1999 Tulane Green Wave football team

1999 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	3–8 (1–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Chris Scelfo (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Pete McGinnis (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome
Seasons ←  1998 2000  →

1999 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Southern Miss $		6	–	0					9	–	3
East Carolina		4	–	2					9	–	3
Louisville		4	–	2					7	–	5
UAB		4	–	2					5	–	6
Memphis		4	–	2					5	–	6
Houston		3	–	3					7	–	4
Army		1	–	5					3	–	8
Tulane		1	–	5					3	–	8
Cincinnati		0	–	6					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Green Wave played their home games at the Louisiana Superdome. They competed in Conference USA. The team was coached by head coach Chris Scelfo.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	2:00 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Battle for the Bell)	FSN	L 14–48	30,098	[1]
September 11	5:00 pm	SMU *	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 53–19	20,097
September 18	5:00 pm	Army	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 48–28	22,277
October 2	12:30 pm	at No. 22 Syracuse *	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		L 17–47	48,286
October 9	1:00 pm	at Ole Miss *	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 13–20	40,914	[2]
October 16	2:30 pm	Louisiana–Lafayette *	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 48–32	24,407
October 23	3:00 pm	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	FSN	L 7–52	35,021	[3]
October 30	5:00 pm	Memphis	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 7–49	17,847
November 6	2:30 pm	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		L 31–36	16,008
November 13	11:00 am	at Navy *	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	WNOL	L 21–45	32,840
November 20	5:00 pm	UAB	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 20–23 OT	18,592	[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1999 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Patrick Ramsey So WR 20 JaJuan Dawson Sr OL 60 Seth Zaunbrecher Fr OT 74 Bernard Robertson Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 3 Jeff Sanchez Fr S 13 Burl Burns Fr DB 14 Adrian Mitchell Fr CB 15 Tim Carter Jr DE 58 Cory Green Jr DT 59 Ryan Brewer So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 47 Seth Marler Fr P 36 Casey Roussel So	Head coach Chris Scelfo Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1999-10-06

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
JaJuan Dawson	Wide Receiver	3	79	Cleveland Browns

References

1. "Green Wave's winning streak is snapped at 13". Detroit Free Press. September 7, 1999. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Ole Miss survives scare from Tulane". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 10, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "East Carolina steamrolls Tulane, 52–7". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1999. Retrieved March 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "OT field goal lifts Blazers past Green Wave in finale". The Daily Advertiser. November 21, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.