1983 Tulane
4–7, coached by Wally English. Officially 2–9. Tulane forfeited two games. Share
From the season’s Wikipedia article: “The Green Wave forfeited their victories over Ole Miss and Florida State after the Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear a case on the eligibility of quarterback Jon English, Wally’s son, which resulted in the NCAA ruling of his being ineligible due to failing to follow transfer rules being upheld.”
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 9 Florida State 34–28Sep 17
Florida State was ranked No. 9, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Mississippi State | L 9–14 | 34% |
| Sep 10 | vs Ole Miss | W 27–23forfeited | 63% |
| Sep 17 | vs 9Florida State | W 34–28forfeited | 33% |
| Sep 24 | at Kentucky | L 14–26 | 48% |
| Oct 1 | vs Vanderbilt | L 17–30 | 55% |
| Oct 8 | at Memphis | L 25–28 | 54% |
| Oct 15 | vs Louisiana | W 17–15 | 61% |
| Oct 22 | at Southern Miss | W 14–7 | 20% |
| Oct 29 | at Baylor | L 18–24 | 34% |
| Nov 5 | vs Virginia Tech | L 10–26 | 43% |
| Nov 19 | vs LSU | L 7–20 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to LSU 20–7; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 77th-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 1983.
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
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- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 192–241
- Coach
- Wally English
- Elo
- 1409 −61 this season
- SP+ rating
- -2.0 No. 66 of 108; offense No. 79, defense No. 54
- SRS
- 1.2 No. 48 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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