1979 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results

Record: 9-3 (19th of 140) (Schedule & Results)

Conference: Ind

Coach: Larry Smith (9-3)

Points For: 312

Points/G: 26.0 (19th of 140)

Points Against: 170

Opp Pts/G: 14.2 (32nd of 140)

SRS: 13.23 (23rd of 140)

SOS: 3.48 (65th of 140)

Bowl Game: Lost Liberty Bowl 9-6 versus Penn State

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
Pre	9/10	9/17	9/24	10/1	10/8	10/15	10/22	10/29	11/5	11/12	11/19	11/26	12/3	Final
										20	18	16	15

12 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 8, 1979	Sat	Tulane		(13) Stanford	Pac-10	W	33	10	1	0	W 1
2	Sep 15, 1979	Sat	Tulane	@	Rice	SWC	L	17	21	1	1	L 1
3	Sep 22, 1979	Sat	Tulane	@	Texas Christian	SWC	W	33	19	2	1	W 1
4	Sep 29, 1979	Sat	Tulane		(19) SMU	SWC	W	24	17	3	1	W 2
5	Oct 6, 1979	Sat	Tulane		Vanderbilt	SEC	W	42	14	4	1	W 3
6	Oct 13, 1979	Sat	Tulane	@	Southern Mississippi	Ind	W	20	19	5	1	W 4
7	Oct 20, 1979	Sat	Tulane	@	West Virginia	Ind	L	17	27	5	2	L 1
8	Oct 27, 1979	Sat	Tulane		Georgia Tech	Ind	W	12	7	6	2	W 1
9	Nov 3, 1979	Sat	Tulane	@	Boston College	Ind	W	41	8	7	2	W 2
10	Nov 10, 1979	Sat	Tulane		Ole Miss	SEC	W	49	15	8	2	W 3
11	Nov 24, 1979	Sat	(18) Tulane		LSU	SEC	W	24	13	9	2	W 4
12	Dec 22, 1979	Sat	(15) Tulane	N	Penn State	Ind	L	6	9	9	3	L 1	Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)