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1968 Tulane

2–⁠8, coached by Jim Pittman.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1968, game by game: lost at Houston 7–54; lost vs. Texas A&M 3–35; lost vs. Tampa 14–17; lost at No. 7 Florida 3–24; won vs. Boston College 28–14; lost at Georgia Tech 19–23; lost at Vanderbilt 7–21; won vs. Tulsa 25–15; lost at Virginia 47–63; lost at LSU 10–34+14−47Lost 7–54 at Houston-47HoustonLost 3–35 vs. Texas A&M-32Texas A&MLost 14–17 vs. Tampa-3TampaLost 3–24 at No. 7 Florida-21No. 7 FloridaWon 28–14 vs. Boston College+14Boston CollegeLost 19–23 at Georgia Tech-4Georgia TechLost 7–21 at Vanderbilt-14VanderbiltWon 25–15 vs. Tulsa+10TulsaLost 47–63 at Virginia-16VirginiaLost 10–34 at LSU-24LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atHoustonL 7–⁠5424%
Sep 28vsTexas A&ML 3–⁠3539%
Oct 5vsTampaL 14–⁠1765%
Oct 12at7FloridaL 3–⁠2417%
Oct 19vsBoston CollegeW 28–⁠1438%
Oct 26atGeorgia TechL 19–⁠2330%
Nov 2atVanderbiltL 7–⁠2139%
Nov 9vsTulsaW 25–⁠1546%
Nov 16atVirginiaL 47–⁠6328%
Nov 23atLSUL 10–⁠3419%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 34–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
163–⁠300
Coach
Jim Pittman
Elo
1385 −66 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−8.7 No. 84 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 2Warren Bankston RBPittsburgh Steelers