1989 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1989 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their second year under head coach Greg Davis, the team compiled a 4–8 record.

1989 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–8
Head coach	Greg Davis (2nd season)
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					12	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Penn State			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 17 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 21 West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					8	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					7	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Louisiana Tech			–					5	–	4	–	1
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Louisville			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulsa			–					6	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	2
Boston College			–					2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State			–					2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	9	–	1
Temple			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Hawaiʻi	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 26–31	45,667	[1]
September 9	Rice	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 20–19	29,469	[2]
September 16	Southwestern Louisiana	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 17–10	28,144	[3]
September 23	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 9–59	61,613	[4]
September 30	Iowa State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 24–25	33,206	[5]
October 7	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	L 21–30	18,891	[6]
October 21	Ole Miss	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 28–32	39,291	[7]
October 28	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 13–30	26,353	[8]
November 4	Memphis State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 38–34	24,861	[9]
November 11	at Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	L 7–27	25,106	[10]
November 18	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 37–13	30,174	[11]
November 25	LSU	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 7–27	41,573	[12]