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1970 Tulane

8–⁠4, coached by Jim Pittman, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1970, game by game: lost at Texas Tech 14–21; won vs. No. 19 Georgia 17–14; won at Illinois 23–9; won at Cincinnati 6–3; lost at No. 8 Air Force 3–24; won vs. North Carolina 24–17; lost at Georgia Tech 6–20; won at Vanderbilt 10–7; won vs. Miami 31–16; won vs. NC State 31–0; lost vs. No. 6 LSU 14–26; won vs. Colorado 17–3+31−21Lost 14–21 at Texas Tech-7Texas TechWon 17–14 vs. No. 19 Georgia+3No. 19 GeorgiaWon 23–9 at Illinois+14IllinoisWon 6–3 at Cincinnati+3CincinnatiLost 3–24 at No. 8 Air Force-21No. 8 Air ForceWon 24–17 vs. North Carolina+7North CarolinaLost 6–20 at Georgia Tech-14Georgia TechWon 10–7 at Vanderbilt+3VanderbiltWon 31–16 vs. Miami+15MiamiWon 31–0 vs. NC State+31NC StateLost 14–26 vs. No. 6 LSU-12No. 6 LSUWon 17–3 vs. Colorado+14Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12atTexas TechL 14–⁠2136%
Sep 19vs19GeorgiaW 17–⁠1441%
Sep 26atIllinoisW 23–⁠957%
Oct 3atCincinnatiW 6–⁠343%
Oct 10at8Air ForceL 3–⁠2421%
Oct 17vsNorth CarolinaW 24–⁠1751%
Oct 24atGeorgia TechL 6–⁠2040%
Oct 31atVanderbiltW 10–⁠750%
Nov 7vsMiamiW 31–⁠1668%
Nov 21vsNC StateW 31–⁠070%
Nov 28vs6LSUL 14–⁠2633%
Dec 12Bowls & playoffvsColoradoLiberty BowlW 17–⁠329%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado 17–⁠3 in the Liberty Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Final: 17
Record
8–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
No. 17 peak No. 17
Points
196–⁠160
Coach
Jim Pittman
Elo
1549 +104 this season
SP+ rating
12.6 No. 29 of 117; offense No. 72, defense No. 6
SRS
11.2 No. 32 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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