1978 Tulane Green Wave football team

1978 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Larry Smith (3rd season)
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome

1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

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

The 1978 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their third year under head coach Larry Smith, the team compiled a 4–7 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 7–31	31,458
September 16	No. 14 Pittsburgh	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 6–24	32,658
September 23	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 17–27	25,805
September 30	at No. 20 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 14–17	40,111
October 7	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 38–3	27,600
October 14	Boston College	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 9–3	27,177
October 21	TCU	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 7–13	22,748
October 28	Memphis State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 41–24	19,127
November 4	Miami (FL)	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 20–16	20,045
November 11	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 3–13	28,500
November 25	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 21–40	75,876
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game