American college football season
1998 Tulane Green Wave football |
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C-USA champion Liberty Bowl champion |
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Liberty Bowl, W 41–27 vs. BYU C-USA Champions |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 7 |
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AP | No. 7 |
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Record | 12–0 (6–0 C-USA) |
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Head coach | - Tommy Bowden (2nd season; regular season)
- Chris Scelfo (interim; bowl game)
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Offensive coordinator | Rich Rodriguez (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread option |
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Defensive coordinator | Rick Smith (2nd season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Louisiana Superdome |
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The 1998 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Green Wave finished with a record of 12 wins and no losses, one of only two NCAA Division I-A teams to complete the season undefeated, the other being the BCS champion Tennessee Volunteers. It was the third undefeated and untied season in school history.
Despite finishing undefeated, the Green Wave were not considered for a BCS game, let alone a berth in the 1999 Fiesta Bowl—that year's national title game—because it was felt their strength of schedule was too weak to justify a berth in a higher-tier bowl. They did not play a single ranked team all season, and the only Automatic Qualifying conference member on their schedule was a Rutgers team that finished tied for sixth in the Big East. Moreover, they were the only team in Conference USA with fewer than five overall losses.
Prior to defeating Brigham Young in the Liberty Bowl, Tulane won the CUSA championship. The Green Wave finished the season ranked seventh in the nation in both the AP Poll and Coaches' Poll—in both cases, its highest rankings in school history since the 1939 Tulane football season when they were ranked No. 5 in the AP Poll.
The Green Wave won all of their games by six points or more. The combined 538 points set a single-season school record.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 6:00 pm | at Cincinnati | | | | W 52–34 | 20,721 | |
September 12 | 7:00 pm | at SMU* | | | | W 31–21 | 12,316 | |
September 26 | 2:30 pm | Navy* | | | | W 42–24 | 19,371 | |
October 3 | 2:30 pm | Southern Miss | No. 25 | - Louisiana Superdome
- New Orleans (Battle for the Bell)
| | W 21–7 | 32,527 | |
October 17 | 2:30 pm | Louisville | No. 24 | - Louisiana Superdome
- New Orleans
| FSN | W 28–22 | 26,217 | |
October 24 | 11:00 am | at Rutgers* | No. 22 | | | W 52–24 | 20,714 | |
October 31 | 2:30 pm | Southwestern Louisiana* | No. 19 | - Louisiana Superdome
- New Orleans
| | W 72–20 | 25,177 | |
November 7 | 1:00 pm | at Memphis | No. 15 | | | W 41–31 | 18,192 | |
November 14 | 12:00 pm | at Army | No. 14 | | | W 49–35 | 39,083 | |
November 21 | 2:30 pm | Houston | No. 12 | - Louisiana Superdome
- New Orleans
| FSN | W 48–20 | 26,978 | |
November 26 | 7:00 pm | Louisiana Tech* | No. 11 | - Louisiana Superdome
- New Orleans
| | W 63–30 | 37,391 | [2] |
December 31 | 12:30 pm | vs. BYU* | No. 10 | | ESPN | W 41–27 | 52,197 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16T | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
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Coaches Poll | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
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BCS | Not released | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | Not released |
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Game summaries
At Cincinnati
Tulane at Cincinnati | 1 | 2 | Total | Green Wave | | | 0 | Bearcats | | | 0 | - Location: Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
- Game start: 6:00 PM
- Game attendance: 20,721
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At SMU
Tulane at SMU | 1 | 2 | Total | Green Wave | | | 0 | Mustangs | | | 0 | - Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
- Game start: 7:00 PM
- Game attendance: 12,316
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Navy
Navy at Tulane | 1 | 2 | Total | Midshipmen | | | 0 | Green Wave | | | 0 | - Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
- Game start: 2:30 PM
- Game attendance: 19,371
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Southern Miss
Southern Miss at No. 25 Tulane | 1 | 2 | Total | Golden Eagles | | | 0 | No. 25 Green Wave | | | 0 | - Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
- Game start: 2:30 PM
- Game attendance: 32,527
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Louisville
Louisville at No. 24 Tulane (Homecoming Game) | 1 | 2 | Total | Cardinals | | | 0 | No. 24 Green Wave | | | 0 | - Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
- Game start: 2:30 PM
- Game attendance: 26,217
- Television network: FSN
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At Rutgers
No. 22 Tulane at Rutgers | 1 | 2 | Total | No. 22 Green Wave | | | 0 | Scarlet Knights | | | 0 | - Location: Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
- Game start: 11:00 AM
- Game attendance: 20,714
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SW Louisiana
SW Louisiana at No. 19 Tulane | 1 | 2 | Total | Ragin' Cajuns | | | 0 | No. 19 Green Wave | | | 0 | - Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
- Game start: 2:30 PM
- Game attendance: 25,177
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At Memphis
No. 15 Tulane at Memphis | 1 | 2 | Total | No. 15 Green Wave | | | 0 | Tigers | | | 0 | - Location: Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee
- Game start: 1:00 PM
- Game attendance: 18,192
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At Army
No. 14 Tulane at Army | 1 | 2 | Total | No. 14 Green Wave | | | 0 | Cadets | | | 0 | - Location: Michie Stadium, West Point, New York
- Game start: 12:00 PM
- Game attendance: 39,083
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Houston
Houston at No. 12 Tulane | 1 | 2 | Total | Cougars | | | 0 | No. 12 Green Wave | | | 0 | - Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
- Game start: 2:30 PM
- Game attendance: 26,978
- Television network: FSN
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Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech at No. 11 Tulane | 1 | 2 | Total | Bulldogs | | | 0 | No. 11 Green Wave | | | 0 | - Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
- Game start: 2:30 PM
- Game attendance: 37,391
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Vs. BYU
BYU vs No. 10 Tulane | 1 | 2 | Total | BYU | | | 0 | No. 10 Tulane | | | 0 | - Location: Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee
- Game start: 12:30 PM
- Game attendance: 52,197
- Television network: ESPN
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Team players in the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Team |
Shaun King | Quarterback | 2 | 50 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Dennis O'Sullivan | Long Snapper | - | - | New York Jets / Houston Texans[5] |
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References
- ^ Notre Dame has been treated well during the BCS era, ESPN, March 22, 2008.
- ^ "Tulane ends regular season unbeaten". Hattiesburg American. November 27, 1998. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane University - 1998". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ "1998 Season in Review". Tulane University Department of Athletics. July 29, 1999. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ "Dennis O'Sullivan: Career Stats at NFL.com". www.nfl.com. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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