1977 Tulane Green Wave football team

1977 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Larry Smith (2nd season)
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as an independent. In their second year under head coach Larry Smith, the team compiled a 3–8 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 9–27
September 17	Stanford	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 17–21	30,482
September 24	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 23–28	18,460
October 1	Vanderbilt	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 36–7	21,483
October 8	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 28–30	18,577
October 15	Cincinnati	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 16–13
October 22	Georgia Tech	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 14–38	28,345
October 29	at No. 13 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–48	46,273
November 5	at Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 13–10	20,140
November 12	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ	L 8–47	16,000
November 19	LSU	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 17–20	72,205
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 3 Alton Alexis So OT 76 Eric Laakso Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 9 Eddie Murray So	Head coach Larry Smith Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt