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1971 Tulane

3–⁠8, coached by Bennie Ellender.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1971, game by game: won vs. Texas Tech 15–9; lost at No. 11 Georgia 7–17; lost at Rice 11–14; lost vs. William & Mary 3–14; won at No. 18 North Carolina 37–29; won vs. Pittsburgh 33–8; lost vs. Georgia Tech 16–24; lost vs. Vanderbilt 9–13; lost vs. Ohio 7–30; lost at No. 8 Notre Dame 7–21; lost at No. 10 LSU 7–36+25−29Won 15–9 vs. Texas Tech+6Texas TechLost 7–17 at No. 11 Georgia-10No. 11 GeorgiaLost 11–14 at Rice-3RiceLost 3–14 vs. William & Mary-11William & MaryWon 37–29 at No. 18 North Carolina+8No. 18 North CarolinaWon 33–8 vs. Pittsburgh+25PittsburghLost 16–24 vs. Georgia Tech-8Georgia TechLost 9–13 vs. Vanderbilt-4VanderbiltLost 7–30 vs. Ohio-23OhioLost 7–21 at No. 8 Notre Dame-14No. 8 Notre DameLost 7–36 at No. 10 LSU-29No. 10 LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsTexas TechW 15–⁠959%
Sep 18at11GeorgiaL 7–⁠1737%
Sep 25atRiceL 11–⁠1457%
Oct 2vsWilliam & MaryL 3–⁠1465%
Oct 9at18North CarolinaW 37–⁠2926%
Oct 16vsPittsburghW 33–⁠868%
Oct 23vsGeorgia TechL 16–⁠2460%
Oct 30vsVanderbiltL 9–⁠1369%
Nov 6vsOhioL 7–⁠3057%
Nov 13at8Notre DameL 7–⁠2114%
Nov 27at10LSUL 7–⁠3615%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 36–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
152–⁠215
Coach
Bennie Ellender
Elo
1432 −100 this season
SP+ rating
3.7 No. 50 of 120; offense No. 84, defense No. 30
SRS
3.0 No. 53 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1972

The 1972 draft
Rd 6Joe Bullard DBHouston Oilers