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1988 Tulane

5–⁠6, coached by Greg Davis.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1988, game by game: won vs. Chattanooga 33–19; lost at Iowa State 13–30; won vs. Kansas State 20–16; won vs. Memphis 20–19; lost vs. No. 6 Florida State 28–48; lost vs. Southern Miss 13–38; lost vs. Louisville 35–38; lost vs. Louisiana 34–51; won at Ole Miss 14–9; won vs. Mississippi State 27–22; lost at No. 16 LSU 14–44+14−30Won 33–19 vs. Chattanooga+14ChattanoogaLost 13–30 at Iowa State-17Iowa StateWon 20–16 vs. Kansas State+4Kansas StateWon 20–19 vs. Memphis+1MemphisLost 28–48 vs. No. 6 Florida State-20No. 6 Florida StateLost 13–38 vs. Southern Miss-25Southern MissLost 35–38 vs. Louisville-3LouisvilleLost 34–51 vs. Louisiana-17LouisianaWon 14–9 at Ole Miss+5Ole MissWon 27–22 vs. Mississippi State+5Mississippi Sta…Lost 14–44 at No. 16 LSU-30No. 16 LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsChattanoogaW 33–⁠1978%
Sep 10atIowa StateL 13–⁠3055%
Sep 17vsKansas StateW 20–⁠1679%
Sep 24vsMemphisW 20–⁠1967%
Oct 1vs6Florida StateL 28–⁠4826%
Oct 8vsSouthern MissL 13–⁠3849%
Oct 22vsLouisvilleL 35–⁠3861%
Oct 29vsLouisianaL 34–⁠5143%
Nov 5atOle MissW 14–⁠927%
Nov 19vsMississippi StateW 27–⁠2265%
Nov 26at16LSUL 14–⁠4415%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 44–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
251–⁠334
Coach
Greg Davis
Elo
1414 −67 this season
SP+ rating
-15.5 No. 89 of 102; offense No. 67, defense No. 93
SRS
−9.8 No. 80 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Duke Christian

Drafted in 1989

The 1989 draft
Rd 7Terrence Jones QBSan Diego Chargers