1968 Tulane Green Wave football team

1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season as an independent. In their third year under head coach Jim Pittman, the team compiled a 2–8 record.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 7–54	36,415	^[1]
September 28	Texas A&M	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 3–35	21,600	^[2]
October 5	Tampa	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 14–17	17,000	^[3]
October 12	at No. 7 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 3–24	48,106	^[4]
October 19	Boston College	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 28–14	14,200	^[5]
October 26	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 19–23	47,481	^[6]
November 2	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 7–21	16,469	^[7]
November 9	Tulsa	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 25–15	10,260	^[8]
November 16	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 47–63	14,500	^[9]
November 23	LSU	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 10–34	55,000	^[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1968 Tulane Green Wave football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`19`	Warren Bankston	Sr
QB	`10`	Wayne Francingues	Jr
C	`50`	Howard Moore	Sr
T	`76`	Dean Smith	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`56`	Ray Hester	So
LB	`32`	Rick Kingrea	So
DE	`77`	Mike Walker	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "UH smothers Tulane". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 15, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Aggies roll past Tulane, 35–3". The El Paso Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tampa makes it big, 17–14". The Tampa Tribune. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Late TD blitz saves Gators, 24–3". The Orlando Sentinel. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane passes shatter B.C.'s 3-game winning skein, 28–14". The Boston Globe. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Williams sparks Tech over Greenies, 23–19". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vandy rolls, handymen top Wave". The Tennessean. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulane takes see-saw tiff from Tulsans". The Daily Oklahoman. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "TD's flow at Charlottesville...Virginia 63, Tulane 47". Daily Press. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dave Hillman's aerial tumbles Green Wave". The Daily Advertiser. November 24, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State		–		11	–	0	–	0
Rutgers		–		8	–	2	–	0
West Texas State		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame		–		7	–	2	–	1
Florida State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Air Force		–		7	–	3	–	0
Army		–		7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo		–		7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Houston		–		6	–	2	–	2
Utah State		–		7	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		7	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		7	–	3	–	0
VPI		–		7	–	4	–	0
Pacific		–		6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		6	–	4	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	4	–	0
Xavier		–		6	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	5	–	0
Dayton		–		5	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		5	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		4	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss		–		4	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		3	–	6	–	1
San Jose State		–		3	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		2	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll