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1974 Tulane

5–⁠6, coached by Bennie Ellender.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1974, game by game: won vs. Louisiana 17–16; won at Army 31–14; won vs. West Virginia 17–14; won at Air Force 10–3; won vs. The Citadel 30–3; lost at Georgia Tech 7–27; lost vs. Kentucky 7–30; lost at Boston College 3–27; lost at Vanderbilt 22–30; lost at LSU 22–24; lost vs. Ole Miss 10–26+27−24Won 17–16 vs. Louisiana+1LouisianaWon 31–14 at Army+17ArmyWon 17–14 vs. West Virginia+3West VirginiaWon 10–3 at Air Force+7Air ForceWon 30–3 vs. The Citadel+27The CitadelLost 7–27 at Georgia Tech-20Georgia TechLost 7–30 vs. Kentucky-23KentuckyLost 3–27 at Boston College-24Boston CollegeLost 22–30 at Vanderbilt-8VanderbiltLost 22–24 at LSU-2LSULost 10–26 vs. Ole Miss-16Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsLouisianaW 17–⁠1690%
Sep 21atArmyW 31–⁠1469%
Sep 28vsWest VirginiaW 17–⁠1465%
Oct 12atAir ForceW 10–⁠355%
Oct 19vsThe CitadelW 30–⁠391%
Oct 26atGeorgia TechL 7–⁠2761%
Nov 2vsKentuckyL 7–⁠3065%
Nov 9atBoston CollegeL 3–⁠2737%
Nov 16atVanderbiltL 22–⁠3041%
Nov 23atLSUL 22–⁠2429%
Nov 30vsOle MissL 10–⁠2664%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 26–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 20
  2. Wk 8: 18
Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
176–⁠214
Coach
Bennie Ellender
Elo
1432 −114 this season
SP+ rating
-7.1 No. 89 of 124; offense No. 102, defense No. 77
SRS
−1.2 No. 73 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1975

The 1975 draft
Rd 4Charles Hall DENew Orleans Saints