1980 Tulane Green Wave football team explained

Year:	1980
Team:	Tulane Green Wave
Sport:	football
Conference:	Independent
Record:	7–5
Head Coach:	Vince Gibson
Hc Year:	1st
Stadium:	Louisiana Superdome
Bowl:	Hall of Fame Classic
Bowl Result:	L 15–34 vs. Arkansas

The 1980 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by first-year coach Vince Gibson. The Green Wave played home games in the Louisiana Superdome and finished with a 7 - 5 record, losing to Arkansas 15 - 34 in the Hall of Fame Classic. In the 78th edition of the Battle for the Flag, Tulane lost 7 - 24 to LSU. Throughout the season the offense scored 279 points, while the defense allowed 243 points. Two members of the Green Wave team were drafted into the National Football League (NFL).

Schedule

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Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
Marty Wetzel	Linebacker	10	251	New York Jets
Nickie Hall	Quarterback	10	255	Green Bay Packers

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Notes and References

Web site: Tulane Football Historical Data . College Football Data Warehouse . 2012-10-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121013105102/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/conferenceusa/tulane/index.php . 2012-10-13 .
Web site: 1980 Preseason Football Poll. College Poll Archive. 2012-10-11.
Web site: 1981 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071221202823/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1981.htm. 2007-12-21.