1980 Tulane Green Wave football team

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).

1980 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceIndependent
1980 record7–5
Head coach
Home stadiumLouisiana Superdome
(Capacity: 71,330)
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –  –   11 –1 –0
No. 5 Florida State   –  –   10 –2 –0
No. 8 Penn State   –  –   10 –2 –0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –  –   9 –2 –1
No. 18 Miami (FL)   –  –   9 –3 –0
Southern Miss   –  –   9 –3 –0
Navy   –  –   8 –4 –0
South Carolina   –  –   8 –4 –0
Virginia Tech   –  –   8 –4 –0
Boston College   –  –   7 –4 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  –   7 –4 –0
Rutgers   –  –   7 –4 –0
UNLV   –  –   7 –4 –0
Tulane   –  –   7 –5 –0
Colgate   –  –   5 –4 –1
North Texas State   –  –   6 –5 –0
Villanova   –  –   6 –5 –0
West Virginia   –  –   6 –6 –0
Louisville   –  –   5 –6 –0
Richmond   –  –   5 –6 –0
Syracuse   –  –   5 –6 –0
East Carolina   –  –   4 –7 –0
Illinois State   –  –   4 –7 –0
Temple   –  –   4 –7 –0
Army   –  –   3 –7 –1
Holy Cross   –  –   3 –8 –0
Cincinnati   –  –   2 –9 –0
Memphis State   –  –   2 –9 –0
William & Mary   –  –   2 –9 –0
Georgia Tech   –  –   1 –9 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 6Southern Miss*
L 14–17
September 13at No. 13 Stanford*
L 14–19
September 20Rice*
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans
W 35–14
September 27at Ole Miss*
W 26–24
October 4SMU*
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans
L 21–31
October 11at Vanderbilt*
W 43–21
October 18Air Force*
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans
W 28–7
October 25at Georgia Tech*
W 31–14
November 1Kentucky*
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans
W 24–22
November 15Memphis State*
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans
W 21–16
November 22at LSU*
L 7–24
December 27vs. 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
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 9 Paul Catanese Jr
QB 12 Nickie Hall Sr
TE 87 Rodney Holman Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 97 Marty Wetzel Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players in the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL team
Marty WetzelLinebacker10251New York Jets
Nickie HallQuarterback10255Green Bay Packers

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References
  1. "Tulane Football Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  2. "1980 Preseason Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1981.htm


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