulane competed as a member of the Conference USA.

ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest
Record2–10 (1–7 C–USA)
Headcoach
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2008 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest
Record2–10 (1–7 C–USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Dodd (2nd season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorO’Neil Gilbert (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSuperdome
Tad Gormley Stadium
Seasons
 2007
2009 
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2008 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
East Carolina x$ 62  95 
Memphis 44  67 
Southern Miss 44  76 
UAB 35  48 
UCF 35  48 
Marshall 35  48 
West Division
Tulsa xy 71  113 
Rice x 71  103 
Houston 62  85 
UTEP 44  57 
Tulane 17  210 
SMU 08  111 
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team was led by second-year head coach Bob Toledo. Tulane finished the season with a 2–10 record. Despite this, sports columnist King Kaufman declared the Green Wave the national champions. In a Salon article, meant more to point out the flaws in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) than make a real argument in Tulane's favor, he wrote:[1]

"Tulane beat Louisiana-Monroe, who beat Troy, who beat Middle Tennessee, who beat Maryland, who beat Wake Forest, who beat Mississippi ... [who beat BCS champions] Florida ... [and] also beat Texas Tech, who beat Texas, who beat [BCS runners-up] Oklahoma."

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 66:00 pmat No. 13 Alabama*ESPN360L 6–2092,138
September 132:00 pmNo. 14 East CarolinaWITNL 24–2827,189
September 202:00 pmLouisiana–Monroe*
  • Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
CSTW 24–1023,419
September 257:00 pmSMU
  • Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
CBSCSW 34–2725,643
October 42:00 pmArmy*dagger
CSTL 13–4423,794
October 118:05 pmat UTEPL 21–2433,121
October 252:00 pmRice
  • Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 17–4217,841
November 17:00 pmat No. 15 LSU*GamePlanL 10–3592,136
November 87:00 pmat HoustonCBSCSL 14–4223,522
November 152:00 pmUAB
  • Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
L 24–4118,614
November 222:00 pmat TulsaL 7–5620,391
November 291:00 pmat MemphisL 6–4515,012
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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