1979_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team

1979 Tulane Green Wave football
1979 Tulane Green Wave football
Liberty Bowl, L 6–9 vs. Penn State
Conference	Independent
Record	9–3
Head coach	Larry Smith (4th season);
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome
	Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Tulane Green Wave football team

American college football season

The 1979 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by Larry Smith. The Green Wave played home games in the Louisiana Superdome. The team finished with a record of 9–3 and played in the 1979 Liberty Bowl, losing 6–9 to Penn State.

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The offense scored 318 points while the defense allowed 179 points. Two members of the Green Wave team were drafted into the National Football League.

The Wave opened the season by smashing Stanford 33-10, spoiling John Elway's collegiate debut.

In the 77th edition of the Battle for the Rag, Tulane beat LSU 24–13 in what was LSU coach Charles McClendon's final regular season game after 18 seasons.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	No. 13 Stanford		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 33–10	41,251
September 15	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 17–21
September 22	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 33–19
September 29	No. 19 SMU		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 24–17	42,563
October 6	Vanderbilt		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 42–14	27,873	^[1]
October 13	at Southern Miss		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Battle for the Bell)		W 20–19	30,028	^[2]
October 20	at West Virginia		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		L 17–27	28,303
October 27	Georgia Tech		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 12–7	51,963
November 3	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 43–8	12,236	^[3]
November 10	Ole Miss		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)		W 49–15	45,647	^[4]
November 24	LSU	No. 18	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Flag)	ABC	W 24–13	73,496	^[5]
December 22	vs. Penn State	No. 15	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	L 6–9	50,021
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Team
Eddie Murray	Kicker	7	166	Detroit Lions
Alton Alexis	Wide receiver	11	281	Cincinnati Bengals

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v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
UNLV		–		–		9	–	1	–	2
No. 17 Temple		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Tulane		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
No. 20 Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–		5	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
North Texas State		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Louisville		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
William & Mary		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
Air Force		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Richmond		–		–		0	–	11	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll