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American college football season
The 1966 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season as an independent. In their first year under head coach Jim Pittman, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | VPI | | W 13–0 | 22,500 | [1] |
September 24 | Texas A&M | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA
| W 21–13 | 33,000 | [2] |
October 1 | at Stanford | | L 14–33 | 26,000 | [3] |
October 8 | at Virginia | | W 20–6 | 20,000 | [4] |
October 15 | Cincinnati | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA
| W 28–21 | 38,570 | [5] |
October 22 | at No. 6 Georgia Tech | | L 17–35 | 44,355 | [6] |
October 29 | at Vanderbilt | | W 13–12 | 12,614 | [7] |
November 5 | Miami (FL) | - Tulane Stadium
- New Orleans, LA
| T 10–10 | 40,000 | [8] |
November 12 | at Florida | | L 10–31 | 45,102 | [9] |
November 19 | LSU | | L 7–21 | 82,307 | [10] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References[]
- ^ "Tulane rolls to 13–0 victory over Va. Tech". The Danville Register. September 18, 1966. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Ags fall, 21–13, to Tulane". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 25, 1966. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stanford clobbers Tulane". Oakland Tribune. October 2, 1966. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UVA falls, Cavaliers' mistakes aid 20–6 Tulane win". Daily Press. October 9, 1966. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane staves off 'Cats, 28–21". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 16, 1966. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech bombards Tulane, 35–17; King lost". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 23, 1966. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane edges Vandy, 13–12". The Tennessean. October 30, 1966. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UM settles for 10–10 tie with Tulane". Fort Lauderdale News. November 6, 1966. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida growls, smashes down Tulane, 31–10". The Orlando Sentinel. November 13, 1966. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU Tigers dump Tulane". Monroe Morning World. November 20, 1966. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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