Tulane Green Wave
American AthleticNew Orleans, LAYulman Stadium
2026: 3–3 (1–1 American Athletic). Last: beat Memphis 31–17 at home. Next: UTSA, Saturday, Oct 24, 8 p.m. ET.
- L 3–17at Duke
- W 28–24South Alabama
- L 20–31at Kansas State
- W 24–21Southern Miss
- L 17–20at Army
- W 31–17Memphis
- Oct 24UTSA
- Oct 30at Charlotte
- Nov 7Tulsa
- Nov 14at Rice
- Nov 21North Texas
- Nov 27at South Florida
- Outfitted by Nike
Tulane has played football since 1893 and is 563–663–35 in the 1,261 games on record here, which start in 1902. Their best finish in the final AP poll is No. 5, in 1939. They have won four Southern Conference titles (the last in 1931), plus three Southeastern Conference titles, two American Athletic Conference titles, one Conference USA title, one Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association title, counting shared titles. Since 1937, the NFL Draft has taken 77 players from here in its first seven rounds, 5 of them in the first round. The AFL draft also took two players from here. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 6 players and 3 coaches from Tulane. Clark Shaughnessy (1915–1926) won more games here than any other coach: 55. The most-played rival is LSU: 98 meetings, LSU leads 69–22–7. This season, under Will Hall, they’re 3–3.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 585–681–38 official; 563–663–35 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 7–11 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 77 ranked
- Elo now
- 1584 40th of 138 FBS
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 66 · Composite No. 91 in FBS, Oct 17; up 8 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 11 last in 2025
- Bowl record
- 7–10 official, bowls only
- Seasons
- 123 since 1902, 1,261 games
Identity
- Fight song
- The Olive and the Blue
- Mascot
- Riptide the Pelican
- Apparel
- Nike
- Band
- Tulane University Marching Band since 1920, 145 members
2026 season 3–3
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Duke | L 3–17 | 44% |
| Sep 12 | vs South Alabama | W 28–24 | 71% |
| Sep 19 | at Kansas State | L 20–31 | 40% |
| Sep 26 | vs Southern Miss | W 24–21 | 78% |
| Oct 10 | at Army | L 17–20 | 45% |
| Oct 16 | vs Memphis | W 31–17 | 53% |
| Oct 24 | vs UTSA | Preview | 54% |
| Oct 30 | at Charlotte | Preview | 79% |
| Nov 7 | vs Tulsa | Preview | 77% |
| Nov 14 | at Rice | Preview | 75% |
| Nov 21 | vs North Texas | Preview | 57% |
| Nov 27 | at South FloridaWill be played Nov. 27 or Nov. 28 | Preview | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Future schedule
2027–32- 20274 games: 2 home, 2 away, non-conference only
- 20281 game: 1 away, non-conference only
- at Iowa State
- 20291 game: 1 home, non-conference only
- 20301 game: 1 away, non-conference only
- at LSU
- 20321 game: 1 away, non-conference only
Tulane’s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, as its Wikipedia article lists them (announced schedules as of August 25, 2026). Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
On the 2026 team
- Kevin Adams54 tackles, 2 INT (leads Tulane in interceptions)
- Dickson Agu56 tackles (leads Tulane in tackles)
- Maurice Turner315 rushing yards, 2 TD (leads Tulane in rushing yards)
- Kadin Semonza804 passing yards, 4 TD (leads Tulane in passing yards)
- Makai Williams35 tackles, 2 sacks
Jaylin Lucas256 rushing yards, 1 TD
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Program greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Tulane.
- Jerry DalrympleHall of Fame, 1954
Eddie PriceHall of Fame, 1982
Monk SimonsHall of Fame, 1963
Lester LautenschlaegerHall of Fame, 1975- John GreenHall of Fame, 1989
- Bill BankerHall of Fame, 1977
Cairo Santos2012 Lou Groza- Ernie BlandinConsensus All-American, 1941
- Harley McCollumConsensus All-American, 1939
- Don ZimmermanConsensus All-American, 1932
- Shaun King10th in the 1998 Heisman vote
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Around the program
- Apparel
- Nike · Official source
- Tulane Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Tulane University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Mascot
- Riptide the Pelican · Single source
- Sports Illustrated; read 2026-10-10
- Athletic director
- David Harris · Official source
- Tulane University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Offensive coordinator
- Russ Callaway · Official source
- Tulane University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Defensive coordinator
- Tayler Polk · Official source
- Tulane University Athletics; read 2026-10-10
Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.
The apparel deal
Nike. Multi-year. Extended in March 2025 with BSN Sports. Covers all 17 programs.
- Tulane Athletics, Mar 13, 2025: Multi-year extension with Nike and BSN Sports covering all 17 programs
Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026.
Program strength since 1902
Best seasons everOn Bluesky
A beautiful mess at the end of the first half for Memphis-Tulane. Tulane throws a bad INT with <15 seconds left to put Memphis in FG range. Memphis throws a pick-six on the final play of the half. College football!
Read on Bluesky
From reporters and writers who cover college football, linked to their posts on Bluesky.
More coverage
- TJ Smith has pick-6 as Tulane forces 6 turnovers in 31-17 victory over Memphis, fox8live.com,
- Tulane Football (@GreenWaveFB), digg.com,
- Tulane Defense has Come to Play. The Wave Leads Memphis 23-10 at the Half, si.com,
- Can Tulane Football Reset Its Season Against Memphis?, el-balad.com,
- Hellums' 223 rush yards, Jones' FG lift Army past Tulane, 20-17, underdogdynasty.com,
- Cale Hellums runs for 223 yards, Dawson Jones delivers game-winner for Army in 20-17 win over Tulane, winnipegfreepress.com,
Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.
Head coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Will Hall | 2026 | 3–3 |
 Jon Sumrall | 2024–2025 | 20–8 |
 Slade Nagle | 2023 | 0–1 |
 Willie Fritz | 2016–2023 | 54–47 |
 Curtis Johnson | 2012–2015 | 15–34 |
| Mark Hutson | 2011 | 0–6 |
 Bob Toledo | 2007–2011 | 15–40 |
| Chris Scelfo | 1998–2006 | 37–57 |
 Tommy Bowden | 1997–1998 | 18–4 |
 Buddy Teevens | 1992–1996 | 10–46 |
 Greg Davis | 1988–1991 | 14–31 |
 Mack Brown | 1985–1987 | 11–23 |
 Wally English | 1983–1984 | 7–15 |
| Vince Gibson | 1980–1982 | 17–17 |
| Larry Smith | 1976–1979 | 18–27 |
| Bennie Ellender | 1971–1975 | 27–29 |
 Jim Pittman | 1966–1970 | 21–30–1 |
 Tommy O’Boyle | 1962–1965 | 6–33–1 |
| Andy Pilney | 1954–1961 | 25–49–6 |
 Raymond Wolf | 1952–1953 | 6–13–1 |
| Henry Frnka | 1946–1951 | 31–23–4 |
 Claude Simons | 1942–1945 | 13–17–1 |
 Red Dawson | 1936–1941 | 36–19–4 |
 Ted Cox | 1932–1935 | 28–10–2 |
 Bernie Bierman | 1927–1931 | 36–10–2 |
 Clark Shaughnessy | 1915–1926 | 55–27–6 |
 Myron Fuller | 1921 | 4–6 |
 Edwin Sweetland | 1914 | 3–3–1 |
| A.C. Hoffman | 1913 | 3–5 |
| A.A. Mason | 1910–1912 | 10–13–1 |
| Buster Brown | 1909 | 4–3–2 |
 Joe Curtis | 1907–1908 | 10–3 |
| John Russ | 1906 | 0–4–1 |
| J. Janvier | 1904 | 5–2 shared |
| T. Berry | 1904 | 5–2 shared |
| Charles Eshleman | 1903 | 0–1 |
 Virginius Dabney | 1902 | 1–4–2 |
“Shared”: co-coaches, each credited with that season’s whole record, so those seasons count once in the team total.
Most-played series
All rivalries- LSU
22–69–7 ‡ in 98
- 1991 L 20–39
- 1992 L 12–24
- 1993 L 10–24
- 1994 L 25–49
- 1996 L 17–35
- 2001 L 17–48
- 2006 L 7–49
- 2007 L 9–34
- 2008 L 10–35
- 2009 L 0–42
Lost the last 10.
- Ole Miss
23–42 † in 67
- 1995 L 17–20
- 1997 L 24–41
- 1999 L 13–20
- 2000 L 20–49
- 2010 L 13–27
- 2012 L 0–39
- 2021 L 21–61
- 2023 L 20–37
- 2025 L 10–45
- 2025 L 10–41
Lost the last 10.
- Mississippi State
25–30–1 in 56
- 1989 L 7–27
- 1990 L 17–38
- 1991 L 0–48
- 1993 L 10–36
- 1994 L 22–66
- 2003 W 31–28
- 2004 L 7–28
- 2005 L 14–21
- 2006 W 32–29
- 2007 L 17–38
Lost the last one.
| Opponent | Games | TULN record |
|---|---|---|
| LSU | 98 | 22–69–7 ‡ |
| Ole Miss | 67 | 23–42 † |
| Mississippi State | 56 | 25–30–1 |
| Georgia Tech | 50 | 13–37 |
| Vanderbilt | 48 | 28–17–3 |
| Memphis | 43 | 17–25–1 |
| Alabama | 38 | 9–26–3 † |
| Rice | 38 | 17–20–1 |
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file. Each series page gives both.
Rivals the program names: Southern Miss, Ole Miss, LSU, Auburn.
The trophy it holds: The Bell (Southern Miss, since 2023). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (138)
Every program Tulane has played, A to Z, with Tulane’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Air Force 3–3
- Alabama 9–26–3 †
- Alcorn State 1–0
- Arkansas 0–4
- Army 14–11–1
- Auburn 17–15–6
- Baylor 3–3
- Birmingham-Southern 1–0
- Boston College 7–7
- BYU 1–2
- California 1–0
- Centenary (LA) 3–0
- Centre 2–3
- Charlotte 2–0
- Chattanooga 2–0
- Cincinnati 12–7
- Clemson 6–4
- Colgate 4–1
- Colorado 1–0
- Columbia 1–0
- Cumberland (TN) 0–1
- Detroit Mercy 1–2
- Drury 1–0
- Duke 3–4
- East Carolina 9–12
- Florida 6–14–2
- Florida A&M 1–0
- Florida Atlantic 2–1
- Florida International 1–1
- Florida State 0–10 †
- Fordham 1–1
- Fort Benning 1–0
- Georgetown 0–1
- Georgia 10–14–1
- Georgia Pre-Flight 0–2
- Georgia Tech 13–37
- Grambling 1–0
- Havana A.C. 0–1
- Hawai’i 1–3
- Holy Cross 1–0
- Houston 8–19
- Illinois 1–0
- Iowa State 1–3
- Jackson State 1–0
- Jefferson 6–0
- Kansas 0–1
- Kansas State 2–2
- Kentucky 6–9
- Louisiana 23–4 †
- Louisiana Christian 4–0
- Louisiana Tech 9–0
- Louisville 2–9
- LSU 22–69–7 ‡
- Maine 1–0
- Marion 1–0
- Marquette 1–0
- Marshall 0–4
- Maryland 2–4
- Massachusetts 2–0
- McNeese 1–0
- Memphis 17–25–1
- Memphis Navy 0–1
- Mercer 1–0
- Miami 5–6–1
- Miami (OH) 0–1
- Michigan 0–3
- Millsaps 1–0
- Minnesota 0–1
- Mississippi College 9–3
- Mississippi State 25–30–1
- Missouri 0–0–2
- Missouri State 1–0
- Morgan State 1–0
- Navy 13–12–1
- NC State 1–0
- Nevada 1–1
- New Orleans Gym Club 2–0
- New York University 1–1
- Nicholls 2–0
- North Carolina 9–5–2
- North Texas 4–0
- Northwestern 4–1
- Northwestern State 5–0
- Notre Dame 0–8
- Ohio 1–1
- Ohio State 0–1
- Oklahoma 0–3
- Ole Miss 23–42 †
- Penn State 0–1
- Pittsburgh 4–3
- Rice 17–20–1
- Rutgers 2–5
- Saint Louis 1–0
- Samford 4–0–1
- Santa Clara 1–0
- SE Louisiana 8–0
- Sewanee 13–4
- SMU 14–16
- South Alabama 4–1
- South Carolina 3–0
- South Florida 4–1
- Southern 3–0
- Southern Miss 11–24
- Southwestern U 1–1
- Spring Hill 7–0
- St. Paul 1–0
- Stanford 1–7
- Syracuse 1–8
- Tampa 0–1
- TCU 4–8
- Temple 4–4
- Tennessee 1–4
- Texas 1–12–1
- Texas A&M 5–9
- Texas Tech 3–2
- The Citadel 2–0
- Tulane Alumni 1–0
- Tulsa 8–13
- UAB 7–6
- UCF 3–10
- UConn 3–1
- UL Monroe 3–1
- USC 2–2
- UTEP 4–5
- UTSA 1–2
- Vanderbilt 28–17–3
- Virginia 4–2
- Virginia Tech 4–6
- VMI 5–0
- Wake Forest 2–2
- Washington 0–1
- Washington and Lee 0–1–1
- Washington Artillery 1–0
- Washington St. Louis 2–1
- Washington State 1–0
- West Virginia 2–4
- Wichita State 0–1
- William & Mary 2–1
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
11, counting shared titlesAs the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1893–1894
- SIAA 1895–1921
- SEC 1933–1965
- Independent 1966–1995
- Conference USA 1996–2013
- American Athletic Conference since 2014
- 1932Joined the SEC from the SoCon. Source
- 1966Went independent from the SEC, announced January 1, 1965. Source
- 1995Joined Conference USA from independence. Source
- 2014Joined the American Athletic Conference from Conference USA, announced November 27, 2012. Source
Tulane’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
National award winners
All awards| 2022 | Willie Fritz coach | Bobby Dodd Award |
| 2012 | Cairo Santos K | Groza |
| 2001 | Seth Marler K | Groza |
Consensus All-Americans 5
| 2012 | Cairo Santos K |
| 1941 | Ernie Blandin OT |
| 1939 | Harley McCollum OT |
| 1932 | Don Zimmerman RB |
| 1931 | Jerry Dalrymple E |
Led the nation 4
| 1998 | Shaun King passer rating (183.3) |
| 1985 | Marc Zeno receiving yards (1,137 yds) |
| 1954 | Art Luppino kickoff return yards (632 yds) |
| 1953 | Max McGee kickoff return yards (371 yds) |
The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 6
- Coaches
- 3
| 2018 | Mack Brown coach here, 1985–1987 |
| 1989 | John Green OG |
| 1982 | Eddie Price FB |
| 1977 | Bill Banker RB |
| 1975 | Lester Lautenschlaeger QB |
| 1968 | Clark Shaughnessy coach here, 1915–1926 |
| 1963 | Monk Simons RB |
| 1955 | Bernie Bierman coach here, 1927–1931 |
| 1954 | Jerry Dalrymple E |
In the draft
By college- NFL picks, rounds 1–7
- 77 since 1937
- First-round picks
- 5
- AFL picks
- 2 1961–62
| 2004 | J.P. Losman QB | No. 22, Buffalo Bills |
| 2002 | Patrick Ramsey QB | No. 32, Washington Redskins |
| 1961 | Tommy Mason RB | No. 1, Minnesota Vikings |
| 1961 | Tommy Mason RB | No. 3, Boston Patriots (AFL) |
| 1946 | Dub Jones B | No. 2, Chicago Cardinals |
| 1945 | Joe Renfroe B | No. 3, Brooklyn Tigers |
Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.
The school
Tulane University of Louisiana- Enrollment
- 13,310 8,192 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Public or private
- Private nonprofit; Research 1
- Founded
- 1834
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $63,268 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Official accounts
- Football
- X @GreenWaveFBInstagram @greenwavefbFacebook GreenWaveFootball
- Athletics department
- YouTube tugreenwave
Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones tulanegreenwave.com lists for its football program and athletics department, as of Oct 12, 2026.
On the newsreel
- GA. TECH WALLOPS TULANE
- sports: Georgia Tech vs Tulane college football; Notre Dame vs Oklahoma "Sooner's Steamroller"; Garden States Stakes hor
- THE FOOTBALL PARADE — TULANE-ALABAMA
- GEORGIA TECH TRAMPLES TULANE
- GEORGIA TOPS TULANE 16-14
- GEORGIA TECH-TULANE
- TULANE SHUTS OUT NAVY
- TULANE UPSETS VIRGINIA
- NOTRE DAME ROUTS TULANE
- GA. TECH ROUTS TULANE
And 10 more
- TULANE TOPS ALABAMA
- NOTRE DAME ROUTS TULANE
- ALABAMA-TULANE
- TULANE 21, ALABAMA 14
- IRISH RALLY BEATS TULANE
- MISSISSIPPI UPSETS TULANE, 20-13
- TULANE BEATEN IN SUGAR BOWL
- TULANE CONQUERS 'BAMA
- RACES 106 YDS. FOR TOUCHDOWN
- TULANE SUBDUED BY TROJAN GRIDDERS IN CLASSIC STRUGGLE
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record); some releases also via the Internet Archive. Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3–3 | 1–1 | Will Hall | 1584 | -7.6 | ||
| 2025 | 11–3 | 7–1 | 18 | Jon Sumrall | 1650 | 6.3 | |
| 2024 | 9–5 | 7–1 | Jon Sumrall | 1595 | 5.7 | ||
| 2023 | 11–3 | 8–0 | 24 | Willie Fritz, Slade Nagle | 1620 | 2.8 | |
| 2022 | 12–2 | 7–1 | 9 | Willie Fritz | 1651 | 12.4 | |
| 2021 | 2–10 | 1–7 | Willie Fritz | 1407 | -3.9 | ||
| 2020 | 6–6 | 3–5 | Willie Fritz | 1563 | 4.2 | ||
| 2019 | 7–6 | 3–5 | Willie Fritz | 1549 | 7.5 | ||
| 2018 | 7–6 | 5–3 | Willie Fritz | 1533 | -3.5 | ||
| 2017 | 5–7 | 3–5 | Willie Fritz | 1450 | -5.7 | ||
| 2016 | 4–8 | 1–7 | Willie Fritz | 1366 | -14.6 | ||
| 2015 | 3–9 | 1–7 | Curtis Johnson | 1312 | -14.0 | ||
| 2014 | 3–9 | 2–6 | Curtis Johnson | 1361 | -15.0 | ||
| 2013 | 7–6 | 5–3 | Curtis Johnson | 1415 | -8.0 | ||
| 2012 | 2–10 | 2–6 | Curtis Johnson | 1216 | -22.5 | ||
| 2011 | 2–11 | 1–7 | Bob Toledo, Mark Hutson | 1224 | -21.9 | ||
| 2010 | 4–8 | 2–6 | Bob Toledo | 1306 | -21.1 | ||
| 2009 | 3–9 | 1–7 | Bob Toledo | 1277 | -22.2 | ||
| 2008 | 2–10 | 1–7 | Bob Toledo | 1255 | -17.4 | ||
| 2007 | 4–8 | 3–5 | Bob Toledo | 1367 | -15.5 | ||
| 2006 | 4–8 | 2–6 | Chris Scelfo | 1333 | -15.0 | ||
| 2005 | 2–9 | 1–7 | Chris Scelfo | 1326 | -17.1 | ||
| 2004 | 5–6 | 3–5 | Chris Scelfo | 1451 | -14.1 | ||
| 2003 | 5–7 | 3–5 | Chris Scelfo | 1443 | -12.8 | ||
| 2002 | 8–5 | 4–4 | Chris Scelfo | 1525 | 1.0 |
Every season back to 1902 (98 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3–9 | 1–6 | Chris Scelfo | 1392 | -11.3 | ||
| 2000 | 6–5 | 3–4 | Chris Scelfo | 1483 | -10.3 | ||
| 1999 | 3–8 | 1–5 | Chris Scelfo | 1420 | -10.8 | ||
| 1998 | 12–0 | 6–0 | 7 | Tommy Bowden, Chris Scelfo | 1704 | 15.4 | |
| 1997 | 7–4 | 5–1 | Tommy Bowden | 1516 | 6.6 | ||
| 1996 | 2–9 | 1–4 | Buddy Teevens | 1322 | 0.7 | ||
| 1995 | 2–9 | Buddy Teevens | 1254 | -18.5 | |||
| 1994 | 1–10 | Buddy Teevens | 1228 | -21.7 | |||
| 1993 | 3–9 | Buddy Teevens | 1266 | -24.8 | |||
| 1992 | 2–9 | Buddy Teevens | 1277 | -11.1 | |||
| 1991 | 1–10 | Greg Davis | 1298 | -19.6 | |||
| 1990 | 4–7 | Greg Davis | 1401 | -4.0 | |||
| 1989 | 4–8 | Greg Davis | 1389 | -8.1 | |||
| 1988 | 5–6 | Greg Davis | 1414 | -15.5 | |||
| 1987 | 6–6 | Mack Brown | 1473 | -0.7 | |||
| 1986 | 4–7 | Mack Brown | 1369 | -17.6 | |||
| 1985 | 1–10 | Mack Brown | 1333 | -22.2 | |||
| 1984 | 3–8 | Wally English | 1417 | -4.2 | |||
| 1983 | 4–7 | Wally English | 1409 | -2.0 | |||
| 1982 | 4–7 | Vince Gibson | 1454 | -6.2 | |||
| 1981 | 6–5 | Vince Gibson | 1545 | 4.6 | |||
| 1980 | 7–5 | Vince Gibson | 1526 | 0.3 | |||
| 1979 | 9–3 | Larry Smith | 1573 | 10.8 | |||
| 1978 | 4–7 | Larry Smith | 1421 | -9.7 | |||
| 1977 | 3–8 | Larry Smith | 1377 | -6.7 | |||
| 1976 | 2–9 | Larry Smith | 1353 | -10.4 | |||
| 1975 | 4–7 | Bennie Ellender | 1384 | -11.3 | |||
| 1974 | 5–6 | Bennie Ellender | 1432 | -7.1 | |||
| 1973 | 9–3 | 20 | Bennie Ellender | 1570 | 9.6 | ||
| 1972 | 6–5 | Bennie Ellender | 1525 | 9.6 | |||
| 1971 | 3–8 | Bennie Ellender | 1432 | 3.7 | |||
| 1970 | 8–4 | 17 | Jim Pittman | 1549 | 12.6 | ||
| 1969 | 3–7 | Jim Pittman | 1417 | ||||
| 1968 | 2–8 | Jim Pittman | 1385 | ||||
| 1967 | 3–7 | Jim Pittman | 1427 | ||||
| 1966 | 5–4–1 | Jim Pittman | 1443 | ||||
| 1965 | 2–8 | 1–5 | Tommy O’Boyle | 1358 | |||
| 1964 | 3–7 | 1–4 | Tommy O’Boyle | 1405 | |||
| 1963 | 1–8–1 | 0–6–1 | Tommy O’Boyle | 1315 | |||
| 1962 | 0–10 | 0–7 | Tommy O’Boyle | 1295 | |||
| 1961 | 2–8 | 1–5 | Andy Pilney | 1400 | |||
| 1960 | 3–6–1 | 1–4–1 | Andy Pilney | 1450 | |||
| 1959 | 3–6–1 | 0–5–1 | Andy Pilney | 1429 | |||
| 1958 | 3–7 | 1–5 | Andy Pilney | 1440 | |||
| 1957 | 2–8 | 1–5 | Andy Pilney | 1425 | |||
| 1956 | 6–4 | 3–3 | Andy Pilney | 1561 | |||
| 1955 | 5–4–1 | 3–3–1 | Andy Pilney | 1491 | |||
| 1954 | 1–6–3 | 1–6–1 | Andy Pilney | 1362 | |||
| 1953 | 1–8–1 | 0–7 | Raymond Wolf | 1355 | |||
| 1952 | 5–5 | 3–5 | Raymond Wolf | 1492 | |||
| 1951 | 4–6 | 1–5 | Henry Frnka | 1497 | |||
| 1950 | 6–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 20 | Henry Frnka | 1655 | ||
| 1949 | 7–2–1 | 5–1 | 4 | Henry Frnka | 1652 | ||
| 1948 | 9–1 | 5–1 | 13 | Henry Frnka | 1639 | ||
| 1947 | 2–5–2 | 2–3–2 | Henry Frnka | 1399 | |||
| 1946 | 3–7 | 2–4 | Henry Frnka | 1413 | |||
| 1945 | 2–6–1 | 1–3–1 | Claude Simons | 1383 | |||
| 1944 | 4–3 | 1–2 | Claude Simons | 1513 | |||
| 1943 | 3–3 | 1–1 | Claude Simons | 1509 | |||
| 1942 | 4–5 | 1–4 | Claude Simons | 1519 | |||
| 1941 | 5–4 | 2–3 | 17 | Red Dawson | 1577 | ||
| 1940 | 5–5 | 1–3 | Red Dawson | 1570 | |||
| 1939 | 8–1–1 | 5–0 | 4 | 5 | Red Dawson | 1701 | |
| 1938 | 7–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 19 | Red Dawson | 1640 | ||
| 1937 | 5–4–1 | 2–3–1 | Red Dawson | 1547 | |||
| 1936 | 6–3–1 | 2–3–1 | 18 | Red Dawson | 1573 | ||
| 1935 | 6–4 | 3–3 | Ted Cox | 1563 | |||
| 1934 | 10–1 | 8–0 | Ted Cox | 1682 | |||
| 1933 | 6–3–1 | 4–2–1 | Ted Cox | 1625 | |||
| 1932 | 6–2–1 | 5–2–1 | Ted Cox | 1649 | |||
| 1931 | 11–1 | 8–0 | Bernie Bierman | 1746 | |||
| 1930 | 8–1 | 5–0 | Bernie Bierman | 1674 | |||
| 1929 | 9–0 | 6–0 | Bernie Bierman | 1631 | |||
| 1928 | 6–3–1 | 3–3–1 | Bernie Bierman | 1506 | |||
| 1927 | 2–5–1 | 2–5–1 | Bernie Bierman | 1433 | |||
| 1926 | 3–5–1 | 2–4 | Clark Shaughnessy | 1488 | |||
| 1925 | 9–0–1 | 5–0 | Clark Shaughnessy | 1670 | |||
| 1924 | 8–1 | 4–1 | Clark Shaughnessy | 1590 | |||
| 1923 | 6–3–1 | 2–2–1 | Clark Shaughnessy | 1488 | |||
| 1922 | 4–4 | 1–4 | Clark Shaughnessy | 1437 | |||
| 1921 | 4–6 | 3–2 | Myron Fuller | 1454 | |||
| 1920 | 6–2–1 | 4–0 | Clark Shaughnessy | 1545 | |||
| 1919 | 6–2–1 | 2–1–1 | Clark Shaughnessy | 1491 | |||
| 1917 | 5–3 | 2–1 | Clark Shaughnessy | 1507 | |||
| 1916 | 4–3–1 | 1–1–1 | Clark Shaughnessy | 1447 | |||
| 1915 | 4–4 | 1–3 | Clark Shaughnessy | 1361 | |||
| 1914 | 3–3–1 | 0–3–1 | Edwin Sweetland | 1370 | |||
| 1913 | 3–5 | 0–3 | A.C. Hoffman | 1353 | |||
| 1912 | 5–3 | 2–3 | A.A. Mason | 1401 | |||
| 1911 | 5–3–1 | 2–2 | A.A. Mason | 1376 | |||
| 1910 | 0–7 | 0–4 | A.A. Mason | 1316 | |||
| 1909 | 4–3–2 | 2–0–1 | Buster Brown | 1400 | |||
| 1908 | 7–1 | 2–0 | Joe Curtis | 1513 | |||
| 1907 | 3–2 | 1–1 | Joe Curtis | 1384 | |||
| 1906 | 0–4–1 | 0–2–1 | John Russ | 1350 | |||
| 1904 | 5–2 | 2–1 | J. Janvier, T. Berry | 1462 | |||
| 1903few games on file | 0–1 | Charles Eshleman | 1395 | ||||
| 1902 | 1–4–2 | 0–2–2 | Virginius Dabney | 1411 |
Officially 585–681–38 since 1893 (per Wikipedia, checked Sep 20, 2026); game by game here, 563–663–35 (−22 wins, −18 losses, −3 ties). Our file starts in 1902; the program began in 1893. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1905, 1918: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.