1981 Tulane Green Wave football team

1981 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Vince Gibson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ken Meyer (1st season)
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome

1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

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

The 1981 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their second year under head coach Vince Gibson, the team compiled a 6–5 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Ole Miss	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 18–19	43,685
September 12	Clemson	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 5–13	45,736
September 19	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	L 3–21	32,756
October 3	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 16–20	17,000
October 10	Vanderbilt	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 14–10	32,431
October 17	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 31–13	18,467
October 24	Georgia Tech	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 27–10	37,431
October 31	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 13–17	19,486
November 7	Maryland	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 14–7	32,474
November 14	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 24–7	14,827
November 28	LSU	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 48–7	71,546

Roster

1981 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 77 Jim Boyle Jr QB 9 Paul Catanese Sr QB 10 Larry Copeland So {{{pos}}} 28 Nolan Franz Sr TE 87 Rodney Holman Sr RB 24 Marvin Lewis Sr OT 76 Don Maggs So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 79 Jerry Baker Sr LB 90 Sylvester McGrew Sr DB 14 Treg Songy Fr DB 8 Lionel Washington Jr LB 80 Clinton Wetzel So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Vince Gibson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt