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American college football season
The 1980 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by first-year coach Vince Gibson. The Green Wave played home games in the Louisiana Superdome and finished with a 7–5 record, losing to Arkansas 15–34 in the Hall of Fame Classic. In the 78th edition of the Battle for the Flag, Tulane lost 7–24 to LSU. Throughout the season the offense scored 279 points, while the defense allowed 243 points. Two members of the Green Wave team were drafted into the National Football League (NFL).
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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September 6 | Southern Miss* | | L 14–17 |
September 13 | at No. 13 Stanford* | | L 14–19 |
September 20 | Rice* | - Louisiana Superdome
- New Orleans
| W 35–14 |
September 27 | at Ole Miss* | | W 26–24 |
October 4 | SMU* | - Louisiana Superdome
- New Orleans
| L 21–31 |
October 11 | at Vanderbilt* | | W 43–21 |
October 18 | Air Force* | - Louisiana Superdome
- New Orleans
| W 28–7 |
October 25 | at Georgia Tech* | | W 31–14 |
November 1 | Kentucky* | - Louisiana Superdome
- New Orleans
| W 24–22 |
November 15 | Memphis* | - Louisiana Superdome
- New Orleans
| W 21–16 |
November 22 | at LSU* | | L 7–24 |
December 27 | vs. Arkansas* | | L 15–34 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1980 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Team players in the NFL
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