1997 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1997 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of Conference USA. In their first year under head coach Tommy Bowden, the team compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in C-USA.

1997 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	7–4 (5–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Tommy Bowden (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Rich Rodriguez (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Rick Smith (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 Southern Miss $		6	–	0					9	–	3
Tulane		5	–	1					7	–	4
East Carolina		4	–	2					5	–	6
Cincinnati		2	–	4					8	–	4
Memphis		2	–	4					4	–	7
Houston		2	–	4					3	–	8
Louisville		0	–	6					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Cincinnati	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 31–17	20,828	[1]
September 13	Rice*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 24–30	19,602	[2]
September 20	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 19–30	42,246	[3]
October 4	Army*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 41–0	16,242	[4]
October 11	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 64–33	29,547	[5]
October 18	East Carolina	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 33–16	23,340	[6]
October 25	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	L 13–34	26,092	[7]
November 1	at Southwestern Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 56–0	17,724	[8]
November 8	Memphis	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 26–14	23,494	[9]
November 15	Ole Miss*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 24–41	35,607	[10]
November 22	at Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	W 44–10	11,618	[11]
*Non-conference game