1962 Tulane Green Wave football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1962

| team = Tulane Green Wave

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southeastern Conference

| short_conf = SEC

| record = 0–10

| conf_record = 0–7

| head_coach = Tommy O'Boyle

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Tulane Stadium

}}

{{1962 Southeastern Conference football standings}}

The 1962 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In their first year under head coach Tommy O'Boyle, the team compiled an 0–10 record.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1962

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Stanford

| site_stadium = Tulane Stadium

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| score = 3–6

| attend = 31,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85676787/soph-pair-wins-stanford-spurs/|work=Oakland Tribune|title=Soph pair wins Stanford spurs|date=September 22, 1962|accessdate=September 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| w/l = l

| opponent = Alabama

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Tulane Stadium

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| score = 6–44

| attend = 40,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85677008/tulane-jinx-over-tiders-buried-under-td/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Tulane jinx over Tiders buried under TD deluge|date=September 29, 1962|accessdate=September 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Texas

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Texas Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| score = 8–35

| attend = 50,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85677135/longhorns-hide-their-tricks-still-smack/|work=The American-Statesman|title=Longhorns hide their tricks, still smack Tulane by 35 to 8|date=October 7, 1962|accessdate=September 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = l

| opponent = Mississippi State

| site_stadium = Tulane Stadium

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| score = 6–35

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85677258/miss-state-slaughters-tulanes-green-wa/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Miss. State slaughters Tulane's Green Wave|date=October 13, 1962|accessdate=September 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Ole Miss

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Jackson, MS

| score = 0–21

| gamename = rivalry

| attend = 23,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85677514/ole-miss-shuts-out-tulane-in-rain-swept/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Ole Miss shuts out Tulane in rain-swept stadium 21–0|date=October 21, 1962|accessdate=September 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| score = 12–42

| attend = 46,370

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85677654/tech-romps-by-greenies-4212/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Tech romps by Greenies 42–12|date=October 28, 1962|accessdate=September 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| opponent = Virginia Tech

| site_stadium = Tulane Stadium

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| score = 22–24

| attend = 18,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85677811/tech-trims-tulane-by-2422/|work=The Times-Dispatch|title=Tech trims Tulane by 24–22|date=November 4, 1962|accessdate=September 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Tennessee

| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field

| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN

| score = 16–28

| attend = 19,965

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85678005/vols-withstand-tulanes-aerial-blitz-28/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Vols withstand Tulane's aerial blitz, 28–16|date=November 11, 1962|accessdate=September 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Vanderbilt

| site_stadium = Dudley Field

| site_cityst = Nashville, TN

| score = 0–20

| attend = 12,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85678170/vandy-snaps-losing-streak/|work=The Tennessean|title=Vandy snaps losing streak|date=November 18, 1962|accessdate=September 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| w/l = l

| opponent = LSU

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = Tulane Stadium

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| score = 3–38

| gamename = Battle for the Rag

| attend = 41,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85678315/lsu-whips-wave-accepts-bowl-bid/|work=Monroe Morning World|title=LSU whips Wave, accepts bowl bid|date=November 25, 1962|accessdate=September 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

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References

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