2017_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team
2017 Tulane Green Wave football team
American college football season
The 2017 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Green Wave played their home games at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Willie Fritz. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in AAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.
| 2017 Tulane Green Wave football | |
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| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Division | West Division |
| Record | 5–7 (3–5 American) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Doug Ruse (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread option |
| Defensive coordinator | Jack Curtis (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Yulman Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 UCF xy$ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 South Florida | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UConn | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Memphis xy | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: UCF 62, Memphis 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tulane announced its 2017 football schedule on February 9, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Green Wave hosted AAC foes Cincinnati, Houston, South Florida, and Tulsa, and traveled to East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, and SMU.[1]
The Green Wave hosted two of the four non-conference opponents: Army, which is an independent football school, and Grambling State from the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The team traveled to Florida International (FIU) from Conference USA and Oklahoma from the Big 12 Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 21 (FCS) Grambling State* | ESPN3 | W 43–14 | 15,940 | |
| September 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at Navy | CBSSN | L 21–23 | 30,420 | |
| September 16 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Oklahoma* | FSN PPV | L 14–56 | 86,290 | |
| September 23 | 11:00 a.m. | Army* |
| CBSSN | W 21–17 | 16,643 |
| October 7 | 10:00 a.m. | Tulsa |
| ESPN3 | W 62–28 | 11,971 |
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at FIU* | CUSA.TV | L 10–23 | 16,433 | |
| October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 16 South Florida |
| ESPN2 | L 28–34 | 17,256 |
| October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Memphis | CBSSN | L 26–56 | 17,989 | |
| November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Cincinnati |
| ESPN3 | L 16–17 | 20,798 |
| November 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at East Carolina | CBSSN | W 31–24 OT | 36,178 | |
| November 18 | 3:00 p.m. | Houston |
| ESPNews | W 20–17 | 19,026 |
| November 25 | 11:00 a.m. | at SMU | CBSSN | L 38–41 | 14,209 | |
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- Schedule Source:[2]
Grambling State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 21 (FCS) Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Green Wave | 14 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 43 |
At Navy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Green Wave | 0 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 21 |
| Midshipmen | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
At Oklahoma
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Green Wave | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 2 Sooners | 14 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
Army
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Black Knights | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Green Wave | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Tulsa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Green Wave | 21 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 62 |
At FIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Green Wave | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Panthers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
South Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 16 Bulls | 7 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| Green Wave | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
At Memphis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Green Wave | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| Tigers | 14 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 56 |
Cincinnati
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bearcats | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Green Wave | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
At East Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Green Wave | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Pirates | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
Houston
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Green Wave | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
At SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Green Wave | 7 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
| Mustangs | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Parry Nickerson | CB | 6 | 179 | New York Jets |
| Ade Aruna | DE | 6 | 218 | Minnesota Vikings |
- "2017 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Tulane University Department of Athletics. February 9, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- "2017 Tulane Green Wave Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
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