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1981 Tulane

6–⁠5, coached by Vince Gibson.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1981, game by game: lost vs. Ole Miss 18–19; lost vs. Clemson 5–13; lost at Southern Miss 3–21; lost at Rice 16–20; won vs. Vanderbilt 14–10; won at Air Force 31–13; won vs. Georgia Tech 27–10; lost at Cincinnati 13–17; won vs. Maryland 14–7; won at Memphis 24–7; won vs. LSU 48–7+41−18Lost 18–19 vs. Ole Miss-1Ole MissLost 5–13 vs. Clemson-8ClemsonLost 3–21 at Southern Miss-18Southern MissLost 16–20 at Rice-4RiceWon 14–10 vs. Vanderbilt+4VanderbiltWon 31–13 at Air Force+18Air ForceWon 27–10 vs. Georgia Tech+17Georgia TechLost 13–17 at Cincinnati-4CincinnatiWon 14–7 vs. Maryland+7MarylandWon 24–7 at Memphis+17MemphisWon 48–7 vs. LSU+41LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsOle MissL 18–⁠1964%
Sep 12vsClemsonL 5–⁠1353%
Sep 19atSouthern MissL 3–⁠2128%
Oct 3atRiceL 16–⁠2050%
Oct 10vsVanderbiltW 14–⁠1071%
Oct 17atAir ForceW 31–⁠1358%
Oct 24vsGeorgia TechW 27–⁠1075%
Oct 31atCincinnatiL 13–⁠1754%
Nov 7vsMarylandW 14–⁠747%
Nov 14atMemphisW 24–⁠770%
Nov 28vsLSUW 48–⁠765%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat LSU 48–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1981.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
213–⁠144
Coach
Vince Gibson
Elo
1545 +27 this season
SP+ rating
4.6 No. 60 of 132; offense No. 94, defense No. 32
SRS
8.3 No. 36 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ken Meyer

Drafted in 1982

The 1982 draft
Rd 3Rodney Holman TECincinnati Bengals
Rd 6Marvin Lewis RBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 7Jeff Roberts LBNew England Patriots