2007 Tulane Green Wave football team

2007 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West
Record	4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Bob Toledo (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Dodd (1st season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Thom Kaumeyer (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Louisiana Superdome
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2007 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina		6	–	2					8	–	5
Memphis		6	–	2					7	–	6
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5					3	–	9
UAB		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Tulsa xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
Houston x		6	–	2					8	–	5
Tulane		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		2	–	6					4	–	8
SMU		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Green Wave played their home games at the Louisiana Superdome. They competed in the West Division of Conference USA. The team was coached by first-year head coach Bob Toledo. The team finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in C-USA - tied for third place in the West Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	6:00 pm	Mississippi State *	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	CSS	L 17–38	31,076
September 15	6:00 pm	Houston	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 10–34	21,311
September 22	7:00 pm	SE Louisiana *	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 35–27	17,611
September 29	11:00 am	No. 2 LSU *	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	ESPN2	L 9–34	58,769
October 6	6:00 pm	at Army *	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPNU	L 17–20 OT	30,022
October 13	6:00 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 21–26	24,144
October 20	7:00 pm	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	FSSW	W 41–34 OT	14,901
October 27	2:00 pm	Memphis	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 27–28	23,267
November 3	6:30 pm	Tulsa	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	CSTV	L 25–49	15,271
November 10	6:00 pm	UTEP	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 34–19	15,479
November 17	2:00 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 45–31	11,539
November 24	12:00 pm	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	MASN	L 12–35	35,362
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Personnel

2007 Tulane Green Wave football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 32 André Anderson So FB 36 Cody Blackwelder Fr WR 3 Chris Dunn  So QB 4 Scott Elliott  Jr RB 25 Matt Forte Sr OL 74 Scott Holt  Sr QB 7 Joe Kemp Fr TE 80 Justin Kessler Jr OL 71 Troy Kropog  Jr QB 2 Kevin Moore  Fr QB 9 Anthony Scelfo So WR 82 Evan Smith Sr WR 13 Fred Smith  Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 27 O'Lindsey Brown Sr DT 96 Tony Bryant Fr S 24 Chinonso Echebelem So LB 44 Jordan Ellis Jr S Joe Goosby Sr S 31 Devin Holland Fr LB David Kirksey So DE Adam Kwentua So LB 34 Evan Lee Jr CB Josh Lumar Jr DT 99 Frank Morton Sr DE 92 Reggie Scott Jr S 18 Louis Thomas Sr CB 8 Alex Wacha So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Ross Thevenot So	Head coach Bob Toledo Coordinators/assistant coaches Jason Rollins (Defensive backs coach) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Season summary

At Army

Tulane Green Wave (1–3) at Army Black Knights (2–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Tulane	0	10	7	0	0	17
Army	0	7	0	10	3	20

at Michie Stadium, West Point, New York

• Date: October 6, 2007
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 30,022
• TV: ESPNU
• Box Score, Box Score

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing	Anthony Scelfo	16/25, 154 Yds
	Rushing	Matt Forte	32 Rush, 202 Yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jeremy Williams	4 Rec, 52 Yds
Army	Passing	Carson Williams	15/21, 113 Yds, TD
	Rushing	Patrick Mealy	15 Rush, 41 Yds
	Receiving	Mike Wright	2 Rec, 63 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TUL ARMY 2 11:28 12 80 4:58 Tulane Matt Forte 2-yard touchdown run, Ross Thevenot kick good 7 0 2 6:39 10 60 4:40 Army Jeremy Trimble 27-yard touchdown reception from Carson Williams, Adam Demarco kick good 7 7 2 0:19 9 40 1:41 Tulane 46-yard field goal by Ross Thevenot 10 7 3 7:48 8 90 3:50 Tulane Matt Forte 33-yard touchdown run, Ross Thevenot kick good 17 7 4 1:40 Army 36-yard field goal by Owen Tolson 17 10 4 0:00 5 80 0:29 Army Mike Wright 36-yard touchdown reception from Kevin Dunn, Adam Demarco kick good 17 17 OT 5 17 Army 25-yard field goal by Owen Tolson 17 20 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 20