1986 Tulane Green Wave football team

1986 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Mack Brown (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Darrell Moody (2nd season)
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome

1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Virginia Tech		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 19 Boston College		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Army		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				3	–	6	–	2
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Roster

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	Head coach Mack Brown Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt