1983 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1983 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their first year under head coach Wally English, the team compiled a 2–9 record. The Green Wave forfeited their victories over Ole Miss and Florida State after the Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear a case on the eligibility of quarterback Jon English, Wally's son, which resulted in the NCAA ruling of his being ineligible due to failing to follow transfer rules being upheld.

1983 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9, 2 wins forfeited
Head coach	Wally English (1st season)
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome

1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Boston College		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Florida State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	6	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 9–14	27,311
September 10	Ole Miss	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 27–23 (forfeit)	33,389
September 17	No. 9 Florida State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 34–28 (forfeit)	35,463
September 24	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 14–26	57,424
October 1	Vanderbilt	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 17–30	30,756
October 8	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 25–28	29,367
October 15	Southwestern Louisiana	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 17–15	26,980
October 22	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	W 14–7	31,257
October 29	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 18–24	20,050
November 5	Virginia Tech	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 10–26	21,391
November 24	LSU	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 7–20	51,765
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game