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1972 Tulane

6–⁠5, coached by Bennie Ellender.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1972, game by game: won at Boston College 10–0; won vs. No. 16 Georgia 24–13; lost at No. 8 Michigan 7–41; won vs. Pittsburgh 38–6; lost at Miami 21–24; lost at West Virginia 19–31; lost at Georgia Tech 7–21; won vs. Kentucky 18–7; won vs. Ohio 44–6; won at Vanderbilt 21–7; lost vs. No. 11 LSU 3–9+38−34Won 10–0 at Boston College+10Boston CollegeWon 24–13 vs. No. 16 Georgia+11No. 16 GeorgiaLost 7–41 at No. 8 Michigan-34No. 8 MichiganWon 38–6 vs. Pittsburgh+32PittsburghLost 21–24 at Miami-3MiamiLost 19–31 at West Virginia-12West VirginiaLost 7–21 at Georgia Tech-14Georgia TechWon 18–7 vs. Kentucky+11KentuckyWon 44–6 vs. Ohio+38OhioWon 21–7 at Vanderbilt+14VanderbiltLost 3–9 vs. No. 11 LSU-6No. 11 LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atBoston CollegeW 10–⁠026%
Sep 23vs16GeorgiaW 24–⁠1336%
Sep 30at8MichiganL 7–⁠4122%
Oct 7vsPittsburghW 38–⁠677%
Oct 14atMiamiL 21–⁠2464%
Oct 21atWest VirginiaL 19–⁠3133%
Oct 28atGeorgia TechL 7–⁠2134%
Nov 4vsKentuckyW 18–⁠767%
Nov 11vsOhioW 44–⁠667%
Nov 18atVanderbiltW 21–⁠757%
Dec 2vs11LSUL 3–⁠933%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 9–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 18
Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
212–⁠165
Coach
Bennie Ellender
Elo
1525 +70 this season
SP+ rating
9.6 No. 40 of 121; offense No. 65, defense No. 22
SRS
10.0 No. 31 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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