1985 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1985 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their first year under head coach Mack Brown, the team compiled a 1–10 record.

1985 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–10
Head coach	Mack Brown (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Darrell Moody (1st season)
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Miami (FL)		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–				4	–	8	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				2	–	7	–	2
Rutgers		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Tulane		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	No. 19 Florida State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 12–38	37,478	[1]
September 14	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 13–30	31,512	[2]
September 21	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		L 11–16	55,812	[3]
September 28	Ole Miss	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)		L 10–27	32,578	[4]
October 5	Vanderbilt	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 17–24	25,979	[5]
October 12	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		L 21–38	31,298	[6]
October 19	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS		L 27–31	30,420	[7]
November 2	at No. 18 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 3–58	81,407	[8]
November 9	Southwestern Louisiana	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 27–17	24,040	[9]
November 23	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)		L 6–24	21,753	[10]
November 30	No. 13 LSU	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	TigerVision	L 19–31	64,194	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game