2011 Tulane Green Wave football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2011

| team = Tulane Green Wave

| sport= football

| image = Tulane Green Wave wordmark.png

| image_size = 250

| conference = Conference USA

| division = West

| short_conf = C-USA

| record = 2–11

| conf_record = 1–7

| head_coach = "Buffet" Bob Toledo

| hc_year = 5th

| hc_games = first 7 games

| head_coach2 = Mark Hutson

| hc_games2 = interim; remainder of season

| cooff_coach1= Greg Davis Jr.

| cooc1_year=1st

|cooff_coach2= Mark Hutson

| cooc2_year=1st

| off_scheme = West Coast

| def_coach = Steve Stanard

| dc_year = 3rd

| def_scheme = 4–3

| stadium = Louisiana Superdome

}}

{{2011 Conference USA football standings}}

The 2011 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Green Wave played their home games at the Louisiana Superdome, which was renamed the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on October 23. They competed in the West Division of Conference USA. The team was coached by interim head coach Mark Hutson following fifth-year head coach Bob Toledo's resignation on October 18 after starting the season 2–5.{{cite web|url=http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101811aaa.html|title=Tulane Head Football Coach Bob Toledo Resigns Post|publisher=Tulane University Athletics Department|date=October 18, 2011}} The team finished the season 2–11, 1–7 in C-USA - last place in the West Division.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2011

| poll = AP

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 3

| time = 2:30 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Southeastern Louisiana

| site_stadium = Louisiana Superdome

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| tv =

| score = 47–33

| attend = 15,912

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 10

| time = 2:30 pm

| w/l = l

| opponent = Tulsa

| site_stadium = Louisiana Superdome

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| tv = CST

| score = 3–31

| attend = 19,752

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 17

| time = 3:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = UAB

| site_stadium = Legion Field

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| tv =

| score = 49–10

| attend = 17,658

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| time = 2:30 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Duke

| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NC

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 27–48

| attend = 20,138

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| time = 11:00 am

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Army

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 6–45

| attend = 31,235

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Syracuse

| site_stadium = Louisiana Superdome

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| tv = CST/SNY

| score = 34–37

| attend = 39,116

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| time = 2:30 pm

| w/l = l

| opponent = UTEP

| site_stadium = Louisiana Superdome

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| tv = FCS Central

| score = 7–44

| attend = 16,690

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| time = 2:30 pm

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Memphis

| site_stadium = Louisiana Superdome

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| tv =

| score = 17–33

| attend = 25,158

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| time = 2:30 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = East Carolina

| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium

| site_cityst = Greenville, NC

| tv =

| score = 14–34

| attend = 49,410

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| time = 2:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = SMU

| site_stadium = Gerald J. Ford Stadium

| site_cityst = University Park, TX

| tv =

| score = 24–45

| attend = 20,106

| source = {{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313092567|title=Tulane Green Wave vs. SMU Mustangs Box Score|work=ESPN.com|date=November 5, 2011}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = l

| opponent = Houston

| opprank = 11

| site_stadium = Mercedes-Benz Superdome

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 17–73

| attend = 17,657

| source = {{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313142655|title=Houston Cougars vs. Tulane Green Wave Box Score|work=ESPN.com|date=November 10, 2011}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| time = 2:30 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Rice

| site_stadium = Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv =

| score = 7–19

| attend = 15,461

| source = {{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313230242|title=Tulane Green Wave vs. Rice Box Score|work=ESPN.com|date=November 19, 2011}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 26

| time = 10:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Hawaii

| site_stadium = Aloha Stadium

| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI

| tv = Oceanic PPV

| score = 23–35

| attend = 27,411

| source = {{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313300062|title=Tulane Green Wave vs. Hawaii Warriors Box Score|work=ESPN.com|date=November 26, 2011}}

}}

}}

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