1962 Tulane Green Wave football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{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}}
}}
}}
References
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{{Tulane Green Wave football navbox}}
Category:Tulane Green Wave football seasons
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