List of Tulane Green Wave bowl games explained
The Tulane Green Wave college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing Tulane University in the American Athletic Conference. Since the establishment of the team in 1893, Tulane has appeared in 16 official bowl games and won 7.[1] Its most recent bowl game was the 2023 Military Bowl, a 41–20 defeat against the Virginia Tech. The 1909 Bacardi Bowl was not sanctioned by the NCAA, and thus the Green Wave do not recognize the bowl appearance.
Key
General | Bowl game record attendance |
| Former bowl game record attendance | |
Bowl games
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Bowl | Score | Date | Season | Opponent | Stadium | Location | Attendance | Head coach |
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1 | Bacardi Bowl | | | 1909 | Havana Athletic Club | La Tropical Stadium | Havana, Cuba | | |
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2 | Rose Bowl | | | 1931 | USC | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | 75,562 | |
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3 | Sugar Bowl | | | 1934 | Temple | Tulane Stadium | New Orleans, Louisiana | 22,206 | |
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4 | Sugar Bowl | | | 1939 | Texas A&M | Tulane Stadium | New Orleans, Louisiana | 73,000 | |
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5 | Liberty Bowl | | | 1970 | Colorado | | Memphis, Tennessee | 44,640 | |
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6 | Bluebonnet Bowl | | | 1973 | Houston | Astrodome | Houston, Texas | 44,358 | |
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7 | Liberty Bowl | | | 1979 | Penn State | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis, Tennessee | 50,021 | |
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8 | Hall of Fame Classic | | | 1980 | Arkansas | Legion Field | Birmingham, Alabama | 30,000 | |
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9 | Independence Bowl | | | 1987 | Washington | Independence Stadium | Shreveport, Louisiana | 41,683 | |
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10 | Liberty Bowl | | | 1998 | BYU | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis, Tennessee | 52,192 | Chris Scelfo (interim) |
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11 | Hawaiʻi Bowl | | | 2002 | Hawaiʻi | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, Hawaii | 31,535 | |
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12 | New Orleans Bowl | | | 2013 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana | 54,728 | |
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13 | Cure Bowl | | | 2018 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Camping World Stadium | Orlando, Florida | 19,066 | Willie Fritz |
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14 | Armed Forces Bowl | | | 2019 | Southern Miss | Amon G. Carter Stadium | Fort Worth, Texas | 44,738 | Willie Fritz |
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15 | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | | | 2020 | Nevada | Albertsons Stadium | Boise, Idaho | 0 | Willie Fritz |
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16 | Cotton Bowl Classic | | | 2022 | USC | AT&T Stadium | Arlington, Texas | 55,329 | Willie Fritz |
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17 | Military Bowl | | | 2023 | Virginia Tech | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Annapolis, Maryland | 35,849 | Slade Nagle (interim) |
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As of 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Scores are sortable first by whether the result was a Tulane win, loss, or tie, and then by the point margin. | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Bowl/All-Star Game Records . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) . 2012 NCAA Division I Football Records . NCAA.org . September 24, 2012 . PDF.