en 1986 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1986 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their second year under head coach Mack Brown, the team compiled a 4–7 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	TCU	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 31–48	34,187	^[1]
September 20	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 35–17	40,155	^[2]
September 27	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)		L 10–25	25,000	^[3]
October 4	Wichita State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 20–21	24,481	^[4]
October 11	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		L 21–54	53,701	^[5]
October 18	No. 13 Mississippi State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 27–34	47,263	^[6]
October 25	Southern Miss	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)		W 35–20	28,417	^[7]
November 1	Southwestern Louisiana	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 42–39	44,132	^[8]
November 8	Louisville	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 12–23	22,108	^[9]
November 15	Memphis State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 15–6	23,614	^[10]
November 29	at No. 5 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	TigerVision	L 17–37	78,131	^[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1986 Tulane Green Wave football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`34`	Marvin Allen	Jr
QB	`10`	Terrence Jones	So
WR	`21`	Maurice Nelson	So
WR	`11`	Marc Zeno	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`99`	Tony Hannah	Sr
LB	`95`	Richard Harvey	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
Safety	`35`	Michael Arata	Fr

^ "Jeffery's 343 yards runs TCU by Tulane". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Green deluge sinks Commodores". The Jackson Sun. September 21, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ole Miss wakes up for win". The Commercial Appeal. September 28, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wichita State jars Wave". The Shreveport Times. October 5, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "'Noles roll over Tulane, 54–21". Pensacola News Journal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "State rides Wave". Sun Herald. October 19, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Defense lifts Tulane to 35–20 win". Daily World. October 26, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cajuns fall to Tulane in crazy game". Daily World. November 2, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Super Dome a house of Cards in 23–12 surprise". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jones leads Wave win". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tigers get a taste of Sugar after 37–17 win over Tulane". Enterprise-Journal. November 30, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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