2017 Tulane Green Wave football team explained

Mode:football
Year:2017
Team:Tulane Green Wave
Conference:American Athletic Conference
Short Conf:American
Division:West Division
Record:5–7
Conf Record:3–5
Head Coach:Willie Fritz
Hc Year:2nd
Off Coach:Doug Ruse
Oc Year:2nd
Off Scheme:Spread option
Def Coach:Jack Curtis
Dc Year:2nd
Def Scheme:4–2–5
Stadium:Yulman Stadium

The 2017 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Green Wave played their home games at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Willie Fritz. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in AAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

Schedule

Tulane announced its 2017 football schedule on February 9, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Green Wave hosted AAC foes Cincinnati, Houston, South Florida, and Tulsa, and traveled to East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, and SMU.[1]

The Green Wave hosted two of the four non-conference opponents: Army, which is an independent football school, and Grambling State from the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The team traveled to Florida International (FIU) from Conference USA and Oklahoma from the Big 12 Conference.

Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Grambling State

See also: 2017 Grambling State Tigers football team.

At Navy

See also: 2017 Navy Midshipmen football team.

At Oklahoma

See also: 2017 Oklahoma Sooners football team.

Army

See also: 2017 Army Black Knights football team.

Tulsa

See also: 2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.

At FIU

See also: 2017 FIU Panthers football team.

South Florida

See also: 2017 South Florida Bulls football team.

At Memphis

See also: 2017 Memphis Tigers football team.

Cincinnati

See also: 2017 Cincinnati Bearcats football team.

At East Carolina

See also: 2017 East Carolina Pirates football team.

Houston

See also: 2017 Houston Cougars football team.

At SMU

See also: 2017 SMU Mustangs football team.

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

See also: 2018 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
6 179
6 218

Notes and References

  1. 2017 Football Schedule Announced. Tulane University Department of Athletics. February 9, 2017. March 12, 2017.
  2. Web site: 2017 Tulane Green Wave Football Schedule. FB Schedules. March 12, 2017.