1981 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1981 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their second year under head coach Vince Gibson, the team compiled a 6–5 record.

1981 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Vince Gibson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ken Meyer (1st season)
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome

1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Miami (FL)		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 17 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Florida State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Tulane		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
UNLV		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				5	–	5	–	0
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Richmond		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
North Texas State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Ole Miss	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 18–19	43,685
September 12	Clemson	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 5–13	45,736
September 19	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	L 3–21	32,756
October 3	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 16–20	17,000
October 10	Vanderbilt	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 14–10	32,431
October 17	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 31–13	18,467
October 24	Georgia Tech	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 27–10	37,431
October 31	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 13–17	19,486
November 7	Maryland	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 14–7	32,474
November 14	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 24–7	14,827
November 28	LSU	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 48–7	71,546

Roster

1981 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 77 Jim Boyle Jr QB 9 Paul Catanese Sr QB 10 Larry Copeland So {{{pos}}} 28 Nolan Franz Sr TE 87 Rodney Holman Sr RB 24 Marvin Lewis Sr OT 76 Don Maggs So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 79 Jerry Baker Sr LB 90 Sylvester McGrew Sr DB 14 Treg Songy Fr DB 8 Lionel Washington Jr LB 80 Clinton Wetzel So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Vince Gibson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt