| Tulane Green Wave football | |||
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| First season | 1893; 131 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | David Harris | ||
| Head coach | Jon Sumrall 1st season, 9–2 (.818) | ||
| Stadium | Yulman Stadium (capacity: 30,000) | ||
| Year built | 2014 | ||
| Field surface | UBU Speed Series S5-M[1] | ||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | The American | ||
| Past conferences | SIAA (1896–1922) SoCon (1922–1932) SEC (1932–1965) Independent (1966–1995) C-USA (1996–2014) | ||
| All-time record | 564–674–38 (.457) | ||
| Bowl record | 7–9 (.438) | ||
| National finalist | 1 (1931[2]) | ||
| Conference titles | 10 SIAA: 1920[3] SoCon: 1925, 1929, 1930, 1931 SEC: 1934, 1939, 1949 C-USA: 1998 AAC: 2022 | ||
| Division titles | 1 | ||
| Rivalries | Auburn (rivalry) LSU (rivalry) Ole Miss (rivalry) Southern Miss (rivalry) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 5 | ||
| Colors | Olive green and sky blue[4] | ||
| Fight song | The Olive and the Blue | ||
| Mascot | Riptide | ||
| Marching band | Tulane University Marching Band | ||
| Outfitter | Nike | ||
| Website | TulaneGreenWave.com | ||
The Tulane Green Wave football team represents Tulane University in the sport of American football. The Green Wave compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The football team is coached by Jon Sumrall, and plays its home games in Yulman Stadium on its campus in Uptown New Orleans.[5]
- ^ "Tulane University Football Making Waves for 2014 Season". PR.com. July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ Roberts, Don (January 1, 1932). "Trojans, Tulane Fight for National Crown". Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. Los Angeles. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
With the Albert Russell Erskine national football championship at stake, Tulane University's Green Wave today met the University of Southern California Trojans at the Pasadena Rose Bowl.
- ^ "SIAA Conference Champions". CFDataWarehouse.com. 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
- ^ 2019 Tulane Athletics Art Sheet (PDF). October 10, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ Tammy Nunez (December 8, 2011). "Tulane plans to build a 30,000-plus seat on-campus football stadium". Times-Picayune. Retrieved December 9, 2011.