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1966 Tulane

5–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Jim Pittman.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1966, game by game: won vs. Virginia Tech 13–0; won vs. Texas A&M 21–13; lost at Stanford 14–33; won at Virginia 20–6; won vs. Cincinnati 28–21; lost at No. 6 Georgia Tech 17–35; won at Vanderbilt 13–12; tied vs. Miami 10–10; lost at Florida 10–31; lost vs. LSU 7–21+14−21Won 13–0 vs. Virginia Tech+13Virginia TechWon 21–13 vs. Texas A&M+8Texas A&MLost 14–33 at Stanford-19StanfordWon 20–6 at Virginia+14VirginiaWon 28–21 vs. Cincinnati+7CincinnatiLost 17–35 at No. 6 Georgia Tech-18No. 6 Georgia TechWon 13–12 at Vanderbilt+1VanderbiltTied 10–10 vs. Miami0MiamiLost 10–31 at Florida-21FloridaLost 7–21 vs. LSU-14LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsVirginia TechW 13–⁠039%
Sep 24vsTexas A&MW 21–⁠1363%
Oct 1atStanfordL 14–⁠3336%
Oct 8atVirginiaW 20–⁠642%
Oct 15vsCincinnatiW 28–⁠2163%
Oct 22at6Georgia TechL 17–⁠3522%
Oct 29atVanderbiltW 13–⁠1253%
Nov 5vsMiamiT 10–⁠1043%
Nov 12atFloridaL 10–⁠3119%
Nov 19vsLSUL 7–⁠2144%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
153–⁠182
Coach
Jim Pittman
Elo
1443 +37 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.5 No. 43 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1967

The 1967 draft
Rd 5Peter Johns DBHouston Oilers