2017 Tulane Green Wave football team

2017 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (3–5 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Ruse (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorJack Curtis (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumYulman Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 6 UCF xy$   8 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 21 South Florida   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Temple   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Cincinnati   2 – 6     4 – 8  
UConn   2 – 6     3 – 9  
East Carolina   2 – 6     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 25 Memphis xy   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Houston   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Navy   4 – 4     7 – 6  
SMU   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Tulane   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Tulsa   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: UCF 62, Memphis 55
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 9, 2018
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2017 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Green Wave played their home games at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Willie Fritz. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in AAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

Schedule

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Tulane announced its 2017 football schedule on February 9, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Green Wave hosted AAC foes Cincinnati, Houston, South Florida, and Tulsa, and traveled to East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, and SMU.[1]

The Green Wave hosted two of the four non-conference opponents: Army, which is an independent football school, and Grambling State from the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The team traveled to Florida International (FIU) from Conference USA and Oklahoma from the Big 12 Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.No. 21 (FCS) Grambling State*
ESPN3W 43–1415,940
September 92:30 p.m.at Navy
CBSSNL 21–2330,420
September 165:00 p.m.at No. 2 Oklahoma*
FSN PPVL 14–5686,290
September 2311:00 a.m.Army*
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
CBSSNW 21–1716,643
October 710:00 a.m.Tulsa
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPN3W 62–2811,971
October 146:00 p.m.at FIU*
CUSA.TVL 10–2316,433
October 216:00 p.m.No. 16 South Florida
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPN2L 28–3417,256
October 277:00 p.m.at No. 24 Memphis
CBSSNL 26–5617,989
November 43:00 p.m.Cincinnatidagger
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPN3L 16–1720,798
November 116:00 p.m.at East Carolina
CBSSNW 31–24 OT36,178
November 183:00 p.m.Houston
  • Yulman Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
ESPNewsW 20–1719,026
November 2511:00 a.m.at SMU
CBSSNL 38–4114,209
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

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Grambling State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 (FCS) Tigers 0 0 7 7 14
Green Wave 14 10 7 12 43
See also: 2017 Grambling State Tigers football team

At Navy

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1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 0 13 0 8 21
Midshipmen 7 7 9 0 23
See also: 2017 Navy Midshipmen football team

At Oklahoma

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1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 14 0 0 0 14
No. 2 Sooners 14 14 7 21 56
See also: 2017 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Army

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1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 0 10 0 7 17
Green Wave 7 7 0 7 21
See also: 2017 Army Black Knights football team

Tulsa

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 7 0 14 7 28
Green Wave 21 27 7 7 62
See also: 2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

At FIU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 0 3 7 0 10
Panthers 7 3 3 10 23
See also: 2017 FIU Panthers football team

South Florida

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Bulls 7 13 14 0 34
Green Wave 0 7 7 14 28
See also: 2017 South Florida Bulls football team

At Memphis

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1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 0 12 7 7 26
Tigers 14 21 0 21 56
See also: 2017 Memphis Tigers football team

Cincinnati

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 3 7 7 0 17
Green Wave 7 6 0 3 16
See also: 2017 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

At East Carolina

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Green Wave 7 10 7 07 31
Pirates 7 7 0 100 24
See also: 2017 East Carolina Pirates football team

Houston

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 3 0 7 7 17
Green Wave 3 10 0 7 20
See also: 2017 Houston Cougars football team

At SMU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 7 14 17 0 38
Mustangs 14 13 7 7 41
See also: 2017 SMU Mustangs football team

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

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See also: 2018 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Parry Nickerson CB 6 179 New York Jets
Ade Aruna DE 6 218 Minnesota Vikings

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Tulane University Department of Athletics. February 9, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 Tulane Green Wave Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 12, 2017.


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