1998 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1998 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 1998 college football season. The Green Wave finished with a record of 12 wins and no losses, one of only two NCAA Division 1-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.

1998 Tulane Green Wave football
C-USA champion
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 41–27 vs. BYU
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
1998 record12–0 (6–0 C-USA)
Head coachTommy Bowden (2nd)
Chris Scelfo (interim, bowl game)
Offensive coordinatorRich Rodriguez (2nd season)
Home stadiumLouisiana Superdome
(Capacity: 69,028)
1998 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 7 Tulane $  6 –0     12 –0  
Southern Miss  5 –1     7 –5  
Louisville  4 –2     7 –5  
East Carolina  3 –3     6 –5  
Army  2 –4     3 –8  
Houston  2 –4     3 –8  
Cincinnati  1 –5     2 –9  
Memphis  1 –5     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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. They defeated Brigham Young University in the Liberty Bowl. 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]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 PMat Cincinnati
W 52–3420,721
September 127:00 PMat SMU*
W 31–2112,316
September 262:30 PMNavy*
W 42–2419,371
October 32:30 PMSouthern MissNo. 25
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans (Battle for the Bell)
W 21–732,527
October 172:30 PMLouisvilleNo. 24
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans
FSNW 28–2226,217
October 2411:00 AMat Rutgers*No. 22
W 52–2420,714
October 312:30 PMSouthwestern Louisiana*No. 19
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans
W 72–2025,177
November 71:00 PMat MemphisNo. 15
W 41–3118,192
November 1412:00 PMat ArmyNo. 14
W 49–3539,083
November 212:30 PMHoustonNo. 12
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans
FSNW 48–2026,978
November 262:30 PMLouisiana Tech*No. 11
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans
W 63–3037,391
December 3112:30 PMvs. BYU*No. 10
ESPNW 41–2752,197
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2][3]

Rankings
See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP NR NR RV RV 25 25 24 22 19 16T 14 12 11 9 10 7 
Coaches Poll NR NR RV RV 25 25 24 23 18 16 14 13 11 9 10 7 
BCS Not released 19 16 16 16 11 10 10 Not released

Game Summaries

at Cincinnati
See also: 1998 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
Tulane at Cincinnati
1 2Total
Green Wave 0
Bearcats 0
  • Location: Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
  • Game start: 6:00 PM
  • Game attendance: 20,721
Overall record Last meeting Result
8-3 1997 TUL, 31-17

at SMU
See also: 1998 SMU Mustangs football team
Tulane at SMU
1 2Total
Green Wave 0
Mustangs 0
  • Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM
  • Game attendance: 12,316
Overall record Last meeting Result
6-4 1992 TUL, 13-12
See also: 1998 Navy Midshipmen football team
Navy at Tulane
1 2Total
Midshipmen 0
Green Wave 0
  • Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 2:30 PM
  • Game attendance: 19,371
Overall record Last meeting Result
6-4-1 1996 NAVY, 35-21

Southern Miss
See also: 1998 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team and Battle for the Bell (Southern Miss vs Tulane)
Southern Miss at No. 25 Tulane
1 2Total
Golden Eagles 0
No. 25 Green Wave 0
  • Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 2:30 PM
  • Game attendance: 32,527
Overall record Last meeting Result
5-14 1997 USM, 34-13

Louisville
See also: 1998 Louisville Cardinals football team
Louisville at No. 24 Tulane (Homecoming Game)
1 2Total
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
1-5 1997 TUL, 64-33

at Rutgers
See also: 1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
No. 22 Tulane at Rutgers
1 2Total
No. 22 Green Wave 0
Scarlet Knights 0
  • Location: Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
  • Game start: 11:00 AM
  • Game attendance: 20,714
Overall record Last meeting Result
0-3 1995 RUT, 45-40

SW Louisiana
SW Louisiana at No. 19 Tulane
1 2Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0
No. 19 Green Wave 0
  • Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 2:30 PM
  • Game attendance: 25,177
Overall record Last meeting Result
18-4 1997 TUL, 56-0

at Memphis
See also: 1998 Memphis Tigers football team
No. 15 Tulane at Memphis
1 2Total
No. 15 Green Wave 0
Tigers 0
  • Location: Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee
  • Game start: 1:00 PM
  • Game attendance: 18,192
Overall record Last meeting Result
9-10-1 1997 TUL, 26-14

at Army
See also: 1998 Army Cadets football team
No. 14 Tulane at Army
1 2Total
No. 14 Green Wave 0
Cadets 0
  • Location: Michie Stadium, West Point, New York
  • Game start: 12:00 PM
  • Game attendance: 39,083
Overall record Last meeting Result
3-2-1 1997 TUL, 41-0

Houston
See also: 1998 Houston Cougars football team
Houston at No. 12 Tulane
1 2Total
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
1-3 1997 TUL, 44-10

Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech at No. 11 Tulane
1 2Total
Bulldogs 0
No. 11 Green Wave 0
  • Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 2:30 PM
  • Game attendance: 37,391
Overall record Last meeting Result
7-0 1936 TUL, 22-13

vs. BYU
See also: 1998 BYU Cougars football team and 1998 Liberty Bowl
BYU vs No. 10 Tulane
1 2Total
BYU 0
No. 10 Tulane 0
  • Location: Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee
  • Game start: 12:30 PM
  • Game attendance: 52,197
  • Television network: ESPN
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Team players in the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Team
Shaun KingQuarterback250Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dennis O'Sullivan Long Snapper - - New York Jets / Houston Texans[4]

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References
  1. Notre Dame has been treated well during the BCS era, ESPN, March 22, 2008.
  2. "Tulane University - 1998". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  3. "1998 Season in Review". Tulane University Department of Athletics. July 29, 1999. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  4. "Dennis O'Sullivan: Career Stats at NFL.com". www.nfl.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  5. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1999.htm


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