The Tulane Green Wave football team represents the Tulane University in American football. [1]
Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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T.L. Bayne (Independent)(1893) | |||||||||
1893 | T.L. Bayne | 1–2 | |||||||
Fred Sweet (Independent)(1894) | |||||||||
1894 | Fred Sweet | 0–4 | |||||||
T.L. Bayne(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1895) | |||||||||
1895 | T.L. Bayne | 3–2 | 1–2 | ||||||
Harry Baum (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1896) | |||||||||
1896 | Harry Baum | 3–2 [n 1] | 1–2 [n 1] | 10th | |||||
1897 | No team | [n 1] | |||||||
John Lombard (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1898) | |||||||||
1898 | John Lombard | 1–1 | 1–1 | T–5th | |||||
H. T. Collier (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1899) | |||||||||
1899 | H. T. Collier | 0–6–1 | 0–5 | T–17th | |||||
H.T. Summersgill (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1900–1901) | |||||||||
1900 | H.T. Summersgill | 5–0 | 3–0 | T–3rd | |||||
1901 | H.T. Summersgill | 4–2 [n 2] | 2–1 [n 2] | T–3rd | |||||
Virginius Dabney (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1902) | |||||||||
1902 | Virginius Dabney | 1–4–2 | 0–3–2 | 15th | |||||
Charles Eshleman (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1903) | |||||||||
1903 | Charles Eshleman | 2–2–1 | 0–1–1 | 14th | |||||
Thomas Barry (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1904) | |||||||||
1904 | Thomas Barry | 5–2 | 3–2 | 7th | |||||
John Tobin (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1905) | |||||||||
1905 | John Tobin | 0–1 | 0–1 | 11th | |||||
John Russ (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1906) | |||||||||
1906 | John Russ | 0–4–1 | 0–3 | 12th | |||||
Joe Curtis (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1907–1908) | |||||||||
1907 | Joe Curtis | 3–2 | 0–1 | ||||||
1908 | Joe Curtis | 7–1 | 3–0 | ||||||
Buster Brown (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1909) | |||||||||
1909 | Buster Brown | 4–3–2 | 2–0–2 | L Bacardi | |||||
Appleton Mason (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1910–1912) | |||||||||
1910 | Appleton Mason | 0–7 | 0–5 | ||||||
1911 | Appleton Mason | 5–3–1 | 3–3 | T–8th | |||||
1912 | Appleton Mason | 5–3 | 2–2 | T–8th | |||||
Appleton Mason (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1913) | |||||||||
1913 | Arthur Hoffman | 3–5 | 0–4 | 18th | |||||
Edwin Sweetland (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1914) | |||||||||
1914 | Edwin Sweetland | 3–3–1 | 0–3–1 | 15th | |||||
Clark Shaughnessy (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1915–1920) | |||||||||
1915 | Clark Shaughnessy | 4–4 | 1–4 | T–18th | |||||
1916 | Clark Shaughnessy | 4–3–1 | 2–1–1 | 6th | |||||
1917 | Clark Shaughnessy | 5–3 | 2–1 | 8th | |||||
1918 | Clark Shaughnessy | 3–1–1 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||
1919 | Clark Shaughnessy | 6–2–1 | 3–1–1 | T–5th | |||||
1920 | Clark Shaughnessy | 6–2–1 | 5–0 | T–1st | |||||
Myron Fuller (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1921) | |||||||||
1921 | Myron Fuller | 4–6 | 3–4 | 14th | |||||
Clark Shaughnessy(Southern Conference)(1922–1926) | |||||||||
1922 | Clark Shaughnessy | 4–4 | 1–4 | 17th | |||||
1923 | Clark Shaughnessy | 6–3–1 | 2–2–1 | 11th | |||||
1924 | Clark Shaughnessy | 8–1 | 4–1 | 4th | |||||
1925 | Clark Shaughnessy | 9–0–1 | 5–0 | T–1st | |||||
1926 | Clark Shaughnessy | 3–5–1 | 2–4 | T–15th | |||||
Bernie Bierman (Southern Conference)(1927–1931) | |||||||||
1927 | Bernie Bierman | 2–5–1 | 2–5–1 | 18th | |||||
1928 | Bernie Bierman | 6–3–1 | 3–3–1 | T–9th | |||||
1929 | Bernie Bierman | 9–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
1930 | Bernie Bierman | 8–1 | 5–0 | T–1st | |||||
1931 | Bernie Bierman | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L Rose | ||||
Ted Cox (Southern Conference)(1932) | |||||||||
1932 | Ted Cox | 6–2–1 | 5–2–1 | 8th | |||||
Ted Cox(Southeastern Conference)(1933–1935) | |||||||||
1933 | Ted Cox | 6–3–1 | 4–2–1 | 5th | |||||
1934 | Ted Cox | 10–1 | 8–0 | T–1st | W Sugar | ||||
1935 | Ted Cox | 6–4 | 3–3 | T–6th | |||||
Red Dawson (Southeastern Conference)(1936–1941) | |||||||||
1936 | Red Dawson | 6–3–1 | 2–3–1 | 8th | |||||
1937 | Red Dawson | 5–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 9th | |||||
1938 | Red Dawson | 7–2–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | 19 | ||||
1939 | Red Dawson | 8–1–1 | 5–0 | T–1st | L Sugar | 5 | |||
1940 | Red Dawson | 5–5 | 1–3 | 10th | |||||
1941 | Red Dawson | 5–4 | 2–3 | 8th | |||||
Claude Simons, Jr. (Southeastern Conference)(1942–1945) | |||||||||
1942 | Claude Simons, Jr. | 4–5 | 1–4 | 10th | |||||
1943 | Claude Simons, Jr. | 3–3 | 1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1944 | Claude Simons, Jr. | 4–3 | 1–2 | 8th | |||||
1945 | Claude Simons, Jr. | 2–6–1 | 1–3–1 | 10th | |||||
Henry E. Frnka (Southeastern Conference)(1946–1951) | |||||||||
1946 | Henry E. Frnka | 3–7 | 2–4 | 9th | |||||
1947 | Henry E. Frnka | 2–5–2 | 2–3–2 | 7th | |||||
1948 | Henry E. Frnka | 9–1 | 5–1 | 3rd | 13 | ||||
1949 | Henry E. Frnka | 7–2–1 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
1950 | Henry E. Frnka | 6–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 4th | 20 | ||||
1951 | Henry E. Frnka | 4–6 | 1–5 | 12th | |||||
Raymond Wolf (Southeastern Conference)(1952–1953) | |||||||||
1952 | Raymond Wolf | 5–5 | 3–5 | 8th | |||||
1953 | Raymond Wolf | 1–8–1 | 0–7 | 12th | |||||
Andy Pilney (Southeastern Conference)(1954–1961) | |||||||||
1954 | Andy Pilney | 1–6–3 | 1–6–1 | 10th | |||||
1955 | Andy Pilney | 5–4–1 | 3–3–1 | T–6th | |||||
1956 | Andy Pilney | 6–4 | 3–3 | T–6th | |||||
1957 | Andy Pilney | 2–8 | 1–5 | 10th | |||||
1958 | Andy Pilney | 3–7 | 1–5 | 11th | |||||
1959 | Andy Pilney | 3–6–1 | 0–5–1 | 11th | |||||
1960 | Andy Pilney | 3–6–1 | 1–4–1 | 10th | |||||
1961 | Andy Pilney | 2–8 | 1–5 | T–10th | |||||
Tommy O'Boyle (Southeastern Conference)(1962–1965) | |||||||||
1962 | Tommy O'Boyle | 0–10 | 0–7 | 12th | |||||
1963 | Tommy O'Boyle | 1–8–1 | 0–6–1 | 12th | |||||
1964 | Tommy O'Boyle | 3–7 | 1–5 | 11th | |||||
1965 | Tommy O'Boyle | 2–8 | 1–5 | T–9th | |||||
Jim Pittman (Independent)(1966–1970) | |||||||||
1966 | Jim Pittman | 5–4–1 | |||||||
1967 | Jim Pittman | 3–7 | |||||||
1968 | Jim Pittman | 2–8 | |||||||
1969 | Jim Pittman | 3–7 | |||||||
1970 | Jim Pittman | 8–4 | W Liberty | 17 | |||||
Bennie Ellender (Independent)(1971–1975) | |||||||||
1971 | Bennie Ellender | 3–8 | |||||||
1972 | Bennie Ellender | 6–5 | |||||||
1973 | Bennie Ellender | 9–3 | L Bluebonnet | 15 | 20 | ||||
1974 | Bennie Ellender | 5–6 | |||||||
1975 | Bennie Ellender | 4–7 | |||||||
Larry Smith (Independent)(1976–1979) | |||||||||
1976 | Larry Smith | 2–9 | |||||||
1977 | Larry Smith | 3–8 | |||||||
1978 | Larry Smith | 4–7 | |||||||
1979 | Larry Smith | 9–3 | L Liberty | ||||||
Vince Gibson (Independent)(1980–1982) | |||||||||
1980 | Vince Gibson | 7–5 | L Hall of Fame Classic | ||||||
1981 | Vince Gibson | 6–5 | |||||||
1982 | Vince Gibson | 4–7 | |||||||
Wally English (Independent)(1983–1984) | |||||||||
1983 | Wally English | 2–9 [n 3] | |||||||
1984 | Wally English | 3–8 | |||||||
Mack Brown (Independent)(1985–1987) | |||||||||
1985 | Mack Brown | 1–10 | |||||||
1986 | Mack Brown | 4–7 | |||||||
1987 | Mack Brown | 6–6 | L Independence | ||||||
Greg Davis (Independent)(1988–1991) | |||||||||
1988 | Greg Davis | 5–6 | |||||||
1989 | Greg Davis | 4–8 | |||||||
1990 | Greg Davis | 4–7 | |||||||
1991 | Greg Davis | 1–10 | |||||||
Buddy Teevens (Independent)(1992–1995) | |||||||||
1992 | Buddy Teevens | 2–9 | |||||||
1993 | Buddy Teevens | 4–8 [n 4] | |||||||
1994 | Buddy Teevens | 1–10 | |||||||
1995 | Buddy Teevens | 2–9 | |||||||
Buddy Teevens(Conference USA)(1996) | |||||||||
1996 | Buddy Teevens | 2–9 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
Tommy Bowden (Conference USA)(1997–1998) | |||||||||
1997 | Tommy Bowden | 7–4 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
1998 | Tommy Bowden [n 5] | 12–0 [n 5] | 6–0 | 1st | W Liberty | 7 | 7 | ||
Chris Scelfo (Conference USA)(1998–2006) | |||||||||
1999 | Chris Scelfo | 3–8 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
2000 | Chris Scelfo | 6–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
2001 | Chris Scelfo | 3–9 | 1–6 | 9th | |||||
2002 | Chris Scelfo | 8–5 | 4–4 | 5th | W Hawaii | ||||
2003 | Chris Scelfo | 5–7 | 3–5 | 8th | |||||
2004 | Chris Scelfo | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
2005 | Chris Scelfo | 2–9 | 1–7 | T–5th (West) | |||||
2006 | Chris Scelfo | 4–8 | 2–6 | 6th (West) | |||||
Bob Toledo (Conference USA)(2007–2011) | |||||||||
2007 | Bob Toledo | 4–8 | 3–5 | T–3rd (West) | |||||
2008 | Bob Toledo | 2–10 | 1–7 | 5th (West) | |||||
2009 | Bob Toledo | 3–9 | 1–7 | 6th (West) | |||||
2010 | Bob Toledo | 4–8 | 2–6 | 6th (West) | |||||
2011 | Bob Toledo [n 6] | 2–11 [n 6] | 1–7 [n 6] | 6th (West) | |||||
Curtis Johnson (Conference USA)(2012–2013) | |||||||||
2012 | Curtis Johnson | 2–10 | 2–6 | 6th (West) | |||||
2013 | Curtis Johnson | 7–6 | 5–3 | 4th (West) | L New Orleans | ||||
Curtis Johnson (American Athletic Conference)(2014–2015) | |||||||||
2014 | Curtis Johnson | 3–9 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
2015 | Curtis Johnson | 3–9 | 1–7 | T–6th (West) | |||||
Willie Fritz (American Athletic Conference)(2016–2023) | |||||||||
2016 | Willie Fritz | 4–8 | 1–7 | 6th (West) | |||||
2017 | Willie Fritz | 5–7 | 3–5 | 5th (West) | |||||
2018 | Willie Fritz | 7–6 | 5–3 | T–1st (West) | W Cure | ||||
2019 | Willie Fritz | 7–6 | 3–5 | 4th (West) | W Armed Forces | ||||
2020 | Willie Fritz | 6–6 | 3–5 | T–8th | L Famous Idaho Potato | ||||
2021 | Willie Fritz | 2–10 | 1–7 | T–9th | |||||
2022 | Willie Fritz | 12–2 | 7–1 | 1st | W Cotton † | 9 | 9 | ||
2023 | Willie Fritz [n 7] | 11–3 [n 7] | 8–0 | T–1st | L Military | ||||
Jon Sumrall (American Athletic Conference)(2024–present) | |||||||||
2024 | Jon Sumrall | 4–2 | 2–0 | T-3rd | |||||
Total: | 568–676–38 | ||||||||
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