1976 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1976 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season as an independent. In their first year under head coach Larry Smith, the team compiled a 2–9 record.

1976 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Larry Smith (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Moe Ankney (1st season)
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome

1976 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Rutgers			–					11	–	0	–	0
San Diego State			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State *			–					7	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Army			–					5	–	6	–	0
Florida State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Richmond			–					5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	1
Temple			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					4	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	7	–	0
Louisville			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Hawaii			–					3	–	8	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	8	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss			–					2	–	9	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Cincinnati	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 14–21	29,134
September 18	at No. 20 Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 7–34	33,231
September 25	No. 18 Boston College	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 3–27	20,235
October 2	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 24–13	21,000
October 9	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 0–3	11,223
October 16	Army	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 23–10	25,327
October 23	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 16–28	31,214
October 30	Memphis State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 7–14
November 6	West Virginia	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 28–32	29,237
November 13	Rutgers	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 20–29	28,872
November 20	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 7–17	64,318
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1976 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 3 Alton Alexis Fr OT 76 Eric Laakso Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 9 Eddie Murray Fr	Head coach Larry Smith Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt