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1987 Tulane

6–⁠6, coached by Mack Brown.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1987, game by game: lost at Louisville 40–42; won vs. Iowa State 25–12; lost at Southern Miss 24–31; won vs. Ole Miss 31–24; won vs. Vanderbilt 27–17; lost at Memphis 36–45; won vs. Virginia Tech 57–38; lost at No. 4 Florida State 14–73; won at Mississippi State 30–19; won vs. Louisiana 38–10; lost vs. No. 9 LSU 36–41; lost vs. Washington 12–24+28−59Lost 40–42 at Louisville-2LouisvilleWon 25–12 vs. Iowa State+13Iowa StateLost 24–31 at Southern Miss-7Southern MissWon 31–24 vs. Ole Miss+7Ole MissWon 27–17 vs. Vanderbilt+10VanderbiltLost 36–45 at Memphis-9MemphisWon 57–38 vs. Virginia Tech+19Virginia TechLost 14–73 at No. 4 Florida State-59No. 4 Florida StateWon 30–19 at Mississippi State+11Mississippi Sta…Won 38–10 vs. Louisiana+28LouisianaLost 36–41 vs. No. 9 LSU-5No. 9 LSULost 12–24 vs. Washington-12Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atLouisvilleL 40–⁠4249%
Sep 12vsIowa StateW 25–⁠1248%
Sep 19atSouthern MissL 24–⁠3136%
Sep 26vsOle MissW 31–⁠2445%
Oct 3vsVanderbiltW 27–⁠1766%
Oct 17atMemphisL 36–⁠4555%
Oct 24vsVirginia TechW 57–⁠3855%
Oct 31at4Florida StateL 14–⁠7315%
Nov 7atMississippi StateW 30–⁠1941%
Nov 14vsLouisianaW 38–⁠1059%
Nov 21vs9LSUL 36–⁠4130%
Dec 19Bowls & playoffvsWashingtonIndependence BowlL 12–⁠2437%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington 24–⁠12 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 51st-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 1987.

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
370–⁠376
Coach
Mack Brown
Elo
1473 +60 this season
SP+ rating
-0.7 No. 52 of 101; offense No. 11, defense No. 91
SRS
2.0 No. 47 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Darrell Moody

Drafted in 1988

The 1988 draft
Rd 7Marc Zeno WRPittsburgh Steelers