1968 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1968 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as an independent during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In its third year under head coach Jim Pittman, the team compiled a 2–8 record and was outscored by a total of 300 to 163.^[1]

1968 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–8
Head coach	Jim Pittman (3rd season)
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
Rutgers			–					8	–	2	–	0
West Texas State			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Florida State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Air Force			–					7	–	3	–	0
Army			–					7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Houston			–					6	–	2	–	2
Utah State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					4	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	6	–	1
San Jose State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	8	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team gained an average of 195.0 rushing yards and 101.5 passing yards per game. On defense, it gave up an average of 237.5 rushing yards and 199.6 passing yards per game. Tulane's individual statistical leaders included quarterback Wayne Francingues with 938 passing yards, Warren Bankston with 473 rushing yards, and Sonny Pisarich with 279 receiving yards.^[2]

The team played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 7–54	36,415	[3]
September 28	Texas A&M	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 3–35	21,600	[4]
October 5	Tampa	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 14–17	17,000	[5]
October 12	at No. 7 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 3–24	48,106	[6]
October 19	Boston College	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 28–14	14,200	[7]
October 26	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 19–23	47,481	[8]
November 2	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 7–21	16,469	[9]
November 9	Tulsa	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 25–15	10,260	[10]
November 16	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 47–63	14,500	[11]
November 23	LSU	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 10–34	55,000	[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1968 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 19 Warren Bankston Sr QB 10 Wayne Francingues Jr C 50 Howard Moore Sr OT 76 Dean Smith Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 56 Ray Hester So LB 32 Rick Kingrea So DE 77 Mike Walker So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jim Pittman Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt